HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 5086 of 2026 Smt. Indu Singh .....Applicant(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Shyam Kinkar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Court No. - 11 HON'BLE SUBHASH CHANDRA SHARMA, J. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that in this case the applicant was Saas who may have no any interest in making demand of dowry and harassment of the victim. He further submits that being relative of the husband she has been named in the F.I.R. and without collecting material on record the I.O. filed charge sheet against her on which the learned trial court also took cognizance. This case is highly covered with the judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Geeta Mehrotra Vs. State of U.P. and others reported in 2012 (10) ADJ 464. Matter requires consideration. Issue notice to opposite party no. 2 returnable within a period of four weeks. In the mean time, learned counsel for the opposite party may file counter affidavit within a period of four weeks, if any and rejoinder affidavit, if any may be filed within one week thereafter. List on 03.08.2026.

In the mean time, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicants in Criminal Case No. 123664 of 2025 (State Vs. Alok Singh and another) and cognizance/summoning order dated 07.11.2025 passed by learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lucknow arising out of Case Crime No. 0017 of 2024, Police Station Gomti Nagar, District Lucknow East (Commissionerate Lucknow), as well as charge sheet no. 1 dated 30.08.2024 under Section 323, 506, 498-A I.P.C. and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, filed by investigating authorities in Case Crime No. 0017 of 2024 (contained as A482 No. 5086 of 2026 2 Annexure No. 1 and 2). June 25, 2026 Suraj Srivastav (Subhash Chandra Sharma,J.) Digitally signed by :- SURAJ SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench