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2025 DAILYLAW 127511 (ALL)

RAM VILASH v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT. LKO. AND ANOTHER

NA528/199/2025 · 2025-03-12

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:15324 Court No. - 12 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 199 of 2025 Applicant :- Ram Vilash Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Shourya Parmar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned AGA for the State as well as perused the record. The present application has been filed by the applicants for the following main relief(s):- "A. Set-aside the impugned cognizance and summoning order dated 09.12.2024 passed by the Court of Learned Special Chief Judicial Magistrate (Custom), Lucknow in case crime no. 280 of 2024 bearing title "State vs Ram Vilash and Another" against the applicants and the consequent proceedings thereto. B. Quash the chargesheet dated 27.09.2024 filed before the Court of Special Chief Judicial Magistrate (Custom). Lucknow in crime no. 280 of 2024, under section 74, 115 (2), 351 (2), 351 (3), 352 of BNS, 2023, Police Station Malihabad, District Lucknow." After arguing the matter at some length, learned counsel for the applicants has submitted that liberty may be given to the applicants to file bail application before the trial court which may be directed to be decided in view of law laid down by Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil vs. 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 SC 116, and also to prefer a discharge application before the court below and the same may also be directed to be decided expeditiously. Learned AGA has no objection to the prayer made by learned counsel for the applicants. 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 applicants 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 applicants to move discharge application before the court below, if the charges have already not been framed, which shall be decided expeditiously in accordance with law. Taking note of the facts of the case and also the observations made by the Hon'ble Apex Court 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 applicants apply for bail, whichever is earlier, they 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 :- 12.3.2025 Arun/- Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR GANGWAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench