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2025 DAILYLAW 77914 (ALL)

MR. MAHENDRA SINGH SAINI v. STATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

CRLP/16148/2025 · 2025-09-09

Santosh Rai, Siddharth

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 16148 of 2025 Court No. - 47 HON'BLE SIDDHARTH, J. HON'BLE SANTOSH RAI, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner; learned counsel for respondent and learned A.G.A for State-respondents. The present writ petition has been preferred with the prayer to quash the impugned First Information Report dated 19.01.2023 registered as Case Crime No. 0002 of 2023, under Sections 13(1)b and 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act at Police Station- Sector Meerut (U.P. Vigilance), District- Meerut, and for a direction to the respondents not to arrest the petitioner in pursuance of impugned First Information Report. With regard to the allegations made in the F.I.R., investigating officer of the police is investigating the matter. After hearing the rival contentions, totality of facts and circumstances of this case and in view of the judgment passed by Division Bench of this Court in Criminal Misc. Writ petition No. 7463/2024 (Shobhit Nehra Vs. State of U.P.), the above noted writ petition is disposed of directing the investigating officer to conclude the investigation of this case within period of 60 days. During the period of investigation and till cognizance is taken on the police report by the court concerned, the petitioner shall not be arrested. In case of non-cooperation with the police investigation by the petitioner, it shall be open for either of the respondents to file recall application of this order. September 10, 2025 Rohit Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Abhay Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. (Santosh Rai,J.) (Siddharth,J.) Mr. Mahendra Singh Saini .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- ROHIT DAS High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- ROHIT DAS High Court of Judicature at Allahabad