Umardaraj v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 72 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 12965 of 2023 Applicant :- Umardaraj Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Vinod Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Abhinav Gaur,Ankit Shukla,Mohd. Rashid Siddiqui Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J.

¶1List has been revised.

¶2Heard Sri Vinod Singh, learned counsel for applicant and Sri Anoop Trivedi, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri Ankit Shukla, learned counsel for the informant as well as Sri Pranshu Kumar, learned Additional Government Advocate for State.

¶3The present application for anticipatory bail has been filed for protection in regard to Case Crime No.298 of 2021, under Sections 498-A, 323, 307, 326-A, 504, 506 I.P.C. and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, P.S. Kharkhoda, District Meerut.

¶4After arguing for some time, applicant's counsel submits that the present application for anticipatory bail may be disposed of with a direction to file a regular bail application which may be decided keeping in view the guidelines as laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another reported in 2022 SCC OnLine SC 825.

¶5Learned A.G.A. and learned counsel for the informant have no objection to the prayer of learned counsel for the applicant.

¶6After hearing learned counsel for the parties, no case is made out for interference U/s 438 Cr.P.C. The present anticipatory bail application is disposed of with a direction that the applicant shall surrender before the concerned court within one month from today and in case a regular bail application is filed, the same be decided in view of the law laid down by the Supreme Court in case of Satender Kumar Antil (supra).

¶7For the period of one month from today or till the time of surrender of the applicant before the concerned court, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicant, in the above case. Order Date :- 16.12.2023 Ravi Kant (Krishan Pahal, J.) High Court of Judicature at Allahabad