Yogendra Singh @ Yogendra and 4 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and Another

Court No. - 12 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 12520 of 2023 Applicant :- Yogendra Singh @ Yogendra And 4 Others Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Farooqahmad,Rahmatullah Khan 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 under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for quashing the impugned charge-sheet dated 31.03.2022 arising out of F.I.R. No. 321/2021 U/s 147, 452, 323, 506, 427 I.P.C., Police Station-Bangarmau, District-Unnao as well as the impugned summoning order dated 16.08.2022 passed by learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Unnao and the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No. 3518/2022 pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.1, District Unnao.

¶3After arguing the matter up to some length, learned counsel for the applicants submit 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 are permitted to move their discharge application(s) through counsel within four weeks' from today and in case any such application(s) are being 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 four weeks' and during pendency of discharge application, no coercive steps shall be taken against the applicants in the aforesaid case.

¶7In case of failure on the part of applicants in moving the discharge application(s) within the aforesaid period, they will not be entitled to the benefit of this order.

¶8With above directions, this application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 21.12.2023 Arpan High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench