HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 10610 of 2025 Court No. - 3 HON'BLE SHEKHAR B. SARAF, J. HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State-opposite parties. 2. This petition has been filed with the following main prayers:- "I. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of certiorari, thereby quashing the impugned order dated 17.09.2025 passed by the competent authority whereby on account of pendency of criminal case for the issuance of character certificate that has been rejected. II. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus, thereby directing the opposite party no. 02 & 03 to issue the character certificate of the petitioner in the interest of justice." 3. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the prayer of the petitioner for issuance of Character Certificate has been rejected on the ground that there there are F.I.R.s namely; (i) FIR No.- 242/2019, dated 17.04.2019, under section 147, 323, 504, 506 of IPC, Police Station- Gosaiganj, District-Sultanpur, (ii) FIR No.- 1105/2020, dated 28.10.2020, under section 143, 145, 188, 269, 270 of IPC and section 3 of Epidemic Act, Police Station- Kotwali Nagar, District- Sultanpur and (iii) FIR No.- 831/2024, dated 13.11.2024, under section 121, 126, 132, 223 of BNS, Police Station- Kotwali Nagar, District- Sultanpur have been lodged against the petitioner. 4. It has been submitted that lodging of F.I.Rs. cannot make the petitioner Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashutosh Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Ranveer Singh Rana .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Govt. Lko. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) automatically guilty of any offence. 5. This Court in Writ-C No.718 of 2025: Anil Kumar Vs. State of U.P. and others, and connected matters; Neutral Citation No.-2025:AHC- LKO:32272-DB, has observed that where there is a criminal case that is pending against a person, the Character Certificate issued by the Superintendent of Police should mention the details of such criminal case in the Character Certificate and leave it for the employer/agency to which the petitioner has applied to take an appropriate decision after application of mind regarding the suitability of the candidate/ applicant. 6. We have gone through the judgement, which has been rendered by this Court in the case of Anil Kumar (supra). We are in agreement with the same. 7. We, therefore, dispose of this petition with a direction to the Superintendent of Police, District Sultanpur to ensure that a verification report is sent to the District Magistrate, Sultanpur/respondent no.2 containing the details of the F.I.R. lodged against the petitioner. The District Magistrate while issuing Character Certificate shall mention the pendency of F.I.Rs. Such certificate be issued within a period of four weeks from the date a copy of this order is produced before him. October 31, 2025 Ram. WRIC No. 10610 of 2025 2 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAM SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench