Amit Kumar Pandey and Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and Others

Court No. - 10 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 869 of 2023 Petitioner :- Amit Kumar Pandey And Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Niyaj Ahmad Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.,Vivek Kumar Pandey Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Narendra Kumar Johari,J.

¶1Under challenge in this petition is the First Information Report dated 19.12.2022 registered as F.I.R./Case Crime No. 0088 of 2022, under Sections 498-A, 323, 504 & 506 IPC and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Mahila Thana, District Ayodhya.

¶2Learned counsel appearing for private respondents has pointed out the mediation report dated 23.05.2023.

¶3We have perused the same. The mediation has failed between the parties.

¶4This Court has perused the F.I.R. and finds that all the sections invoked against the petitioners carry out punishment upto seven years.

¶5This petition is disposed of with the direction to Investigating Officer to follow the mandate of Section 41A Cr.P.C. and also the law settled by the Supreme Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273. Order Date :- 4.12.2023 Virendra High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench