Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:131592 Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 25894 of 2025 Petitioner :- Prahlad Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Saurabh Tripathi,Sohit Prakash Sharma Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Satish Chaturvedi Hon'ble Prakash Padia,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.1 & 2 and Sri B.N. Singh, learned counsel for respondent No.3/Bank having Advocate Roll No.0242/12. 2. Against the recovery citation dated 02.04.2025 issued by the respondent No.3/Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Branch Kagarol District Agra is under challenge. By the aforesaid notice, the petitioner was directed to deposit a sum of Rs.6,20,008.66/-. 3. It is argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready and willing to deposit the entire amount, in case he is permitted to do so in easy installments. 4. Sri Sri B.N. Singh, learned counsel for respondent No.3/Bank has no objection. 5. Having regard to the fact that the petitioner has offered to pay the entire amount due against him, in my view, the ends of justice require that the petitioner be granted opportunity to deposit the entire outstanding amount due against him in the following manner. The Bank has also agreed to accept the amount payable. (i) Petitioner shall deposit Rs.50,000/- on or before 31.08.2025 with the respondent-Bank. (ii) In case the amount, as indicated above, is deposited by the period prescribed, the respondent-Bank shall provide statement of account, after adjusting the amount already deposited on or before 15.09.2025. That amount shall thereafter be deposited in four equal installments started with effect from 01.10.2025. The last installment would be deposited with balance amount and upto date interest. (iii) No recovery charges shall be recovered from the petitioner by the respondent authorities. (iv) Till the period prescribed for depositing the aforesaid amount and thereafter during the period of deposit of installments, the recovery proceedings will be kept in abeyance. In case the petitioner defaults in depositing the initial amount or thereafter installments within the stipulated period, it will be open for the respondents to start recovery proceedings against the petitioner. 6. With the aforesaid observations/directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. Order Date :- 5.8.2025 saqlain Digitally signed by :- SYED MOHAMMAD SAQLAIN HAIDER High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SYED MOHAMMAD SAQLAIN HAIDER High Court of Judicature at Allahabad