Ashok Kumar @ Anand Kumar v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home and Another

Court No. - 11 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 12492 of 2023 Applicant :- Ashok Kumar @ Anand Kumar Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Satish Kumar Misra 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 has been filed for the following main relief:- "Wherefore, is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to quash the impugned charge sheet no. 2 dated 19.06.2020 submitted in Case Crime No. 66/2020 Under Sections 182/211/457/468/471/120-B IPC and 3/25 of Arms Act as well as 18/20 NDPS Act, Police Station Gomti Nagar Extension, District Lucknow in pursuant of only section 18/20 NDPS Act against the present applicant, pending before Additional Sessions Judge, Court No.11, NDPS Act, Lucknow, in the interest of justice." 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. Learned AGA has no objection to the prayer made by learned counsel for the applicant. Considering the aforesaid as also the fact that the applicant is at the stage of settlement in his life, the present petition is disposed of with liberty to the applicant to move discharge application before the court below. In case, if such an application is preferred by the applicant within a period of three months, the same shall be decided expeditiously, after affording full opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned and without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either party, strictly in accordance with law. With the aforesaid observations, the present petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 21.12.2023 Jyoti/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench