HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 23457 of 2026 Court No. - 48 HON'BLE CHANDRA DHARI SINGH, J. HON'BLE TARUN SAXENA, J. 1. The instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following main prayers:- "Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari quashing the impugned First Information Report dated 18.07.2026 in Case Crime No. 139 of 2026, under Section 3/5/8 Cow Slaughter Act, Police Station Hathgaon District Fatehpur (Annexure No. 1 to this writ petition). (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the state respondents not to arrest the petitioners in pursuance of the First Information Report dated 18.07.2026 in Case Crime No. 139 of 2026, under Section 3/5/8 Cow Slaughter Act, Police Station Hathgaon, District Fatehpur (Annexure No. 1 to this writ petition)." 2. After some length of arguments, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner made an innocuous prayer that he may be permitted to withdraw the instant writ petition with liberty to avail the appropriate remedy available under the law before the appropriate Court as advised. 3. Learned AGA appearing on behalf of the State-respondents vehemently opposed the instant writ petition but has no objection on innocuous prayer made by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. 4. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Diwakar Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Chimman @ Nasim .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Mr. S.K. Ojha, learned A.G.A. appearing on behalf of the State- respondents and perused the material available on record. 5. Since, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has not pressed the instant writ petition on merits, only made innocuous prayer to avail appropriate alternative remedy as advised, we are inclined to allow the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the instant writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed. September 28, 2026 Atul CRLP No. 23457 of 2026 2 (Tarun Saxena,J.) (Chandra Dhari Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- ATUL KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad