Smt. Puja Pandey Vs State of U.P. and Another

Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:189270

Court No. - 71

Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 9839 of 2023

Applicant :- Smt. Puja Pandey Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Randhir Singh,Ajeet Kumar Srivastav

Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Satya Narayan Yadav,Satyendra Chandra Tripathi

Hon'ble Shekhar Kumar Yadav,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Shri Satyendra Chandra Tripathi, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material available on record.

This Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C by the applicant with the prayer to grant the anticipatory bail with a direction that in the event of arrest in pursuance of Case Crime No. 182 of 2023, under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468, 471 IPC, Police Station Shikohabad, District Firozabad.

During arguments, learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that he does not want to press the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail in the above mentioned case. 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 judgment in the case Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another, 2021 SCC Online SC 922 .

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the present 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 by this Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil (Supra).

With the above observations, this application u/s 438 Cr.P.C. is disposed of finally.

Order Date :- 3.10.2023 A. Prajapati

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

Smt. Puja Pandey v. State of U.P. and Another