Mohd. Najim @ Nadeem and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and 4 Others
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Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; Single judge: Sanjay Kumar Singh, J.; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:10902; Order Date 19.2.2025. APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 9217 of 2024; Applicant: Mohd. Najim @ Nadeem and another (co-accused in FIR: Eshaan, Najim, Eraj); Opposite Party: State of U.P. and others. Quashing sought of charge-sheet dated 05.04.2024, summoning order dated 24.07.2024 and S.T. No. 1306 of 2024 (Case Crime No. 27 of 2024; 354 I.P.C.; Sections 3/4 POCSO Act; Sections 3(1)(d) 3(1)(dh) SC/ST Act; P.S. Auras, District Unnao) on basis of compromise deed dated 24.09.2024. Challenge withdrawn at hearing; quashing relief refused; surrender within two weeks directed; interim protection from arrest for two weeks or till surrender, whichever earlier; bail applications to be decided expeditiously per Satender Kumar Antil vs CBI, 2021 SCC Online SC 922. Keywords: Section 482 Cr.P.C., quashing, compromise in sexual-offence/POCSO matter, surrender, interim protection from arrest, expeditious bail disposal.