Shiv Shankar Singh and Anr v. State of U.P. and Anr

Court No. - 89 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 15337 of 2018 Applicant :- Shiv Shankar Singh And Anr Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Anr Counsel for Applicant :- Niranjan Lal Srivastava,Ashok Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Ramesh Chand Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned A.G.A. for the State.

¶2This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicants to quash the entire proceedings of the Case No. 118 of 2017 pending before Special Judge SC/ST Act, Varanasi, arising out of Crime No. 380 of 2016 (State vs. Shiv Shankar Singh and another), under Sections 323, 504, 506 IPC & 3(1)(X) of S.C./S.T. Act, Police Station-Mirzamurad, District-Varanasi.

¶3On the matter being taken up, learned counsel for the applicants have not pressed the relief as sought by means of this application on merit and prayed for issuance of appropriate direction to the concerned Courts below to decide the bail application of the applicants expeditiously.

¶4Learned A.G.A. has no objection in allowing the aforesaid prayer of the applicants.

¶5Accordingly the relief as sought by the applicants through this application is refused.

¶6Considering the aforesaid alternative prayer of the applicants, it is directed that applicants shall surrender before the concerned Court below within three weeks from today and in case applies for bail, the bail application shall be decided expeditiously by the courts below in accordance with law 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.

¶7For the period of three weeks from today or till the time of surrender of the applicants before the Court below, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against them.

¶8With the aforesaid directions, this application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. stands disposed of. Order Date :- 2.12.2023/Aditya High Court of Judicature at Allahabad