Saurabh Chauhan v. State of U.P

Court No. - 71 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 10072 of 2023 Applicant :- Saurabh Chauhan Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Anil Kumar Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Sayeed Saif Ullah,Sufia Saba Hon'ble Shekhar Kumar Yadav,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State and learned counsel for the informant.

¶2This anticipatory bail application (under section 438 Cr.P.C.) has been moved seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime No.103 of 2023, under Sections 420, 406, 506 IPC, Police Station Kotwali Dehat, District Saharanpur.

¶3During arguments, learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that all the above offences are punishable below seven years, hence, 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.

¶4Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the present anticipatory bail application is disposed of with the direction that in case the applicant appears before the court below and file bail application, the same shall be heard and disposed of, expeditiously, in view of the settled law laid by this Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil (Supra).

¶5The present anticipatory bail application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 6.12.2023 Ajeet High Court of Judicature at Allahabad