Ram Bhajan Yadav v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 4121 of 2020, decided 04.03.2020 by Division Bench of Pankaj Mithal and Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, JJ. Petition sought quashing of FIR dated 18.02.2020 (Case Crime No. 0041 of 2020) under sections 419, 420 IPC, P.S. Kotwali, District Azamgarh, concerning alleged illegal appointment of teachers in a Junior High School. Court held the FIR disclosed a cognizable offence and declined to quash; disposed of the petition granting no-arrest protection till the section 173 Cr.P.C. report, conditional on cooperation in investigation. Useful on: refusal to quash FIR at threshold; pre-173 Cr.P.C. report arrest protection conditioned on cooperation.
What did the court decide?
Prayer for quashing of the F.I.R. declined; petition disposed of with a direction that the petitioner shall not be arrested till submission of the report under section 173 Cr.P.C., conditional on his participation and cooperation in the investigation, which is to be completed most expeditiously in accordance with law.