Dhanesh Prasad Shukla v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and Another

Court No. - 12 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 10419 of 2023 Applicant :- Dhanesh Prasad Shukla Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Govind Singh Bot (Govind Ram) Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Rajeev Singh,J.

¶1Supplementary afÏdavit filed by the learned counsel for the applicant is taken on record.

¶2Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material available on record.

¶3This application has been filed for quashing the charge sheet dated 04.06.2022 as well as summoning order dated

01.11.2022 passed in Criminal Case No. 52912 of 2022 arising out of F.I.R. No. 126 of 2022, under Sections 323, 504, 325, 452 I.P.C., P.S. Kotwali Colonelganj, District Gonda.

¶4After arguing the matter up to some length, learned counsel for the applicant submits that he does not want to press this application on merit and he confines his prayer only to the extent that applicant may be permitted to move discharge application through counsel and suitable directions may be issued for expeditious disposal of the same.

¶5Learned A.G.A. has no objection in grant of aforesaid prayer.

¶6In view of above, it is provided that applicant may move his 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.

¶7Till the aforesaid period of six weeks and during pendency of discharge application, no coercive steps shall be taken against the applicant in the aforesaid case.

¶8With above directions, this application is disposed of. Order Date :- 27.10.2023 VKS High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench