Anil Gautam v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing application under Section 528 BNSS (Application U/S 528 BNSS No. 1292 of 2025) not pressed on merits; applicant granted liberty to file discharge application through counsel within four weeks with direction for expeditious disposal by reasoned and speaking order; no coercive steps during the period and pendency of discharge application; benefit forfeited on default. Offences: Sections 69, 352, 115(2) Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act; Case Crime No.294 of 2024, P.S. Naseerabad, District Rae Bareli; Criminal Case No.13862 of 2025 before II ACJM, Rae Bareli; chargesheet no.55/25 dated 27.4.2025; cognizance order dated 01.08.2025. Coram: Rajeev Singh, J. Decided October 13, 2025.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the applicant to move discharge application(s) through counsel within four weeks; direction that any such application(s) be heard and decided expeditiously by a reasoned and speaking order; interim protection that no coercive steps be taken against the applicant until expiry of the four-week period and during pendency of the discharge application, subject to the applicant moving the discharge application(s) within time.