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Pankaj Mishra and 6 Others v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC14 Aug 2024CRLA/3465/2024

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An appeal under Section 14-A of the SC/ST Act was filed by appellants who did not press the matter on merits. The court disposed of the appeal, directing the lower court to consider bail applications expeditiously if appellants surrender within 30 days. No coercive action was to be taken during this period.

What did the court decide?

Criminal appeal disposed; coercive action stayed for 30 days; direction given for expedient bail consideration upon surrender.

Pankaj Mishra and 6 Others vs State of U.P. and Another — Caste Atrocities | Allahabad HC (2024)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC:132384

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Court No. - 83

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Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 3465 of 2024 Appellant :- Pankaj Mishra And 6 Others Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Appellant :- Pramod Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- Dhirendra Babu Mishra,G.A.,Ravindra Kumar Mishra,Saurabh Tripathi

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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 filed against final report no. 45 of 2023 (Rajesh Pasi vs. Pankaj and Others) as well as the summoning order dated 16.02.2024 passed by Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Kaushambi under Sections 147, 148, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Section 3(2)(va) and 3(1)Dha of SC/ST Act, Police Station Mahewaghat, District Kaushambi along with entire proceedings of the said case, pending in the court of Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Kaushambi.

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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 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 appellants 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 appellants herein.

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Order Date :- 14.8.2024 #Vik/-

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Digitally signed by :- VIKRAM GUPTA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Pankaj Mishra and 6 Others v. State of U.P. and Another

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