HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 8939 of 2025 Court No. - 13 HON'BLE SAURABH LAVANIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State of U.P. and perused the record. 2. The present application has been filed seeking following main relief(s):- "Wherefore, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash and set aside the impugned chargesheet dated 25/03/2021 along with impugned cognizance/summoning order dated 19/02/2022 passed in Criminal Case No. 1368/2022, 'State Vs Rashid & Others' arising out of FIR No. 98/2021, under section 13 The Public Gambling Act, 1867, P.S Jagdishpur, District Amethi, currently pending before Learned Civil Judge (Senior Division)/Judicial Magistrate, Sultanpur, as contained in Annexure-1 and 2 to this Petition. To stay the further proceeding in Criminal Case No. 1368/2022, 'State Vs Rashid & Others' arising out of FIR No. 98/2021, under section 13 The Public Gambling Act, 1867, P.S Jagdishpur, District Amethi, currently pending before Learned Civil Judge (Senior Division)/Judicial Magistrate, Sultanpur, during the pendency of this Petition before this Hon'ble Court in the interest of justice." 3. At the very outset, learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that without acceding the main prayer(s) sought in the application, the instant application may be disposed of with liberty to the applicant to prefer discharge application, which may be directed to be decided by the Court concerned most expeditiously. 4. To the aforesaid, there is no objection. 5. In view of above, the instant application is disposed of with liberty to applicant to prefer discharge application before the Court concerned which shall be considered and decided most expeditiously by the Court concerned. 6. With the aforesaid, the application is disposed of finally. November 10, 2025 Arun/- Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sukh Deo Singh, Paritosh Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. (Saurabh Lavania,J.) Shoaib Shaikh @ Shoaib .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR GANGWAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench