Allahabad High Court
SALMAN AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- GAUTAM CHOWDHARY
Holding
The court rejected the application to quash the summoning order, holding that the allegations disclose a cognizable offence and Section 528 does not require the court to assess their correctness.
Summary
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the B.N.S. seeking to quash the summoning order dated 27‑02‑2026 in Complaint Case No. 3308 of 2025, which was filed under Sections 333, 115(2), 352, 351(2) and 74 of the B.N.S. The complaint alleged a cognizable offence and was supported by statements recorded under Sections 200 and 202 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The High Court examined the record and held that the allegations disclosed a cognizable offence, and that under Section 528 the court is not required to assess the correctness of the allegations or the reliability of the evidence. Consequently, the prayer to quash the summoning order and the pending proceedings was rejected. The applicants also requested that the lower court be directed to consider their bail applications; the Court referred to the Supreme Court’s guidelines in Satendra Kumar Antil v. CBI and declined to issue any specific direction, noting that the lower court is expected to follow those guidelines. The application was therefore disposed of.
Issues considered
- Whether the summoning order in the criminal complaint can be quashed under Section 528 of the B.N.S.
- Whether the High Court should issue a direction to the lower court to consider bail for the applicants
Legislation cited
- B.N.S. — s. 115, 333, 351, 352, 528, 74
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 200, 202
Subjects
- quash of criminal proceeding
- Section 528
- bail
- cognizable offence
- summoning order
- criminal procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 15688 of 2026
Salman And 3 Others
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and Another
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sandeep Kumar Srivastava
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 82
HON'BLE DR. GAUTAM CHOWDHARY, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State
and perused the record.
2. This application has been filed for quashing of the proceedings of
Complaint Case No. 3308 of 2025 under Sections 333, 115(2), 352,
351(2) and 74 of B.N.S., Police Station Naugawan Sadat, District
J.P.Nagar (Amroha) pending before learned Additional Chief Judicial
Magistrate-I, J.P.Nagar (Amroha) as well as to quash the summoning
order dated 27.02.2026 passed in the aforesaid case.
3. On perusal of the record, the Court finds that the allegations made in
the complaint disclose commission of a cognizable offence and those
allegations have found support in the statements recorded under Sections
200 and 202 Cr.P.C. on the basis whereof the summoning order has been
passed against the applicants.
4. This Court in exercise of its power under section 528 of B.N.S.S., is not
required to assess the correctness of the allegation and the reliability of
the evidence, the prayer to quash the summoning order and the
consequential proceeding is rejected.
5. At this stage, the learned counsel for the applicants submits that the
applicants have so far not been arrested in the above case and the police is
seeking to arrest the applicants and there may be coercive processes
issued against the applicants by the court concerned therefore, some
direction may be issued to the court concerned for consideration of the
bail prayer of the applicants.
6. As the Apex Court in Satendra Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of
Investigation and another (Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No. 5191 of
2021, decided on 07.10.2021) has already laid down guidelines for grant
of bail, without fettering the discretion of the courts concerned and the
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statutory provisions governing consideration in grant of bail, no specific
direction need be issued by this Court as it is expected that the court
concerned will take into consideration the necessary guidelines already
issued by the Apex court.
7. With the aforesaid observations, the application is disposed off.
(Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.)
April 20, 2026
S.Ali
Digitally signed by :-
SHAUKAT ALI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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