HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 20461 of 2025 Court No. - 43 HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J. HON'BLE ABDUL SHAHID, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.A. for the State- respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed to set aside the First Information Report dated 4.6.2020 giving rise to Case Crime No. 309 of 2020, under Section 174A of I.P.C., Police Station - Kotwali Nagar Mahoba, District - Mahoba. 3. Basing his arguments on the judgment of this Court in Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 17568 of 2023 (Sumit and another vs. State of U.P. and 2 others) dated 8.1.2024, learned counsel for the petitioner states that in the light of the prohibition incorporated in Section 195 of Cr.P.C., the first information report could not have been lodged. 4. Learned A.G.A. submitted that it would hardly make any difference whether the case was initiated on the basis a first information report or on the basis of a complaint. 5. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, we are of the view that definitely the first information report could not have been lodged. The case of the petitioner is squarely covered by the case of Sumit and another vs. State of U.P. and 2 others in Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 17568 of 2023. The First Information Report dated 4.6.2020 which had given rise to Case Crime No. 309 of 2020, under Section 174A of I.P.C. is thus quashed. 6. The writ petition stands allowed. September 12, 2025 M.S. Ansari Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Girish Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. (Abdul Shahid,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.) Ashish Kumar Srivastava .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- MOHD SAQIB ANSARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad