HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 10142 of 2025 Court No. - 10 HON'BLE RAJNISH KUMAR, J. HON'BLE ZAFEER AHMAD, J. 1. Heard Sri Krishna Gopal, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned AGA for the State and Sri Rameshwar Yadav holding brief of Sri Gaurav Mehrotra. learned counsel for the respondent no. 5. 2. This writ petition has been filed with the following main prayer :- "i. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the opposite parties particularly opposite party No.2 to 4 to received the CCTV footage from the OP NO.5 cameras installed at Gates No. 2 and 3 of the Honorable High Court, Lucknow Bench, Lucknow, and included in the investigation properly investigate as well as OP NO. 5 be preserved the CCTV footage the CCTV cameras installed at Gates No. 2 and 3 of the Honorable High Court, Lucknow Bench, Lucknow, is being annexed herewith as ANNEXTURE NO. 1 & 2 to this writ petition." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was arrested from his office at Matiyari Village Turn, Lucknow on 1.9.2025 at about 11:00 in the morning, but his arrest has been wrongly shown on the same day i.e. 1.9.2025 in the night near SSB Building, between Gate No. 2 and 3 of the High Court, Lucknow, where he was brought by police and left and then arrested, therefore, the petitioner has made a representation dated 1.9.2025 to the Commissioner of Lucknow for obtaining and preserving the CCTV footage of 1.9.2025 from 9:10 pm to 9:20 pm from Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Krishna Gopal Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A., Gaurav Mehrotra Jai Prakash Yadav .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Lko. And Others .....Respondent(s) the Joint Registrar, High Court, Lucknow. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that a representation was also made by him to the Registrar, High Court, Lucknow on 6.10.2025 for preserving the said CCTV footage but no decision has been taken thereon till date. 5. Learned AGA on the basis of instructions submits that the CCTV footage has been obtained from the Registrar, High Court, Lucknow, which has been preserved and included in the investigation by the Investigating Officer and it shall be produced as and when required. 6. Learned counsel for respondent no. 5 submits that the CCTV footage has been given to Assistant Police Commissioner, Lucknow. 7. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondent no. 5 may be directed to preserve the CCTV footage, so that, if it is required in future during trial by the trial court then it may be produced after obtaining from High Court. 8. In view of above, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent no. 5 to take a decision on the representation made by the petitioner on 6.10.2025, contained in Annexure-2 to the writ petition, and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, expeditously and till decision is taken on the said representation, the CCTV footage shall be preserved as it has been informed that it will automatically delete in the night today. 9. This order shall be communicated to respondent no. 5 by learned Counsel for the respondent no.5 forthwith without waiting for a certified copy of this order. 10. Let a certified copy of this order be issued today to the learned Counsel for the parties on payment of usual charges as per Rules October 30, 2025 Fahim/- CRLP No. 10142 of 2025 2 (Zafeer Ahmad,J.) (Rajnish Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- MOHD FAHIM AKHTAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench