Mansoor Ahamad Vs State of U.P. and Another — Cheating and Forgery | Allahabad HC (2025)

Mansoor Ahamad Vs State of U.P. and Another — Cheating and Forgery | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Merits-based quashing relief refused. Alternative prayer accepted: applicant to surrender before the concerned court below within three weeks; any bail application to be decided expeditiously in accordance with the law laid down in Satender Kumar Antil (2021 SCC OnLine SC 922); no coercive action for three weeks or until surrender, whichever is earlier.

Issue for consideration

Whether the charge sheet dated 7-6-2024 and the summoning order dated 1-8-2024 passed in Case No.952 of 2024 (arising out of Case Crime No.0083 of 2024) should be quashed by way of the Section 482 Cr.P.C./Section 528 BNSS application. +1 more

Court's answer

The relief sought through the application (quashing of the charge sheet and summoning order) is refused; the applicant had not pressed the relief on merits.

Ratio / Principle

The applicant is directed to surrender before the concerned court below within three weeks from the date of the order, and in case he applies for bail, the bail application shall be decided expeditiously by the courts below in accordance with the law laid down by the Apex Court in Satender Kumar Antil (2021 SCC OnLine SC 922).

Key takeaways

For the period of three weeks from the date of the order, or till the time of the applicant's surrender before the court below, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against him.ratio¶7

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Court No. 72), single judge (Deepak Verma, J.) — Application under Section 482 Cr.P.C./Section 528 BNSS (No. 5700 of 2025) by Mansoor Ahamad seeking quashing of the charge sheet dated 7-6-2024 and the summoning order dated 1-8-2024 passed in Case No.952 of 2024, arising out of Case Crime No.0083 of 2024 under Sections 406, 420, 504, 506 I.P.C., P.S. Kheta Sarai, District-Jaunpur, pending before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ist, Court no. 12, Jaunpur. Counsel for the applicant did not press the relief on merit and prayed instead for a direction that the courts below decide the applicant's bail application expeditiously. The relief as sought was refused. The Court directed that the applicant surrender before the concerned court below within three weeks, that any bail application be decided expeditiously in accordance with the law laid down by the Apex Court in Satender Kumar Antil v. Central Bureau of Investigation, 2021 SCC OnLine SC 922, and that no coercive action be taken against him for three weeks or until surrender, whichever is earlier. Application disposed of (Order dated 11.8.2025).

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:135695

Court No. - 72

Case :- APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 5700 of 2025

Applicant :- Mansoor Ahamad Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Manoj Kumar Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J.

Heard learned counsel for applicant; learned A.G.A. for State and perused the record.

Present 482 Cr.P.C./528 B.N.S.S. application has been filed to quash the Charge sheet dated 7-6-2024 as well as summoning order dated 1-8-2024 passed in Case No.952 of 2024, arising out of Case Crime No.0083 of 2024 U/s 406, 420, 504, 506 of the I.P.C., P.S. Kheta Sarai, District-Jaunpur, pending before the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ist, Court no. 12, Jaunpur.

On the matter being taken up, learned counsel for the applicant has not pressed the relief as sought by means of this application on merit and prayed for issuance of appropriate direction to the concerned Courts below to decide the bail application of the applicant expeditiously.

Learned A.G.A. has no objection in allowing the aforesaid prayer of the applicant.

Accordingly the relief as sought by the applicant through this application is refused.

Considering the aforesaid alternative prayer of the applicant, it is directed that applicant shall surrender before the concerned Court below within three weeks from today and in case applies for bail, the bail application shall be decided expeditiously by the courts below in accordance with law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another, reported in 2021 SCC OnLine SC 922.

For the period of three weeks from today or till the time of surrender of the applicant before the Court below, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against them.

With the aforesaid directions, this application under Section 482 Cr.P.C./528 B.N.S.S. stands disposed of.

Order Date :- 11.8.2025/Meenu Singh

Digitally signed by :- MEENU SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad