Mujeeb Ahmad and 2 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. Lucknow and Another

Court No. - 12 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 10238 of 2023 Applicant :- Mujeeb Ahmad And 2 Others Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. Lucknow And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Mohammad Abbas Zaidi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Rajeev Singh,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material available on record.

¶2This application has been filed for quashing the summoning order dated 13.01.2020 passed in Complaint Case No. 270 of 2019, under Sections 498-A, 323 I.P.C. and Section 4 of D.P. Act, P.S. Rampur Mathura, District Sitapur.

¶3After arguing the matter up to some length, learned counsel for the applicants submits that he does not want to press this application on merit and he confines his prayer only to the extent that applicants may be permitted to move discharge application through counsel and suitable directions may be issued for expeditious disposal of the same.

¶4Learned A.G.A. has no objection in grant of aforesaid prayer.

¶5In view of above, it is provided that applicants may move their discharge application through counsel within six weeks from today and, in case, any such application is filed, same shall be heard and decided expeditiously after hearing the parties in accordance with law, by means of a reasoned and speaking order.

¶6Till the aforesaid period of six weeks and during pendency of discharge application, no coercive steps shall be taken against the applicants in the aforesaid case.

¶7With above directions, this application is disposed of. Order Date :- 18.10.2023 VKS High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench