HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 15158 of 2023 Court No. - 47 HON'BLE RAJEEV MISRA, J. HON'BLE DR. AJAY KUMAR-II, J. 1. Heard Mr. Yuvraj Gautam, Advocate, holding brief of Mr. Varun Singh, the learned counsel for petitioner and learned AGA for State- respondents 1, 2, 3 & 4. 2. Perused the record. 3. Petitioner-Praveen Kumar Singh has approached this Court by means of present criminal misc. writ petition challenging the impugned FIR dated 01.09.2023 lodged by first informant-respondent-5 SHO Dinesh Prakash Pandey and registered as Case Crime Number 123 of 2023, under Section 3(1) of U.P. Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, Police Station-Shaktinagar, District-Sonbhadra. 4. On the matter being taken up, the learned AGA for State-respondents 1, 2, 3 & 4 submits that during pendency of present criminal misc. writ petition, Investigating Officer upon completion of statutory investigation of aforesaid Case Crime Number in terms of Chapter-XII CrPC, has submitted the charge-sheet-police report dated 17.11.2023 as provided under Section 173(2) CrPC. 5. Considering the fact that a period of more than two years have rolled by since the date of submission of charge-sheet, we are of the view that cognizance must have been taken by Court concerned upon aforementioned charge-sheet. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Saumitra Dwivedi, Varun Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Praveen Kumar Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of Uttar Pradesh And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) 6. In view of above, we are of the considered opinion that by efflux of time, present writ petition has been rendered infructuous. 7. It is, accordingly, dismissed as having rendered infructuous. 8. Interim order, if any, shall stand vacated." October 8, 2026 Vinay CRLP No. 15158 of 2023 2 (Dr. Ajay Kumar-II,J.) (Rajeev Misra,J.) Digitally signed by :- VINAY KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad