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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:54057 Court No. - 71 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 88 of 2025 Applicant :- Punit Kumar Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Ajendra Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Raj Beer Singh,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.
2. This application under Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (hereinafter referred to as BNSS) has been filed for quashing of entire proceedings, including summoning order dated 05.03.2024 ,of Complaint Case No. 809 of 2020, under Section - 420 I.P.C., Police Station - Malawan, District- Etah, pending before the Court of Judicial Magistrate, Etah.
3. After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the prayer made above is not being pressed and the applicant is willing to appear before the Trial court and a direction may be made to the Trial court to decide the bail application of applicant expeditiously in accordance with law laid down in Satendra Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and Another, 2021 SCC Online SC 922 and protection may be granted till then.
4. In view of aforesaid, it is directed that in case applicant appears / surrenders before the court concerned within a period of three weeks from today and applies for bail, his bail application shall be considered and decided expeditiously in accordance with
settled law. For a period of three weeks from today or till the applicant surrenders before the court below, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicant in the aforesaid case.
5. With the aforesaid observations, the application under Section 528 BNSS is disposed of. Order Date :- 11.4.2025 S Rawat Digitally signed by :- SHOBHIT RAWAT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad