Pragyanshu Shukla v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and Others

Court No. - 10 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 8703 of 2023 Petitioner :- Pragyanshu Shukla Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashok Kumar Mishra,Rajan Singh Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Narendra Kumar Johari,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned AGA who appears on behalf of State-respondents and perused the record. This writ petition has been filed with a prayer to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari for quashing of the impugned FIR dated 7.6.2022 registered as FIR No. 0272 of 2022 under Sections 419, 420, 468, 504, 467, 471, 506 IPC, later under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B IPC P.S. Purakalandar, District Ayodhya and for a direction to the respondents not to arrest the petitioner pursuant to the impugned FIR. Learned counsel for the petitioner has pointed out the earlier order passed by this Court on 9.11.2023. Learned AGA has produced before this Court a copy of the written instructions dated 17.11.2023 sent by Sri Mushtaqshah, Sub Inspector P.S. Purakalandar, District Ayodhya wherein it has been stated that in FIR No. 272 of 2022 investigation against the named accused has been completed and the names of Amit Pandey and Arpit Singh have been deleted during the course of investigation. Against one of the accused Raj Kumar Verma S/o Hosila Prasad Verma charge sheet under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 504, 506 IPC has been filed in Court on

22.3.2023. The name of the petitioner surfaced during investigation. The investigation is going on against the petitioner. This writ petition is disposed of, keeping the said instructions on record, granting interim protection to the petitioner i.e. till credible evidence is not collected against the petitioner, he shall not be arrested pursuant to the impugned FIR. Order Date :- 28.11.2023 AKK High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench