(Rohinton Fali Nariman, Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee, JJ.)
Neelam Chaturvedi _________________________________ Petitioner;
v.
State of Uttar Pradesh and Another __________________ Respondent(s).
Special Leave Petition (Criminal) Diary No(s). 19567/2020, decided on September 24, 2020
(For Admission and I.R. and IA No. 91711/2020-Exemption From Filing C/C of the Impugned Judgment and IA No. 91712/2020-Exemption From Filing O.T. and IA No. 91710/2020-Permission To File Petition (SLP)
Special Leave Petition (Criminal) Diary No(s). 19567/2020; BNO. No. 5862/2020; IA No. 91711/2020; IA No. 91712/2020; and IA No. 91710/2020
The Order of the court was delivered by
Order
1. Permission to file Special Leave Petition is granted.
2. On 05.08.2020, this Court had stayed the order of the Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court dated 31.07.2020 in which it had granted an order of anticipatory bail in a writ petition. After our order, the petitioner moved the trial Court for anticipatory bail, which, by order dated 19.08.2020 was rejected. By an interim order dated 03.09.2020, a learned Single Judge of the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, has granted interim bail on a bond being given until the next date of hearing. The reasons given are that the petitioner is a reputed Advocate of 29 years and there are no criminal antecedents.
3. We are surprised that the High Court should act in the teeth of our order dated 05.08.2020. This is a very serious case which must be investigated properly so that the truth ultimately will come out.
4. This being the case, we set aside the interim order dated 03.09.2020, having heard learned counsel for both sides at some length.
5. The Special Leave Petition is disposed of.
6. Pending applications also stand disposed of.
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