HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 24908 of 2025 Court No. - 74 HON'BLE DEEPAK VERMA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. This application under Section 528 B.N.S.S. has been filed by the applicant to quash the entire proceedings of Session Case No.279 of 2025 (State Vs. Ashish Sonkar and others), arising out of Case Crime No.245 of 2024, under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 352, 191(2), 110, 3(5) B.N.S. and Section 3(1)(Dha), 3(1)(Da), 3(2)(Va) of SC/ST Act, Police Station Manduwadih, District Varanasi, pending in the court of Special/Exclusive Judge (SC/ST Act), District Varanasi. 3. On the matter being taken up, learned counsel for the applicants 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 applicants expeditiously. 4. Learned A.G.A. has no objection in allowing the aforesaid prayer of the applicants. 5. Accordingly, the relief as sought by the applicants through this application is refused. 6. Considering the aforesaid alternative prayer of the applicants, it is directed that applicants shall surrender before the concerned Court below within three weeks from today and in case apply for 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 three weeks from today or till the time of surrender of the applicants before the Court below, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against them. 8. With the aforesaid directions, this application under Section 528 B.N.S.S. stands disposed of. October 7, 2025 Mini Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ankit Kapoor Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. (Deepak Verma,J.) Ashish Sonkar And 7 Others .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) Digitally signed by :- MINI KANAUJIYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad