SMT JAHARI DEVI@ HEM LATA AND 3 OTHER v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH, AND 3 OTHER
CRLP/20547/2026 · 2026-09-07
Jai Krishna Upadhyay, Siddhartha Varma
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 20547 of 2026 Court No. - 44 HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J.
HON'BLE JAI KRISHNA UPADHYAY, J.
1. This writ petition has been filed for quashing the impugned First Information Report dated 15.6.2026 registered as Case Crime No.0187 of 2026, under Sections 80(2) and 85 of BNS and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Kaundhiyara, District - Prayagraj, and a direction to the respondent authorities not to arrest the petitioners in pursuance of the impugned first information report.
2. Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that the petitioners have been falsely implicated. No offence is made out against the petitioners.
3. Per contra, learned A.G.A. submits that a cognizable offence has been made out and, therefore, no interference is warranted in the impugned first information report.
4. Perusal of the impugned first information report prima facie reveals commission of cognizable offence.
5. Therefore, in view of the law laid down by Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of State of Haryana and others vs. Bhajan Lal and others, 1992 Supp. (1) SCC 335 and M/s Neeharika Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. vs. State of Maharashtra, AIR 2021 SC 1918 and in Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No.3262/2021 (Leelavati Devi @ Leelawati & another vs. the State of Uttar Pradesh) decided on 07.10.2021, no case has been made out for interference with the impugned first information report.
6. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed leaving it open for the petitioners to apply before the competent court for anticipatory bail/bail as permissible under law and in accordance with law. September 8, 2026 safi Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pradeep Kumar Verma, Krishna Kumar Mishra, Vikash Chandra Tiwari Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. (Jai Krishna Upadhyay,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.) Smt Jahari Devi@ Hem Lata And 3 Other .....Petitioner(s) State Of Uttar Pradesh, And 3 Other .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- MAHBOOB SAFI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad