HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 5568 of 2026 Court No. - 49 HON'BLE RAJEEV MISRA, J. HON'BLE SUDHANSHU CHAUHAN, J. 1. Heard Mr. Shivam Tiwari, the learned counsel for petitioner and the learned AGA representing State respondents 1&2. 2. Perused the record. 3. Petitioner Mr. Farhan Qureshi has approached this Court by means of present Criminal Miscellaneous Writ Petition challenging the FIR dated 20.01.2026 lodged by first informant respondent 3 Sri Prince Sharma and registered as Case Crime No. 0040 of 2026, under Section 3/5/8 Cow Slaughter Act, Police Station Behat, District Saharanpur. 4. At the very outset, the learned AGA representing State respondents 1&2 submits that petitioner is not named in impugned first information report. As such, present writ petition, filed at the behest of petitioner, who is not named in the FIR is not maintainable. 5. When confronted with above, the learned counsel for petitioner has invited the attention of Court to the document appearing at page 26 of the paper book, and on basis thereof, it is contended by the learned counsel for petitioners that since petitioner is wanted in concerned case crime number, therefore the present writ petition on behalf of petitioner who falls in the category of prospective accused. 6. In view of above, we hold that present writ petition filed by petitioner is maintainable and is not liable to be dismissed on the ground that since Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shivam Tiwari Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Farhan Qureshi .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) petitioner is not named in the FIR, therefore he cannot maintain the present writ petition. 7. After some arguments, the learned counsel for petitioner fairly gave up the prayer prayed for by means of present writ petition. It is however contended by the learned counsel for petitioner that interest of justice shall better be served in case the present writ petition is disposed of finally with a direction to Court below to consider the bail application of petitioner in the light of law laid down by Apex Court in the case of Satendra Kumar Antil v. Central Bureau of Investigation and Another (2022) 10 SCC 51. 8. Learned A.G.A. representing State respondents 1&2 does not oppose the aforesaid fair submission urged by the learned counsel for petitioner. 9. We do not find any legal impediment for not accepting the fair submission urged by the learned counsel for petitioner. 10. Accordingly, the prayer prayed for by means of present writ petition is refused. 11. Having heard the learned counsel for petitioner, the learned A.G.A. for State respondents 1&2, upon perusal of record and considering the submissions urged by the learned counsel for petitioner as noted herein above, we dispose of this writ petition finally with a direction that in case petitioner appears before Court below and applies for bail, then his bail application shall be considered by Court below in the light of law laid down by Apex Court in the case of Satendra Kumar Antil (supra). 12. Interim order, if any, stands vacated. April 20, 2026 Arif CRLP No. 5568 of 2026 2 (Sudhanshu Chauhan,J.) (Rajeev Misra,J.) Digitally signed by :- MOHAMMAD ARIF High Court of Judicature at Allahabad