Disposed

Mahkar Singh v. State of Up and Another

Allahabad HC18 Jul 2024CRLA/899/2024

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Appellant withdrew the appeal on merits and sought directions for expeditious bail consideration upon surrender. The Court disposed of the appeal finally and directed expeditious consideration of bail in accordance with law, prohibiting coercive action for one month.

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Appeal disposed of with direction for expeditious bail consideration upon surrender within one month; no coercive action for one month.

Mahkar Singh vs State of Up and Another — Caste Atrocities | Allahabad HC (2024)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC:114775

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Court No. - 83

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Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 899 of 2024

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Appellant :- Mahkar Singh Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Appellant :- Kulveer Singh Counsel for Respondent :- Ashwini Kumar Srivastava,G.A.

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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 the chargesheet dated 10.10.2023 as well as cognizance/summoning order dated 21.11.2023 passed by Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Muzaffarnagar in Special Session Trial No. 76 of 2023 (State of U.P. Vs. Mahkar Singh), arising out of Case Crime No.198 of 2023, under Sections 504, 506 IPC and Section 3(2)(Va), 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) of SC/ST Act, Police Station Meerapur, District Muzaffarnagar along with entire proceedings of the said case, pending in the court of Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Muzaffarnagar.

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At the very outset, 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 surrenders before it and apply for bail, his 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 surrenders before the court concerned within a period of one month from today and apply for bail, his bail application 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 appellant herein.

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Order Date :- 18.7.2024 #Vik/-

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

Mahkar Singh v. State of Up and Another

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