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2026 DAILYLAW 2183 (ALL)

MADHAV v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

NA528/18588/2026 · 2026-05-05

Sanjay Kumar Pachori

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 18588 of 2026 Court No. - 76 HON'BLE SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI, J. During course of hearing learned counsel for the applicant has corrected the prayer clause of this application. Sri Narendra Pal Singh, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Abhishek Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State are present. The present application under Section 528 BNSS has been filed to quash the order dated 03.10.2025 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 7, Mathura in Session Trial No. 437 of 2018, arising out of Case Crime No. 85 of 2018, under Section 4/25 of Arms Act, P.S. Vrindavan, District Mathura, whereby NBW has been issued against the applicant. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant was on bail at the time of issuing non-bailable warrant. It is further submitted that the impugned order has been passed without satisfying itself that the summon and other process for attendance has been served. It is further submitted that the impugned order has been passed without considering the position of law. It is settled position of law that N.B.W. should be issued as a last resort after the litigant fails to respond the notices/summons and bailable warrant. It is further submitted that non-bailable warrant has been issued without issuing any summon and bailable warrant. Learned A.G.A. as well as learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2 have opposed the application. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Narendra Pal Singh, Rajat Kumar Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Madhav .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) Considering submissions of learned counsel for the applicants and perusing record, the instant application is finally disposed of with a direction that in case applicant appears before the court below within three weeks from today and applies for bail/recall of non bailable warrant, his application shall be decided in the light of the observations made in the judgments rendered by the Supreme Court in Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation & Another, (2021) 10 SCC 773, Siddharth Vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Another 2022 (11) SCC 676 and Aman Preet Singh Vs. C.B.I. through Director 2021 SCC Online SC 941. For a period of three weeks from today or till applicant appears before the court below, whichever is earlier, execution of non bailable warrant against applicant shall be kept in abeyance. May 6, 2026 MAA/- NA528 No. 18588 of 2026 2 (Sanjay Kumar Pachori,J.) Digitally signed by :- MOHAMMAD AZAD ANSARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad