Virendra Pratap Singh Vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and 8 Others — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Virendra Pratap Singh Vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and 8 Others — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Petition disposed of in terms of the statement of learned AGA for the State; Forensic Science Laboratory, Ramnagar Varanasi directed to forward the FSL report to the Investigating Officer expeditiously and in any case within four weeks from production of certified copy of the order (certified copy to be forwarded by the Investigating Officer to the laboratory within two weeks); investigation to be concluded expeditiously on receipt of the report.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondent authorities should be directed, by writ of mandamus, to conduct a free, fair and impartial investigation and ensure fair, speedy and effective investigation of FIR No. 540/2024 dated 08/08/2024 (P.S. Kotwali Nagar, District Sultanpur). +1 more

Court's answer

The petition is disposed of in terms of the statement of learned AGA for the State.

Ratio / Principle

The Forensic Science Laboratory, Ramnagar Varanasi is directed to forward the FSL report to the Investigating Officer expeditiously and in any case within four weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order; the Investigating Officer shall forward the certified copy to the laboratory concerned within two weeks, and on receipt of the report the investigation shall be concluded expeditiously.

Key takeaways

In case of any grievance, the petitioner may avail the appropriate remedy in terms of Sakiri Vasu v. State of U.P., (2008) 2 SCC 409.obiter¶18

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Lucknow Bench), Court No. 10 - Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 8054 of 2024, Virendra Pratap Singh v. State of U.P. thru Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and 8 Others (Hon'ble Rajnish Kumar and Hon'ble Zafeer Ahmad, JJ.), disposed of on October 14, 2025. The writ petition sought mandamus (i) for a free, fair and impartial investigation of FIR No. 540/2024 dated 08/08/2024 under Ss. 316, 338, 336, 340, 318 BNS, P.S. Kotwali Nagar, District Sultanpur, and (ii) for arrest of Respondent Nos. 4 to 9 therein. Relying on the Investigating Officer's instructions dated 12.10.2025 (reminder for the forensic report sent to FSL Ramnagar, Varanasi on 09.10.2025), the Court disposed of the petition in terms of the AGA's statement, directing the FSL to forward the FSL report to the Investigating Officer within four weeks of production of certified copy (the copy to reach the laboratory within two weeks) and the investigation to be concluded expeditiously on receipt; any further grievance of the petitioner to be pursued in terms of Sakiri Vasu v. State of U.P., (2008) 2 SCC 409.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 8054 of 2024

Virendra Pratap Singh

.....Petitioner(s)

Versus

State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 8 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Sukh Deo Singh, Ayush Pratap Singh, Paritosh Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A.

Court No. - 10

HON'BLE RAJNISH KUMAR, J. HON'BLE ZAFEER AHMAD, J.

Heard Shri Ayush Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned AGA for the State.

This Court had passed the following order on 24.10.2024:-

"i. Issue a Writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus to conduct free, fair and impartial investigation and to also ensure fair, speedy and effective Investigation with regard to the FIR dated 08/08/2024 bearing FIR No. 540/2024, U/Ss. 316, 338, 336, 340, 318 BNS, P.S. Kotwali Nagar, District- Sultanpur (as contained in Annexure-1), in the interest of justice.

ii. Issue a Writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding and directing the Respondents authorities to arrest the Respondent No. 4 to 9 in FIR dated 08/08/2024 bearing FIR No. 540/2024, U/Ss. 316, 338, 336, 340, 318 BNS, P.S. Kotwali Nagar, District- Sultanpur, in the interest of justice."

Learned AGA for the State, on the basis of instructions dated 12.10.2025 received from Shri Arvind Kumar Ram, SubInspector/Investigating Officer, Police Station Kotwali Nagar, District Sultanpur, which has been produced before this Court and taken on record, submits that the reminder for the forensic report has been sent on

CRLP No. 8054 of 2024

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09.10.2025 with the special messenger to the Forensic Science Laboratory, Ramnagar, Varanasi and after receipt of the FSL report, the investigation shall be concluded expeditiously.

In view of above, the petition is disposed of in terms of the statement of learned AGA for the State with the direction to the Forensic Science Laboratory, Ramnagar Varanasi to forward the FSL report to the Investigating Officer expeditiously and in any case within a period of four weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order, which shall be forwarded to the laboratory concerned by the Investigating Officer within a period of two weeks from today and on receipt of the said report, the investigation shall be concluded expeditiously.

In case of any grievance to the petitioner, he may avail the appropriate remedy in terms of Sakiri Vasu v. State of U.P., (2008) 2 SCC 409.

(Zafeer Ahmad,J.) (Rajnish Kumar,J.)

October 14, 2025

Raj

Digitally signed by :- RAJ NIGAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench