Intezar v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Court No. - 88 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 28859 of 2023 Applicant :- Intezar Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Madan Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Sanjay Kumar Singh,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 under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicant to quash the charge-sheet dated 06.06.2007, cognizance/summoning order dated 24.07.2007 and proceedings of Session Trial No. 301 of 2007 (Case No. 5783/9/2007) (State Vs. Intezar and others) arising out of Case Crime No. 310 of 2007, under Sections 458, 366, 376 IPC, Police Station Naugawan Sadat, District J.P. Nagar (Amroha) pending in the court of Additional Sessions Judge/F.T.C.-Ist, Amroha. Main substratum of argument of learned counsel for the applicant is that in this case, opposite party no.3 is victim of this case. It is an old matter of the year 2007 but after recovery of the victim in the present case, she again left her house and had gone with the applicant and since then she is living alongwith the applicant as husband and wife and from the relation of the applicant, she gave birth to three children. Learned counsel for the applicant after advancing his arguments at some length and putting certain query by the Court with regard to inordinate delay of 16 years gave up his challenge to the aforesaid impugned charge-sheet, cognizance/summoning order and criminal proceedings against the applicant and confined his submission requesting to grant some protection to the applicant to surrender before the concerned court below. 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. 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 applies for bail, 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, 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 below, whichever is earlier, he shall not be arrested in the above case. With the above observations and directions, this application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is disposed of. Order Date :- 17.10.2023 Shubham High Court of Judicature at Allahabad