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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 32636 of 2025 Court No. - 77 HON'BLE SAURABH SRIVASTAVA, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.
2. This application has been filed by the applicant to quash the charge sheet no. 68 of 2025 dated 29.05.2025 as well as entire criminal proceeding of Criminal Case no. 98200 of 2025 (State vs. Urmila Devi) arising out of Case Crime no. 44 of 2025 under Section 3/7 of Essential Commodity Act, 1955, PS- Rail Bazar, District Kanpur Nagar as well as cognizance and summoning order dated 01.07.2025 passed by learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kanpur Nagar in Criminal Case no. 98220 of 2025.
3. At the very outset, learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that he relinquishes the prayer for quashment and wishes to move bail application before the trial court in view of the guidelines/observations given by Hon'ble Apex Court in case of Satendra Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another, (2021) 10 SCC 773.
4. Learned AGA has no objection to the prayer so made.
5. Considering the above submissions and taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, it is provided that in case the applicant appears before the court concerned within three weeks from today and move application for bail, if there is no other legal impediment before learned court concerned, the same shall be considered and disposed of in terms of the guidelines/observations given by Hon'ble Apex Court in Satendra Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Prabhat Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Smt. Urmila Devi .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s)
Kumar Antil (supra).
6. For a period of three weeks from today, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicant.
7. It is made clear that in the event no such application is moved within the time prescribed above, this order will be of no avail to the applicant.
8. With the above direction, the instant application stands disposed of. However, it is made clear that none of the grounds are convincing for seeking quashing of orders impugned along with entire proceeding. September 8, 2025 Shaswat NA528 No. 32636 of 2025 2 (Saurabh Srivastava,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHASWAT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad