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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 20347 of 2025 Court No. - 47 HON'BLE SIDDHARTH, J.
HON'BLE SANTOSH RAI, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned AGA for State-respondents.
2. The present writ petition has been preferred with the prayer to quash the impugned First Information Report dated 12.08.2025, registered as Case Crime No.144 of 2025, under sections- 316 (5) of B.N.S., 2023 and 3/7 of Essential Commodities Act, 1955, Police Station- Jogiya Udaipur, District -Siddharth Nagar, and for a direction to the respondents not to arrest the petitioner in pursuance of impugned First Information Report.
3. With regard to the allegations made in the F.I.R., investigating officer of the police is investigating the matter.
4. 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.
5. During the period of investigation and till cognizance is taken on the police report by the court concerned, the petitioner shall not be arrested. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Hemlata Pandey, Rajesh Tewari, Vinay Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Bal Mukund Tiwari .....Petitioner(s) State Of Up And 2 Others .....Respondent(s)
6. 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 18, 2025 Radhika CRLP No. 20347 of 2025 2 (Santosh Rai,J.) (Siddharth,J.)
Digitally signed by :- RADHIKA VISHWAKARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad