HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 20335 of 2025 Court No. - 42 HON'BLE VIVEK KUMAR BIRLA, J. HON'BLE PRAMOD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J. 1. Heard Sri Santosh Kumar Dubey, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri G.P. Singh, learned A.G.A. for the State-respondents. 2. The present petition has been filed with the following prayer: "a. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of writ of mandamus directing the respondents authority for further investigation under procedure of Section 173(8) CrPC in Case Crime No.530 of 2023, under Sections 302, 201, 120-B, 34 IPC, PS- Khoda, District- Ghaziabad (Trans Hindan Commissionerate Ghaziabad). b. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of writ of mandamus directing to respondents authority to investigate this matter from other agency as CBCID." 3. The admitted fact in the present case is that initially, investigation was conducted in Case Crime No.530 of 2023 wherein charge-sheet dated 28.01.2024 was filed against Pankaj s/o Prayag Singh under Section 507 IPC, whereas six other accused persons were exonerated. After further investigation, the aforesaid charge-sheet was affirmed and six accused persons again got exonerated. However, missing report No.01 of 2022 was maintained and it is mentioned in the charge-sheet that search of missing person is continuing. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Krishna Kant Dubey, Santosh Kumar Dubey Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Ravindra Alias Ravindra Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 9 Others .....Respondent(s) 4. In this background, the present petition has been filed with the prayer quoted above. 5. We find no good ground to entertain the present writ petition for the prayer so made as the petitioner has effective statutory remedy of filing protest petition or challenging the aforesaid police report. 6. On this ground, the petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to avail statutory remedy as may be available to him in accordance with law. September 11, 2025 Prachi CRLP No. 20335 of 2025 2 (Pramod Kumar Srivastava,J.) (Vivek Kumar Birla,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRACHI KESARWANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad