Sharik Khan v. State of U.P. and 15 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Sharik Khan v. State of U.P. & 15 Others, Matters Under Article 227 No. - 1812 of 2026, Allahabad High Court (Samit Gopal, J.), decided 12 February 2026. Complainant's Article 227 challenge to discharge of accused under sections 420, 468, 471, 120-B IPC (Case Crime No.354/2016, P.S. Sadar Bazar, Saharanpur; FIR dated 04.05.2016 re power-of-attorney property sale) and to dismissal of Criminal Revision No.540 of 2022 by Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 12, Saharanpur (order dated 26.09.2025). Discharge order dated 09.11.2022 by CJM Saharanpur upheld; no irregularity or illegality found; petition dismissed. Counsel: Gopal Krishna Kushwaha Pandey and Udai Singh for petitioner; Manu Khare for opposite party nos. 2 to 16; Bade Lal Bind/G.A. for the State. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
The trial court's impugned order dated 09.11.2022 meticulously considered the facts of the case and the evidence collected during investigation, and correctly concluded that no offence whatsoever was made out against the accused, discharging them.