Mahendra Maurya Alias Mahendra Kumar Maurya v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Court No. 83 (Sanjiv Kumar, J.), Application U/S 528 BNSS No. 37619 of 2025, decided April 10, 2026. Applicant Mahendra Maurya Alias Mahendra Kumar Maurya (counsel: Sandeep Kumar Pandey) sought quashing of proceedings in Case No.5663 of 2024 (State Vs. Mahendra Maurya and Others) arising out of Case Crime No.552 of 2022 under Sections 419/420 IPC, PS Robertsganj, District Sonbhadra, the charge-sheet dated 22.11.2022 and summoning order dated 08.04.2024, pending before CJM Sonbhadra. Prayer not pressed on merits; applicant stated to be on anticipatory bail. Disposed of with liberty to file discharge application within four weeks and direction for expeditious disposal by reasoned and speaking order if charge not framed. State represented by G.A. and A.G.A. Akhilesh Kumar Mishra. No precedents cited; no monetary reliefs.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the applicant to move discharge application(s) within four weeks, with a direction that any such application, if filed and the charge not yet framed, be heard and decided expeditiously after hearing the parties, in accordance with law, by a reasoned and speaking order.