Bhagwat@ Bhagwat Singh and 3 Others v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 71 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 12555 of 2023 Applicant :- Bhagwat@ Bhagwat Singh And 3 Others Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Shakil Ahmad Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Shekhar Kumar Yadav,J.

1.Supplementary affidavit filed on behalf of the applicant is taken on record.

¶2Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material available on record.

¶3This Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application has been filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C by the applicant with the prayer to grant the anticipatory bail with a direction that in the event of arrest in pursuance of Case Crime No. 235 of 2023, under Sections 506 ,427, 308, 323 IPC, P.S. Barahapur District Bijnor.

¶4During arguments, learned counsel for the applicants has submitted that he does not want to press the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail in the above mentioned case. His sole prayer is that a direction may be issued to the court below to decide the bail application of the applicant in view of the judgment in the case Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another, 2021 SCC Online SC 922.

¶5Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the present application is disposed of with the direction that in case the applicants filed bail application before the court below, the same shall be heard and disposed of expeditiously by the court below in view of the settled law laid by this Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil (Supra).

¶6With the above observations, this application u/s 438 Cr.P.C. is disposed of finally. Order Date :- 23.11.2023/A. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad