Mohd. Sultan v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; Application U/S 482 No. 123 of 2025; decided 9.1.2025; Justice Karunesh Singh Pawar; applicant Mohd. Sultan; opposite party State of U.P.; petition to set aside non-bailable warrant (N.B.W.) dated 22.11.2024 and 6.12.2024; Upper Chief Judicial Magistrate court no.48 Barabanki; Complaint Case No.3332/2023; complainant Rakesh Kumar Sharma; section 138 Negotiable Instrument Act; Police Station Kotwali Nagar, District Barabanki; dismissal as not pressed; liberty to file bail application; bail to be decided expeditiously on appearance within two weeks; reliance on Satender Kumar Antil versus Central Bureau of Investigation, Special Leave to Appeal (Cri) No. 5191 of 2021; G.A./A.G.A. for State.
What did the court decide?
Dismissal as not pressed, with the provision that if the petitioner appears before the trial court within two weeks and applies for bail, the bail application shall be decided expeditiously in view of Satender Kumar Antil's case (supra).