SHANTANU SINGH @ SHANU AND OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. OF HOME, LKO. AND ANOTHER
A482/2271/2024 · 2025-11-12
Brij Raj Singh
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 2271 of 2024 Court No. - 16 HON'BLE BRIJ RAJ SINGH, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. By means of this application, the applicants have prayed for quashing the entire proceedings of Complaint Case No.12397 of 2022, Anita Singh Vs. Shantanu Singh and others, under Sections 498-A, 323, 504 and 506 IPC and Section ¾ Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Kotwali Nagar, District Balrampur and the summoning order dated 26.07.2023 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Balrampur.
3. After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the applicants submits that he does not want to press this application on merits, but he submits that applicants would like to file an application for discharge under the provisions of Cr.P.C., to which learned counsel for the State and opposite party no.2, do not have any objection.
4. Accordingly, the applicants are granted liberty to file an application for discharge in conformity with the provisions of Cr.P.C., within a period of four weeks from today. In case the said application is filed within four weeks from today, the trial court is directed to dispose of the same within a period of four weeks thereafter. The applicants are also granted liberty to appear through their counsel. Till expiry of eight weeks or till disposal of the discharge application, no coercive steps shall be taken against the applicants Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ashish Kumar Singh, Manish Vaish Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Anand Kumar Srivastava Shantanu Singh @ Shanu And Others .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home, Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s)
5. With the aforesaid observations/directions, this application stands disposed of. November 12, 2025 Rao/- A482 No. 2271 of 2024 2 (Brij Raj Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- CHEBROLU SRINIVASA RAO High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- CHEBROLU SRINIVASA RAO High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench