Sandeep @ Sandeep Kumar v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 77 Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 11072 of 2023 Appellant :- Sandeep @ Sandeep Kumar Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Appellant :- Anil Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mrs. Renu Agarwal,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the appellant, learned AGA for the State and perused the record.

¶2Present Criminal Appeal under section 14-A(1) of Schedule Casts and Scheduled Tribes Act has been filed against the impugned

charge

sheet

dated

14.03.2023

and cognizance/summoning order dated 11.07.2023 passed by Special Judge Schedule Casts and Scheduled Tribes Act (P.A.) Act, Hamirpur in Special Case No.1066 of 2023, Case Crime No.02 of 2023, under sections 354-B, 452, 504, IPC and section 3(1) R, 3(1) S, 3(2) VA, Schedule Casts and Scheduled Tribes Act, Police Station Bewar, District Hamirpur (State V. Anandi and another).

¶3During the course of argument learned counsel for the appellant submits that he does not want to press the prayer made in the appeal and confines his prayer only to the extent that a direction be given to the court below to decide the bail application of the appellant in the light of the law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation, reported in 2021 (10) SCC 773 and Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and others MANU/SC/0851/2022.

¶4Learned AGA for the State is having no objection, if such a direction is given to the court below to decide the bail application of the appellant in the light of the judgments of Apex Court in the cases of Satender Kumar Antil(Supra).

¶5Considering the aforesaid fact it is directed that if the appellant appears before the trial court within one month from today and apply for bail then, his bail application shall be decide by the court concerned on the basis of law laid down by the Apex Court in the cases of Satender Kumar Antil(Supra).

¶6With the aforesaid direction/observation, the present appeal is disposed of accordingly. (Renu Agarwal,J.) Order Date :- 29.11.2023 VKG High Court of Judicature at Allahabad