Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:32470 Court No. - 70 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 196 of 2025 Applicant :- Tikaram Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Lalit Prakash Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J. 1. Supplementary affidavit, filed today, is taken on record. 2. Despite service of notice upon opposite party Nos.2 to 4, none appears on their behalf to press this application. 3. Heard Sri Lalit Prakash, learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State. 4. The instant Anticipatory Bail Application has been filed with a prayer to grant an anticipatory bail to the applicant in Case Crime No. 131 of 2024, under Sections 74, 351(2) of BNS and Section 7/8 of POCSO Act, Police Station- Kareily, District-Pilibhit. 5. Applicant's counsel submitted that applicant is a Teacher and charge sheet has been submitted against the applicant. On perusal of statement of victim, no offence under the alleged sections is made out. After arguing the matter at some length, learned counsel for the applicant has not pressed the relief as sought by means of this application on merit and prayed for issuance of appropriate direction to the concerned Courts below to decide the bail application of the applicant expeditiously. 6. Learned A.G.A. has no objection in allowing the aforesaid prayer of the applicant. 7. Accordingly the relief as sought by the applicant through this application is refused. 8. Considering the aforesaid alternative prayer of the applicant, it is directed that if applicant surrender before the concerned Court below within three weeks from today and applies for regular bail, the bail application shall be decided expeditiously by the courts below in accordance with law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and Another, reported in 2021 SCC OnLine SC 922. 9. For the period of three weeks from today or till the time of surrender of the applicant before the Court below, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against him. 10. With the aforesaid directions, this anticipatory bail application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 6.3.2025 Nitin Verma Digitally signed by :- NITIN KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad