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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD
ARUN KUMAR SINGH DESHWAL
Shlok Yadav – Appellant
Versus
State of U.P. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal, J.
1. Heard Shri Saurabh Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the applicant, Shri Akhilesh Dubey, learned counsel for opposite party no. 2 and Sri Sunil Kumar Kushwaha, learned A.G.A. for the State.
2. The present 482 Cr.P.C. application has been filed to quash the order dated 18.11.2024 (by which non bailable warrant has issued against applicant) passed by A.C.J.M. IV, Court No. 15, District- Jaunpur in Case No. 557 of 2021, under Section 138 N.I. Act, P.S.-Singramau, District-Jaunpur.
3. The contention of learned counsel for the applicant is that he had approached this Court with Application U/S 482 No. 10062 of 2024 seeking direction to quash the NBW, which was disposed of vide order dated 08.04.2024 with the direction that if the applicant appears before the court below within 15 days, then his bail application shall be considered in view of the law laid down in Satendra Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and Another , (2021) 10 SCC 773 , protection was also granted for the period of 15 days. In pursuance of that order the applicant had appeared before the court below and applied for bail and he was also released on bail. Thereafte
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