JUDGMENT :

Alok Kumar Verma, J.

Present Application has been filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for grant of Anticipatory Bail under Sections 409, 420, 466, 467, 468, 471, 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 7 and Section 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 in connection with the First Information Report No.408 of 2020 (Special Sessions Trial No.43 of 2023), registered at police station Jaspur, District Udham Singh Nagar.

2. A Special Investigation Team was constituted in compliance with the order of this Court, passed in Writ Petition (PIL) No.33 of 2019. The Inspector, Mr. Bheem Bhaskar Arya, was a member of the said Team. He enquired the matter. After enquiry, he lodged the First Information Report. The First Information Report was registered on 28.11.2020.

3. Heard Mr. B.D. Pande, learned counsel for applicant and Mr. Rakesh Negi, learned Brief Holder for State.

4. Mr. Rakesh Negi, Brief Holder for the State opposed the Anticipatory Bail Application and submitted that the applicant was a middleman.

5. Mr. B.D. Pande, Advocate, contended that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present matter. He never forged any documents of