Harindra Chauhan Vs State of U.P. and Another — Cheating and Forgery | Allahabad HC (2026)

Harindra Chauhan Vs State of U.P. and Another — Cheating and Forgery | Allahabad HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Liberty to file a bail application before the concerned trial court within three weeks with certified copy of the order, with a direction that the trial court decide it in accordance with law; interim protection that no coercive action be taken against the appellant for three weeks or till filing of the bail application, whichever is earlier.

Issue for consideration

Whether the charge-sheet dated 07.12.2024 and cognizance order dated 27.01.2025 passed by the Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Mau in Sessions Trial No. 81 of 2025 are legal and valid (merits not pressed by the appellant). +1 more

Ratio / Principle

The appellant is granted liberty to file a bail application before the concerned trial court within three weeks along with a certified copy of the order; if such an application is filed within that period, the trial court shall pass an order on it in accordance with law.

Key takeaways

For a period of three weeks or till the filing of the bail application, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against the appellant in the aforesaid case.ratio¶16
With the aforesaid observations, the present criminal appeal is disposed of; the merits of the challenge to the charge-sheet and cognizance order were not adjudicated.ratio¶19

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal appeal under Section 14A-1 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 challenging the charge-sheet dated 07.12.2024 and cognizance order dated 27.01.2025 passed by the Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Mau in Sessions Trial No. 81 of 2025, arising out of Case Crime No. 0161 of 2024 (State of U.P. Vs. Kamlesh Chauhan and Ors.) for offences u/s 419, 420, 323, 504, 506, 467, 468, 471 IPC and Section 3(2)(5) of the SC/ST Act. Counsel for the appellant did not press the merits and sought liberty to approach the trial court for bail; the AGA did not oppose. Held (Madan Pal Singh, J.): liberty granted to file a bail application before the concerned trial court within three weeks along with certified copy of the order, and the trial court to decide such application in accordance with law; no coercive action against the appellant for three weeks or till filing of the bail application, whichever is earlier. Appeal disposed of without adjudicating the merits.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 1718 of 2025

Harindra Chauhan

.....Appellant(s)

Versus

State of U.P. and Another

.....Respondent(s)

Counsel for Appellant(s)	: Ajeet	Singh, Anil Kumar Yadav
Counsel for Respondent(s)	: G.A.,	Rahul Saxena, Sunita Chauhan

Court No. - 51

HON'BLE MADAN PAL SINGH, J.

Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

By means of the present criminal appeal under Section 14A-1 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, the appellant is assailing the legality and validity of the impugned charge-sheet dated 07.12.2024 and cognizance order dated 27.01.2025 passed by the Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Mau in Sessions Trial No. 81 of 2025, arising out of Case Crime No. 0161 of 2024 (State of U.P. Vs. Kamlesh Chauhan and Ors.), u/s 419, 420, 323, 504, 506, 467, 468, 471 IPC and under Section 3(2)(5) of SC/ST Act.

At the very outset, learned counsel for the appellant has submitted that he does not wish to press the merits of the case, rather he seeks liberty to file an appropriate application before the concerned trial court and a direction to the learned trial court to decide the bail application within stipulated period of time.

Learned AGA for the State has not opposed the submissions made by learned counsel for the appellant.

In light of the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court regarding grant of bail to an accused, the appellant is granted liberty to file bail application before the concerned trial court within three weeks from today along with certified copy of this order. If such an application is filed within the said period, the concerned trial court shall pass an order on the said application in accordance with law.

For a period of three weeks or till the filing of bail application, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against the appellant in the aforesaid case.

CRLA No. 1718 of 2025

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With the aforesaid observation, the present criminal appeal is disposed of. May 5, 2026 Akbar

(Madan Pal Singh,J.)

Digitally signed by :- MOHAMMAD AKBAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad