HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 1504 of 2026 Subrata Kumar Ghosh .....Appellant(s) Versus Central Bureau Of Investigation Thru. Head Of Branch A.C.B. Lucknow .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Shreesh Chandra, Anushree Chandra Counsel for Respondent(s) : Anurag Kumar Singh Court No. - 14 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Ms. Anushree Chandra, the learned counsel for the appellant and Sri Anurag Kumar Singh, the learned counsel for the respondent-CBI. 2. By means of the instant appeal, the appellant has challenged the validity of judgment and order dated 17.04.2026 passed by the learned Special Judge, Anti-Corruption/CBI (West), Lucknow in Criminal Case No. 954/2017 titled CBI/ACB, Lucknow v. Radhay Shyam & Ors., arising out of Crime No. RC0062014A0024, under Sections 120-B, 420 IPC & 13(2) r/w 13(1)(D) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Police Station CBI/ACB/Lucknow, whereby the appellant has been convicted of the charges under Sections 120B r/w 420 IPC and has been sentenced to undergo 3 years imprisonment and pay Rs. 25,000/- as fine and he has also been convicted for offence under Sections 13(2) r/w 13(1)(D) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and the same sentence has been imposed upon him for those offences also.

3. The co-accused Premanand Maitra has filed Criminal Appeal No. 1170 of 2026, which has been admitted by means of an order dated 28.04.2026. The trial court record has been summoned and the appellant has been granted bail during the pendency of the appeal and the recovery of fine has also been stayed. The Criminal appeal nos. 1313 and 1401 of 2026 have been filed by two other co-accused persons Om Prakash and Radheshyam and those have also been admitted and similar interim orders have been granted in favour of those appellants. 4. Accordingly, the instant appeal is also admitted. 5. Connect this appeal along with Criminal Appeal No. 1170 of 2026. 6. It is provided that the interim bail granted to the appellant shall remain in CRLA No. 1504 of 2026 2 force during the pendency of the appeal as the recovery of fine from the appellant shall remain stayed. May 29, 2026 DiVYa (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- DIVYA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench