Umesh Singh Mehra vs State of Uttarakhand

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2024 Supreme(UK) 559

RAVINDRA MAITHANI
Umesh Singh Mehra – Appellant
Versus
State of Uttarakhand – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. Amit Kapri, Adv.
For the Respondent: Mr. S.C. Dumka, A.G.A.

JUDGMENT :

Ravindra Maithani, J.

Applicant Umesh Singh Mehra is in judicial custody in Case Crime No. 20 of 2022, under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B IPC, Police Station Thana Berinag, District Pithoragarh. He has sought his release on bail.

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

3. According to the FIR, co-accused Manish Pathak came close to the informant and induced the informant to deliver him money with regard to some business. At the behest of the co-accused Manish Pathak, according to the FIR, the applicant deposited huge amount in various accounts. Thereafter, the money was not returned.

4. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that he has not induced the informant to deliver any money. Merely money was deposited in his account. He would submit that, in fact, the co-accused Manish Pathak has also cheated the applicant of which a report was lodged by the applicant. It is also argued that it is not case of the prosecution that in any manner, the applicant conspired with the co-accused, so as to cheat the informant.

5. Learned State counsel would submit that money was deposited in the account of the informant at the instance of co-accused Manish

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