KULDEEP GUPTA @ SANTU v. STATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
CRLP/23188/2025 · 2025-10-13
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 23188 of 2025 Court No. - 46 HON'BLE SIDDHARTH, J.
HON'BLE PRASHANT MISHRA-I, J. Heard Sri Dilip Kumar, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri Sudhanshu Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner; Sri Deepak Dubey, learned counsel for respondent no.3; learned A.G.A for the State and perused the material on record. The present writ petition has been preferred for quashing the FIR dated 27.9.2025 registered as F.I.R./Case Crime No. 206/2025 under Sections- 108, 352, 351(2) B.N.S., Police Station- Kotwali, District- Etawah, against the petitioner only and for a direction to respondents not to arrest the petitioner pursuant to aforesaid FIR. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated regarding the alleged offences. Learned AGA has opposed the prayer for quashing the FIR in view of the seriousness of the allegations made against the petitioner. After hearing rival contentions, this Court finds that it is not a fit case for quashing the FIR. This writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed. However, on the request of learned counsel for the petitioner, it is directed that in case petitioner appears before the court below within 60 days from today and applies for regular bail/ anticipatory bail, the same shall be Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rajrshi Gupta, Rizwan Ahamad, Sr. Advocate Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Kuldeep Gupta @ Santu .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s)
considered as per judgement and order of Apex Court in the case of Lal Kamlendra Pratap Singh Vs. State of U.P. reported in 2009 (3) ADJ 322 (SC). For a period of 60 days, the petitioner shall not be arrested in the aforesaid case, if not already arrested. However, in case, the petitioner does not appears before the court below within the aforesaid period, coercive action shall be taken against him. It is made clear that the petitioner will not be granted any further time by this Court for surrendering before the court below as directed above. Investigating Officer is directed to make all efforts of completing the investigation within statutory period.
October 14, 2025 Ruchi Agrahari CRLP No. 23188 of 2025 2 (Prashant Mishra-I,J.) (Siddharth,J.) Digitally signed by :- RUCHI AGRAHARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- RUCHI AGRAHARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- RUCHI AGRAHARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad