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Ashish Verma v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC25 Jul 2024CRLA/2063/2024

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The Allahabad High Court disposed of a criminal appeal filed under the SC/ST Act. The appellant did not press the case on merits but sought an order for expeditious bail consideration upon surrender, citing Satender Kumar Antil. The court granted a 30-day period to surrender for bail to be decided expeditiously without coercive action.

What did the court decide?

Direction to lower court to decide bail application expeditiously if appellant surrenders within 30 days; no coercive action till then.

Ashish Verma vs State of U.P. and Another — Service and Employment | Allahabad HC (2024)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC:120532

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Court No. - 83

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Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 2063 of 2024

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Appellant :- Ashish Verma Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Appellant :- Seema Pandey,Vivek Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- Asharfi Lal,G.A.

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Hon'ble Saurabh Srivastava,J.

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1. Heard learned counsel for parties.

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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 filed against order dated 13.08.2020 passed by learned Special Judge, Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Kanpur Nagar in Sessions Trial no. 622 of 2020 (State Versus Amit Seth and others) under Sections 406, 420, 504, IPC and 3(1)Dha of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Police Station- Kalyanpur, District - Kanpur Nagar summoning to appellant for facing trial for an offence under Sections 406, 420, 504 IPC and 3(1) Dha of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

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Learned counsel for appellant 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 appellant surrender before it 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) 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 appellant surrender before the court concerned within a period of 30 days from today and apply for bail, their bail application shall be considered and decided expeditiously in accordance with settled law.

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However, it is made clear that till 30 days from today, no coercive action shall be taken against the appellant herein.

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Order Date :- 25.7.2024

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Shaswat

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Digitally signed by :- SHASWAT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Ashish Verma v. State of U.P. and Another

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