Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:41890-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 6898 of 2025 Petitioner :- Bhoopendra Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 7 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashish Mishra,Mohd. Imran Khan Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Rajan Roy,J. Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J. 1. Heard. 2. The application of the petitioner for issuance of character certificate has been declined on the ground of pendency of two criminal cases bearing case Crime No. 237/2016, under Sections 279, 337, 427 IPC registered at Police Station Hariyawan, District Hardoi and case Crime No. 147/2023 under Sections 437, 337, 279 IPC registered at Police Station Vibhuti Khand, District Lucknow. 3. The contention is that in both the cases final report has been filed, however, counsel for the petitioner is not aware as to whether the same has been accepted or not. 4. Be that as it may, we have already decided this issue vide a detailed judgment dated 28.05.2025 rendered in a bunch of writ petitions leading case being Writ C No. 718 of 2025 (Anil Kumar vs. State of U.P. and others). For the reasons already given therein, we quash the impugned order dated 07.04.2025 and direct the District Magistrate, Lucknow to take a fresh decision in the matter in the light of the aforesaid judgment after getting the facts verified. It shall also be opened for the petitioner to apprise the District Magistrate of the status of the criminal proceedings against him. 5. The writ petition is disposed of. [Manish Kumar, J.] [Rajan Roy, J.] Order Date :- 22.7.2025 Santosh/- Digitally signed by :- SANTOSH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench