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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 17017 of 2024 Court No. - 46 HON'BLE RAJIV GUPTA, J.
HON'BLE RAJIV LOCHAN SHUKLA, J.
1. Upon matter being taken up today, Shri Indra Pal Singh Rajpoot,
learned counsel for the petitioner has not appeared, despite notice served upon him, however, learned A.G.A. for the State as well as Shri Ram Kishor Gupta, learned counsel for the respondent no. 3 has appeared.
2. At the very outset, learned counsel for the respondent no. 3 has made a statement at the Bar that the investigation in the instant case has already been concluded and the charge-sheet has also been submitted against the petitioner, upon which, learned magistrate has taken cognizance vide
order dated 07.07.2025 and as such, in view of law laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Neeta Singh Vs. State of U.P. reported in SLP (Crl.) No. 13578 of 2024, dated 15.10.2024, the present writ petition has been rendered infructuous.
3. Learned AGA do not dispute the aforesaid facts.
4. In view thereof, the instant writ petition is dismissed as having been rendered infructuous with the liberty to the petitioner to approach the appropriate forum at appropriate stage. September 25, 2025 R Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Aftab Khan Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A., Ram Kishor Gupta, Shiv Shankar Gupta (Rajiv Lochan Shukla,J.) (Rajiv Gupta,J.) Nikesh Yadav .....Petitioner(s) State Of Up And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- RAM ASARE MORYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad