HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 20427 of 2025 Court No. - 47 HON'BLE SIDDHARTH, J. HON'BLE SANTOSH RAI, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. By means of the present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner is assailing the legality and validity of the FIR dated 11.07.2025, lodged in Case Crime No. 0237 of 2025, under Sections- 420, 467, 468, 471 of IPC, Police Station- Babupurva, District Southern (Commissionerate Kanpur Nagar). 3. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioners is that no offence against the petitioners are disclosed and the present prosecution has been instituted with a mala fide intention for the purpose of causing harassment. He pointed out certain documents and statements in support of his contention. At this stage, the argument raised by learned counsel for the petitioners involve factual disputes and appraisal of evidence. 4. From the perusal of the material on record and looking into the facts of the case at this stage it cannot be said that no offence is made out against the petitioners at this stage. All the submissions made at the bar, relate to the disputed questions of fact, which cannot be adjudicated upon by this Court under article 226 of Constitution of India. At this stage only prima facie case is to be seen in the light of the law laid down by Supreme Court in cases of R.P. Kapur Vs. State of Punjab, A.I.R. 1960 S.C. 866, State of Haryana Vs. Bhajan Lal, 1992 SCC (Cr.) 426, State of Bihar Vs. P.P.Sharma, 1992 SCC (Cr.) 192 and lastly Zandu Pharmaceutical Works Ltd. Vs. Mohd. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Diwas Verma, G.S. Chauhan Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Smt. Pragati Tripathi .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Saraful Haq and another (Para-10) 2005 SCC (Cr.) 283. 5. The prayer for quashing the FIR of the aforesaid case is refused. 6. However, in view of the entirety of facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that in case the petitioners appears before the court below within 60 days from today and applies for bail/anticipatory bail, their prayer for bail/anticipatory bail shall be considered and decided in view of the settled law laid by this Court in the case of Amrawati and another Vs. State of U.P. reported in 2004 (57) ALR 290 as well as judgement passed by Hon'ble Apex Court reported in 2009 (3) ADJ 322 (SC) Lal Kamlendra Pratap Singh Vs. State of U.P. 7. With the aforesaid directions, this petition is finally disposed of. 8. However, in case, the petitioner do not appear before the court below within the aforesaid period, coercive action shall be taken against them. 9. It is made clear that the petitioner will not be granted any further time by this Court for surrendering before the court below as directed above. September 11, 2025 A.N. Mishra CRLP No. 20427 of 2025 2 (Santosh Rai,J.) (Siddharth,J.) Digitally signed by :- RADHIKA VISHWAKARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- AMARNATH MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad