NANDINI SINGH v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. AND ANOTHER
A482/6533/2025 · 2025-08-11
Saurabh Lavania
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:46676 Court No. - 11 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 6533 of 2025 Applicant :- Nandini Singh Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Vinod Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned AGA for the State as well as perused the record. The present application has been filed by the applicant for the following main relief(s):-
"WHEREFORE it is most respectfully prayed that in the above noted facts and circumstances, this Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to quash/set-aside the non-bailable warrant dated 29.07.2024 as well as the non-bailable warrant and notice under section 82 Cr.P.C. dated 03.07.2025 passed by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-III, Lucknow in complaint no.6946/2020 under section 323, 494, 504 IPC, Police Station Chinhat, District- Lucknow so far as it relates with the petitioner, present petition may kindly be allowed and entire criminal proceeding against the petitioner may kindly be terminated, in the interest of justice." After arguing the matter at some length, 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 the 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. Learned AGA 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, his prayer for bail shall be considered and 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 applicant applies for bail, whichever is earlier, they would not take any coercive action against the applicant in the aforesaid case. It is made clear that in this regard, no application shall be entertained. With the aforesaid observations, the present application is disposed of. Order Date :- 11.8.2025/Jyoti/- Digitally signed by :- JYOTI RAJWANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench