Mukesh Kumar Gupta vs State Of U.P. And Another
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
 
 


?Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:193553
 
Court No. - 71
 

 
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 10288 of 2023
 

 
Applicant :- Mukesh Kumar Gupta
 
Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another
 
Counsel for Applicant :- Swapnil Kumar ,Sudhanshu Kumar
 
Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
 

 
Hon'ble Shekhar Kumar Yadav,J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned Additional Government Advocate for the State.

2. This anticipatory bail application (under section 438 Cr.P.C.) has been moved seeking anticipatory bail in Complaint Case No.44 of 2017, under Sections 420 and 406 IPC, Police Station Ekdil, District Etawah.

3. During arguments, learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that since all the offences are punishable below seven years, a direction may be issued to the court below to decide the bail application of the applicant in view of the judgment in the case Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another, 2021 SCC Online SC 922.

4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the present anticipatory bail application is disposed of with the direction that in case the applicant appears before the court below and file bail application, the same shall be heard and disposed of expeditiously by the court below in view of the settled law laid by this Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil (Supra).

5. The present anticipatory bail application stands disposed of.

Order Date :- 9.10.2023

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