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Sooraj and 8 Others v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC10 Sept 2024CRLA/2964/2024

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Criminal appeal under Section 14-A(1) SC/ST Act challenging a charge-sheet and summoning order was not pressed on merits. Counsel sought only expedited disposal of bail applications upon surrender. The appeal was disposed of with such a direction and one month's protection from coercive action.

What did the court decide?

Direction to consider and decide appellants' bail applications expeditiously if they surrender within one month; no coercive action for one month.

Sooraj and 8 Others vs State of U.P. and Another — Caste Atrocities | Allahabad HC (2024)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC:147083

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Court No. - 83

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Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 2964 of 2024

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Appellant :- Sooraj And 8 Others Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Appellant :- Vikram Shah Sisodia Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.,Rakesh Kumar Tiwari

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Hon'ble Saurabh Srivastava,J.

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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 preferred to set-aside the charge-sheet No.204 of 2023, dated 08.05.2023 and cognizance/summoning order dated 01.06.2023 passed by learned Special Judge, SC/ST (PA) Act, Aligarh in Session Case No.1851 of 2023 (State vs. Sooraj and Others), under Sections 147, 323, 352, 336, 504, 506 I.P.C. and Sections 3(2) (Va) of SC/ST Act, arising out of Case Crime No.124 of 2023, P.S. Akrabad, District- Aligarh as well as to stay the entire proceedings of abovementioned session case.

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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 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 :- 10.9.2024 Saif

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

Sooraj and 8 Others v. State of U.P. and Another

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