Sakib v. State of U.P. and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Division Bench (Vivek Kumar Birla, J. and Nand Prabha Shukla, J.), order dated 27.2.2025 in CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. 3857 of 2025 (Sakib v. State of U.P. and 4 others): writ petition by an accused seeking transfer of investigation of Case Crime No. 541 of 2024, P.S. Bhojpur, District Moradabad (offences under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 115(2), 352, 351(3), 74, 125, 324(4) B.N.S. and Section 7 Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1932) to CB-CID/SIT/CBI dismissed; accused has no locus standi to seek fair investigation; relied on Preeti Singh v. State of UP, 2023 (124) ACC 851. Keywords: locus standi, accused, fair investigation, independent agency, mandamus, BNS, Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 1932.
What did the court decide?
An accused person has no locus standi to file a petition seeking fair investigation. ¶¶9