Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:114605 Court No. - 72 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 39051 of 2024 Applicant :- Shiv Nath Prasad Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Abhishek Chauhan,Ajit Kumar Pathak,Sumant Kumar Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Manoj Singh Rathaur Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for applicant; counsel for the informant; learned A.G.A. for State and perused the record. 2. Present 482 Cr.P.C. application has been filed to quash the charge-sheet dated 09.02.2024; summoning order dated 24.05.2024 as well as entire criminal proceedings in relation to the Criminal Case No. 2328/2024 arising out of Case Crime No. 240 of 2023 (State Vs. Shiv Nath Prasad and other) under Sections 419, 420, 467 and 468 Cr.P.C., P.S. Phephna, District Ballia. 3. On the matter being taken up, learned counsel for the applicant has not pressed the relief as sought by means of this application on merit and prayed for issuance of appropriate direction to the concerned Courts below to decide the bail application of the applicant expeditiously. 4. Learned A.G.A. has no objection in allowing the aforesaid prayer of the applicant. 5. Accordingly the relief as sought by the applicant through this application is refused. 6. Considering the aforesaid alternative prayer of the applicant, it is directed that applicant shall surrender before the concerned Court below within three weeks from today and in case applies for bail, the bail application shall be decided expeditiously by the courts below in accordance with law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another, reported in 2021 SCC OnLine SC 922. 7. For the period of three weeks from today or till the time of surrender of the applicant before the Court below, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against them. 8. With the aforesaid directions, this application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. stands disposed of. Order Date :- 16.7.2025/Meenu Singh Digitally signed by :- MEENU SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad