Ritu v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, Lucknow and Another

Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 2293 of 2023 Applicant :- Ritu Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, Lucknow And Another Counsel for Applicant :- O.P. Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

¶1Heard Sri O.P. Tiwari, the learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Anurag Verma, learned A.G.A. for the State and Sri Amit Kumar, Advocate who has put in appearance on behalf of the informant and filed his vakalatnama, which is taken on record.

¶2The instant application has been filed by the applicant seeking anticipatory bail in F.I.R. bearing Case Crime No.180 of 2022, under Sections 366, 342, 328, 302, 201, 506, 120-B I.P.C., registered at Police Station Sohramau, District Unnao.

¶3Learned Additional Government Advocate appearing on behalf of the State has raised a preliminary objection on the ground that the present case involves allegation of commission of offence under Section 302 I.P.C. which carries a punishment up to death and therefore in view of the provisions contained in Section 438 (6) (b) Cr.P.C. as applicable in the State of U.P. the anticipatory bail application cannot be entertained.

¶4The learned counsel for the applicant has submitted in reply to the aforesaid objection that co-accused Budhana has been granted anticipatory bail by this court by means of an order dated 12.10.2023, passed in Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application No.2227 of 2023.

¶5The aforesaid order has been passed without taking into consideration the aforesaid statutory provision contained in Section 438 (6) (b) Cr.P.C., as applicable in the State of U.P.

¶6The learned counsel for the applicant places reliance on the judgments of Hon'ble Supreme Court in the cases of Sumedh Singh Saini Vs. State of Punjab and another: (2021) 15 SCC 588 and Mahand Chand Yogi and another Vs. State of Haryana: (2003) 1 SCC 326.

¶7The aforesaid judgments do not relate to the offence committed outside the State of U.P. and the provisions of Section 438 (6) (b) Cr.P.C. as applicable to the State of U.P., was not applicable in those case.

¶8Therefore, the applicant will not get any benefit of the aforesaid orders passed by Hon'ble the Apex Court.

¶9In view of the aforesaid discussion, the instant applicant is not maintainable and the same is dismissed without prejudice to the rights of applicant in taking recourse to any appropriate remedy as available to her under law. . (Subhash Vidyarthi, J.) Order Date :- 18.10.2023 Ram. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench