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2025 DAILYLAW 59443 (ALL)

AWADESH AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

NA528/17835/2025 · 2025-05-19

Sanjay Kumar Pachori

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:84989 Court No. - 72 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 17835 of 2025 Applicant :- Awadesh And Another Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Pramod Kumar Singh,Rakesh Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Sanjay Kumar Pachori,J. Sri Rakesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the applicants and Sri Tej Bhan Singh, learned A.G.A. for the State are present. The present application under Section 528 of B.N.S.S. has been filed to quash the order dated 5.7.2023 passed by Civil Judge (J.D.)/F.T.C., Chandauli, in Case No. 1429 of 2016 (State vs. Awadhesh and another) arising out of Case Crime No. 193 of 2014, under Sections 323, 325 of I.P.C., P.S. Balua, District Chandauli, whereby non bailable warrant has been issued against the applicant. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that applicants were 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. as well as learned counsel for the opposite party No. 2 have opposed the application. Considering submissions of learned counsel and perusing record, the instant application is finally disposed of with a direction that in case applicants appear 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 applicants appear before the court below, whichever is earlier, execution of non bailable warrant against the applicants shall be kept in abeyance. Order Date :- 20.5.2025 A.P. Pandey Digitally signed by :- ANAND PRAKASH PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad