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2025 DAILYLAW 108771 (ALL)

ATUL PATHAK v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

A482/41147/2024 · 2025-08-05

Deepak Verma

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:132692 Court No. - 72 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 41147 of 2024 Applicant :- Atul Pathak Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Vikash Chandra Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for applicant; 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 23.07.2023; Cognizance order dated 09.05.2024 as well as entire proceedings of Criminal Case No. 816 of 2024 (State Vs. Atul Pathak) in case crime No. 0076 of 2022, under sections 379, 411 I.P.C., Police Station- Meerganj District- Jaunpur, pending in the Court of A.C.J.M court no. 4th, Jaunpur. 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 :- 6.8.2025/Meenu Singh Digitally signed by :- MEENU SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad