Smt. Ragini Tiwari and 7 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Govt. Sectt. Lko and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Rajeev Singh, J.), Application U/S 482 No. 9472 of 2024, decided 19.11.2024 (Neutral Citation 2024:AHC-LKO:75992). S.482 Cr.P.C. quashing petition by Smt. Ragini Tiwari and 7 others against summoning order and proceedings in Criminal Case No.22072 of 2024 (Case Crime No. 0492 of 2023, Sections 419/420/467/468/471/323/506 IPC, P.S. Mankapur, Gonda). Quashing declined — prima facie case found; counsel confined prayer to liberty to file discharge application within four weeks with expeditious disposal by reasoned and speaking order; interim protection from coercive steps during the period and pendency of the discharge application; benefit lost on default; regular process (including bail) resumes after disposal. No precedent cited; no costs or quantum.
What did the court decide?
Application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. disposed of: quashing declined on merits (not pressed); liberty granted to the applicants to file discharge applications through counsel within four weeks, to be decided expeditiously by a reasoned and speaking order; no coercive steps against the applicants till four weeks and during pendency of the discharge application; benefit of the order forfeited if the discharge application is not filed within time; after disposal of the discharge application, regular process of the court concerned (including bail) applies.