Dhirendra Pratap Singh vs State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko and 2 Others — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Dhirendra Pratap Singh vs State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko and 2 Others — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Liberty to the applicant to move a discharge application through counsel within six weeks, to be heard and decided expeditiously in accordance with law by a reasoned and speaking order; and protection that no coercive steps shall be taken against the applicant till the aforesaid period and during pendency of the discharge application.

Issue for consideration

Whether the charge-sheet dated 21.02.2025 and the summoning order dated 24.03.2025 passed in Criminal Case No. 197 of 2025 (arising out of F.I.R. No. 150 of 2022, Section 135, Electricity Act) were liable to be quashed. +1 more

Court's answer

With the above directions, the application is disposed of; the quashing prayer was not adjudicated on merits, counsel having withdrawn it.

Ratio / Principle

The applicant is permitted to move a discharge application through counsel within six weeks; if such an application is filed, it shall be heard and decided expeditiously, after hearing the parties and in accordance with law, by means of a reasoned and speaking order.

Key takeaways

Till the aforesaid period and during the pendency of the discharge application, no coercive steps shall be taken against the applicant in the aforesaid case.ratio¶17

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Lucknow), Application U/S 482 No. 8814 of 2025 — Dhirendra Pratap Singh v State of U.P. thr. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko & 2 Ors. Applicant sought quashing of charge-sheet dated 21.02.2025 and summoning order dated 24.03.2025 passed in Criminal Case No. 197 of 2025, arising out of F.I.R. No. 150 of 2022 under Section 135 of the Electricity Act, P.S. Anti Power Theft, Amethi. Counsel did not press the application on merits, confining the prayer to liberty to move a discharge application through counsel with directions for expeditious disposal; learned A.G.A. raised no objection. Directions issued: (i) discharge application may be moved through counsel within six weeks, and if filed shall be heard and decided expeditiously, in accordance with law, by a reasoned and speaking order; (ii) till the aforesaid period and during pendency of the discharge application, no coercive steps shall be taken against the applicant. Application disposed of accordingly (Rajeev Singh, J.; November 25, 2025).

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 8814 of 2025

Dhirendra Pratap Singh

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko And 2 Others .....Opposite Party(s)

Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sukh Deo Singh, Paritosh Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Shri Manish Jauhari

Court No. - 14

HON'BLE RAJEEV SINGH, J.

Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material available on record.

This application has been filed for quashing the charge sheet dated 21.02.2025 as well as summoning order dated 24.03.2025 passed in Criminal Case No. 197 of 2025, arising out of F.I.R. No. 150 of 2022, under Section 135 of Electricity Act, P.S. Anti Power Theft Police Station Amethi, District/ Unit Anti Power Theft.

After arguing the matter up to some length, learned counsel for the applicant submits that he does not want to press this application on merit and he confines his prayer only to the extent that applicant may be permitted to move discharge application through counsel and suitable directions may be issued for expeditious disposal of the same.

Learned A.G.A. has no objection in grant of aforesaid prayer.

In view of above, it is provided that applicant may move his discharge application through counsel within six weeks from today and, in case, any such application is filed, same shall be heard and decided expeditiously after hearing the parties in accordance with law, by means of a reasoned and speaking order.

A482 No. 8814 of 2025

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Till the aforesaid period of four weeks and during pendency of discharge application, no coercive steps shall be taken against the applicant in the aforesaid case.

With above directions, this application is disposed of.

(Rajeev Singh,J.)

November 25, 2025

VKS

Digitally signed by :- VIVEK KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench