HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 21136 of 2025 Court No. - 47 HON'BLE SIDDHARTH, J. HON'BLE SANTOSH RAI, J. 1. Supplementary affidavit filed today, is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 3. 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 13.10.2024 lodged in Case Crime No.577 of 2024, under Sections-34, 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 504, 506 I.P.C., Police Station- Kotwali, District-District Azamgarh. 4. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that no offence against the petitioner is disclosed and the present prosecution has been instituted with a malafide 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 petitioner involve factual disputes and appraisal of evidence. 5. 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 petitioner 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 Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Akash Sharma, Dheeraj Kumar Dubey Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Jai Chand Yadav .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) 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. Saraful Haq and another (Para-10) 2005 SCC (Cr.) 283. 6. The prayer for quashing the FIR of the aforesaid case is refused. 7. However, in view of the entirety of facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that in case the petitioner appears before the court below within 60 days from today and applies for bail/anticipatory bail, his 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. 8. With the aforesaid directions, this petition is finally disposed of. 9. However, in case, the petitioner does not appear before the court below within the aforesaid period, coercive action shall be taken against him. 10. 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 24, 2025 Radhika CRLP No. 21136 of 2025 2 (Santosh Rai,J.) (Siddharth,J.) Digitally signed by :- RADHIKA VISHWAKARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad