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Lala Ram v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC26 Oct 2023A482/39222/2023

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The High Court addressed an application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash a non-bailable warrant and proceedings under the N.I. Act. The applicant withdrew the challenge on merits and sought protection to surrender. The Court refused quashing but directed probative relief for one month to allow for bail consideration.

What did the court decide?

Non-bailable warrant kept in abeyance for one month; applicant to surrender within one month; bail application to be disposed expeditiously.

Lala Ram Vs State of U.P. and Another — Cheque Dishonour | Allahabad HC (2023)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:203742

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Court No. - 89

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Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 39222 of 2023

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Applicant :- Lala Ram Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Fakhruzzaman 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, 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 to quash the non bailable warrant dated 07.12.2015 as well as entire proceeding of Complaint Case No.1710 of 2008, under Section 138 N.I. Act, P.S. Sipari Bazar, District Jhansi, pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jhansi

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At the outset learned counsel for the applicant gave up his challenge to the aforesaid charge sheet, Non-bailable warrant 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

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shall surrender before the concerned court below within a period of one month from today and in case he 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 one month from today or till the time of surrender of the applicant before the concerned Court below, whichever is earlier, non-bailable warrant dated 07.12.2015 shall be kept in abeyance.

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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 :- 26.10.2023 Meenu Singh

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Digitally signed by :- MEENU SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Lala Ram v. State of U.P. and Another

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