Lal Bahadur Pathak and 8 Others v. State of U.P. and Another
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Allahabad High Court; Single judge (Vikas Budhwar, J.); decided 10.2.2025; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:19364. Quashing application under Section 528 BNSS (Application U/S 528 BNSS No. 4020 of 2025) to quash proceedings of Case No. 1321 of 2024 arising out of FIR/case crime no.0114 of 2024 (Sections 147, 148, 323, 504, 506, 324 IPC, PS Sikrara, Jaunpur) pending before ACJM Court No.5, Jaunpur. Cross-FIR scenario: FIR No.0113 (Sections 323, 324, 504, 506, 308 IPC) lodged by applicants' faction on 05.05.2024; FIR No. 0114 of 2024 lodged same day as counter blast; malicious prosecution pleaded; AGA pointed to injuries to first informant faction. Held: cognizable offences made out from FIR; arguments factual and not examinable in quashing proceedings; interference declined; application dismissed/consigned to record; direction issued for expeditious disposal of bail application. Keywords: quashing, cross FIR, counter blast, malicious prosecution, bail expeditious disposal, Jaunpur, Sikrara.