Akshay Saxena and 4 Others v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Abdul Shahid, J.; decision dated October 9, 2025) dismissed Criminal Revision No. - 2788 of 2025 filed by Akshay Saxena and 4 others (counsel: Deepak Kumar Srivastava) against State of U.P. and another. The revision targeted the order dated 3.5.2025 of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pilibhit, which had allowed an application of opposite party No.2 under Section 173(4) B.N.S.S. and directed the police station to register the FIR. Holding: no criminal revision is maintainable against such an order; revision dismissed. Keywords: criminal revision, maintainability, Section 173(4) B.N.S.S., FIR registration, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pilibhit.
What did the court decide?
No criminal revision is maintainable against the impugned order dated 3.5.2025 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pilibhit (which had allowed an application under Section 173(4) B.N.S.S. and directed registration of the FIR); accordingly, the present revision was dismissed.