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Ajay Chauhan v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC20 Jul 2023ABAIL/7058/2023

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The High Court disposed of an anticipatory bail application filed by the applicant. Instead of granting anticipatory bail directly, the court directed that if the applicant files a bail application before the investigating court, it must be heard and decided expeditiously in light of the judgment in Satender Kumar Antil.

What did the court decide?

Direction to hear and dispose of the bail application expeditiously if filed.

Ajay Chauhan Vs State of U.P. and Another — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2023)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:144690

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Court No. - 71

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 7058 of 2023

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Applicant :- Ajay Chauhan Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Manoj Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Shekhar Kumar Yadav,J.

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Supplementary affidavit filed on behalf of the applicant today in the Court, the same is taken on record.

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Heard learned counsel for applicant, learned A.G.A. for State and also perused the material available on record.

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The present application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the applicant for protection in regard to Case Crime No.186 of 2023, under Sections 380, 411, 420, 465 I.P.C., P.S.- Kotwali Shamli, District- Shamli, during the pendency of investigation .

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After arguing for some time, applicant's counsel submits that he does not want to press the prayer for release of the applicant on anticipatory bail. His sole prayer is that a direction may be issued to the court below to decide the bail application of the applicant in view of the judgement 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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Learned A.G.A. has no objection to the prayer made by the learned counsel for the applicant.

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In view of the above, considering the aforesaid alternative prayer made by learned counsel for the applicant, the present anticipatory bail application is disposed of with the direction that in case the applicant filed bail application before the court below, the same shall be heard and disposed of expeditiously by the court below in view of the settled law laid down by this court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil (supra).

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With the above observations and directions, this application is disposed of.

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Order Date :- 20.7.2023//Krishna*

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

Ajay Chauhan v. State of U.P. and Another

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