Rinku v. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko

At the outset, learned counsel for the applicant gave up his challenge to the aforesaid impugned charge-sheet, cognizance order, non-bailable warrant and criminal proceedings against the applicant and confined his submission requesting to grant some protection to the applicant to surrender before the concerned court below. 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. 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 if the Court grants protection to him for a short period. In view of the above, the relief as sought by the applicant in the instant application is refused. However, 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 and keeping in view the guidelines as laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another, 2021 SCC Online SC 922. 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 :- 21.2.2025 Shubham SHUBHAM KUMAR AGRAHARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench