RAM TEJ CHAUHAN v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO AND 4 OTHERS
A482/2526/2025 · 2025-04-22
Manish Kumar
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:22572 Court No. - 14 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 2526 of 2025 Applicant :- Ram Tej Chauhan Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko And 4 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Vishal Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J. Supplementary affidavit filed today is taken on record. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. The present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C./528 B.N.S.S. has been preferred with the following prayer:-
"Wherefore, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to Quash/SETTING ASIDE OF THE IMPUGNED Chargesheet dated 24.10.2018 and Summoning order dated 08.03.2019 issued by Civil Judge (J.D.), Kaiserganj/J.M. Bahraich in Complaint Case no. 6893/2019, State versus Ram Tej, Under Sections 376, 506, 511 IPC, POLICE STATION.- Risiya, District Bahraich along with the entire proceedings of the case against the applicant by way of interim measure in the interest of justice, directing the opposite party no. 2 and 3 not to proceed with abovementioned impugned Chargesheet dated 24.10.2018 and Summoning order dated
08.03.2019. No coercive measures be taken against the petitioner during the pendency of this petition on reliance upon the impugned Charge sheet dated 24.10.2018 and Summoning order dated 08.03.2019 issued by Civil Judge (J.D.), Kaiserganj/J.M. Bahraich in Complaint Case no. 6893/2019, State versus Ram Tej, Under Sections 376, 506, 511 IPC, POLICE STATION.- Risiya, District Bahraich along with the entire proceedings of the case." After arguing the matter at some length, Sri Vishal Mishra,
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 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 A.G.A 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 applies for bail before the court concerned, 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, if charges have not already been framed, and the same shall be decided expeditiously, in accordance with law, if there is no any other legal impediment. 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 applicant applies for bail, whichever is earlier, they would not take any coercive action against the applicant in the aforesaid case.
Order Date :- 22.4.2025 Nitesh Digitally signed by :- NITESH KUMAR TEWARY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench