Ram Babu v. State of U.P

Court No. - 89 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 37906 of 2023 Applicant :- Ram Babu Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Sheetal Prasad Chakravorty Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J.

¶1Sri Kundan Rai, Advocate has filed his Vakalatnama on behalf of the opposite party no.2, which is taken on record.

¶2Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2 and learned A.G.A. for the State.

¶3This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicant to quash the Charge sheet dated 09.02.2023, Charge sheet No. 90 of 2023 as well as entire proceedings of Case No. 6725 of 2023 (State vs. Gram Pradhan Basanti and others), arising out of Case Crime No. 338 of 2022, under Sections 420, 409 IPC, Police Station-Maudaha, District-Hamirpur and Cognizance/Summoning order dated 12.07.2023 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hamirpur.

¶4On the matter being taken up, learned counsel for the applicant has not pressed the relief as sought by means of this application on merit and prayed for issuance of appropriate direction to the concerned Courts below to decide the bail application of the applicant expeditiously.

¶5Learned A.G.A. has no objection in allowing the aforesaid prayer of the applicant.

¶6Accordingly the relief as sought by the applicant through this application is refused.

¶7Considering the aforesaid alternative prayer of the applicant, it is directed that applicant shall surrender before the concerned Court below within four weeks from today and in case applies for bail, the bail application shall be decided expeditiously by the courts below in accordance with law 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.

¶8For the period of four weeks from today or till the time of surrender of the applicant before the Court below, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against him.

¶9With the aforesaid directions, this application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. stands disposed of. Order Date :- 12.10.2023 Aditya High Court of Judicature at Allahabad