Rohit Verma and Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home U.P. Lko. and Others

Court No. - 10 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 6296 of 2023 Petitioner :- Rohit Verma And Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home U.P. Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vishnu Pratap Singh,Shubham Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Narendra Kumar Johari,J. None present for the petitioners to press the writ petition. Learned A.G.A. for the State/respondents is present. Under challenge in this petition is the First Information Report dated 01.08.2023, registered as F.I.R./Case Crime No.0067/2023, under Sections 498-A, 323, 506 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Police Station - Mahila Thana, District - Kheri. This Court has gone through the report of the Mediation and Conciliation Center. Mediation between the parties has failed. This Court has perused the F.I.R. and from the same it is evident that all the sections invoked against the petitioners, carry maximum punishment up to 07 years. Accordingly, we dispose of this petition with the direction to the Investigating Officer 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 :- 4.12.2023 ML/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench