JUDGMENT :

1. The present application under Section 438 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the accused-applicant, Abbas Ansari, a sitting Member of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from Mau Assembly Constituency apprehending his arrest in Criminal Case No.54481 of 2020, arising out of Crime No.431 of 2019, Under Sections 420, 467, 468, and 471 IPC and Section 30 Arms Act, Police Station Mahanagar, District Lucknow, pending before the Court of learned Special Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate(MP/MLA Cases), Court No.27, Lucknow after his Anticipatory Bail Application No.6539 of 2022 got rejected by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Court No.XIX, Lucknow/Special Court, M.P./M.L.A., District Lucknow vide order dated 4.8.2022.

2. Brief facts of the prosecution case as given in the F.I.R. No.431 of 2019, dated 12.10.2019 registered under Sections 420, 467, 468, and 471 IPC and Section 30 Arms Act, Police Station Mahanagar, District Lucknow, are that the accused-applicant was issued Arm License No.1628/P.S. Mahanagar/Lucknow in the year 2012 for a 12 bore DBBL Gun.

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