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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:111916-DB Court No. - 47 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 11193 of 2025 Petitioner :- Tarik And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashish Kumar Gaur Counsel for Respondent :- Anand Sagar Shukla,G.A. Hon'ble Siddharth,J. Hon'ble Avnish Saxena,J.
1. Heard Sri Ashish Kumar Gaur, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Anand Sagar Shukla, learned counsel for the respondent no.4 as well as Sri Pankaj Saxena, learned A.G.A. for the State-respondent nos. 1, 2 and 3 and perused the record.
5. By means of the present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners are assailing the legality and validity of the FIR dated 17.05.2025 lodged in Case Crime No. 76 of 2025, under Sections 109, 191(2), 191(3), 190, 308(2), 288, 115(2) and 351(2) of B.N.S., Police Station-Airport, District- Prayagraj.
6. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioners is that no offence against the petitioners is disclosed and the present prosecution has been instituted with a malafide intention for the purpose of causing harassment. He pointed out certain documents and statements in support of his contention. At this stage, the argument raised by learned counsel for the petitioners involve factual disputes and appraisal of evidence.
7. From the perusal of the material on record and looking into the
facts of the case at this stage it cannot be said that no offence is made out against the petitioners at this stage. All the submissions made at the bar, relate to the disputed questions of fact, which
cannot be adjudicated upon by this Court under article 226 of Constitution of India. At this stage only prima facie case is to be seen in the light of the law laid down by Supreme Court in cases of R.P. Kapur Vs. State of Punjab, A.I.R. 1960 S.C. 866, State of Haryana Vs. Bhajan Lal, 1992 SCC (Cr.) 426, State of Bihar Vs. P.P.Sharma, 1992 SCC (Cr.) 192 and lastly Zandu Pharmaceutical Works Ltd. Vs. Mohd. Saraful Haq and another (Para-10) 2005 SCC (Cr.) 283.
8. The prayer for quashing the FIR of the aforesaid case is refused.
9. However, in view of the entirety of facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that in case the petitioners appear before the court below within 60 days from today and apply for bail/anticipatory bail, their prayer for bail/anticipatory bail shall be considered and decided in view of the settled law laid by this Court in the case of Amrawati and another Vs. State of U.P. reported in 2004 (57) ALR 290 as well as judgement passed by Hon'ble Apex Court reported in 2009 (3) ADJ 322 (SC) Lal Kamlendra Pratap Singh Vs. State of U.P.
10. With the aforesaid directions, this petition is finally disposed of.
11. For the period of 60 days no coercive actions shall be taken against petitioners.
12. However, in case, the petitioners do not appear before the court below within the aforesaid period, coercive action shall be taken against them.
13. It is made clear that the petitioners will not be granted any further time by this Court for surrendering before the court below as directed above.
Order Date :- 14.7.2025 MN/- (Avnish Saxena,J.) ( Siddharth,J.) Digitally signed by :- MAHENDRA NATH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad