Mohammad Shadab Ansari v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, single-judge order by Justice Vinod Diwakar (Order Date 8.1.2025, Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:3420), disposing of Section 482 Cr.P.C. quashing application (Application U/S 482 No. 44121 of 2024) filed by applicant Mohammad Shadab Ansari (counsel Pradeep Kumar Shukla) against State of U.P. (counsel G.A./A.G.A.). Subject: recall of non-bailable warrant dated 13.12.2024 in Case Crime No. 0215 of 2024, Sections 3/5/8, Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955, P.S. Deorania, District Bareilly, before Civil Judge (JD)/Judicial Magistrate, Bahedi. Directions: expeditious disposal of recall application in accordance with law; 20-day moratorium on coercive action or until recall application filed; rejection of fictitious/repetitive personal exemption applications with reasonable costs. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of with directions: the applicant may appear and seek recall of the Non Bailable Warrant order before the trial Court, which shall decide the recall application expeditiously in accordance with law; no coercive action against the applicant for 20 days or until such application is moved, whichever is earlier; fictitious/repetitive personal exemption applications to be dismissed with reasonable costs. The NBW order itself was not quashed outright.