Smt. Sonika Gupta and Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home and Others

Court No. - 10 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 4243 of 2023 Petitioner :- Smt. Sonika Gupta And Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dheeraj Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Narendra Kumar Johari,J.

(1) None appears on behalf of the petitioners.

(2) Learned A.G.A. for the State has filed a short counter affidavit, which is taken on record. He has submitted on the basis of short counter affidavit that the investigation has been concluded and the charge sheet was prepared on 28.05.2023 and the same was filed in Trial Court on 25.06.2023.

(3) Since the charge sheet has been prepared by the Investigating Officer, it is presumed that sufficient evidence has been collected and filed with the Charge-sheet before the Trial Court for its evaluation, therefore, this Court feels it to be inappropriate to interfere at this stage.

(4) The writ petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioners to approach the Competent Court for raising their challenge to the Charge-sheet.

(5) Interim order, if any, stands vacated. Order Date :- 11.12.2023 Darpan Sharma High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench