Pankaj Mishra And 6 Others v. State of U.P & Anr.
Case at a glance
Provisions considered
- Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
- Indian Penal Code, 1860 ss. 147, 148, 323, 504, 506
Judgment
Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 3465 of 2024 Appellant :- Pankaj Mishra And 6 Others Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Appellant :- Pramod Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- Dhirendra Babu Mishra,G.A.,Ravindra Kumar Mishra, Saurabh Tripathi Hon'ble Saurabh Srivastava,J.
Heard learned counsel for parties.
This criminal appeal under Section 14-A (1) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as 'SC/ST Act') has been filed against final report no. 45 of 2023 (Rajesh Pasi vs. Pankaj and Others) as well as the summoning order dated 16.02.2024 passed by Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Kaushambi under Sections 147, 148, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Section 3(2)(va) and 3(1)Dha of SC/ST Act, Police Station Mahewaghat, District Kaushambi along with entire proceedings of the said case, pending in the court of Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Kaushambi.
At the very outset, learned counsel for appellants submitted that he is not pressing the appeal on merits and confined his prayer only to the extent that the present appeal may be disposed of finally with a direction to the court concerned that in case appellants surrender before it and apply for bail, their bail application may be considered and decided expeditiously in accordance with law, including the law laid down in the case of Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another (2022 SCC OnLine SC 825) to which learned counsel for opposite parties have no objection.
In view of the aforesaid, the instant criminal appeal is finally disposed of with a direction to the court concerned that in case, the appellants surrender before the court concerned within a period of 30 days from today and apply for bail, their bail application shall be considered and decided expeditiously in accordance with settled law.
However, it is made clear that till 30 days from today, no coercive action shall be taken against the appellants herein. Order Date :- 14.8.2024 #Vik/-
Questions this judgment answers
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989; Indian Penal Code, 1860 — ss. 147, 148, 323, 504, 506.
Which court decided this case, and when?
Allahabad High Court, on 14 Aug 2024.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
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