Shikhar Rai v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition to quash FIR (Case Crime No. 185 of 2024, dated 09.6.2024, Sections 3/5A/8 U.P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act and section 11 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, P.S. Taraya Sujan, District Kushinagar) and for non-arrest; dismissed as infructuous; not maintainable per Supreme Court judgment in Hukum Chand Garg v. State of U.P., SLP (Criminal) 762 of 2020 (decided 7.2.2022); petitioner not named in FIR; chargesheet A-2 of 2024 dated 04.10.2024 filed. Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:8702-DB; Order Date 20.1.2025.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is not maintainable in view of the judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court in S.L.P (Criminal) No. 762 of 2020 (Hukum Chand Garg and others vs. State of U.P. and others), decided on 7.2.2022; the A.G.A.'s preliminary objection was that the petitioner is not named in the FIR.