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2025 DAILYLAW 37752 (ALL)

AJEET THAKUR ALIAS JEETU v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

NA528/11588/2025 · 2025-04-08

Sanjay Kumar Pachori

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:52260 Court No. - 72 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 11588 of 2025 Applicant :- Ajeet Thakur Alias Jeetu Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Surendra Kumar Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Sanjay Kumar Pachori,J. Sri Surendra Kumar Tripathi, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri S.P. Maurya, learned brief holder for the State are present. The present application under Section 528 of B.N.S.S. has been filed to quash the order dated 8.2.2021 passed by learned Special Judge (Dacoity Affected Area)/Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 3 Agra in Session Case No. 1942 of 2020 (State vs. Ajeet Thakur @ Jeetu and others) arising out of Case Crime No. 558 of 2019, under Sections 364A, 120B of I.P.C., P.S. Tajganj, District Agra, whereby non bailable warrant has been issued against the applicant. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that applicant was on bail at the time of issuing non bailable warrant. 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. 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 be 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 and perusing record, the instant application u/s 528 B.N.S.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 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 appears before the court below, whichever is earlier, execution of non bailable warrant against the applicant shall be kept in abeyance. Order Date :- 9.4.2025 Ujjawal Digitally signed by :- UJJAWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad