Court No. - 47
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 8294 of 2021 Petitioner :- Mohit Upadhyay Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Salma Bano Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.
Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Ram Krishna Gautam,J.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.G.A.
This writ petition has been filed praying for the following reliefs:-
"(a) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned FIR dated 26.7.2021, registered as Case Crime No. 229 of 2021, under Section 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 406 I.P.C., Police Station Kotwali, District Basti.
(b) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents not to arrest the petitioners in pursuance of FIR dated 26.7.2021, registered as Case Crime No. 229 of 2021, under Section 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 406 I.P.C., Police Station Kotwali, District Basti."
Perusal of the impugned first information report prima facie reveals commission of cognizable offence. Therefore, in view of the law laid down by Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of State of Haryana and others vs. Bhajan Lal and others, 1992 Supp. (1) SCC 335 and M/s Neeharika Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. vs. State of Maharashtra, AIR 2021 SC 1918, no case has been made out for interference with the impugned first information report.
Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed leaving it open for the petitioner to apply before the competent court for anticipatory bail/ bail as permissible under law and in accordance with law.
The party shall file computer generated copy of such order downloaded from the official website of High Court Allahabad, self attested by the petitioner alongwith a self attested identity proof of the said person (preferably Aadhar Card) mentioning the mobile number to which the said Aadhar Card is linked.
The concerned Court/Authority/Official shall verify the authenticity of such computerized copy of the order from the official website of High Court Allahabad and shall make a declaration of such verification in writing.
Order Date :- 28.9.2021 Kamarjahan