Ram Naresh Sahu v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Gangsters Act FIR-quashing writ petition (U.P.) — interim conditional protection: petitioner not to be arrested pursuant to the impugned FIR (Case Crime No.1181 of 2024, Section 2/3, U.P. Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act 1986, P.S. Kotwali, Distt. Lalitpur) till next date of listing on 05.02.2025, subject to cooperation with the investigation; petition connected with Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No.586 of 2025 (Mahesh Prasad Rajak v. State of U.P. & Ors.), wherein co-accused with the same role were stated to have been accorded indulgence on 16.01.2025, for joint consideration; order dated 27.1.2025, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad; relevant to similar-footing/parity claims and interim no-arrest directions in Gangsters Act FIR challenges.
What did the court decide?
Interim relief only: arrest pursuant to the impugned FIR withheld until the next date of listing (05.02.2025), provided the petitioner cooperates with the investigation; petition connected with Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No.586 of 2025 for joint consideration on 05.02.2025; no final adjudication of the FIR-quashing prayer.