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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 9858 of 2026 Court No. - 71 HON'BLE RAJIV LOCHAN SHUKLA, J.
1. Learned A.G.A. has raised an objection stating that the applicant has no apprehension of arrest as charge sheet, in the present case, has been filed for offences under Sections 318(4), 351(2) and 352 of the B.N.S. and none of the offences in the event of conviction entail an imprisonment of more than seven years. The applicant's interest is protected by the directions given by the Supreme Court in Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigation & Another, (2021) 10 SCC 773.
2. On such an objection being raised, the Learned counsel for the applicant prays that the applicant may be permitted to appear before the concerned Court and apply for regular bail, which may be directed to be decided in accordance with the direction given by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Satender Kumar Antil (supra) and in the meantime his interest may be protected.
3. The Learned A.G.A. has no objection to the said prayer.
4. Taking into account the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, it is directed that in case the applicant appears in Case Crime No.233 of 2026, under Sections 318(4), 351(2) and 352 of the B.N.S., P.S. Cantt, District Varanasi, before the Court concerned within a period of four weeks from today and applies for bail, the same shall be considered and disposed of, expeditiously, in accordance with direction given by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Satender Kumar Antil (supra) Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Vinay Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Somesh Kumar .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s)
and the subsequent orders passed therein, without being influenced by any observations made by the concerned Sessions Judge while rejecting the anticipatory bail application of the applicant.
5. For a period of four weeks from today, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicant.
6. With the aforesaid observations/directions, this application stands disposed of. September 30, 2026 Kushal NABAIL No. 9858 of 2026 2 (Rajiv Lochan Shukla,J.) Digitally signed by :- KUSHAL AGRAWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad