Smt. Suresh Rani vs State of U.P. and Another — Cheating and Forgery | Allahabad HC (2025)

Smt. Suresh Rani vs State of U.P. and Another — Cheating and Forgery | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Principal quashing relief refused; alternative prayer accepted by way of directions: applicant to surrender before the court below within three weeks, any bail application to be decided expeditiously in accordance with Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI (2021 SCC OnLine SC 922), and no coercive action against her for three weeks or until surrender, whichever is earlier.

Issue for consideration

Whether the relief sought in the Section 482 application — quashing of the chargesheet dated 17.06.2024, cognizance order dated 03.09.2024 and summoning order dated 19.9.2024 — should be granted. +1 more

Court's answer

The relief sought by the applicant through this application (quashing of the chargesheet, cognizance order and summoning order) is refused.

Ratio / Principle

The applicant is directed to surrender before the concerned court below within three weeks and, if she 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

For three weeks from the date of the order or till the time of surrender of the applicant before the court below, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against her.ratio¶11

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. No. 43768 of 2024 (Smt. Suresh Rani v. State of U.P. and Another), High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Deepak Verma, J.), order dated 22.4.2025: the application sought quashing of the chargesheet dated 17.06.2024, cognizance order dated 03.09.2024 and summoning order dated 19.9.2024 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Bijnor in Criminal Case No.37420 of 2024 (State Vs. Suresh Rani), arising out of case crime No.474 of 2023 under sections 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC, Police Station Seohara, District Bijnor. Counsel for the applicant did not press the relief on merits and prayed only for a direction that the courts below decide her bail application expeditiously; the learned A.G.A. had no objection. The High Court refused the quashing relief, directed the applicant to surrender within three weeks, ordered that any bail application be decided expeditiously in accordance with the law laid down in Satender Kumar Antil v. Central Bureau of Investigation, 2021 SCC OnLine SC 922, and directed that no coercive action be taken against her for three weeks or until surrender, whichever is earlier. Application disposed of.

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:59652

Court No. - 84

Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 43768 of 2024 Applicant :- Smt. Suresh Rani Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Shakil Ahmad 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 chargesheet dated 17.06.2024 alongwith cognizance order dated 03.09.2024 with summoning order dated 19.9.2024 issued by Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Bijnor, passed in Criminal Case No.37420 of 2024 (State Vs. Suresh Rani) arising out case crime No.474 of 2023 under sections 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC, Police Station Seohara, District Bijnor, pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Bijnor.

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 her.

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

Order Date :- 22.4.2025 Nitin Verma

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