Dipu Gupta v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and Another
Anticipatory bail – rejection affirmed
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Criminal Appeal No. 223 of 2025, Dipu Gupta v. State of U.P.): challenge to refusal of anticipatory bail in rape case under Section 376(2)(n) IPC read with Section 3(2)(v) SC/ST Act (Case Crime No. 380/2024, P.S. Sushant Golf City, Lucknow); appeal dismissed as process under Sections 82/83 Cr.P.C. stood exhausted and appellant absent; no merits comment; 30-day window to surrender and seek regular bail per Satender Kumar Antil guidelines; interim protection from arrest; relevant to anticipatory bail, SC/ST Act atrocities, proclamation/attachment proceedings.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief: appeal against rejection of anticipatory bail dismissed. However, the appellant was granted liberty to appear and move a bail application within thirty days, to be heard and decided expeditiously in the light of Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI, with an interim direction that he will not be arrested in the meantime.