Abdul Mannan vs State of U.P. and 2 Others — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Abdul Mannan vs State of U.P. and 2 Others — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Application disposed of with directions: applicant to surrender before the concerned Court below within three weeks; bail application, if made, to be decided expeditiously in accordance with the law laid down in Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI (2021 SCC OnLine SC 922); no coercive action for three weeks or till surrender, whichever is earlier. The quashing relief itself was refused.

Issue for consideration

Whether the relief sought in the Section 482 Cr.P.C. application — quashing of the cognizance/summoning order dated 20.05.2023, the proceeding of Case No. 6891 of 2023 arising out of Case Crime No. 623 of 2022, and charge sheet no. 32 of 2023 — should be granted on merits. +1 more

Court's answer

The relief sought by the applicant through the application (quashing of the cognizance/summoning order and the connected proceeding and charge sheet) is refused, learned counsel having not pressed it on merits.

Ratio / Principle

The applicant is directed to surrender before the concerned 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. Central Bureau of Investigation (2021 SCC OnLine SC 922).

Key takeaways

No coercive action shall be taken against the applicant for the period of three weeks from the order or till the time of his surrender before the Court below, whichever is earlier.ratio¶¶11

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Hon'ble Deepak Verma, J.) — Application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. No. 31183 of 2024 (Abdul Mannan v. State of U.P. and 2 others), Order dated 13.5.2025, Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:77545. The applicant had sought quashing of the cognizance/summoning order dated 20.05.2023 of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hapur, together with the proceeding of Case No. 6891 of 2023 arising out of Case Crime No. 623 of 2022 (Sections 308, 34 I.P.C) and charge sheet no. 32 of 2023 dated 19.1.2023 of Police Station Pilkhuwa, District Hapur (State v. Sahid Ansari and another). Learned counsel for the applicant did not press the relief on merits and prayed only for a direction to the Courts below to decide his bail application expeditiously; the learned A.G.A. raised no objection. The relief sought through the application was accordingly refused, and the application stands disposed of with directions that the applicant surrender before the concerned Court below within three weeks, that any bail application be decided expeditiously in accordance with the law laid down by the Apex Court in Satender Kumar Antil v. Central Bureau of Investigation, 2021 SCC OnLine SC 922, and that no coercive action be taken against him during the interim period.

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:77545

Court No. - 84

Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 31183 of 2024 Applicant :- Abdul Mannan Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Chandra Prakash Pandey,Saurabh Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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 cognizance summoning order dated 20.05.2023 passed by Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hapur along with quash the proceeding of Case No. 6891 of 2023, arising out of Case Crime No. 623 of 2022, Under Section 308,34 I.P.C as well as charge sheet no. 32 of 2023 (Dated 19.1.2023) Police Station Pilkhuwa, District Hapur (State Vs Sahid Ansari and another).

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 :- 13.5.2025 Nitin Verma

Digitally signed by :- NITIN KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad