Devesh Kumar Pandey @ Chhotu and 2 Others v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 84 Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 10245 of 2023 Appellant :- Devesh Kumar Pandey @ Chhotu And 2 Others Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Appellant :- Anjani Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mrs. Sadhna Rani (Thakur),J. Learned counsel for the appellants and learned A.G.A. are present. This appeal under Section 14A(1) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 has been filed with the prayer to set aside the charge-sheet dated 19.10.2020 as well as cognizance/ Non Bailable Warrant dated 03.11.2020 in S.S.T. No.136/ 2020 (State versus Devesh Kumar Pandey @ Chhotu and others) arising out of Case Crime No.344 of 2020, under Sections 323, 504, 325 I.P.C. and Section 3(2) Va of SC/ST Act, Police Station-Cantt., District Allahabad. In the Court, learned counsel for the appellants only submitted that some direction be issued to the court concerned regarding bail as the appellants want to surrender before the trial court. The appeal is, therefore, disposed of with the direction to the trial court that if the appellants appear before the trial court within 15 days from today and move an application for bail before the trial court, the same shall be decided as soon as possible in view of law laid down in Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another, (2021) 10 SCC 773. Order Date :- 12.10.2023 Radhika High Court of Judicature at Allahabad