Santosh Kumar Shukla v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Santosh Kumar Shukla; Criminal Appeal (CRLA) No. 984 of 2026; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra; decided April 9, 2026; appeal under Section 14-A(1) SC/ST Act against summoning order dated 22/12/2025 of Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Lucknow in Special Case No.2157 of 2025 (State versus Shailendra Kumar Srivastava and others); summons under Sections 504, 506, 306 IPC and Sections 3(1)(Da)(Dha) and 3(2)(5) SC/ST Act; appellant not inclined to press appeal; liberty to move discharge application before trial court; application filed within three weeks to be heard and disposed of expeditiously; appellant earlier enlarged on anticipatory bail by order of this Court; AGA raised no objection; counsel Alok Kr. Misra for appellant, G.A. for State; outcome: appeal disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the appellant to move a discharge application before the trial court; if filed within three weeks, the trial court to hear and dispose of it as expeditiously as possible.