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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:21327-DB Court No. - 46 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 2786 of 2025 Petitioner :- Mohan Lal Gupta Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sanjeev Kumar Tripathee,Saroja Harijan Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Rajiv Gupta,J. Hon'ble Mohd. Azhar Husain Idrisi,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) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the Respondent no.2/ Superintendent of Police, District Deoria to arrest the accused persons and complete the fair investigation in F.I.R. dated 17.11.2023 in Case Crime No. 0941 of 2023, under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 409, 504, 506, 471 IPC, Police Station Kotwali, District Deoria, within a stipulated period as
directed by this Hon'ble Court. (ii) Issue any other writ, order or direction in the nature of which this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the interest of justice (iii) Cost and damage be awarded."
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is the first informant in the present case and he had lodged the impugned F.I.R. on 17.11.2023, yet the police is not investigating the case in fair and impartial manner.
4. In view of the above, the petitioner may move an application before the respondent no.2- Superintendent of Police, Deoria, highlighting his grievance and seeking fair and impartial investigation. If such an application is moved by the petitioner, respondent no.2- Superintendent of Police, Deoria, shall ensure the fair, impartial and expeditious investigation in the present case.
5. With the aforesaid order, the present writ petition stands
disposed of.
Order Date :- 14.2.2025 Nadim Digitally signed by :- NADIM ALAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad