Jitendra Kumar Mishra In Fir J.E. ... vs State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. ...
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Jitendra Kumar Mishra In Fir J.E. ... vs State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. ... on 21 February, 2025

Author: Vivek Chaudhary

Bench: Vivek Chaudhary

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD, LUCKNOW BENCH
 
 


?Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:11342-DB
 
Court No. - 10
 

 
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 1356 of 2025
 

 
Petitioner :- Jitendra Kumar Mishra In Fir J.E. Jitendra Mishra
 
Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Others
 
Counsel for Petitioner :- Rajeev Mishra,Mool Shankar Mishra
 
Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.
 

 
Hon'ble Vivek Chaudhary,J.
 

Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh,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 05.02.2025, bearing Case Crime No.5003 of 2025, for the offence under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, registered at Police Station Kotwali Nagar, District Gonda.

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 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Learned 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 35(3) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,2023 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 35(3) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and the law as laid down by Apex Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar (supra).

(Brij Raj Singh,J.) (Vivek Chaudhary,J.)

Order Date :- 21.2.2025

Arjun/-