Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:45800-DB Court No. - 9 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 7026 of 2025 Petitioner :- Jai Chandra Bharti Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. /Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home U.P. Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ravi Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. Hon'ble Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi,J. 1. Supplementary affidavit filed today on behalf of the petitioner, is taken on record. 2. Heard Sri Ravi Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri G.D. Bhatt, learned Additional Government Advocate and perused the record. 3. In view of the proposed order being passed, notice to respondents No. 4 is hereby dispensed with. 4. By means of the present writ petition, the petitioner has assailed the impugned FIR bearing FIR No. 0347 of 2025, under Sections 7, 11, 13(1)(d), 13(2) Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Police Station Kotwali City, District Pratapgarh. 5. Sri G.D. Bhatt, learned A.G.A. has stated that during the course of investigation, some credible evidences have been found against the present petitioner, therefore, the FIR may not be quashed, even if the counter affidavit is filed. However, as per Sri Bhatt the petitioner may take alternative remedy by filing anticipatory bail application. 6. On that, learned counsel for the petitioner has requested that he may be permitted to not press this writ petition at this stage and liberty may be given to file an anticipatory bail application before the competent Court i.e. Court of Sessions and direction may be issued to decide the same with expedition. 7. In view of the above, without entering into the merits of the case, we hereby dispose of this writ petition finally at admission stage giving liberty to the petitioner to file anticipatory bail application before the learned Sessions Court within a period of two weeks taking all pleas and grounds, which are available to him and if such anticipatory bail application is filed within the aforesaid stipulated time, the same shall be heard and disposed of finally with expedition without giving any unnecessary adjournment to either of the party. (Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi, J.) (Rajesh Singh Chauhan, J.) Order Date :- 6.8.2025 Arun Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench