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2025 DAILYLAW 122575 (ALL)

MOHD. GUFRAN AND OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ITS SECY. HOME LKO. AND 2 OTHERS

A482/1361/2025 · 2025-02-13

Saurabh Lavania

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:9336 Court No. - 12 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 1361 of 2025 Applicant :- Mohd. Gufran And Others Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Its Secy. Home Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Deep Kamal Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant(s), learned AGA for the State and perused the record. The present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for the following main relief(s):- "Wherefore it is most respectfully prayed that the proceedings pending before the Learned judicial magistrate A.T.S in shape of criminal case no 5043 of 2018 under sections 147/452/323/506/427 I.P.C from Police station Shadatganj Lucknow in name of state versus Mohammad Gufran and others as concerned with the petitioners may kindly be quashed and the summoning order passed by the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate court no 27 on dated 29/1/2018 be also quashed, to prevent the abuse the process of the court or other wise to secure the end of justice." After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the applicant(s) has submitted that liberty may be given to the applicant(s) 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 and Musheer Alam vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Another, 2025 SCC OnLine 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(s). 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(s) applies/apply for bail before the Court concerned, his/their prayer for bail shall be considered and decided expeditiously in accordance with law. Liberty is also granted to the applicant(s) 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) and Musheer Alam (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(s) applies/apply for bail, whichever is earlier, he would not take any coercive action against the applicant(s) in the aforesaid case. With the aforesaid observations, the present application is disposed of. Order Date :- 13.2.2025 ML/- Digitally signed by :- MUNNA LAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench