Smt. Gyana @ Gyana v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and 7 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal Appeal No. 540 of 2025, Section 14-A(1) SC/ST Act, Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench, Justice Karunesh Singh Pawar, decided 14.2.2025, appeal dismissed. Challenge to rejection by Special Judge, SC/ST (PA), Gonda on 30.07.2024 (Misc. Criminal Case No.192/2024) of Smt. Gyana's Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. application alleging her house was set on fire; no photograph, no witness; counter-FIR Case Crime No.107 of 2024 by Jitendra Kumar under Sections 323, 504, 506, 341 IPC read with Section 3(2)(v) SC/ST Act; 156(3) application held to have been filed subsequently to exert pressure; no illegality found in impugned order.
What did the court decide?
No illegality was found in the impugned order rejecting the appellant's Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. application; accordingly, the appeal being devoid of merit was dismissed. ¶11