JUDGMENT :

ALOK KUMAR VERMA, J.

1. Present Application has been filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for grant of Anticipatory Bail in the offence under Sections 409, 420, 466, 467, 468, 471 and Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in connection with the First Information Report No. 404 of 2020, registered at Police Station Jaspur, District Udham Singh Nagar.

2. In the scholarship scam matter, a Special Investigating Team was constituted in compliance with the order of this Court, passed in the Writ Petition No. 33 of 2019. Mr. Bhim Bhaskar Arya, the Inspector, was a member of the said Special Investigation Team. He inquired the matter and lodged an FIR on 28.11.2020.

3. Heard Ms. Priyanka Agrawal, learned counsel holding brief of Mr. B.D. Pande, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. M.K. Chand, learned A.G.A. for the State.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the applicant contended that the applicant, who has been shown as a middleman, has been falsely implicated in the present matter. He has not received any scholarship amount. The scholarship amount was deposited directly into the bank accounts of the respective students. Applicant does not have