NEERAJ KUMAR AND 2 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT. LKO. AND ANOTHER
A482/4098/2024 · 2025-04-23
Alok Mathur
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:23100 Court No. - 12 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 4098 of 2024 Applicant :- Neeraj Kumar And 2 Others Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Avadhesh Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Ankit Pandey,Jitendra Kumar Pandey,Ruchi Singh Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants as well as learned AGA on behalf of the State.
2. The present application U/S 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for quashing the entire proceeding of Complaint Case No.501/2019, under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station - Manikpur, District - Pratapgarh as well as summoning order dated 15.02.2021.
3. Learned counsel for applicants, after arguing the matter at some length, submits that grievance of applicants shall be substantially redressed in case applicants are granted liberty to file bail applications before the Court concerned, which may be decided in view of law laid down by Supreme Court in "Satender Kumar Antil versus Central Bureau of Investigation and another, Special Leave to Appeal (Cri)No.5191 of 2021".
4. Learned A.G.A. has no objection in case suitable directions are issued to the Court concerned to consider and decide the applicants' application for bail in view of the law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil (supra).
5. In view of the above, prayer for quashing the impugned proceeding is refused. So far as other prayer is concerned, it is provided that in case the applicants, namely, Neeraj Kumar, Deep Chandra and Guddi appear before the trial Court within two weeks from today and apply for bail, the same shall be decided expeditiously, in view of the law laid down by Supreme Court in Satender Kumar Antil's case (supra).
6. The application is accordingly disposed of. [Alok Mathur,J.] Order Date :- 23.4.2025 KR Digitally signed by :- RABINDRA KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench