ANKIT BHARTI Vs. STATE OF U.P.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) We have heard Sri Gaurav Kacker, learned Advocate and other counsels appearing for the various applicants and the learned AGA.

(2.) A learned Judge of the Court while considering a petition for anticipatory bail has deemed it appropriate to refer the following questions for the consideration of this Full Bench: -

(3.) While passing the referral order, the learned Judge also suggested the formation of a Bench larger than the one which had rendered judgment in Onkar Nath Agarwal and others Vs. State, 1976 AllLJ 223, a decision rendered by three learned Judges of this Court. The Reference came to be made in the backdrop of the decision rendered in Vinod Kumar Vs. State of U.P. and another, 2019 12 ADJ 495 in which a learned Judge framed the following questions for consideration:-