Disposed

Vedpal and 4 Others v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC5 Apr 2023CRLA/680/2023

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Criminal appeal in a summons order case under SC/ST Act. Appellant did not press merits, seeking bail consideration on surrender. Court disposed of appeal directing expeditious bail hearing on surrender within four weeks without coercive action.

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Appeal disposed; direction to lower court to consider bail expeditiously if appellants surrender within four weeks; no coercive action in that period.

Vedpal and 4 Others Vs State of U.P… — Constitutional and Fundamental Rights | Allahabad HC (2023)

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Court No. - 93

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Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 680 of 2023

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Appellant :- Vedpal And 4 Others Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Appellant :- Akhil Kumar Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Gajendra Kumar,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the appellants, and learned A.G.A for the State.

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This criminal appeal has been preferred under Section 14-A(1) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as 'SC/ST Act') for quashing of the entire proceedings of summoning order dated 28.11.2022 passed by the Special Judge, (SC/ST Act), Additional District and Session Judge, Farrukhabad in Complaint Case No.171 of 2021, under Sections 323, 504 IPC and Sections 3(1)(Da) of SC/ST Act, P.S. Amritpur, District Farrukhabad.

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Learned counsel for appellants submits that he is not pressing the appeal on merits and the present appeal may be disposed of finally with the direction to the court below that in case appellants surrender before the court below and apply for bail, their bail application may be considered and decided expeditiously in accordance with law, including the law laid down in the case of Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another, 2022 SCC OnLine SC 825 .

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On the other hand, learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer.

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In view of the aforesaid, the instant criminal appeal is finally disposed off with direction to the court below that in case the appellants surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from today and apply for bail, their bail application shall be considered and decided expeditiously in accordance with settled law.

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For a period of four weeks from today, no coercive action shall be taken against the appellants.

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Accordingly, the instant appeal is disposed off .

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Order Date :- 5.4.2023 Shiv

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

Vedpal and 4 Others v. State of U.P. and Another

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