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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:93346 Court No. - 72 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 17357 of 2025 Applicant :- Naseem Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Mohammed Umar Hanif,Saurabh Kesarwani Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Sanjay Kumar Pachori,J. Sri Saurabh Kesarwani, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Pushpraj Singh, learned brief holder for the State are present. The present application under Section 528 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed to quash the order dated 18.1.2025 passed by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No. 2, Muzaffarnagar in criminal case No. 307 of 2015 (State Vs. Mustakeem and another), arising out of case crime No. 1104 of 2014, under Sections 353, 504, I.P.C., Police Station Civil Lines, District Muzaffarnagar, whereby Non Bailable Warrant has been issued against the applicant.
Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant was on bail at the time of issuing of 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 under Section 528 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 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 applicant shall be kept in abeyance.
Order Date :- 30.5.2025 T. Sinha Digitally signed by :- TRIPTI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad