Dharmendra Singh v. State of U.P. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of FIR refused; interim protection from arrest granted to petitioner (assistant teacher, primary school) in FIR dated 25.1.2020, Case Crime No. 0031 of 2020, Sections 409/420/467/468/471 IPC, PS Shikohabad, District Firozabad. Protection conditional on cooperation with investigation and operative till Section 173 Cr.P.C. report; investigation to be completed most expeditiously. Bench: Pankaj Mithal and Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, JJ.; counsel: Vinay Kumar for petitioner; G.A. and Bhupendra Kumar Yadav for respondents. Decision date 4.3.2020.
What did the court decide?
Interim protection from arrest: the petitioner shall not be arrested in pursuance of FIR Case Crime No. 0031 of 2020 till submission of the report under Section 173 Cr.P.C., provided he cooperates with the investigation, which is to be completed most expeditiously.