Salman Ahmad v. State of U.P. Thru.Prin.Secy. Home Deptt. and Another

Court No. - 11 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 12375 of 2023 Applicant :- Salman Ahmad Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru.Prin.Secy. Home Deptt. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Shailesh Kumar Pathak Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner/ applicant and learned AGA for the State as well as perused the record. The present petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C has been filed by the applicant with the prayer to quash/set aside the entire criminal proceedings of Criminal Case No. 152 of 2018 (State of U.P. Versus Salman Ahmad) under Section 406/504/506 IPC Police Station Thakurganj, District Lucknow arising out of Charge Sheet No. 3 of 2021 in case crime no. 0152/2018 under Section 406/504/506 IPC including the summoning order dated 07.09.2021 passed by Special Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate/C.B.I. (A.P.), Lucknow, in the proceedings. After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that liberty may be given to the applicant for moving a discharge application before the court below and the same may be decided expeditiously. It is further prayed that liberty may also be given to the applicant to file bail application before the trial court which may be decided in view of law laid down by Hon'ble Supreme Court in order dated 7.10.2021 passed in Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Cri) No.5191 of 2021 Satender Kumar Antil versus Central Bureau of Investigation and another. Learned AGA has no objection to the prayer made by learned counsel for the applicant. As prayed, liberty is granted to the applicant to move discharge application before the court below and the same shall be decided expeditiously in accordance with law. As far as prayer made by learned counsel for the applicant to grant liberty to the applicant to file bail application and the same may be decided in view of law laid down in the case of Satender Kumar Antil versus Central Bureau of Investigation and another (supra), liberty is given to the applicant to move bail application before the trial court and the same shall be decided in view of law laid down in the case of Satender Kumar Antil versus Central Bureau of Investigation and another (supra). With the aforesaid observations, the present petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 19.12.2023 Jyoti/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench