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Krishna Rawat v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC26 May 2025A482/40633/2024

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What is this about?

Section 482 CrPC quashing application refused as not pressed; alternative prayer for expedited bail allowed; surrender within three weeks; no coercive action in interim; bail to follow Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI, 2021 SCC OnLine SC 922; offences under Sections 504, 506 IPC; chargesheet No. 140/2024 dated 01/05/2024; Criminal Case No. 16311/2024; Case Crime No. 155 of 2024, P.S. Nawabad, District Jhansi; CJM Jhansi; applicant Krishna Rawat; opposite party State of U.P. and Another; Allahabad High Court; order date 26.5.2025.

What did the court decide?

Alternative prayer allowed: applicant to surrender within three weeks; bail application, if filed, to be decided expeditiously in accordance with Satender Kumar Antil (2021 SCC OnLine SC 922); no coercive action until surrender or expiry of three weeks, whichever is earlier. ¶12

Krishna Rawat vs State of U.P. and Another — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the cognizance/summoning order dated 13/08/2024 of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jhansi and chargesheet No. 140/2024 dated 01/05/2024 under Sections 504, 506 IPC in Criminal Case No. 16311/2024 ought to be quashed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. +1 more

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Court's answer

The principal relief sought (quashing of the cognizance/summoning order and the chargesheet) was refused, the applicant having not pressed it on merits.

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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.

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Key takeaways

No coercive action shall be taken against the applicant for three weeks or until his surrender before the court below, whichever is earlier.ratio¶11

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Deepak Verma, J.; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:89019) — Application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. by Krishna Rawat seeking quashing of the cognizance/summoning order dated 13/08/2024 of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jhansi and chargesheet No. 140/2024 dated 01/05/2024 under Sections 504, 506 IPC in Criminal Case No. 16311/2024 (arising out of Case Crime No. 155 of 2024, P.S. Nawabad, District Jhansi): the quashing relief was not pressed on merits and was refused; the alternative prayer was allowed — the applicant was directed to surrender within three weeks, his bail application to be decided expeditiously in accordance with Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI, 2021 SCC OnLine SC 922, and no coercive action to be taken until surrender or expiry of three weeks, whichever is earlier. Application disposed of.

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:89019

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Court No. - 84

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Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 40633 of 2024 Applicant :- Krishna Rawat Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Rajendra Prasad Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J.

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

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This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicant to quash the impugned cognizance/summoning order dated 13/08/2024 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jhansi as well as impugned chargesheet No. 140/2024 dated 01/05/2024, under Sections 504, 506 IPC, in Criminal Case No. 16311/2024 (State Versus Subhash Yadav and others) arising out of Case Crime No. 155 of 2024, Police Station- Nawabad, District- Jhansi, pending in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jhansi.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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Order Date :- 26.5.2025 Nitin Verma

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

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