Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:42680-DB Court No. - 9 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 6637 of 2025 Petitioner :- Vikrant Singh @ Kunwar Vikrant Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ravindra Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.A. for the State. This petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following main prayers : "(i). Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari to quash the impugned F.I.R. dated 22- 03-2025 bearing F.I.R. No.0224/2025 i.e. Case Crime No.0224/2025 for the offences under section 324(4), 352, 351(3), 191(2) Β.Ν.S. & 3(1) (d), 3(1)(gh), 3(2)(va) SC/ST Act, lodged at Police Station-Para, District-Lucknow registered by Opposite Party no.3, as contained in Annexure no. 1. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding and directing the opposite party no. 2 not to arrest the petitioner or adopt any coercive measures against the petitioner in connection with the said F.I.R. dated 22-03-2025 bearing F.I.R. No.0224/2025 i.e. Case Crime No.0224/2025 for the offences under section 324(4), 352, 351(3), 191(2) B.N.S. & 3(1) (d), 3(1)(gh), 3(2)(va) SC/ST Act, lodged at Police Station-Para, District-Lucknow registered by Opposite Party No.3 contained in Annexure No. 1." Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that all sections invoked against the petitioner carry a punishment of upto seven years, and therefore, he is entitled to the benefit of judgment rendered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar, reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273. Learned A.G.A. on the basis of the instructions sent by Assistant Police Commissioner, Kakori, Lucknow dated 24.07.2025 says that a charge sheet dated 08.07.2025 was prepared and has been submitted to the Supervisory Authority. Copy of such instructions is kept on record. Since the investigation has been completed and charge sheet has been submitted to the Supervisory Authority, no fruitful purpose would be served by granting the benefit of judgment rendered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar (supra). The writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the appropriate forum. Order Date :- 24.7.2025 Mahesh Digitally signed by :- MAHESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench