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2025 DAILYLAW 201403 (ALL)

CHAYA DEVI v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO AND OTHERS

/8918/2025 · 2025-10-14

Abdul Moin, Babita Rani

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 8918 of 2025 Court No. - 11 HON'BLE ABDUL MOIN, J. HON'BLE MRS. BABITA RANI, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned AGA for respondents no.1 to 3. 2. In view of the proposed order notice to respondents no. 4 to 6 is dispensed with. 3. Instant petition has been filed praying for a mandamus commanding the respondents no. 1 to 3 to do proper, fair and speedy investigation in Case Crime No. 0321 of 2025 under Sections 76, 115(2), 351(2), 352, 351(3), 333, 324(4) of BNS, P.S. Masauli, District Barabanki. 4. Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Sakiri Vasu vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and others - (2008) 2 SCC 409 has held that if a person has a grievance that his FIR has not been registered or having been registered proper investigation is not being done then the remedy to the aggrieved person is not to go the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution but to approach the concerned Magistrate under Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C. (now under relevant provisions of B.N.S.S., 2023). The same principle has been approved and reiterated by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of M. Subramaniam and Another Vs. S. Janaki and Another, reported in (2020) 16 SCC 728. 5. Considering the aforesaid, the writ petition is disposed of leaving it open to the petitioner to file an appropriate application before the concerned Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Chitresh Chandra Kaushal, Kamran Anwar Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Chaya Devi .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko And Others .....Respondent(s) Magistrate. In case the said application is filed the learned Magistrate shall proceed in accordance with law. October 14, 2025 AKK CRLP No. 8918 of 2025 2 (Mrs. Babita Rani,J.) (Abdul Moin,J.) Digitally signed by :- AMIT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench