JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri Krishna Datta Tiwari, the learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Jitendra Kumar Jaiswal, the learned Additional Government Advocate and perused the record.

2. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 516 of 2017, under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC Section 3/9 of U.P. Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 1998, Police Station Belipur, District Gorakhpur during pendency of the trial in the Court below.

3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged against three named accused persons alleging that during examination for recruitment on the post of Sub Inspector, in place of applicant one Abhisek Ranjan was appearing and it is alleged that the other co-accused Dr. Awdhesh had asked him to appear in place of the applicant and that he had promised that he would get Rs.20,000/-for this job.

4. The applicant had moved an application before the Sessions Judge for his release on bail in the aforesaid case but the learned Additional Sessions (Prevention of Corruption Act), Court No. 5, Gorakhpur has rejected the application by means of an order dated 09-09-2022 on t