HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 36539 of 2025 Court No. - 77 HON'BLE SAURABH SRIVASTAVA, J. 1. Heard Sri Shyamu Shukla, learned counsel for applicant and learned A.G.A. on behalf of the State. 2. This application has been preferred for quashing the entire proceeding of S.T. no. 261 of 2020 (State vs. Ranjeet @ Sokha and another) charge sheet dated 11.7.2020 arising out of Case Crime no. 269 of 2019 under Section 3(1) of U.P.Gangster Act, PS- Mahuli, District Sant Kabir Nagar as well as cognizance order dated 28.7.2020. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the proceeding under the Gangster Act has been initiated against applicant on the basis of solitary case bearing Case Crime No.168 of 2019, under Sections 457, 380, 411, 413, 414 IPC, Police Station Mahuli, District Sant Kabir Nagar, Case Crime no. 309 of 2018 under sections 380, 411, 413, 414 IPC, Police Station Mahuli, District Sant Kabir Nagar wherein applicant has already been acquitted by learned trial court vide order dated 06.12.2023, copy of which is annexed as Annexure no. 4 to the affidavit. Learned counsel for applicant further submitted that once in the base case, proceeding has already been quashed/applicant has been acquitted, the instant proceeding under the Gangster Act cannot be drawn. In support of his submission, learned counsel for applicants has placed reliance on the judgement passed by the Apex Court in Farhana vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and others [2024 0 INSC 118] and stated that once the base case is already quashed, the impugned proceeding cannot go on under the Gangster Act and the entire process is unsustainable and liable to be set aside. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Shyamu Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Akhilesh Verma .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) 4. Per contra, learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the prayer sought through the instant applicant but could not dispute the aforesaid facts. 5. After having the rival contentions raised by learned counsel for parties, it is crystal clear that base case depicted in the gang chart has already been quashed and once the proceedings of the base cases depicted in the gang chart are quashed or the accused has been acquitted, the proceedings under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act are liable to be quashed [Ref: Farhana (supra) rendered by Hon'ble the Apex Court, Salim @ Piyaoo Vs. State of U.P. rendered by this Court in Criminal Revision No. 2541 of 2011, Jai Prakash and others Vs. State of U.P. rendered by this Court in Criminal Revision No. 3309 of 2008 and Sartaj Vs. State of U.P. rendered by this Court in Appl. U/S 482 No.11645 of 2007]. 6. In wake of the preceding discussion, since in base case applicant has been acquitted, entire proceedings of S.T. no. 261 of 2020 (State vs. Ranjeet @ Sokha and another) arising out of Case Crime no. 269 of 2019 under Section 3(1) of U.P.Gangster Act, PS- Mahuli, District Sant Kabir Nagar are hereby quashed only in pursuance of applicant herein. 7. The present application is, accordingly, allowed. 8. However, it is made clear that this order shall not preclude the authorities concerned to initiate fresh proceedings in pursuance of any other case against the applicant. October 6, 2025 Shaswat NA528 No. 36539 of 2025 2 (Saurabh Srivastava,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHASWAT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad