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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:26151 Court No. - 70 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 191 of 2025 Applicant :- Sameer Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Farid Ahmad Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State of U.P./opposite party no.1 and perused the record.
2. This anticipatory bail application has been filed by the applicant to grant anticipatory bail to the applicant in Case Crime No.417 of 2021, under Sections 452, 323, 324, 325, 504, 506, 308 IPC, Police Station-Nakhasa, District- Sambhal, during the pendency of the trial.
3. 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..
4. Learned A.G.A. has no objection in allowing the aforesaid prayer of the applicant.
5. Accordingly the relief as sought by the applicant through this application is refused.
6. Considering the aforesaid alternative prayer of the applicant, it is directed that if applicant surrender before the concerned Court below within two 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.
7. For the period of two weeks from today or till the time of surrender of the applicant before the concerned Court below, whichever is earlier, non-bailable warrant issued against the applicant, shall be kept in abeyance.
8. With the above observations and directions, this anticipatory bail application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 24.2.2025 Nitin Verma Digitally signed by :- NITIN KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad