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Pintu @ Bhupendra v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC17 May 2023A482/29529/2021

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Criminal appellant sought quashing of proceedings or a direction for expedited bail decision under Section 482 Cr.P.C. The court granted a six-week moratorium on coercive actions and directed the lower court to decide a bail application expeditively.

What did the court decide?

Six-week moratorium on coercive action; direction to lower court to decide bail application expeditiously.

Pintu @ Bhupendra Vs State of U.P. and Another — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2023)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:108254

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Court No. - 69

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Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 29529 of 2021

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Applicant :- Pintu @ Bhupendra Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- S.P.S. Chauhan,Smt. Meenakshi Chauhan Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Vipin Chandra Dixit,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

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This application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed with the prayer to quash the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.1294 of 2021 (State Vs. Pintu @ Bhupendra) in Case Crime No.421 of 2020, under Sections 452, 354, 504, 506 I.P.C., P.S. Sikandrarao, District Hathras pending in the court of Civil Judge (J.D.)/Judicial Magistrate, Sikandrarao, District- Hathras.

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The contention of counsel for the applicant is that no offence against the applicants is disclosed and the present case has been instituted with a malafide intention for the purposes of harassment.

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After arguing the case for quite some time at length, learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant does not want to press the prayer for quashing the entire proceedings of aforesaid case and the purpose of his client would suffice, if a direction may be given to the courts below to decide the bail application within specific time frame.

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However, it is directed, that in case applicant appear and surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from today and apply for bail the court below shall consider and decide the bail prayer of applicant expeditiously in accordance with law laid down by Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr. reported in (2021) 10 SCC 773.

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For the period of six weeks, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicant in the aforesaid case.

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With the above directions, present application U/s 482 Cr.P.C. is disposed off.

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Order Date :- 17.5.2023 Virendra

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Digitally signed by :- VIRENDRA KUMAR BHARTEEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Pintu @ Bhupendra v. State of U.P. and Another

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