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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 11443 of 2024 Court No. - 86 HON'BLE SHEKHAR KUMAR YADAV, J.
1. Heard Mr. Rabindra Tiwari, learned counsel for the appellants and learned A.G.A for the State as also perused the record.
2. The present criminal appeal under Section 14-A(1) Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act has been preferred to quash the impugned cognizance/summoning order dated 03.03.2023 passed by learned Special Judge SC/ST Act, Sant Kabir Nagar and charge sheet dated 22.02.2023 as sell as entire criminal proceeding of Case No.241 of 2023 arising out of Case Crime No.0586 of 2022, under Sections 147, 323, 504, 506 IPC and 3(1)Da, 3(1)Dha of SC/ST Act, Police Station Mahuli, District Sant Kabir Nagar.
3. During arguments, learned counsel for the appellants has submitted that he does not want to press the prayer made in the appeal. His sole prayer is that a direction may be issued to the court below to decide the bail application of the appellants in view of the judgment in the case Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another, 2021 SCC Online SC 922.
4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the present appeal is disposed of with the direction that in case the appellants filed bail application before the court below within 30 days from today, the same shall be heard and disposed of expeditiously by the court below in view of the settled law laid by this Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil (Supra).
5. For a period of 30 days, no coercive action shall be taken against the appellants. Versus Counsel for Appellant(s) : Rabindra Tiwari Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Arun And 4 Others .....Appellant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s)
6. With the above observations, this appeal is disposed of finally. October 13, 2025 Ajeet CRLA No. 11443 of 2024 2 (Shekhar Kumar Yadav,J.) Digitally signed by :- AJEET KUMAR PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad