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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:41650 Court No. - 81 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 2742 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shiv Kumar Dubey Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dinesh Kumar Mishra,Shivam Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Ms. Nand Prabha Shukla,J. Heard Sri Shivam Tripathi, holding brief of Sri Dinesh Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. By means of the present petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed to quash the impugned orders dated 28.7.2023 passed by Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhadohi in Misc. Application No.614 of 2023 ( Shiv Kumar Dubey Vs. Viddya Shankar Mishra and others) under Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C. and judgment and order dated 30.1.2025 passed by Additional District Judge ( Fast Track Court-II) Bhadohi in Criminal Revision No.141 of 2023 ( Shiv Kumar Vs. State of U.P. and Others) and also prayed that direct the court below to pass a fresh order upon the application under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that an application under Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C. was moved by the petitioner before Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhadohi to lodge an FIR against respondent Nos. 2 to 8, but vide order dated 20.7.2023 the same has been registered as a complaint case. It has been submitted that the matter needs to be investigated. However, the revisional court has affirmed the order dated 20.7.2023. Accordingly, it is hereby directed to the court concerned that in case the matter proceeds as a complaint case, the court shall decide the matter after making necessary enquiry as per the procedure of Section 202 Cr.P.C.. With the aforesaid directions, the petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 21.3.2025 Mukesh Digitally signed by :- MUKESH SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad