Latif v. State of U.P

Court No. - 86 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 40425 of 2023 Applicant :- Latif Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Bipin Pal Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Rajiv Gupta,J.

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

¶2This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed with the prayer to quash the N.B.W. dated 03.09.2021 passed by the ADJ/Special Judge (POCSO Act)-I, Gautam Budh Nagar, District Gautam Budh Nagar in Special Case No. 713 of 2018, arising out of Case Crime No. 230 of 2018 (State Vs. Latif), under section 354 IPC and section 7/8 of POCSO Act, Police Station, Phase-III, District Gautam Budh Nagar.

¶3After some arguments, learned counsel for the applicant has made a statement at the Bar, on instructions, that he does not want to press other prayers made in the instant application and states that the applicant is ready to appear before the court below and seek his bail and that his release be considered in view of law laid down by Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another reported in (2022) 10 SCC 51.

¶4Per contra, learned AGA states that he has no objection to the aforesaid prayer made by learned counsel for the applicant for not pressing the other prayers made in the instant application.

¶5In view of the above, in case the applicant appears before the court below within three weeks from today and seeks bail, his release be considered in view of law laid down by Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another reported in (2022) 10 SCC 51.

¶6With the aforesaid observations, this application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is finally disposed off. Order Date :- 30.11.2023 RPD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad