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Sher Singh v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC5 Jan 2021A482/17208/2020

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The High Court refused the main relief in an application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. but, on a withdrawn prayer, directed that no coercive action be taken against the applicant for 30 days and ordered expedited hearing of the bail application if surrendered. The relief relied on Amrawati and Lal Kamlendra Pratap Singh.

What did the court decide?

No coercive action for 30 days; bail to be heard expeditiously if applicant surrenders and applies.

Sher Singh Vs State of U.P. and Another — Anticipatory Bail | Allahabad HC (2021)

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Court No. - 79

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Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 17208 of 2020

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Applicant :- Sher Singh Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Anurag Dubey Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Vivek Varma,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Ms. Seema Shukla, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State and perused the record.

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This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicant to quash the proceedings of Case No. 53 of 2018 (Smt. Appi Vs. Kishan & others), under section 498-A IPC and 3/4 D.P.Act, Police Station Kotwali Fatehgarh, District Farrukhabad pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Farrukhabad as well as the summoning order dated 22.01.2020.

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After advancing certain arguments at length by the learned counsel for the applicant when the Court put certain query to him, he gave up his challenge to the proceedings of aforesaid case against the applicant and confined his submission requesting to grant some protection to the applicant to surrender before the concerned court below. Learned counsel for the applicant further stated at the Bar that he is not pressing any other prayer made in this application on merits and prayed that a direction may be issued to the concerned courts below to consider and decide the bail application of the applicant expeditiously in accordance with law.

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In view of above, the relief as sought by the applicant in the instant application is refused.

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Considering the aforesaid prayer made by learned counsel for the applicant, it is directed that in case applicant appears and surrenders before the concerned court below within 30 days from today and applies for bail, the bail application of the applicant shall be heard and disposed of expeditiously by the courts below in accordance with law keeping in view of the Seven Judges' decision of this Court in the case of Amrawati and another Vs. State of U.P. reported in 2005 Criminal Law Journal 755 as well as judgement of the Apex Court in the case of Lal Kamlendra Pratap Singh Vs. State of U.P., (2009) 4 Supreme Court Cases, 437 .

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For the period of 30 days from today or till the date of appearance of the applicant before the concerned court below, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicant in the above case.

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It is made clear that no application seeking extension of time shall be entertained if this order is not complied with within the aforesaid period.

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With the above observations and directions, this application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is disposed of.

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Order Date :- 5.1.2021 Lbm/-

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