Keshavram v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, Lko and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), CRLA No. 3319 of 2025, Keshavram v. State of U.P. (decided 14.10.2025, Saurabh Lavania, J.). Keywords: FIR registration; Section 173(4) BNSS; old Section 156(3) CrPC; direction to register FIR refused; abuse of criminal process; purely monetary/civil dispute dressed as criminal complaint; scrap business (kabaad) dispute; cheating allegation of Rs. 14,43,300; casteist abuse allegation; Special Judge SC/ST Act Lucknow; Criminal Misc. Case No. 3980 of 2025; P.S. Chinhat, Lucknow; appeal dismissed.
What did the court decide?
The Court found that the appellant initiated the proceedings in issue just to get/recover Rs. 14,43,300/- from the opposite party No. 2. ¶21