Swadesh v. the State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail application under S. 482 BNSS dismissed for want of exceptional circumstances; filed directly before Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Court No. 15, without first approaching the Sessions Court; maintainability objection raised by learned AGA; decision rests on Full Bench judgment in Ankit Bharti v. State of U.P. (2020 SCC OnLine All 338) and Supreme Court judgment in Mohammed Rasel C. & Anr. v. State of Kerala (2025 LiveLaw (SC) 884); applicant left free to apply to Sessions Court; decided by Karunesh Singh Pawar, J. on October 7, 2025.
What did the court decide?
Applicant is at liberty to approach the learned Sessions Court by filing the anticipatory bail application. ¶12