Haseena Begum v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Court No. 13), Saurabh Lavania J., order dated 4.10.2024; Neutral Citation 2024:AHC-LKO:69156; Application U/S 482 No. 9070 of 2024; applicant Haseena Begum (counsel Abhishek) v. State of U.P. thru Secy. Home Lko. and another (counsel G.A.); seeks quashing of Charge Sheet No.-02/2020 dated 04.07.2020 arising out of Cr.No.-499/2019 under Section 135 Electricity Act, P.S. Malihabad, District Lucknow, and stay of further proceedings of S.T./Case No.-930/2024 and cognizance order dated 08.04.2024 viz. State Versus Firoj Ahmad & others before 4th A.S.J./E.C. Act Lucknow; relies on Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI, (2022) 10 S.C.R. 351 : (2022) 10 SCC 51; application disposed of with liberty for bail and discharge applications and 30-day protection from coercive action.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of with liberty to file a bail application and a discharge application before the trial court, both to be decided expeditiously in accordance with law; police officer expected not to take coercive action against the applicant for 30 days from the order or till the bail application is filed, whichever is earlier.