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2026 DAILYLAW 11564 (ALL)

SANTOSH KUMARI v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

NA528/36591/2026 · 2026-09-28

Deepak Verma

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 36591 of 2026 Court No. - 74 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 528 BNSS has been filed by the applicant to quash the entire proceedings of Complaint Case No. 2891 of 2025 (Vinod Kumar Gupta Versus Santosh Kumari and others), under Section 468 I.P.C., Police Station Jalalabad, District Shahjahanpur, pending in the Court of Judicial Magistrate-II, Court No. 28, Shahjahanpur as well as cognizance and summoning order dated 25.05.2026 passed by Judicial Magistrate II, Court No. 28, Shahjahanpur. 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 applicants, 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 Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Agnivesh, Jadu Nandan Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Santosh Kumari .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) 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 a period of three weeks from today or till the time of surrender of the applicants before the Court below, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against them. 8. With the aforesaid directions, this application under Section 528 BNSS stands disposed of. September 29, 2026 T.S. NA528 No. 36591 of 2026 2 (Deepak Verma,J.) Digitally signed by :- TRIBHUWAN SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad