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2025 DAILYLAW 70998 (ALL)

AMBIKA PANDEY v. STATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

CRLP/14090/2025 · 2025-07-07

Sandeep Chaudhary Joint Registrar Judicial, Siddhartha Varma

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:107658-DB Court No. - 43 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 14090 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ambika Pandey Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Manoj Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Siddhartha Varma,J. Hon'ble Anil Kumar-X,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned AGA for the State. 2. Although, the prayer made in this writ petition is to quash the First Information Report dated 2.8.2021 giving rise to Case Crime No.97 of 2021, under Sections 506, 504, 406, 420, 419 of Indian Penal Code, Police Station - Pahadi, District - Chitrakoot, but at the time when the matter is taken up learned counsel for the petitioner confines his relief to grant of protection under section 41-A of Code of Criminal Procedure. 3. We have perused the the First Information Report, which prima facie discloses commissioning of cognizable offence and, therefore, the prayer made to quash F.I.R. otherwise cannot be entertained in view of the law laid down by the Supreme Court in the case of State of Telangana Vs. Habib Abdullah Jellani, (2017) 2 SCC 779 and Neeharika Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. vs. State of Maharashtra and Others, (2021) SCC Online SC 315. 4. We are of the view that no interference is warranted. 5. However, considering the fact that all offences mentioned in the present case are punishable with a term up to 7 years, the authorities are directed to ensure the procedure of arrest as per the guidelines of the Supreme Court enshrined in the case of Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273. 6. The writ petition, accordingly, is disposed of. Order Date :- 8.7.2025 GS (Anil Kumar-X, J.) (Siddhartha Varma, J.) Digitally signed by :- GAUTAM SONI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad