Masida Devi v. State of U.P. and 4 Others

Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 36461 of 2023 Petitioner :- Masida Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Kunwar Bikram Suryabansh,Vinay Kumar Singh Chandel Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Prashant Kumar,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State. The present writ petition has been filed inter-alia with following reliefs:- "(I) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents not to illegally arrest or detain the petitioner and other family members in the police station or subject them to question in or outside the police station with regard to the acts committed by or the where abouts or Vinod Kumar Bharti son of Late Dashmi Lal resident of Aadarsh Nagar, Shivdaspur, Maduadih, Varanasi and if required the one room in the residential house of petitioner which has fallen in the share of Vinod Kumar Bharti may be attached or auctioned under provisions of Bharti may be attached or auctioned under provisions of Cr.P.C. for investigation regard his crime.

(II). Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.2 or 3 to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 12.04.2023 (Annexure no.4) and issue appropriate directions thereon." After hearing the parties at length, once the Court has indicated its mind in negative, learned counsel for the petitioner prays that the present writ petition be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to approach the Competent Court/Authority. Prayer made is allowed. The writ petition is dismissed as not pressed. Order Date :- 31.10.2023 A. Pandey High Court of Judicature at Allahabad