MAHENDRA PRATAP AND 5 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
NA528/39612/2026 · 2026-09-17
Saurabh Srivastava
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 39612 of 2026 Court No. - 79 HON'BLE SAURABH SRIVASTAVA, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for applicants and learned A.G.A. appearing for the State.
2. The present application has been filed for seeking quashing of charge- sheet dated 25.08.2024, cognizance/summoning order dated 07.04.2026 and the entire proceeding of S.T. No.1441 of 2026 of 2025 (State Vs. Mahendra Pratap and others), arising out of Case Crime No.208 of 2024, under sections 323, 336, 504, 506 IPC, P.S. Shahpur, District Gorakhpur, pending in the court of learned Special Judge SC/ST Act, Gorakhpur.
3. On perusal of the narration of FIR as well as impugned order and charge-sheet, this Court does not find it to be a case where interference of this Court is required. No such ground appears to be available in the present application, on the basis of which, impugned order along with charge-sheet and entire criminal proceedings of the said case, can be set aside.
4. Accordingly, the prayer sought through the instant application, is refused.
5. Lastly, learned counsel for applicants submitted that liberty may be granted to applicants to surrender before the court concerned and apply for bail to which learned AGA has no objection.
6. In view of the aforesaid, the instant application is finally disposed of with a direction to the court concerned that in case, the applicants Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Peeyush Kumar, Ram Chandra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Mahendra Pratap And 5 Others .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s)
surrender before the court concerned within a period of three weeks from today and apply for bail, their bail application shall be considered and decided expeditiously in accordance with law laid down in the case of Satender Kumar Antil Vs. C.B.I. and Another, reported in 2021 (10) SCC 773.
7. However, it is made clear that till three weeks from today, no coercive action shall be taken against applicants herein in pursuance of aforesaid case. September 18, 2026 Ashish/- NA528 No. 39612 of 2026 2 (Saurabh Srivastava,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHISH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad