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2025 DAILYLAW 13545 (ALL)

CHUNNI DEVI v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

A482/8459/2020 · 2025-05-25

Deepak Verma

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:89581 Court No. - 84 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 8459 of 2020 Applicant :- Chunni Devi Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Pradeep Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Santosh Kumar Nigam Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for applicant; learned A.G.A. for State and perused the record. 2. Present 482 Cr.P.C. application has been filed to quash the charge sheet dated 20.04.2019; cognizance order dated 03.06.2019 as well as entire proceedings of Special Sessions Trial No.48 of 2019 (State Vs. Sukhrani and others) arising out of Case Crime No.0011 of 2019, under Sections 376, 504, 342, 120-B I.P.C. and Section 3/4 POCSO Act, P.S. Jafarganj, District Fatehpur. 3. On the matter being taken up, 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 applicant shall surrender before the concerned Court below within three weeks from today and in case applies for 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 them. 8. With the aforesaid directions, this application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. stands disposed of. Order Date :- 26.5.2025 Meenu Singh Digitally signed by :- MEENU SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad