Vinod Kumar Singh vs State of U.P. and Another — Cheque Dishonour | Allahabad HC (2026)

Vinod Kumar Singh vs State of U.P. and Another — Cheque Dishonour | Allahabad HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Main relief (quashing of the NBW dated 17.11.2025 and the criminal proceedings) refused as not pressed; alternative relief granted - applicant to surrender within two weeks, NBW kept in abeyance for that period or till surrender (whichever is earlier), and any bail application/recall of NBW to be decided expeditiously by the courts below in accordance with law keeping in view Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI, 2021 SCC Online SC 922.

Issue for consideration

Whether the non-bailable warrant dated 17.11.2025 and the criminal proceedings against the applicant (Criminal Case No. 3773 of 2020, S. 138 NI Act) were liable to be quashed - a challenge the applicant subsequently gave up and did not press. +1 more

Court's answer

The principal relief sought in the application - quashing of the NBW dated 17.11.2025 and the criminal proceedings - is refused, the applicant having given up that challenge and not pressed it on merits.

Ratio / Principle

The applicant is directed to surrender before the concerned court below within two weeks from the date of the order.

Key takeaways

If the applicant applies for bail or for recall of the NBW upon surrender, the courts below shall dispose of the bail application expeditiously, in accordance with law and keeping in view the guidelines laid down by the Apex Court in Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI, 2021 SCC Online SC 922.ratio¶14
The non-bailable warrant dated 17.11.2025 is kept in abeyance for two weeks from the date of the order or until the applicant surrenders before the concerned Court, whichever is earlier.ratio¶15

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Deepak Verma, J.) disposed of an application under Section 528 BNSS seeking quashing of a non-bailable warrant dated 17.11.2025 and of the entire proceedings in Criminal Case No. 3773 of 2020 (Udayraj Singh Vs. Vinod Kumar Singh) under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, Police Station Gyanpur, District Bhadohi. Counsel for the applicant gave up the quashing challenge and confined the prayer to protection for surrender. The Court refused the main relief but, on the alternative prayer (not opposed by the State), directed the applicant to surrender within two weeks, kept the NBW in abeyance for that period or till surrender (whichever earlier), and directed that any bail application or recall of NBW be decided expeditiously by the courts below in accordance with law keeping in view the guidelines in Satender Kumar Antil v. Central Bureau of Investigation, 2021 SCC Online SC 922.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 20353 of 2026

Vinod Kumar Singh

	Versus		.....A	pplicant(s)
State of U.P. and Another			...	..Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Parvesh Dubey	Kumar	Pandey,	Sweksha
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.

Court No. - 74

HON'BLE DEEPAK VERMA, J.

Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State of U.P./opposite party no.1 and perused the record.

This application has been filed by the applicant to quash the non bailable warrant dated 17.11.2025 as well as entire proceedings of Criminal Case No. 3773 of 2020 (Udayraj Singh Vs. Vinod Kumar Singh), under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, Police Station Gyanpur, District Bhadohi.

At the outset learned counsel for the applicant gave up his challenge to the aforesaid Non-bailable warrant dated 17.11.2025 and criminal proceedings against the applicant and confined his submission requesting to grant some protection to the applicant to surrender before the concerned court. The learned counsel for the applicant further stated at the Bar that he is not pressing any other prayer made in this application on merits and prayed that a direction may be issued to the concerned courts below to consider and decide the bail application of the applicant expeditiously.

Learned A.G.A. for the State of U.P. submits that in case the applicant is not pressing the relief as sought for by him on merits and wants to surrender before the concerned court below, he has no objection if the Court grants protection to him for a short period.

In view of the above, the relief as sought by the applicant in the instant application is refused.

NA528 No. 20353 of 2026

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However considering the aforesaid alternative prayer made by learned counsel for the applicant, it is directed that the applicant shall surrender before the concerned court below within two weeks from today and in case he applies for bail or recall for NBW, the bail application of the applicant shall be disposed of expeditiously by the courts below in accordance with law and keeping in view the guidelines as 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.

For the period of two weeks from today or till the time of surrender of the applicant before the concerned Court, whichever is earlier, non-bailable warrant dated 17.11.2025 shall be kept in abeyance.

With the above observations and directions, the application under Section 528 BNSS is disposed of.

(Deepak Verma,J.)

May 18, 2026 Meenu Singh

Digitally signed by :- MEENU SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad