Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:14828 Court No. - 70 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 11780 of 2024 Applicant :- Sanjay Alias Pentul Alias Amar Singh Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Sandeep Kumar Gupta Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. The instant Anticipatory Bail Application has been filed with a prayer to grant an anticipatory bail to the applicant in Case Crime No.216 of 2023, under Sections 294 IPC & Section 11/12 of the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Police Station- Malawan, District- Etah. 3. After arguing the matter at some length, 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 if applicant surrenders before the concerned Court below within two weeks from today and applies for regular 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 and in the case of Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar and another, AIR 2014, SC 2756. 7. For the period of two 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 him. 8. With the aforesaid directions, this anticipatory bail application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 31.1.2025 SKD Digitally signed by :- SURJIT KUMAR DEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad