Virendra Kumar Pandey v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 83 Case :- TRANSFER APPLICATION (CRIMINAL) No. - 142 of 2023 Applicant :- Virendra Kumar Pandey Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Ajay Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Sanjay Kumar Pachori,J. Sri Jitendra Kesarwani, Advocate holding brief of Sri Ajay Kumar, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Karunakar Singh, learned A.G.A. for the State are present. Despite service of notice none has appeared for opposite party no.2. The present transfer application has been filed to transfer the Case No.446 of 2016 (Virendra Kumar Pandey vs. Saraswati Maurya and others), under Section 340 Cr.P.C., pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.1, District Mirzapur to any competent court of Allahabad Judgeship. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is accused in the present case and the opposite party no.2 is neighbour of the applicant and is a highly influential person and several complaints have been filed against the opposite party no.2 but the authorities have not taken any action against the opposite party no.2. It is further submitted that the present case has been filed as counter blast case. The applicant is unable to do effective pairavi in district Mirzapur. In view of the above facts and circumstances of the case, this transfer application has no merit and is liable to be dismissed. This transfer application is, accordingly, dismissed. Interim order, if any, is hereby vacated. Order Date :- 20.11.2023 MAA/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad