Case brief
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Allahabad High Court allows application under Section 528 BNSS (No. 34138 of 2025, Sachin Kumar Prajapati v. State of U.P.) quashing summoning order dated 17.05.2025, charge sheet and entire proceedings in Criminal Case no. 3732/2025 arising from Case Crime no. 100/2025, PS Khekda, District Baghpat, under Sections 61(2) and 318(4) BNS and Sections 3(1), 3(2), 3(3), 4, 5(1)(a), 6(a), 6(b), 6(c) and 34 of the PCPNDT Act, 1994. Ground: Section 28 PCPNDT Act bars cognizance except upon a complaint by the competent authority; FIR-based prosecution untenable. Parity followed with Praveen Kumar and 2 others v. State of U.P. (Application u/s 528 BNSS No. 11599 of 2025, decided 15.05.2025). Liberty to competent authority to proceed afresh per the Act. Keywords: PCPNDT Act Section 28; cognizance on complaint only; FIR vs complaint; quashing of summons and charge sheet; Section 528 BNSS; parity/precedent; pre-natal diagnostic offences; Baghpat.