Satyawan Singh Chauhan vs State of U.P. and Another — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Satyawan Singh Chauhan vs State of U.P. and Another — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Outcome

Disposed

Issue for consideration

Disclosure, by supplementary affidavit, of the applicant's qualifications as a Journalist with the daily newspaper 'Dainik Aaj'. +2 more

Court's answer

The Court directed the applicant to disclose, by supplementary affidavit, his qualifications as a Journalist with 'Dainik Aaj'.

Key takeaways

The Court further directed the applicant to disclose whether any criminal case is pending against him.¶22
The Station House Officer, Police Station Kotwali, District Etah, was directed to submit instructions in Case Crime No. 130 of 2011 within ten days; the Senior Superintendent of Police, Etah, to ensure their delivery to the learned Additional Government Advocate, failing which both officers are to appear before the Court on the next date.¶25

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Court No. 82 — single-judge interim order by Praveen Kumar Giri, J., dated November 11, 2025, in Application U/S 482 No. 36348 of 2024, Satyawan Singh Chauhan v. State of U.P. and Another (Rajeev Sawhney for the applicant; G.A. for the opposite parties). Procedural stage only: the Court recited its earlier orders of 09.01.2025, 18.04.2025 and 14.10.2025 (supplementary-affidavit time grants, including explanation of the delay in filing after the year 2011, and an ordersheet affidavit). The applicant, stated to be a journalist with the daily 'Dainik Aaj', was directed to disclose, by supplementary affidavit, his qualifications as a journalist and whether any criminal case is pending against him. The Station House Officer, P.S. Kotwali, District Etah, was ordered to submit instructions within ten days in Case Crime No. 130 of 2011 under sections 332, 353, 504, 506 I.P.C., with the Senior Superintendent of Police, Etah, to ensure delivery to the learned Additional Government Advocate, failing which both officers must appear before the Court on the next date; the A.G.A. reported that the Court's order had been e-mailed on 03.11.2025 but no instructions had been received. Matter put up fresh for 26.11.2025 at 2:00 P.M. along with the records of Application U/S 482 No. 14899 of 2019 and Application U/S 482 No. 17333 of 2019. No substantive issue decided; no precedent cited.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 36348 of 2024

Satyawan Singh Chauhan

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State of U.P. and Another

	.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Rajeev Sawhney
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.

Court No. - 82

HON'BLE PRAVEEN KUMAR GIRI, J.

Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is a Journalist in Daily Newspaper 'Dainik Aaj'.

This Court vide orders dated 09.01.2025, 18.04.2025 and 14.10.2025 has passed the following orders:

" Order dated: 09.01.2025

Learned counsel for the applicant prays for and is granted two weeks' time to file supplementary affidavit explaining the delay in filing the present application after the year 2011.

Put up this case on 20.3.2025, as fresh.

Order dated:18.04.2025

Learned counsel for the applicant prays for and is granted four weeks' time to file supplementary affidavit annexing ordersheet.

Put up after four weeks as fresh.

Order dated:14.10.2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. List this matter on 11.11.2025 as fresh.

3. Till the next date fixed, learned AGA is to make all possible efforts to obtain instructions from the competent authority and place the same on record."

Learned counsel for the applicant is directed to disclose the qualifications of the applicant as Journalist by filing a supplementary affidavit as he is alleged to be a Journalist in the daily newspaper 'Dainik Aaj'. He shall also disclose whether any criminal case is pending against him or not.

A482 No. 36348 of 2024

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The Station House Officer, Police Station Kotwali, District Etah, is directed to submit instructions in Case Crime No. 130 of 2011, under sections 332, 353, 504, 506 I.P.C., within ten days. The Senior Superintendent of Police, District Etah, is directed to ensure that the instruction shall be provided to the learned Additional Government Advocate.

In case, the instructions is not provided, the Station House Officer, Police Station Kotwali as well as Senior Superintendent of Police, Etah, shall appear before this Court on the next date.

Learned A.G.A. has already pointed out that the order of this Court has been communicated on 03.11.2025 through e-mail but no instruction has been provided.

Put up this case as fresh, on 26.11.2025, at 2:00 P.M., alongwith the record of Application U/S 482 No. 14899 of 2019 and Application U/S 482 No. 17333 of 2019.

November 11, 2025 K.K. Maurya

(Praveen Kumar Giri,J.)

Digitally signed by :- KAMLESH KUMAR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad