JUDGMENT :

(Subhash Vidyarthi, J.)

1. Heard Sri Gopal Swaroop Chaturvedi, Sri. Satish Chandra Misra and Sri Nandit Kumar Srivastava Senior Advocates assisted by Ms. Soumya Chaturvedi, Sri Pranjal Krishna, Sri Samarth Agarwal, Smt. Pooja Kothari and Ms. Urvi Purve, Advocates, the learned Counsel for the applicant and Sri Anurag Kumar Singh Advocate, the learned counsel representing the Central Bureau of Investigation (C.B.I.).

2. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Criminal Case No. 370 of 2020, arising out of Case Crime No. RC0062020A0005, registered with Police Station CBI/ACB, Lucknow, under Section 120-B read with Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471 I.P.C. and Section 7-A, 8 and Section 13 (2) read with Section 13 (1) (d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, pending in the Court of Additional District Judge/Special Judge, Anti Corruption, C.B.I. (West), Lucknow.

3. On 02.11.2019, a First Information Report bearing Case Crime No. 540 of 2019 for commission of offences under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468 and 471 IPC was lodged in Police Station Hazaratganj, Lucknow by Sri. I. M. Kaushal, Secretary of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Contri