Vikram Singh Dagaur v. State of U.P

Court No. - 73 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 9894 of 2023 Applicant :- Vikram Singh Dagaur Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Raghuvansh Misra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Alok Singh Hon'ble Nalin Kumar Srivastava,J.

¶1Compliance affidavit filed today on behalf of the State is taken on record.

¶2Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as the learned AGA and perused the material available on record.

¶3This application has been moved on behalf of the applicant Vikram Singh Dagaur seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime No. 80 of 2023, under Sections 420, 406, 504, 507 IPC, P.S. Edmadpur, District Agra.

¶4Learned AGA submitted that the offences levelled against the applicant are punishable with the imprisonment for a maximum period of seven years. It is further submitted that a notice under Section 41-A Cr.P.C. has been given to the accused applicant in this matter by the police, and as such the applicant has no reason to believe that he will be arrested by the police.

¶5In view of the above, since the alleged offences are punishable with the imprisonment for a maximum period of seven years, the accused applicant has no apprehension of arrest and in such type of cases the accused applicant is already protected from arrest by virtue of specific provision of Section 41-A Cr.P.C. and also in view of the judgement of the Apex Court passed in Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar and another, (2014) 8 SCC 273 and also in Criminal Appeal No. 2207 of 2023 (Md. Asfak Alam Vs. State of Jharkhand & Anr) 2023 INSC 660 delivered on

31.7.2023. Hence, there is no need to proceed further in the matter.

¶6The application is disposed of accordingly. Order Date :- 29.11.2023 safi High Court of Judicature at Allahabad