Pankaj Kumar Jain v. State of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Home, Lko. and Another
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Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Manish Kumar, J.), order dated 25.4.2025 in APPLICATION U/S 482 No. 2430 of 2025, Pankaj Kumar Jain v. State of U.P. and another. Accused's Section 482 Cr.P.C. application seeking discharge, setting aside of an order dated 28.01.2025, and quashing of charge-sheet (case crime no. 0570 of 2017), summoning order dated 25.09.2019 and entire proceedings of Misc. Case No.77362 of 2019 under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 504 and 506 IPC before Judicial Magistrate-III, Lucknow. Ground urged: impugned order dated 28.01.2025 was passed while the presiding Judicial Magistrate was on leave, and the officer made a cutting altering the date from 28.01.2025 to 31.01.2025; Court not satisfied with the State's explanation. Interim relief: notice to respondent no.2 both ways with dasti summons; counter affidavit (three weeks) and rejoinder (one week); proceedings of the Misc. Case stayed till 21.05.2025, listed amongst top ten cases. Useful for: 482 CrPC quashing challenges, genuineness of orders passed during judicial leave/alteration of order dates, interim stays of criminal proceedings.