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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 34903 of 2025 Court No. - 79 HON'BLE ALOK MATHUR, J.
1. Heard Sri Kaushlendra, learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material available on record.
2. This application under Section 528 of BNSS has been filed by the applicant for quashing the entire proceedings of Case No. 8958 of 2019 - State Vs. Ravindra @ Dabbu and Others, arising out of Case Crime No. 158 of 2018, under Sections 323, 366, 376, 120B IPC, Police Station - Saraimeer, District - Azamgarh pending in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Azamgarh as well as Charge Sheet dated 26.01.2019 and Cognizance Order dated 26.07.2019 and Non Bailable Warrant dated 07.07.2025, passed in the aforesaid case.
3. After arguing the matter up to some length, learned counsel for the applicant submits that he does not want to press this application on merit and he confines his prayer only to the extent that applicant may be permitted to move discharge application through counsel and suitable directions may be issued for expeditious disposal of the same.
4. Learned A.G.A. has no objection in grant of aforesaid prayer.
5. In view of above, it is provided that applicant is permitted to move his discharge application through counsel within four weeks' from today and in case any such application is being filed, same shall be heard and decided expeditiously after hearing the parties, in Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Kaushlendra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ravindra @ Dabbu .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s)
accordance with law, by means of a reasoned and speaking order.
6. Till the aforesaid period of four weeks' and during pendency of discharge application, no coercive steps shall be taken against the applicant in the aforesaid case.
7. In case of failure on the part of applicant in moving the discharge application within the aforesaid period, he will not be entitled to the benefit of this order.
8. With above directions this application stands disposed of. September 19, 2025 A. Verma NA528 No. 34903 of 2025 2 (Alok Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANURAG VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad