Court No. - 80
Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 5047 of 2021 Applicant :- Santram And 2 Others Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Satendra Kumar Sharma 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 applicant with the prayer to quash the summoning order dated 15.2.2020 as well as entire criminal proceedings of Complaint Case No. 175 of 2019 (Smt. Urmila Devi Vs. Santram and others), under Sections 323, 504, 354 IPC and 7/8 of POCSO Act, P.S. Banda, District- Shahjahanpur, pending in the court of Addl. Sessions Judge/Special Judge, POCSO Act, Shahjahanpur.
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, his 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