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Brijesh Kumar Yadav v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Allahabad HC17 Jul 2025WRIC/18753/2025

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Character certificate application withheld because applicant named as accused despite Investigating Officer finding no evidence; direction to District Magistrate as concerned authority under Janhit Guarantee Act, 2011; issue certificate or reason for rejection within two weeks; writ petition disposed; Allahabad High Court double bench; decided 18.7.2025.

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Directions issued to respondent no.2 (District Magistrate) to deal with petitioner's application dated 13th April, 2025 and, within two weeks of petitioner communicating the certified copy of the order along with his application reference, to issue a character certificate or the reason for rejection. ¶8

Brijesh Kumar Yadav Vs State of U.P. and 3 Others — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether petitioner's online application dated 13th April, 2025 for issuance of a character certificate should be acted upon notwithstanding that petitioner was named as accused in a pending criminal investigation in which the Investigating Officer found no evidence against him.

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Ratio / Principle

Respondent no.2, the District Magistrate, identified as the concerned authority under the Janhit Guarantee Act, 2011, is directed to deal with petitioner's application dated 13th April, 2025.

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Key takeaways

Within two weeks of petitioner communicating the certified copy of this order, along with his application reference, to respondent no.2, petitioner is to be issued a certificate or the reason for rejection.ratio¶7
The court suggested that a certificate can be issued mentioning relevant facts (i.e., recording the fact that petitioner had been named as accused); this was advisory language accompanying the direction, not essential to the disposition.obiter¶7

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Allahabad High Court (Division Bench: Arindam Sinha, J. & Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, J.), WRIT - C No. 18753 of 2025 (Neutral Citation No. 2025:AHC:116703-DB), Order Date 18.7.2025. Petitioner Brijesh Kumar Yadav had made an online application dated 13th April, 2025 for issuance of a character certificate, which was not being issued purportedly because petitioner was named as accused, although the Investigating Officer had found no evidence against him. On the State's submission, respondent no.2, the District Magistrate, is the concerned authority under the Janhit Guarantee Act, 2011. The court directed respondent no.2 to deal with the application, venturing that a certificate could be issued mentioning relevant facts; petitioner was to communicate the certified copy of the order along with his application reference, and within two weeks of that communication petitioner was to be issued a certificate or the reason for rejection. The writ petition was disposed of.

Brijesh Kumar Yadav v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

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