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2025 DAILYLAW 33062 (ALL)

MUKESH v. STATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

NA528/9551/2025 · 2025-04-07

Sanjay Kumar Pachori

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:50095 Court No. - 72 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 9551 of 2025 Applicant :- Mukesh Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Virendra Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Sanjay Kumar Pachori,J. Sri Virendra Singh, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Karunakar Singh, learned A.G.A. for the State are present. The present application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been filed to quash the order dated 04.12.2024 passed by Judicial Magistrate, Court No. 2, Mathura in Criminal Case No. 438/IX of 2015 (State vs. Raghuvir Singh & others), arising out of Case Crime No. 418 of 2013, under Sections 379, 504, 506, 411 IPC, P.S. Raya, District Mathura, whereby NBW has been issued against the applicant. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the impugned order has been passed without satisfying itself that the summon and other process for attendance has been served. It is further submitted that the impugned order has been passed without considering the position of law. It is settled position of law that N.B.W. should issued as a last resort after the litigant fails to respond the notices/summons and bailable warrant. It is further submitted that non-bailable warrant has been issued without issuing any summon and bailable warrant. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the application. Considering submissions of learned counsel for the applicants and perusing record, the instant application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. 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, (2021) 10 SCC 773, Siddharth Vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Another 2022 (11) SCC 676 and Aman Preet Singh Vs. C.B.I. through Director 2021 SCC Online SC 941. For a period of three 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 :- 8.4.2025 MAA/- Digitally signed by :- MOHAMMAD AZAD ANSARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad