Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:122305 Court No. - 72 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 28121 of 2024 Applicant :- Sonu Alias Md Akhtar Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Deepak Kumar Singh,Puneet Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicant to quash the charge-sheet datred 26.02.2016, cognizance and summoning order dated 06.05.2016 as well as entire proceedings in Criminal Case No.2307 of 2016 (State vs. Sonu) arising out of Case Crime No.242 of 2014, under Section 406 I.P.C., P.S. Bilhaur, District Kanpur Nagar. 3. On the matter being taken up, 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 applicant shall surrender before the concerned Court below within three weeks from today and in case applies 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 applicant before the Court below, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against him. 8. With the aforesaid directions, this application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. stands disposed of. Order Date :- 25.7.2025 SKD Digitally signed by :- SURJIT KUMAR DEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad