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2025 DAILYLAW 176930 (ALL)

RAHUL GAUTAM v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. AND OTHERS

CRLP/6991/2024 · 2025-11-12

Pramod Kumar Srivastava, Rajiv Gupta

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 6991 of 2024 Court No. - 30 HON'BLE RAJIV GUPTA, J. HON'BLE PRAMOD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned AGA for the State and perused the record. 2. The instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for the following reliefs :- "(i). To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent authorities to conclude the investigation in just and fair manner expeditiously by imposing proper penal provision in pursuance to the FIR dated 21.7.2024 being case crime no. 387 of 2024, under Sections 191(2), 352, 351(2), 115(2) BNS, Police Station- Kotwali Ayodhya, District- Ayodhya. (ii). To pass an order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing to opposite parties to ensure the safety and security of the victims and witnesses. (iii). To pass any other order which this Hon'ble Court may deem just and proper in the circumstances of the instant case. (iv). Award the cost of the writ petition to the petitioner." 3. Learned AGA has informed this Court that in the instant case, police after concluding the investigation, has submitted charge sheet against Shashank Singh, Shubham Tiwari and Satya Prakash Singh, however, investigation is Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Sayyed Farooq Ahmad, Vinod Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Rahul Gautam .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Others .....Respondent(s) stated to be in progress against accused Shivam Singh. 4. Since investigation against three accused persons has already been concluded and charge sheet has been submitted against them, the Investigating Officer is expected to conclude the investigation even against the fourth accused expeditiously in a most, fair and impartial manner, provided any investigation is still in progress. 5. With the aforesaid observation, the instant writ petition stands disposed of. November 12, 2025 KU CRLP No. 6991 of 2024 2 (Pramod Kumar Srivastava,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.) Digitally signed by :- KALIM UDDIN SIDDIQUI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench