Bhagwan Devi and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
CRRA No. 8 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Rajnish Kumar, J., decided 13.11.2025 — Bhagwan Devi & Anr. v. State of U.P. & Anr. Maintainability of a criminal miscellaneous review application; review remedy held unavailable under the Criminal Procedure Code; impugned order passed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India; paragraph 34 observation on execution of Will by Late Santram in favour of Bhagwan Devi; authenticity of Will not adjudicated; possible effect on civil suit challenging the Will; review application dismissed. Counsel: Ritika Singh, Chandan Srivastava, Lavkush Yadav, Yogesh Somvanshi for applicants; G.A./AGA for opposite parties.
What did the court decide?
The contention that the review application is maintainable is misconceived because the remedy of review is not available under the Criminal Procedure Code.