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Arjun Kumar Yadav v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Allahabad HC23 Nov 2023A482/36398/2023

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The High Court refused the applicant's petition to quash criminal proceedings but granted protection from arrest for two weeks while directing the lower court to dispose of his bail application expeditiously.

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Application for quashment refused; protection from arrest granted for two weeks; direction to lower court to decide bail expeditiously.

Arjun Kumar Yadav Vs State of U.P. and 3 Others — Quashing and FIR | Allahabad HC (2023)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:222261

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Court No. - 88

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Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 36398 of 2023

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Applicant :- Arjun Kumar Yadav Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Narendra Kumar Shukla,Anjani Kumar,Ravi Kant Bhushan

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Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Sanjay Kumar Singh,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State of U.P./opposite party no.1 and perused the record.

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This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicant with a prayer to quash the charge-sheet dated 05.08.2023, summoning order dated 19.08.2023 and proceedings of S.T. No. 684 of 2023 (State vs. Arjun Kumar Yadav) arising out of Case Crime No. 102 of 2023, under Sections 354 I.P.C. and Sections 7/8 POCSO Act, Police Station Duddhi, District Sonbhadra pending in the court of Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge (POCSO Act), Sonbhadra.

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At the outset learned counsel for the applicant gave up his challenge to the aforesaid impugned chargesheet, summoning order and criminal proceedings against the applicant and confined his submission requesting to grant some protection to the applicant to surrender before the concerned court below. The 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.

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Learned A.G.A. for the State of U.P. submits that in case the applicant is not pressing the relief as sought for by him on merits and wants to surrender before the concerned court below, he has no objection if the Court grants protection to him for a short period.

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

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However considering the aforesaid alternative prayer made by learned counsel for the applicant, it is directed that the applicant shall surrender before the concerned court below within two weeks from today and in case applies for bail, the bail application of the applicant shall be disposed of expeditiously by the courts below in accordance with law and keeping in view the guidelines as 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 two weeks from today or till the time of surrender of the applicant before the concerned court below, whichever is earlier, he shall not be arrested in the above case.

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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 :- 23.11.2023 Saurabh

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

Arjun Kumar Yadav v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

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