JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri Abhishek Srivastava, the learned counsel for the applicant as well as Sri Rajiv Kumar Verma, the learned Additional Government Advocate appearing on behalf of the State and Sri Sudhir Kumar Pandey holding brief of Sri Ashwani Kumar Dwivedi, Advocate has put in appearance and filed vakalatnama on behalf of the informant, which is taken on record.

2. The instant application has been filed by the applicant seeking anticipatory bail in F.I.R. bearing Case Crime No.897 of 2019, under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 504, 506, 354 I.P.C., registered at Police Station Kotwali City, District Hardoi.

3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 17.12.2019 against four persons, including the applicant in furtherance of an application under Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C., stating that the informant and her daughter had agreed to sell an immovable property to co-accused Mahmood Alam for an agreed consideration of Rs.45,00,000/-. Mahmood Alam paid a sum of Rs.10,00,000/-through a cheque dated 12.06.2019 and after receipt of the amount, registered agreement was executed regarding sell of the property on 16.06.2019 but the informant was not allowed to re