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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:55265 Court No. - 72 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 5994 of 2025 Applicant :- Om Veer Bhati Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Chandra Prakash Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Sanjay Kumar Pachori,J. Sri Chandra Prakash Singh, learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State are present. The present application under Section 528 of B.N.S.S. has been filed to quash the order dated 5.8.2023 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 6, Gautam Budh Nagar, in S.T. No. 399 of 2016 (State vs. Sonu and others) arising out of Case Crime No. 577 of 2016 under Section 307 of I.P.C., P.S. Sector 20, District Gautam Budh Nagar, whereby non bailable warrant has been issued against the applicant.
Learned counsel for the applicant submits that on 5.8.2023, applicant was in jail in another case. It is further submitted that applicant was on bail at the time of issuing non bailable warrant. It is further submitted that the impugned order has been passed without satisfying itself that the summon and other process for attendance has been served. It is further submitted that the impugned order has been passed without considering the position of law. It is settled position of law that N.B.W. should be issued as a last resort after the litigant fails to respond the notices/summons and bailable warrant. It is further submitted that non-bailable warrant has been issued without issuing any summon and bailable warrant. Learned A.G.A. as well as learned counsel for the opposite party No. 2 have opposed the application. Considering submissions of learned counsel and perusing record, the instant application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. is finally disposed of with a direction that in case applicant appears before the court below within three weeks from today and applies for bail/recall of non bailable warrant, his application shall be decided in the light of the observations made in the judgments rendered by the Supreme
Court in Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation & Another, (2021) 10 SCC 773, Siddharth Vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Another 2022 (11) SCC 676 and Aman Preet Singh Vs. C.B.I. through Director 2021 SCC Online SC 941. For a period of three weeks from today or till applicant appears before the court below, whichever is earlier, execution of non bailable warrant against the applicant shall be kept in abeyance.
Order Date :- 15.4.2025 A.P. Pandey Digitally signed by :- ANAND PRAKASH PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad