Kuldeep Kumar vs State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, ...
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Kuldeep Kumar vs State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, ... on 30 May, 2024

Bench: Vivek Chaudhary, Narendra Kumar Johari

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD, LUCKNOW BENCH
 
 


?Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:41168-DB
 
Court No. - 9
 
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 3828 of 2024
 
Petitioner :- Kuldeep Kumar
 
Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, Civil Sectt. Lko. And Others
 
Counsel for Petitioner :- Sudhakar Mishra
 
Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.
 

 
Hon'ble Vivek Chaudhary,J.
 

Hon'ble Narendra Kumar Johari,J.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.G.A. appearing for the State/opposite parties and perused the record.

This petition seeks issuance of direction in the nature of certiorari for quashing the impugned F.I.R. dated 10.05.2024, bearing Case Crime No.0180/2024, for the offence under Section 3/7 of Essential Commodities Act, 1955, registered at Police Station Gudamba, District Lucknow.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the offences as alleged in FIR have maximum punishment for the term less than seven years imprisonment, whereas, the police is trying to arrest him, which is against the mandates of Code of Criminal Procedure.

Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondent State has given a statement on behalf of investigating agency that because the offence allegedly committed by the petitioner, entails sentence of less than seven years, provisions of Section 41-A Cr.P.C. shall be strictly followed in terms of judgment rendered by Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in a case reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273: Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar and another.

Considering the stand of the investigating agency, learned counsel for the petitioner states that let this petition be disposed of in view of the above said facts.

Accordingly, this petition is disposed of in view of the provisions of Section 41-A Cr.P.C. and the law as laid down by Apex Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar (supra).

Order Date :- 30.5.2024

Reena/-

(Narendra Kumar Johari,J.) (Vivek Chaudhary,J.)