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Jeet Narayan Maurya Alias Santosh Maurya and Another v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC6 Sept 2024CRLA/8757/2024

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The High Court disposed of a criminal appeal under Section 14-A(1) of the SC/ST Act where the appellant did not press the case on merits. The court directed expeditious consideration of future bail applications upon surrender.

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Appeal disposed without adjudication on merits; direction to lower court to decide bail applications expeditiously upon surrender within one month; no coercive action till one month.

Jeet Narayan Maurya Alias Santosh Maurya and Another vs… — Caste Atrocities | Allahabad HC (2024)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC:145444

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Court No. - 83

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Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 8757 of 2024

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Appellant :- Jeet Narayan Maurya Alias Santosh Maurya And Another Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Appellant :- Sheetala Prasad Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- 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 preferred to set-aside the cognizance/summoning order dated 22.04.2022 passed by learned Exclusive Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Basti in Special Session Trial No.637 of 2022 (State vs. Jeet Narayan Maurya and Others) arising out of Case Crime No.141 of 2022, under sections 406, 420, 323, 504 I.P.C. and sections 3(1)(r), 3(2)(5a) of SC/ST Act, P.S. Kotwali, District- Basti as well as to stay the further proceedings of abovementioned trial.

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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 :- 6.9.2024 Saif

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

Jeet Narayan Maurya Alias Santosh Maurya and Another v. State of U.P. and Another

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