Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:31041 Court No. - 70 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 1788 of 2025 Applicant :- Hira Lal And 2 Others Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Ken Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the applicant no.1 has been arrested by the police, therefore, he does not want to press the anticipatory bail application on behalf of applicant no.1. Hence, the anticipatory bail application on behalf of applicant no.1 (Hira Lal) is dismissed as not pressed. 3. The instant Anticipatory Bail Application has been filed with a prayer to grant an anticipatory bail to the applicants in Case Crime No.801 of 2022, under Sections 354, 354-B IPC & 7/8 POCSO Act, Police Station- Tajganj, District- Agra. 4. After arguing the matter at some length, learned counsel for the applicants has not pressed the relief as sought by means of this application on merit and prayed for issuance of appropriate direction to the concerned Courts below to decide the bail application of the applicant nos.2 & 3 expeditiously. 5. Learned A.G.A. has no objection in allowing the aforesaid prayer of the applicant nos.2 & 3. 6. Accordingly the relief as sought by the applicant nos.2 & 3 through this application is refused. 7. Considering the aforesaid alternative prayer of the applicant nos 2 & 3 (Geetam & Tullu @ Pankaj), it is directed that if applicant nos.2 & 3 surrender before the concerned Court below within three weeks from today and apply for regular bail, the bail application shall be decided expeditiously by the courts below in accordance with law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another, reported in 2021 SCC OnLine SC 922. 8. For the period of three weeks from today or till the time of surrender of the applicant nos.2 & 3 before the Court below, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against applicant nos. 2 & 3. 9. With the aforesaid directions, this anticipatory bail application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 5.3.2025 SKD Digitally signed by :- SURJIT KUMAR DEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad