NIDHI RAWAT AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS
NA528/21366/2025 · 2026-05-06
Vivek Kumar Singh
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 21366 of 2025 Court No. - 80 HON'BLE VIVEK KUMAR SINGH, J.
1. None appeared on behalf of opposite party no. 2 in revised call, however, learned counsel for applicants and learned AGA appearing for the State are present.
2. This present application has been filed for seeking quashing of chargesheet dated 25.11.2024 along with cognizance/summoning order dated 28.02.2025 and entire proceeding of Case arising out of Case Crime No. 502 of 2024 (State vs. Pawan Singh and others), under Sections 323, 504, 506, 376 of I.P.C. and Section 3/4 of POCSO Act, P.S. Kotwali, District Mathura, pending in the court of Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge (POCSO Act), Mathura.
3. On perusal of the narration of FIR as well as impugned order and chargesheet, this Court does not find it to be a case where interference of this Court is required. No such ground appears to be available in the present application, on the basis of which, impugned order along with chargesheet and entire proceedings of the said case, can be set aside.
4. Accordingly, the prayer sought through the instant application, is refused.
5. Lastly, learned counsel for applicants has submitted that liberty may be granted to applicants to surrender before the court concerned and apply for bail to which learned AGA has no objection. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mahendra Bahadur Singh, Vijeta Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi Nidhi Rawat And Another .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Opposite Party(s)
6. In view of the aforesaid, the instant application is finally disposed of with a direction to the court concerned that in case, the applicants surrender before the court concerned within a period of four weeks from today and apply for bail, their bail application shall be considered and decided expeditiously in accordance with law laid down in the case of Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another (2022 SCC OnLine SC 825).
7. However, it is made clear that till four weeks from today, no coercive action shall be taken against applicants herein in pursuance of aforesaid case. May 7, 2026 A.P. Pandey NA528 No. 21366 of 2025 2 (Vivek Kumar Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANAND PRAKASH PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad