Ajay vs State of U.P. and Another — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Ajay vs State of U.P. and Another — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Applicant to surrender within one month; bail application to be disposed of expeditiously in accordance with law after hearing the informant, keeping in view the Satender Kumar Antil (2021) 10 SCC 773 guidelines; no arrest for one month or until surrender, whichever is earlier.

Issue for consideration

Whether the charge-sheet no. 256 of 2024 dated 06.12.2024, the summoning order dated 25.03.2025 and the entire proceeding of Criminal Case No. 1630 of 2025 (State Vs. Ganesh and others), arising out of Case Crime No. 282 of 2024, should be quashed; this prayer was ultimately not pressed on merits. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

The applicant was directed to surrender before the concerned court within one month.

Key takeaways

In case the applicant applies for bail, his bail application shall be disposed of expeditiously by the court, in accordance with law, after hearing the informant, keeping in view the guidelines laid down by the Apex Court in Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another, (2021) 10 SCC 773.ratio¶14
For one month from the date of the order, or until the applicant surrenders before the concerned court, whichever is earlier, the applicant shall not be arrested in the above case.ratio¶15

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Sanjiv Kumar, J.), deciding Application U/S 528 BNSS No. 30644 of 2025 on January 27, 2026, disposed of an application by Ajay seeking quashing of charge-sheet no. 256 of 2024 dated 06.12.2024, summoning order dated 25.03.2025 and the entire proceeding of Criminal Case No. 1630 of 2025 (State Vs. Ganesh and others), arising out of Case Crime No. 282 of 2024 under Sections 110, 115(2), 118(1), 351(2), 352 BNS, Police Station Mau, District Chitrakoot, pending before Civil Judge (C.D.)/FTC/ACJM, Chitrakoot. Counsel for the applicant did not press the quashing prayer on merits and sought only a direction for expeditious disposal of the bail application. The Court directed the applicant to surrender within one month, ordered that any bail application be decided expeditiously in accordance with law after hearing the informant, keeping in view the guidelines in Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another, (2021) 10 SCC 773, and granted that the applicant shall not be arrested for one month or until surrender, whichever is earlier.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 30644 of 2025

Ajay

	Versus .....Applicant(s)
State of U.P. and Another	.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Ajay Kumar Pandey, Jaideep Tripathi
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.

Court No. - 19

HON'BLE SANJIV KUMAR, J.

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

This application under Section 528 BNSS has been filed by the applicant to quash charge-sheet no. 256 of 2024 dated 06.12.2024, summoning order dated 25.03.2025 as well as entire proceeding of Criminal Case No. 1630 of 2025 (State Vs. Ganesh and others), arising out of Case Crime No. 282 of 2024, under Sections 110, 115(2), 118(1), 351(2), 352 BNS, Police Station Mau, District Chitrakoot, pending in the court of Civil Judge (C.D.)/FTC/ACJM, Chitrakoot.

Learned counsel for the applicant stated that he is not pressing any other prayer made in this application on merits and prayed that a direction at the outset may be issued to the concerned court to consider and decide the bail application of the applicant expeditiously.

Learned A.G.A. for the State submits that, in case, the applicant is not pressing the relief as sought for by him on merits and want to surrender before the concerned court, he has no objection in granting protection to him for a short period.

In view of above, considering the aforesaid alternative prayer made by learned counsel for the applicant, it is directed that the applicant shall surrender before the concerned court within one month from today and, in case, he applies for bail, the bail application of the applicant shall be

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disposed of expeditiously by the court, in accordance with law, after hearing the informant, 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) 10 SCC 773 .

For the period of one month from today or till the time of surrender of the applicant before the concerned court, whichever is earlier, applicant shall not be arrested in the above case.

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

(Sanjiv Kumar,J.)

January 27, 2026

Subham

Digitally signed by :- SUBHAM KUSHWAHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad