Sohail v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Govt, Lko. and Others

Court No. - 10 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 8118 of 2023 Petitioner :- Sohail Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Govt, Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Bare Lal Bhartiya Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.A. who appears on behalf of the State Respondents.

¶2This petition has been filed with the following main prayers:- "i..) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of CERTIORARI thereby quashing First information report No 0603/2023, U/S 489-8,489-C, 4198 420, IPC, at police Station Kotwali Nagar, District Ayodhya, contained as ANNEXURE NO.1 to this writ petition. So far as it relates to the petitioner. ii..) writ, order or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS be issued commanding the opp. Parties not to arrest the petitioners in pursuance of the impugned First information report No 0603/2023, U/S 489-B,489-C, 4198 420, IPC, at police Station Kotwali Nagar, District Ayodhya, Contained as ANNEXURE NO.1 to this writ petition So far as it relates to the petitioner."

¶3It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is completely innocent and has falsely been implicated in the impugned F.I.R., he has no role to play in counterfeiting or in making out such counterfeit currency as regular currency.

¶4This Court has perused the F.I.R. and finds that several fake notes of Rs.500/- denomination have been recovered from the co-accused. During investigation, the co-accused have named the petitioner as a mastermind who had given them counterfeit currency to be used in the market.

¶5This Court finds no good ground to show interference in the impugned F.I.R.

¶6The writ petition stands dismissed. Order Date :- 18.10.2023 Darpan Sharma High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench