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Archana Agnihotri v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC6 Oct 2023A482/31899/2023

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What is this about?

In this Section 482 Cr.P.C. application, counsel for the applicant did not press merit but sought expedited bail decision. The court refused the quash prayer but directed surrender within three weeks and expeditious bail consideration, citing Satender Kumar Antil.

What did the court decide?

Relief of quashing refused. Applicant directed to surrender within three weeks; bail to be decided expeditiously.

Archana Agnihotri Vs State of U.P. and Another — Allahabad HC (2023) — LawSathi Research

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Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:193308

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Court No. - 89

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Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 31899 of 2023

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Applicant :- Archana Agnihotri Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Hanuman Prasad Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State.

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This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicant to quash the entire proceedings of Case No. 3270 of 2023, arising out of Case Crime No. 198 of 2022, under section 3/4 Public Gambling Act, P.S. Farrukhabad Kotwali, district-Farrukhabad, pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Farrukhabad, as well as chargesheet dated 29.5.2022 and the cognizance order dated 6.7.2023.

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On the matter being taken up, learned counsel for the applicant has not pressed the relief as sought by means of this application on merit and prayed for issuance of appropriate direction to the concerned Courts below to decide the bail application of the applicant expeditiously.

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Learned A.G.A. has no objection in allowing the aforesaid prayer of the applicant.

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Accordingly the relief as sought by the applicant through this application is refused.

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Considering the aforesaid alternative prayer of the applicant, it is directed that applicant shall surrender before the concerned Court below within three weeks from today and in case applies for bail, the bail application shall be decided expeditiously by the courts below in accordance with law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another, reported in 2021 SCC OnLine SC 922.

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For the period of three weeks from today or till the time of surrender of the applicant before the Court below, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against him.

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With the aforesaid directions, this application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. stands disposed of.

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Order Date :- 6.10.2023/Faridul

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Digitally signed by :- FAREEDUL HASAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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