Court No. - 80
Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 11215 of 2021 Applicant :- Lochan Singh And 3 Others Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Geetam Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Rajiv Gupta,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned AGA for the State and perused the record.
This application under Section 482 CrPC has been filed by the applicants with the prayer to quash the charge sheet No. 262 of 2020 dated 22.10.2020 and cognizance order dated 30.11.2020 as well as entire criminal proceedings of Case No. 1154 of 2020 (State vs. Lochan Singh and others) arising out of Case Crime No. 254 of 2020, under Sections 308, 323, 504, 506 IPC, P.S. Dholna, District- Kasganj, pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kasganj.
At the very outset, learned counsel for the applicants has not pressed the other prayer and has only made a prayer for expeditious disposal of his bail application in view of law laid down in the case of Amrawati and another Vs. State of U.P. reported in 2004 (57) ALR 290 as well as judgement passed by Hon'ble Apex Court reported in 2009 (3) ADJ 322 (SC) Lal Kamlendra Pratap Singh Vs. State of U.P.
Considering the prayer of the applicants and in view of the entire facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that if the applicants appear and surrender before the court below within 30 days from today and apply for bail, their prayer for bail shall be considered and decided as expeditiously as possible in accordance with law.
For a period of 30 days from today or till the applicants surrender and apply for bail, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against them. However, in case, the applicants do not appear before the Court below within the aforesaid period, coercive action shall be taken against them.
With the aforesaid directions, this application is finally disposed of.
Order Date :- 29.7.2021 KU