Shubham Lodhi (Minor) Thru. Natural Guardian Father Ram Narayan Lodhi Alias Ram Narayan v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, Civil Secrt. U.P. Lucknow and Others

Court No. - 10 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 8852 of 2023 Petitioner :- Shubham Lodhi (Minor) Thru. Natural Guardian Father Ram Narayan Lodhi Alias Ram Narayan Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, Civil Secrt. U.P. Lucknow And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Jay Kumar Soni,Nevedita Gupta Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Narendra Kumar Johari,J.

(1) Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.G.A for the State and perused the record.

(2) Under challenge in this petition is the First Information Report dated 02.11.2023 lodged at F.I.R. / Case Crime No.0350 of 2023, under Sections 354, 354(Kha), 504 I.P.C., at P.S. Banthra, District Lucknow.

(3) Learned counsel for the petitioner confines his prayer for issuing direction to the police authorities to follow the mandate of Section 41A Cr.P.C. for the reason that the offences mentioned in the impugned First Information Report carry the sentence of upto 7 years of imprisonment.

(4) Accordingly, we dispose of this petition with the direction to the police authorities concerned to follow the mandate of Section 41A Cr.P.C. and also the directions issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar, reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273. Order Date :- 20.11.2023 N.PAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench