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2025 DAILYLAW 98378 (ALL)

MOHD RIHAN v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND 3 OTHERS

CRLP/21279/2025 · 2025-09-18

Santosh Rai, Siddharth

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 21279 of 2025 Court No. - 47 HON'BLE SIDDHARTH, J. HON'BLE SANTOSH RAI, J. Heard learned counsel for petitioner; learned AGA for State-respondents and perused the material on record. The present writ petition has been preferred with the prayer to quash the impugned First Information Report dated The writ petition seeks quashing of the F.I.R. dated 27.05.2025 giving rise to the Case Crime No. 177 of 2025, under Section- 325 B.N.S., 2023 and Section 3/5A/8 of Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 and Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, 1960, Police Station- Salempur, District- Deoria, 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 shall be open for either of the respondents to file recall application of this Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ramashankar Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Mohd Rihan .....Petitioner(s) State Of Uttar Pradesh And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) order. September 19, 2025 Ruchi Agrahari CRLP No. 21279 of 2025 2 (Santosh Rai,J.) (Siddharth,J.) Digitally signed by :- RUCHI AGRAHARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad