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Sheelu v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and Another

Allahabad HC30 Apr 2026A482/3630/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

S.482 Cr.P.C. quashing application disposed of on surrender-and-bail course; S.437A Cr.P.C. compliance time; reliance on Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI, AIR 2022 SC 3386; two-week protection from coercive action; complaint case no.9982/2021, Vivek Kumar Pandey v. Sheelu, P.S. Wazirganj, District Lucknow; Learned Special Additional Court (N.I. Act.) Lucknow; NI Act complaint; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; Brij Raj Singh, J.; decided 30 April 2026.

What did the court decide?

Application disposed of without adjudication on merits; two weeks' protection from coercive action; direction that on surrender within two weeks and filing of a bail application, the trial court decide bail expeditiously in light of Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI (AIR 2022 SC 3386); time to comply with Section 437A Cr.P.C. ¶19

Sheelu vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and Another — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the order dated 09-04-2026 passed in complaint case no.9982/2021 (Vivek Kumar Pandey Vs. Sheelu), Police Station Wazirganj, District Lucknow, pending before the Learned Special Additional Court (N.I. Act.), Lucknow, should be quashed. +1 more

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Court's answer

Learned counsel for the applicant did not press the application on merits and submitted that the applicant will surrender before the trial court and apply for bail, praying the benefit of Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI.

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Ratio / Principle

In case the applicant surrenders before the Court below within two weeks and prefers a bail application, the trial court will decide the said bail application as expeditiously as possible, taking into account the law laid down by the Supreme Court in Satender Kumar Antil (supra).

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Key takeaways

For a period of two weeks from the date of the order, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicant in the aforesaid case.ratio¶18

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Court No. 15 — Sheelu v. State of U.P. & Anr., Application U/S 482 No. 3630 of 2026, decided 30-04-2026 by Brij Raj Singh, J. Section 482 Cr.P.C. application seeking quashing of the order dated 09-04-2026 passed in complaint case no.9982/2021 (Vivek Kumar Pandey v. Sheelu), P.S. Wazirganj, District Lucknow, pending before the Learned Special Additional Court (N.I. Act.), Lucknow, was not pressed on merits. The Court disposed of the application directing that if the applicant surrenders before the trial court within two weeks and prefers a bail application, it be decided as expeditiously as possible in light of Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI, AIR 2022 SC 3386; no coercive action against the applicant for two weeks; time granted to comply with Section 437A Cr.P.C.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

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APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 3630 of 2026

Sheelu

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Hari Prasad, Amit Kumar Srivastava, Sanjay Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.

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Court No. - 15

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HON'BLE BRIJ RAJ SINGH, J.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record.

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The present application has been filed for the following main reliefs:

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"1. quash the order dated 09-04-2026 passed in complaint case no.9982/2021, (Vivek Kumar Pandey Vs. Sheelu), Police Station Wazirganj, District- Lucknow pending before Learned Special Additional Court (N.I. Act.) Lucknow contained as Annexure No. 1 to this petition.

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2. Grant some time of the petitioner to enable him to comply of provision of Section-437A Cr.P.C. in the interest of Justice."

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At the very outset, learned counsel for the applicant submits that he does not want to press this application on merits. However, he submits that the applicant will surrender before the trial court and apply for bail. He prays that the applicant may be granted the benefit of the case of Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another, reported in (AIR 2022 SC 3386).

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It is, therefore, directed that in case the applicant surrenders before the Court below within two weeks from today and prefers bail application, the trial court will decide the said bail application, as expeditiously as possible, taking into account the law laid down by the Supreme Court in

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A482 No. 3630 of 2026

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the case of Satender Kumar Antil (supra).

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