Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:35409 Court No. - 70 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 12212 of 2024 Applicant :- Deepak Kumar Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Pankaj Kumar Singh 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. 233 of 2023, under sections 323, 498A, 506 I.P.C. and section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, P.S. Mahila Thana, District- Saharanpur. 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 surrender before the concerned Court below within three 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. 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 him. 8. With the aforesaid directions, this anticipatory bail application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 7.3.2025 Faridul Digitally signed by :- FAREEDUL HASAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad