Disposed

Ajay and 2 Others v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC22 Aug 2024CRLA/2053/2024

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The High Court disposed of a criminal appeal filed under the SC/ST Act without deciding on merits. The court directed that if appellants surrender within one month and apply for bail, the court shall consider and decide the bail applications expeditiously in accordance with law.

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Direction to lower court to decide bail applications expeditiously if appellants surrender within one month; no coercive action during this period.

Ajay and 2 Others vs State of U.P. and Another — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2024)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC:139557

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Court No. - 83

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Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 2053 of 2024

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Appellant :- Ajay And 2 Others Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Appellant :- Shiv Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Saurabh Srivastava,J.

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Rejoinder affidavit preferred on behalf of the appellant after serving copy of the same upon learned A.G.A. is taken on record.

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Heard learned counsel for parties. Despite service of notice, none appeared on behalf of the respondent no.2 either in person or through counsel.

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3.. This criminal appeal under Section 14-A (1) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as 'SC/ST Act') has been preferred to setaside the order dated 06.01.2024 passed by learned Special Judge, SC/ST (PA) Act, Jhansi in Session Case No.12 of 2024 (State vs. Ajay and Others) arising out of Case Crime No.50 of 2021, under Sections 323, 504, 506 I.P.C. and Section 3(2)(5A) of SC/ST Act, P.S. Todifatehpur, District- Jhansi.

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At the very outset, learned counsel for appellants submitted that he is not pressing the appeal on merits and confined his prayer only to the extent that the present appeal may be disposed of finally with a direction to the court concerned that in case appellants surrender before it and apply for bail, their bail applications 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) to which learned counsel for opposite parties have no objection.

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In view of the aforesaid, the instant criminal appeal is finally disposed of with a direction to the court concerned that in case, the appellants surrender before the court concerned within a period of one month from today and apply for bail, their bail applications

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shall be considered and decided expeditiously in accordance with settled law.

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However, it is made clear that till one month from today, no coercive action shall be taken against the appellants herein.

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Order Date :- 30.8.2024 Saif

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Digitally signed by :- SHAIKH SAIF ABDIN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Ajay and 2 Others v. State of U.P. and Another

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