Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:89039 Court No. - 74 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 18874 of 2025 Applicant :- Shahnawaz Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Vineet Kumar Sahu Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Saurabh Srivastava,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. The present application under Section 528 BNSS has been filed for quashing non-bailable warrant order dated 18.04.2014 passed by learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.5, Ghaziabad in Case No.494 of 2013 (State vs. Shahnawaz and Another) arising out of Case Crime No.100 of 2013, under Sections 3/5A/8 of U.P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act read with section 11 of Prevention of Animal Cruelty Act, Police Station- Sahibabad, District- Ghaziabad as well as to quash the entire proceedings of above-mentioned case. 3. Learned counsel for applicant submits that impugned non- bailable warrant order is against the facts and law. The applicant had no knowledge about the proceedings initiated against him due to which he could not appear on the date fixed by the trial court, hence, non-bailable warrant was issued against the applicant. 4. Per contra, learned A.G.A opposed the prayer. 5. Be that as it may, without interfering into the merits of matter, applicant is hereby directed to appear before learned court concerned in pursuance to non-bailable warrant order dated 18.04.2014 within three weeks from today. Till three weeks from today, no coercive action shall be initiated against the applicant. After the expiry of aforesaid period of three weeks, learned concerned court is directed to proceed as per law. 6. With the aforesaid observation, the application is disposed of. Order Date :- 26.5.2025 Saif Digitally signed by :- SHAIKH SAIF ABDIN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad