DURGESH YADAV v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. AND ANOTHER
A482/328/2025 · 2025-01-16
Saurabh Lavania
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:2763 Court No. - 12 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 328 of 2025 Applicant :- Durgesh Yadav Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Pradyumn Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned AGA for the State as well as perused the record. The present application has been filed for the following main relief:-
"WHEREFORE, it is most humbly prayed that this Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to quash the impugned charge sheet No. 310/2020 dated 25/07/2020 filed by Investigating Officer in case crime No.0147/2020 under section 420, 408 I.P.C. police station Kotwali District Unnao and also quashing the entire proceeding of case No. 12860/2023 registered as
"State Vs. Durgesh Yadav & Others" under section 420, 408 I.P.C. police station - Kotwali District Unnao pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Unnao as well as impugned summoning order dated 31/10/2023 passed by learned Chief Judicial Magistrate Unnao with its consequential effects, relates to the applicant which is contained as Annexure No. 1 & 2 to this application, in the interest of justice." After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that liberty may be given to the applicant to file bail application before the trial court, which may be decided in view of law laid down by Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil versus Central Bureau of Investigation and another, (2022) 10 S.C.R. 351: (2022) 10 SCC 51 as also to prefer a discharge application before the court below and the same may be decided expeditiously. Learned AGA has no objection to the prayer made by learned counsel for the applicant. Keeping in view the aforesaid, the present application is
disposed of with liberty as prayed for and with a direction to the court below that if the applicant apply for bail before the
Court concerned, their prayer for bail shall be considered and decided expeditiously in accordance with law. Liberty is also granted to the applicant to move discharge application before the court below and the same shall be decided expeditiously in accordance with law. Taking note of the facts of the case and also the observation made in the case of Satendra Kumar Antil (Supra), this Court is of the view that it would be appropriate to observe that it is expected from the Police Officer concerned that for a period of 30 days from today or till the applicant apply for bail, whichever is earlier, he would not take any coercive action against the applicants in the aforesaid case. With the aforesaid observations, the present application is
disposed of.
Order Date :- 16.1.2025 ML/- Digitally signed by :- MUNNA LAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench