Sultan Hussain v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Sultan Hussain v. State of U.P.; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; single judge (Subhash Vidyarthi, J.); Order dated 26.2.2024; Application U/S 482 No.1354 of 2024; Section 482 Cr.P.C.; U.P. Gangster and Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, Section 2/3; Gangster Case No.24 of 2022; Case Crime No.264 of 2021; P.S. Kurwar, District Sultanpur; quashing of charge sheet dated 31.03.2022 and cognizance/summoning order dated 04.05.2022; acquittal in predicate offences (Case Crime Nos. 358/2019 and 63 of 2021); discharge (Case Crime No.417 of 2019); abuse of process of law; reliance on Farhana Vs. State of U.P., SLP (Crl.) No.437 of 2023.
What did the court decide?
Quashing of the impugned charge sheet dated 31.03.2022, cognizance/summoning order dated 04.05.2022 along with the entire proceedings of Gangster Case No.24 of 2022: State Vs. Mohd. Daud Khan and others, arising out of Case Crime No.264 of 2021, under Section 2/3 of U.P. Gangster and Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, Police Station Kurwar, District Sultanpur, pending in the Court of learned Additional District Judge/Gangster Act, Court No.8, Sultanpur.