Allahabad High Court
SUNITA DEVIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- SAMIT GOPAL
Holding
The appeal is dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
Sunita Devi filed a criminal appeal under Section 14A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, seeking to cancel the bail granted to the accused in Session Trial No. 2114 of 2025, which involved offences under several sections of the same Act. The appeal was listed before the Allahabad High Court and an adjournment was granted. Subsequently, the appellant informed the court that she wished to withdraw the prayer for cancellation of bail. The court allowed the withdrawal, dismissed the appeal as withdrawn, and ordered that no further liberty to file another appeal be granted. The order was directed to be communicated to the trial court for necessary action.
Issues considered
- Whether an appeal under Section 14A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act can be dismissed on the withdrawal of the appellant's prayer for cancellation of bail
Legislation cited
- SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — s. 14A(2)
Subjects
- SC/ST Act
- bail cancellation
- appeal withdrawal
- criminal procedure
- Section 14A
- Allahabad High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 9331 of 2026
Sunita Devi
.....Appellant(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and Another
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Appellant(s) : Deeplal Bharti, Vipin Kumar
Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 76
HON'BLE SAMIT GOPAL, J.
1. List revised.
2. Heard Sri Deeplal Bharti, learned counsel for the appellant and Sri
Ajay Singh, learned AGA-I for the State and perused the record.
3. This criminal appeal under Section 14A(2) of SC/ST (Prevention of
Atrocities) Act, 1989 has been filed by the appellant Sunita Devi with the
prayer to cancel the bail granting order to the applicant in Session Trial
No. 2114 of 2025, Case Crime No. 193 of 2025, under Sections 115(2),
352, 351(3), 76, 333, 324(4) BNS and Section 3(1)(gha), 3(2)(Va) of
SC/ST Act, Police Station Nichloul, District Maharajganj.
4. Previously on 16.09.2026 the following order was passed by this Court:
"1. List revised.
2. Sri Deeplal Bharti, learned counsel for the appellant and Sri Bade Lal Bind, learned counsel for the
State are present.
3. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the matter is to be argued by Sri Vipin Kumar who could
not reach the Court due to rain since morning. He prays for adjournment for ten days.
4. Prayer is allowed.
5. Let the matter be listed on 30.09.2026 as fresh."
5. Today learned counsel for the appellant submits that the prayer for
cancellation of bail in the appeal U/s 14A(2) of SC/ST (Prevention of
Atrocities) Act be dismissed as withdrawn.
6. Prayer is allowed.
7. The appeal is dismissed as withdrawn.
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8. It is made clear that no further liberty is granted to file another appeal.
9. Office to communicate this order to the concerned trial court for
necessary information forthwith.
(Samit Gopal,J.)
September 30, 2026
M. ARIF
Digitally signed by :-
MOHAMMAD ARIF
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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