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2025 DAILYLAW 38049 (ALL)

GOPAL v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

NA528/12187/2025 · 2025-04-10

Sanjay Kumar Pachori

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:54167 Court No. - 72 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 12187 of 2025 Applicant :- Gopal Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Ram Jatan Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Sanjay Kumar Pachori,J. Heard Sri Ram Jatan Yadav, learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State. The present application under Section 528 BNSS has been filed with a prayer to quash the order dated 10.04.2018 passed by the Special Judge (D.A.A.), Agra in Special Sessions Trial No.256 of 2017 (State Vs. Gopal), arising out of Case Crime No.222 of 2016, under Sections 394, 120-B IPC, Police Station Shamsabad, District Agra, whereby non bailable warrant has been issued against applicant. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the impugned order has been passed by the court without satisfying itself that the summon and other process for attendance has been served and without issuing any summon or bailable warrant, direct N.B.W. has been issued. It is further submitted that applicant was on bail at the time of issuing non-bailable warrant. 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. It is further submitted that order of the non-bailable warrant has been passed on 10.04.2018 without satisfying the service of summons or bailable warrants itself and reason to believe from absconding the process of the court. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the application. Considering submissions of learned counsel and perusing record, the instant application U/S 528 BNSS. is finally disposed of with a direction that in case applicant appears before the court below within four 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 four 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 :- 11.4.2025 RKM Digitally signed by :- RAJESH KUMAR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad