HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 10161 of 2026 Court No. - 49 HON'BLE RAJEEV MISRA, J. HON'BLE PADAM NARAIN MISHRA, J. 1. Heard Mr. Kuldeep Singh Yadav, the learned counsel for petitioner and the learned A.G.A. for State-respondents 1, 2 & 3. 2. Perused the record. 3. Petitioner-Praveen Kumar has approached this Court by means of present Criminal Misc. Writ Petition challenging the FIR dated 20.04.2026 lodged by first informant-respondent-4, Sachin Kumar and registered as Case Crime No. 0057 of 2026, under Sections 26, 52 Indian Forest Act and 109, 132 BNS, Police Station- Chaubiya, District- Etawah. 4. After some arguments, the learned counsel for petitioner fairly gave up the challenge to the impugned FIR. He submits that interest of justice shall better be served, in case, a direction is issued by this court to Court below to consider the bail application of petitioner in the light of law laid down by the Apex Court in Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another (2021) 10 SCC 773. 5. Per contra, the learned A.G.A. for State-respondents 1, 2 & 3 does not oppose the equitable submissions urged by the learned counsel for petitioner. 6. In view of above, the prayer prayed for by means of present writ petition is refused. 7. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Kuldeep Singh, Rajesh Kumar Pal Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Praveen Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) A.G.A. representing State-respondents 1 to 4 and upon perusal of record, this writ petition is disposed of finally with a direction that in case, petitioner appears before Court below and apples for bail then his bail application shall be decided by Court below in the light of the law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil (Supra). 8. Interim order, if any, stands discharged May 5, 2026 Israr CRLP No. 10161 of 2026 2 (Padam Narain Mishra,J.) (Rajeev Misra,J.) Digitally signed by :- ISRAR AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- ISRAR AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- ISRAR AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad