IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND

AT NAINITAL

1^st Bail Application No. 953 of 2025

13 August, 2025

Krishananand Jha ......Applicant

Vs.

State of Uttarakhand …..Respondent

Presence

Mrs. Pushpa Joshi, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Ms. Nipush Mola Joshi, learned

counsel for the applicant.

Mr. Rakesh Negi, learned brief holder, for the State.

Hon’ble Ashish Naithani, J.

1. The present bail application has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) by the Applicant, Krishananand Jha, who is presently in judicial custody since 03.05.2025 in connection with Case Crime No. 213 of 2024, registered at Police Station Jaspur, District Udham Singh Nagar, for offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 of

IPC.

2. As per the First Information Report dated 16.05.2024 lodged by the complainant, Manpreet Singh, it is alleged that one Yashpal Singh Chauhan, known to the complainant’s father, induced

them with a promise of arranging a visa for Canada in consideration of ₹15,00,000. Believing such representation, the complainant paid money on different occasions to Yashpal Singh, his son Sandeep Chauhan, his daughter-in-law Isha Rana, and to the present Applican