Dheerendra Pratap Singh Vs State of U.P. and Another — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Dheerendra Pratap Singh Vs State of U.P. and Another — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Alternative prayer allowed: applicant to surrender within three weeks; on application for bail, expeditious decision by the Courts below in accordance with Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI; interim protection from coercive action until surrender. The original quashing relief was refused.

Issue for consideration

Whether the charge sheet dated 31.03.2024, the summoning order dated 06.05.2024 and the entire proceeding of Case No. 218 of 2024 should be quashed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. +1 more

Court's answer

The relief sought through the Section 482 application (quashing of charge sheet, summoning order and proceedings) is refused, as the applicant did not press it on merit.

Ratio / Principle

The applicant is directed to surrender before the Court below within three weeks, and if he applies for bail, the bail application shall be decided expeditiously by the Courts below in accordance with the law laid down by the Apex Court in Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI.

Key takeaways

For three weeks from the date of the order, or until the applicant surrenders before the Court below (whichever is earlier), no coercive action shall be taken against him.ratio¶13

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Deepak Verma, J.), Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:122654, disposed of an application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. (No. 29752 of 2024) by Dheerendra Pratap Singh seeking quashing of the charge sheet dated 31.03.2024 and summoning order dated 06.05.2024 passed by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.10, Allahabad, in Case No. 218 of 2024 arising out of Case Crime No. 33 of 2024 under Sections 323, 504, 506 I.P.C., P.S. Manda, District Prayagraj. The quashing relief was not pressed on merit and was refused. On the alternative prayer, the Court directed the applicant to surrender within three weeks, directed expeditious decision of any bail application in accordance with the law laid down by the Apex Court in Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI (2021 SCC OnLine SC 922), and ordered that no coercive action be taken against him until surrender.

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:122654

Court No. - 72

Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 29752 of 2024

Applicant :- Dheerendra Pratap Singh Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- G.A.,Ganesh Shankar Dubey

Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J.

Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State.

This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicant to quash the charge sheet dated 31.03.2024 and summoning order dated 06.05.2024 passed by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.10, Allahabad as well as entire proceeding of Case No. 218 of 2024, arising out of Case Crime No.33 of 2024, under Sections 323, 504, 506 I.P.C., P.S. Manda, District Prayagraj, pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.10, Allahabad.

On the matter being taken up, learned counsel for the applicant has not pressed the relief as sought by means of this application on merit and prayed for issuance of appropriate direction to the concerned Courts below to decide the bail application of the applicant expeditiously.

Learned A.G.A. has no objection in allowing the aforesaid prayer of the applicant.

Accordingly the relief as sought by the applicant through this application is refused.

Considering the aforesaid alternative prayer of the applicant, it is directed that applicant shall surrender before the concerned Court below within three weeks from today and in case applies for bail, the bail application shall be decided expeditiously by the courts below in accordance with law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another , reported in 2021 SCC OnLine SC 922.

For the period of three weeks from today or till the time of

surrender of the applicant before the Court below, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against him.

With the aforesaid directions, this application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. stands disposed of.

Order Date :- 25.7.2025 Sanjeet

Digitally signed by :- SANJEET KUMAR YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad