Court No. - 73
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 8614 of 2021
Applicant :- Suresh Chandra Yadav @ Fauji And Another
Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Anil Kumar Pathak Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Siddharth,J.
As per Resolution dated 07.04.2021 of the Committee of this Court for the purpose of taking preventive and remedial measures and for combating the impending threat of Covid-19, this case is being heard by way of virtual mode.
Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned A.G.A for State through video conferencing.
The instant anticipatory bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicants, Suresh Chandra Yadav and Seema Yadav with a prayer to release them on bail in Case Crime No. 236 of 2018 under section 364 I.P.C., police station Derapur, District Kanpur Dehat, during pendency of trial.
Prior notice of this bail application was served in the office of Government Advocate and as per Chapter XVIII, Rule 18 of the Allahabad High Court Rules and as per direction dated 20.11.2020 of this Court in Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application U/S 438 Cr.P.C. No. 8072 of 2020, Govind Mishra @ Chhotu Versus State of U.P., hence, this anticipatory bail application is being heard. Grant of further time to the learned A.G.A as per Section 438 (3) Cr.P.C. (U.P. Amendment) is not required.
The applicant has approached this Court after challenging the charge sheet under Section 482 Cr.P.C.
In view of the paragraph 43(8) of the judgment passed by this Court in Crl. Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application No. 2110 of 2021, Shivam Vs. State of U.P and Another, this anticipatory bail application cannot be considered.
This application is accordingly rejected.
However, in view of the entirety of facts and circumstances of the case and on the request of learned counsel for the applicants, it is directed that in case the applicants appear and surrender before the court below within two months from today and apply for bail, their prayer for bail shall be considered and decided as per the settled law laid by this Court 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 in the case of Lal Kamlendra Pratap Singh Vs. State of U.P. reported in 2009 (3) ADJ 322 (SC).
Till then, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicants.
However, in case, the applicants do not appear before the court below within the aforesaid period, coercive action shall be taken against them.
It is made clear that the applicants will not be granted any further time by this court for surrendering before the court below as directed above.
With the aforesaid directions, this application is finally disposed of.
The party shall file computer generated copy of such order downloaded from the official website of High Court Allahabad.
The concerned Court/Authority/Official shall verify the authenticity of such computerized copy of the order from the official website of High Court Allahabad and shall make a declaration of such verification in writing.
Order Date :- 26.5.2021 Shiraz