Nikhil Malik and Another v. State of U.P.
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Neutral Citation No. 2025:AHC:85881; Allahabad High Court, Court No. 72; APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. 15985 of 2025; applicant Nikhil Malik and another (counsel Aditya Malviya, Akash Mishra, Shashwat Garg); opposite party State of U.P. (G.A.; A.G.A. Karunakar Singh); quashing of Criminal Case No. 7475 of 2023 (State vs. S.I. Nikhil Malik and others), Case Crime No. 16 of 2019, Section 223 IPC, P.S. G.R.P. Fatehpur, District Fatehpur; challenge to cognizance/summoning order dated 14.02.2023 of Additional Civil Judge (J.D.)/Judicial Magistrate, Court No. 1, Fatehpur; grievance that non-cognizable offence proceeded as police/State case contrary to Section 2(d) Cr.P.C. whose Explanation deems a police report disclosing non-cognizable offence after investigation to be a complaint; outcome: impugned order quashed, matter remanded for fresh order applying judicial mind; decided 21.5.2025 by Sanjay Kumar Pachori, J.