Court No. - 72
Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 16372 of 2021 Applicant :- Mohit Kumar Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Rajeev Kumar Singh,Jitendra Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Sanjay Kumar Singh,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State/opposite party no.1, and perused the record with the assistance of learned counsel for the parties.
This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicant for quashing of the charge sheet No. 23 of 2021 dated 17.3.2021, cognizance order dated 26.9.2021 as well as entire proceedings of Criminal Case No. 713 of 2021 (State vs. Mohit Kumar) arising out of Case Crime No. 08 of 2021, under Sections 452, 323, 504, 506 IPC and 3(2)(Va) SC/ST Act, police station Sakrauli, district Etah.
Learned counsel for the applicant after advancing his arguments at some length and putting certain query by the Court, gave up his challenge to the aforesaid impugned charge-sheet, cognizance order and impugned criminal proceedings against the applicant and confined his submission requesting to grant some protection to the applicant to surrender before the concerned court below. The learned counsel for the applicant further stated at the Bar that he is not pressing any other prayer made in this application on merits and prayed that a direction may be issued to the concerned courts below to consider and decide the bail application of the applicant expeditiously in accordance with law.
Learned A.G.A. for the State of U.P. submits that in case the applicant is not pressing the relief as sought for by him on merits and wants to surrender before the concerned court below, he has no objection in granting protection to him for a short period.
Considering the aforesaid alternative prayer made by learned counsel for the applicant, it is directed that the applicant shall surrender before the concerned court below within two weeks from today and in case applies for bail, the bail application of the applicant shall be disposed of expeditiously by the courts below in accordance with law.
For the period of two weeks from today or till the time of surrender of the applicant before the concerned court below, whichever is earlier, he shall not be arrested in the above case.
With the above observations and directions, this application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is disposed of.
Order Date :- 29.10.2021 Sumaira