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2025 DAILYLAW 27948 (ALL)

SURAJ @ PRADEEP v. STATE OF U.P.

NA528/8276/2025 · 2025-03-11

Sanjay Kumar Pachori

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:36460 Court No. - 75 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 8276 of 2025 Applicant :- Suraj @ Pradeep Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Omvir Singh Rajpoot Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Sanjay Kumar Pachori,J. Sri Omvir Singh Rajpoot, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri B.N. Upadhyay, learned A.G.A. for the State. The present application under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita has been filed to quash the order dated 19.10.2024 passed by Additional Sessions Judge/ Special Judge (POCSO Act), Court No. 2 Aligarh, in Session Trial No. 2184 of 2022 (State Vs. Suraj @ Pradeep) arising out Case Crime No. 528 of 2013, under Sections 395, 307, 511 of I.P.C., Police Station- Khair, District Aligarh, whereby non-bailable warrant has been issued against the applicant. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that at the time of issuing non-bailable warrants the applicant was on bail. 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 and without issuing any summon or bailable warrant direct NBW has been issued. Learned counsel for the applicant further submitted that the impugned order has been passed without considering the facts and circumstances of the case and law provided in this regard. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the application. Considering submissions of learned counsel and perusing record, the instant application u/s 528 of B.N.S. 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 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, (2022) 10 SCC 51, wherein the Supreme Court considering the category(A) as mentioned in the paragraph no. 2, bail applications of such accused against which charge-sheet has been submitted on appearance may be decided without the accused being taken in physical custody or by granting interim bail till the bail application is decided. It has been observed that at the cost of repetition, we wish to state that, in category A, one would except a better exercise of discretion on the part of the court in favour of the accused. For a period of four weeks from today or till applicant appear before the court below, whichever is earlier, execution of non bailable warrant against applicant shall be kept in abeyance. Order Date :- 12.3.2025 Ishan Digitally signed by :- ISHAN JAISWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad