KHUSWINDER SINGH BHATIA v. STATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
CRLP/20744/2025 · 2025-09-24
Santosh Rai, Siddharth
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 20744 of 2025 Court No. - 47 HON'BLE SIDDHARTH, J.
HON'BLE SANTOSH RAI, J. Heard Sri G.S. Chaturvedi, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri Kartikeya Shukla, learned counsel for the petitioner; Sri Kamal Krishna, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri Virendera Prakash, learned counsel for respondent no.3 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 12.08.2025 registered as Case Crime No. 0288/2025, under sections- 3(2)(va), 3(1)(d), 3(1)(r) of SC/ST Act and section 420, 147, 149, 323, 504, 506, 379 of 120-B of I.P.C., Police Station- NOIDA Sector- 58, District - Gautam Buddh Nagar, 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 Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Kartikeya Shukla, Siddharth Agrawal Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A., Virendra Prakash Khuswinder Singh Bhatia .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s)
shall be open for either of the respondents to file recall application of this order. September 25, 2025 Abhishek CRLP No. 20744 of 2025 2 (Santosh Rai,J.) (Siddharth,J.) Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad