BAIL/24843/2025 of VISHWADEEPAK BHARTI ALIAS GOVIND Vs STATE OF U.P. on 28 September 2026

1. Heard Sri Aman Arya, learned counsel for accused applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State.

2. The present bail application has been moved by the applicant accused- Vishwadeepak Bharti Alias Govind to enlarge him on bail in Case Crime No. 313 of 2024, under Sections 319(2), 318(4), 316(2) of BNS, P.S.- Belipar, District- Gorakhpur during the pendency of trial.

3. It is the contention of learned counsel for accused applicant that the FIR has been lodged by the informant with the allegation that the accused applicant and other co-accused have duped the informant of crores of Rupees by assuring that their money be invested in land and property through D.D. Finance. It is further alleged that nearly Rs.4.42 crores have been invested by the informant in D.D. Finance. It is further contended that D.D. Finance is owned by Upendra Nath @ Pintu. The accused applicant is only the cousin brother of Upendra Nath @ Pintu and he has no role in D.D. Finance, which deals with Real Estate. It is further contended that some amount is credited in the account of accused applicant from the account of informant. It was not as an investment but it was credited to the account at the instance of co-accused Upendra Nath @ Pintu. It is further contended that the main accused Upendra Nath @ Pintu, who is proprietor of D.D. Finance, has already been granted anticipatory bail by the Sessions Court. There is nothing on record to show his complicity in the matter of duping the informant. The applicant Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Aman Arya Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Vishwadeepak Bharti Alias Govind .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)

has ten cases criminal history, wherein in seven cases, he is on bail. The applicant is languishing in jail since 20.9.2024. The trial is still at the nascent stage. He seeks enlargement of accused on bail. 3A. This Court in order dated 20.8.2026 called for the status report of the trial. The report dated 19.9.2026 reveals that two witnesses have been examined so far and the cross examination of P.W.2 is still continuing.

4. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the bail application.

5. This Court has taken into consideration the rival submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

6. Considering that the accused applicant has no direct role in D.D. Finance, only small amount is credited in his account; the trial is at the nascent stage and long incarceration, the accused applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail.

7. Hence, without touching merit of the case, the bail application is allowed.

8. The accused/applicant be released on bail in the aforesaid case on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of court concerned in view of observation made by the Supreme Court in its dictums of Girish Gandhi Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [(2024) 10 SCC 674] and Policy Strategy for grant of bail in re [(2024)10SCC 685].

9. The accused-applicant shall cooperate in judicial process for fair and speedy disposal. September 29, 2026 Krishna* BAIL No. 24843 of 2025 2 (Avnish Saxena,J.) Digitally signed by :- KRISHNA KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad