Sandeep Kumar Verma and Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. U.P. Civil Sectt. Lko. and Others

Court No. - 10 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 6297 of 2023 Petitioner :- Sandeep Kumar Verma And Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. U.P. Civil Sectt. Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Navneet Awasthi,Gaurav Chand Kaushik Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.,Ravindra Kumar Singh Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Narendra Kumar Johari,J.

¶1An outstation slip has been sent by learned counsel for the petitioners alongwith a request of extension of interim order.

¶2This Court has gone through the Mediation Centre's Report dated 11.12.2023. The mediation has failed between the parties.

¶3At this stage, it has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that all the Sections invoked against the petitioners in the impugned F.I.R. carry the sentence of upto 7 years of imprisonment and therefore the petitioners are entitled for the benefit of the judgement rendered by the Supreme Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar, reported in

(2014) 8 SCC 273.

¶4Accordingly, we dispose of this petition with the direction to the police authorities 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 :- 13.12.2023 Darpan Sharma High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench