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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:138897 Court No. - 71 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 25061 of 2025 Applicant :- Khem Bahadur Singh Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Ranjeet Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Raj Beer Singh,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State.
2. This application u/s 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (hereinafter referred to as 'BNSS') has been filed for quashing of charge-sheet dated 03.07.2024 as well as cognizance / summoning
order dated 20.05.2025, passed by C.J.M., Chitrakoot in Case No. 2893 of 2025 (State Vs. Khem Bahadur Singh and others), arising out of Case Crime No.25 of 2024, under Section 409 IPC, P.S.- Pahadi, District- Chitrakoot, pending in the court of C.J.M., Chitrakoot.
3. After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the prayer as made above is not being pressed and that applicant may be permitted to move an application for discharge before the Court concerned and till then protection may be granted to the applicant.
4. In view of aforesaid, it is directed that in case applicant moves an application for discharge before the trial court concerned within a period of three weeks from today, the same shall be considered and decided expeditiously in accordance with law by the court concerned. It is further directed that for a period of three weeks from today and in case such an application for discharge is filed
within the aforesaid period, till the disposal of discharge application, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicant, provided the applicant cooperates in early disposal of discharge application.
5. The application u/s 528 BNSS is disposed of with aforesaid observations.
Order Date :- 14.8.2025 'SP'/- Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP PAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad