Disposed

Imran and 3 Others v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC20 Feb 2023A482/6142/2023

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The High Court disposed of an application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. granting the applicants non-arrest protection for six weeks and directing the lower courts to hear and decide their bail applications expeditiously, citing Satender Kumar Antil guidelines.

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Grant of non-arrest protection for six weeks and direction for expedite disposal of bail application.

Imran and 3 Others Vs State of U.P. and Another — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2023)

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Court No. - 52

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Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 6142 of 2023

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Applicant :- Imran And 3 Others Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Amit Rana Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Shiv Shanker Prasad,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

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This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicants to quash charge-sheet No. 25 of 2016 in Case No. 3395 of 2017, arising out of Case Crime No. 115 of 2015, under Sections 147, 148, 149, 336, 341, 353 I.P.C. and Section 7 Criminal Law Amendment Act, Police Station Railway Road, District Meerut.

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At the very outset learned counsel for the applicants gave up his challenge to the aforesaid impugned charge-sheet against the applicants and confined his submission requesting to grant some protection to the applicants to surrender before the concerned court below. The learned counsel for the applicants 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 applicants expeditiously.

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Learned A.G.A. for the State of U.P. submits that in case the applicants are not pressing the relief as sought for by them on merits and want to surrender before the concerned court below, he has no objection in granting protection to them for a short period.

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In view of above, considering the aforesaid alternative prayer made by learned counsel for the applicants, it is directed that the applicants shall surrender before the concerned court below within six weeks from today and in case apply for bail, the bail application of the applicants 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) 10 SCC 773 .

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For the period of six weeks from today or till the time of surrender of the applicants before the concerned court below,

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whichever is earlier, they 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 :- 20.2.2023 Abhishek Singh

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

Imran and 3 Others v. State of U.P. and Another

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