Pavan and 3 Others v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; Section 438 Cr.P.C.; anticipatory bail refused; applicants not pressed relief on merit; surrender within two weeks; regular bail to be decided expeditiously by courts below; law laid down by Apex Court in Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI, 2021 SCC OnLine SC 922; no coercive action for two weeks/till surrender; Case Crime No. 142 of 2022; Police Station Shikohabad; District Firozabad; Sections 147, 148, 149, 353, 332, 188, 307, 336, 342, 427, 504 IPC; Section 7 Criminal Law Amendment Act; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad; Deepak Verma, J.; order dated 18.2.2025; neutral citation 2025:AHC:23309.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail refused; alternative directions granted - applicants to surrender within two weeks and apply for regular bail, whose applications the courts below shall decide expeditiously in accordance with the law laid down by the Apex Court in Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI (2021 SCC OnLine SC 922); no coercive action against the applicants for two weeks or until surrender, whichever is earlier.