Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:33752 Court No. - 70 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 1902 of 2025 Applicant :- Prakash Narayan Dwivedi Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Vinay Kumar Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J. 1. Heard Shri Vinay Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the applicant, Shri J.K. Upadhyay, learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2 and learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. The instant Anticipatory Bail Application has been filed with a prayer to grant an anticipatory bail to the applicant in Case No. 110 of 2017 (State versus Prakash Narayan Dwivedi) arising out of Case Crime No. 25 of 2017 under Section 138 B of the Indian Electricity Act (Amendment), 2003, Police Station-Kuthaund, District-Jalaun. 3. After arguing the matter at some length, learned counsel for the applicant 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 expeditiously. 4. Learned A.G.A. has no objection in allowing the aforesaid prayer of the applicant. 5. Accordingly the relief as sought by the applicant through this application is refused. 6. Considering the aforesaid alternative prayer of the applicant, it is directed that if applicant surrender before the concerned Court below within three weeks from today and applies 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. 7. For the period of three weeks from today or till the time of surrender of the applicant before the Court below, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against him. 8. With the aforesaid directions, this anticipatory bail application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 7.3.2025 SY Digitally signed by :- SWETA YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SWETA YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SWETA YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad