Amrita Dubey v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Judicature at Allahabad set aside an order under Section 82 Cr.P.C. for issuing non-bailable warrants without recording satisfaction. The court directed no coercive action for three weeks and ordered expeditious consideration of bail applications upon appearance.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 20.09.2023 set aside; no coercive action for three weeks; applicant directed to apply for bail/cancellation.
What the court decided
Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC:198245
Court No. - 75
Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 26738 of 2024
Applicant :- Amrita Dubey Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Syed Azeem Uddin Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Raj Beer Singh,J.
- Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material brought on record.
- This application under Section - 482 Cr.P.C. has been preferred against order dated 20.09.2023, passed by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate-9, Kanpur Nagar, in Complaint Case No. 105 of 2016 (Vipin Kumar Vs. Amrita Dubey), under Section - 156 (3) Cr.P.C., District - Harbans Mohal, District - Kanpur Nagar, whereby the non bailable warrants and process under Section - 82 Cr.P.C. has been issued against applicant.
- It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that in the aforesaid case, applicant was granted bail vide order dated 06.05.2017 and thereafter she was regularly appearing before the trial court. After COVID-19 pandemic period, on 30.04.2022 applicant could not appear before the trial court, as she was not aware about that date and the trial court has issued non bailable warrants against her without issuing any summon or bailable warrants. Thereafter, vide impugned order dated 20.09.2023 fresh non bailable warrants and process under Section - 82 Cr.P.C. has been issued against applicant. It has been pointed out that the learned trial court has not recorded any satisfaction for issuance of process under Section - 82 Cr.P.C.. The trial court has merely mentioned that applicant is absent and thus she be summoned through non bailable warrants and process under Section - 82 Cr.P.C. Referring to provisions of Section - 82 Cr.P.C., it was submitted that the process under Section - 82 Cr.P.C. has been issued in a routine manner without compliance of provisions of Section - 82 Cr.P.C. and thus, the impugned order is
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the impugned order issuing non-bailable warrants under Section 82 Cr.P.C. without recording satisfaction is liable to be set aside for non-compliance of statutory requirements.
Whether the applicant is entitled to relief from coercive action pending fresh consideration of bail or cancellation of warrants.
Parties & counsel
- applicant
Amrita Dubey
- respondent
State of U.P.
Coram
Raj Beer Singh
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Allahabad HC
- Decided on
- · November
- Registered
- Case no.
- A482/26738/2024
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