Allahabad High Court

Babali v. State of U.P. thru. the Addl. Chief Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. & Ors.

CRLP/5617/2026

Decision date
2026-06-17
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Judges
Saurabh Lavania, Pramod Kumar Srivastava

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 5617 of 2026 Babali .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. The Addl. Chief Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vinod Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Court No. - 2 HON'BLE SAURABH LAVANIA, J. HON'BLE PRAMOD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J. 1. Heard. 2. Instant petition has been filed seeking following main relief(s) : “(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari thereby quash the impugned First Information Report lodged by the opposite party No. 4 on 27.04.2026 at 16:40 hours, as First Information Report No. 100 of 2026, Under Sections- 115(2), 109(1), 117(2), 352, 351(3) Β.Ν.S., at Police Station-Lonar, District - Hardoi (Contained as Annexure No.-1), in the interest of justice. ii) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus thereby commanding the Opp. Parties 3 not to arrest the Petitioner in pursuance of impugned First Information Report lodged by the opposite party No. 4 on 27.04.2026 at 16:40 hours, as First Information Report No. 100 of 2026, Under Sections- 115(2), 109(1), 117(2), 352, 351(3) B.N.S., at Police Station-Lonar, District Hardoi (Contained as Annexure CRLP No. 5617 of 2026 2 No.1), in the interest of justice.”

3. At the very outset, learned AGA Smt Meena Tripathi on the basis of instructions dated 09.06.2026 sent by Sri Chandra Prakash Dubey Sub-Inspector of Police Station Lonar, District Hardoi, copy of which is taken on record, stated that during investigation the investigating officer has exonerated the petitioner. The reasons therefor have been explained in paragraph 5 of the said instructions. Consequently, the present petition has now become infructuous. 4. Considering the aforesaid, it is apparent that the writ petition has been rendered infructuous. Accordingly, it is dismissed as infructuous. (Pramod Kumar Srivastava,J.) (Saurabh Lavania,J.) June 17, 2026 Arvind Digitally signed by :- ARVIND KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench