Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:38606 Court No. - 14 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 758 of 2025 Applicant :- Indra Pal Singh Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Amitabh Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J. Heard learned counsel for applicant as well as learned Additional Government Advocate for State. The present application for anticipatory bail has been filed for protection in regard to F.I.R. No. 502/2017, under Section 3/7 of Essential Commodities Act, 1955, P.S. Asoha, District Unnao. Learned A.G.A. has submitted that no warrant either bailable or non-bailable has been issued against the applicant, and there is no apprehension of arrest. The alleged offence is punishable with imprisonment of up to seven years. Learned counsel for the applicant has not disputed the fact that no such warrant has been issued. Considering that the offence is punishable up to seven years and there is no apprehension of arrest, no case for grant of anticipatory bail is made out. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application stands dismissed. However, it is provided that if the applicant files a regular bail application within ten days from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order, the same shall be decided in accordance with the principles laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another, Special Leave to Appeal (Cri.) No. 5191 of 2021, decided on 07.10.2021. Order Date :- 8.7.2025/R.C. Digitally signed by :- RAM CHANDER YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench