Ram Krishna Shashtri v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko. and Others

Court No. - 10 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 9394 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ram Krishna Shashtri Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Alok Kr. Misra,Pawan Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Narendra Kumar Johari,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned AGA for State-respondents. This writ petition has been filed with the following main prayer:- "i) Issue a writ order in nature of mandamus commanding to opposite party No.2 to 4 that they consider the case of petitioner and transfer the investigation of Case Crime No.0268/2023 under section 395,386,504,506 IPC, PS-Gomti Nagar Extension, Lucknow (East), Police Commissionerate, Lucknow from opposite party no.5 to another Investigation Officer or any independent agency for fair and speedy investigation within reasonable time, in the interest of justice." Learned counsel for the petitioner has stated that Investigating Officer of the case Ajay Kumar Shukla has colluded with the accused Sushant Singh and has removed relevant sections under which the initial FIR was lodged. Learned counsel for the petitioner has also filed photographs of Sub-Inspector Ajay Kumar Shukla along with accused Shushant Singh, which are filed as Annexure no.2 to the writ petition. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that he does not have faith in the current Investigating Officer and therefore has filed the present writ petition with the aforesaid prayers. Learned AGA has produced instructions sent by Sub-Inspector Ajay Shukla, police station Gomit Nagar Vistar, District Lucknow dated 11.12.2023 and the same is taken on record. This Court has noticed from the pleadings on record that petitioner has made a detailed representation to Superintendent of Police (Public Complaints/ Grievances), Headquarters, Director General of Police, U.P. Lucknow on 21.11.2023, a copy of which has been filed as Annexure no.9 to the writ petition. In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Superintendent of Police (Public Complaints/ Grievances), Headquarter, Director General of Police, U.P. Lucknow to look into the grievance of the petitioner as raised by him in his representation dated 21.11.2023 and pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before him. Order Date :- 12.12.2023 Arnima High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench