Mahendra @ Mhandar v. State of Up
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; Section 438 Cr.P.C.; application dismissed as not pressed / withdrawn; liberty to apply for regular bail; decide expeditiously; Satender Kumar Antil v. Central Bureau of Investigation, 2021 SCC OnLine SC 922; Supreme Court guidelines on bail; non-bailable warrant kept in abeyance; two weeks or till surrender; Sections 363, 366 IPC; abduction/kidnapping-related charges; Case Crime No. 387 of 2012; P.S. Majhola; District Moradabad; trial pending; applicant Mahendra @ Mhandar; counsel Javed Khan, Subuhi Naseem; A.G.A. no objection; Allahabad High Court; Justice Deepak Verma; disposed; Order Date 23.1.2025.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail not granted; application disposed of as not pressed, with liberty to the applicant to appear before the trial court within two weeks and apply for regular bail, to be decided expeditiously in view of the law laid down in Satender Kumar Antil (2021 SCC OnLine SC 922); the non-bailable warrant against the applicant kept in abeyance for two weeks or till surrender, whichever earlier.