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Rajnath Yadav v. State of U.P.

Allahabad HC11 Mar 2025NABAIL/1967/2025

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What is this about?

Allahabad High Court; anticipatory bail refused as not pressed; Rajnath Yadav; Case Crime No.131 of 2024; cow slaughter and animal cruelty charges; P.S. Baluwa, District Chandauli; three weeks to surrender; regular bail to be decided expeditiously per Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI (2021 SCC OnLine SC 922); interim protection from coercive action; application disposed of.

What did the court decide?

Anticipatory bail refused; instead, the applicant is directed to surrender within three weeks and apply for regular bail, which the courts below shall decide expeditiously in accordance with Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI (2021 SCC OnLine SC 922); no coercive action against the applicant for three weeks or until surrender, whichever is earlier. ¶13

Rajnath Yadav vs State of U.P. — Anticipatory Bail | Allahabad HC (2025)

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Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant should be granted anticipatory bail in Case Crime No.131 of 2024 under Sections 3/5A/5B/8 Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act and Section 11 Prevention of Cruelty against Animals Act. +1 more

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Court's answer

The relief of anticipatory bail sought by the applicant is refused, counsel for the applicant having not pressed the prayer on merits.

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Ratio / Principle

If the applicant surrenders before the court below within three weeks and applies for regular 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 v. CBI, 2021 SCC OnLine SC 922.

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Key takeaways

For three weeks from the date of the order, or until the applicant surrenders before the court below, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against him.ratio¶12

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail application under S. 482 BNSS (Case Crime No.131 of 2024, Sections 3/5A/5B/8 Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act and Section 11 Prevention of Cruelty against Animals Act, P.S. Baluwa, District Chandauli). Counsel for the applicant did not press the anticipatory bail prayer on merits and sought only a direction for expeditious disposal of his regular bail application, to which the A.G.A. raised no objection. The Court refused the anticipatory bail relief but directed that if the applicant surrendered within three weeks and applied for regular bail, the application be decided expeditiously in accordance with the law laid down in Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI, 2021 SCC OnLine SC 922, and that no coercive action be taken against him for three weeks or till surrender, whichever was earlier. Application disposed of.

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:35245

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Court No. - 70

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 1967 of 2025

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Applicant :- Rajnath Yadav Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Abhishek Kumar Saroj,Anil Kumar,Nagendra Bahadur Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State.

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The instant Anticipatory Bail Application has been filed with a prayer to grant an anticipatory bail to the applicant in Case Crime No.131 of 2024, under Sections 3/5A/5B/8 Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act & Section 11 Prevention of Cruelty against Animals Act, Police Station- Baluwa, District- Chandauli.

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After arguing the matter at some length, 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.

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

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

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Considering the aforesaid alternative prayer of the applicant, it is directed that if applicant surrenders before the concerned Court below within three weeks from today and applies for regular 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.

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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 him.

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With the aforesaid directions, this anticipatory bail application stands disposed of.

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Order Date :- 11.3.2025

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SKD

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Digitally signed by :- SURJIT KUMAR DEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Rajnath Yadav v. State of U.P.

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