Ajay Kumar @ Shaitan Singh v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC (Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application No. 8924 of 2024, neutral citation 2025:AHC:87441) dismissed by the Allahabad High Court (Court No. 86) on 22.5.2025 because no one was present for the applicant Ajay Kumar @ Shaitan Singh; Additional Government Advocate alone attended. Bench: Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J. Counsel: Asif Hasan, Tufail Hasan (applicant); Vishnu Kumar Patil, G.A. (State of U.P.). Keywords: anticipatory bail, S.438 CrPC, dismissed for non-appearance, in limine dismissal, absence of counsel, Allahabad High Court.
What did the court decide?
Since no one was present on behalf of the applicant (while the Additional Government Advocate attended), the Court dismissed (nirast) the anticipatory bail application under Section 438 Cr.P.C. ¶¶8