Kuldeep @ Kuldeep Kumar v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and Another
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Transfer Application (Criminal) No. 57 of 2025; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:41561; Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 13; Saurabh Lavania J.; decided 21.7.2025; application rejected, no order as to costs. Transfer of Section 125 Cr.P.C. maintenance case (Case No. 1115/2021, earlier 942/2021, Lalita v. Kuldeep) from First Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Kheri (District Kheri) to another district sought by husband-applicant Kuldeep @ Kuldeep Kumar (counsel Narendra Gupta, Mohammad Salim Khan) alleging assault on DW3 Ram Naresh by opposite party no.2's counsel on 27.5.2025, court inaction, order dated 27.5.2025, complaint to SP Kheri dated 6.6.2025 and threats to life; allegations held vague; reasonable apprehension prerequisite; transfer not routine, exceptional situations only; Section 408 Cr.P.C. bias standard; Sections 406/407 CrPC; Article 21 fair trial; anti-forum-shopping; cases: Gurcharan Das Chadha (1966) 2 SCR 686; Kulwinder Kaur (2008) 3 SCC 659; Captain Amarinder Singh (2009) 6 SCC 260; Nahar Singh Yadav (2011) 1 SCC 307; Abdul Nazar Madani (2000) 6 SCC 204; Rajesh Talwar (2012) 4 SCC 217; Usmanagni Vahora AIR 2016 SC 336; Rohit Yadav 2016 SCC OnLine All 3052; Afjal Ali Sha 2023 SCC OnLine SC 282; Munni Devi 2013(2) AWC 1546; G.A. for opposite party (State of U.P.).