Akash Gautam v. State of U.P

Court No. - 71 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 11533 of 2023 Applicant :- Akash Gautam Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Mahmudul Hasan Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Shekhar Kumar Yadav,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for applicant, learned A.G.A. for State and also perused the material available on record.

¶2The present application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the applicant for protection in regard to Case Crime No.362 of 2023, under Sections 419, 420, 384 I.P.C. and 67 of Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, Police Station-Line Bazar, District-Jaunpur.

¶3After arguing for some time, applicant counsel submits that the present application for anticipatory bail may be dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file a regular bail application which may be decided keeping in view the guidelines as laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Satender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 SCC Online SC 922.

¶4Learned A.G.A. has no objection to the prayer made by the learned counsel for the applicants.

¶5In view of the 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 below, and in case, a regular bail application is filed, the same be decided in view of the law laid by the Apex Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil (supra).

¶6With the above observations and directions, this anticipatory bail application is disposed of. Order Date :- 16.11.2023 Imtiyaz High Court of Judicature at Allahabad