Faisal Fareed
Daijiworld Media Network - Lucknow
Lucknow, Aug 29: The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday granted bail to the former Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr AK Shukla involved in the NRHM scam. Justice Ashwani Kumar Singh while granting bail clearly stated that if Dr Shukla will not co-operate in the investigations, the CBI has full liberty to file an affidavit before the court for the cancellation of bail.
Appearing on behalf of the petitioner Rishad Murtaza submitted before the court that Dr Shukla is being named in the FIR case crime no.115/2011 under sections 409, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 I.P.C., police station Wazirganj, district Lucknow. He further submitted that Dr Shukla was being posted as CMO Lucknow and allegations made in the NRHM scam for bungling of the funds is not being mentioned in the FIR.
He also submitted that prima-facie the version of the FIR does not blame him and the case could not be made out against the Shukla.
Appearing on behalf of the CBI Bireshwar Nath submitted that the CBI took up the investigation and registered a case on 2.8.2011 against Dr AK Shukla, Chief Medical Officer, Lucknow and Dr.Y.S.Sachan, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Family Welfare, Lucknow and other unknown persons, officers & firms, on the basis of the contents of case crime no.115/2011, police station, Wazirganj, Lucknow. The case was registered as RC 2172011A0010, ACU-VI, CBI, New Delhi, under sections
120-B r/w 409, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 I.P.C. and Section 13(2) r/w
13(1)(c), 13(1)(d) of P.C. Act, 1988.
Considering the facts and circumstance and hearing after both the counsels the court granted bail to Dr Shukla in Case Crime No.115 of 2011 under sections 409, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 474, 120-B I.P.C., police station Wazirganj, district Lucknow, on his filing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned/remand Magistrate. However, it shall be open for learned counsel for the Central Bureau of Investigation to move application for cancellation of bail, if it is found that the applicant is not co-operating with proceedings of the trial or in any way tampering with the evidence.