Syed Monish Husain v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and Another
Section 482 – quashing of criminal proceedings
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Court No. 12) — Application U/S 482 No. 10781 of 2025, decided 13.01.2026 by Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia, J. Applicant Syed Monish Husain (Counsel: Ramesh Chandra Prasad Srivastava, Arvind Yadav) versus State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and Another (G.A.). Applicant sought quashing of proceedings of Crime No. 804 of 2021, relying on the setting aside of the co-accused's proceedings by this Court on 7.2.2025 in Application U/S 482 No. 1168 of 2025; however, the applicant had already been held guilty vide order dated 5.10.2023 and his appeal was pending. Held: quashing of proceedings already concluded cannot be done; liberty given to urge the co-accused's quashing before the appellate court. Application disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of, with liberty to the applicant to plead before the appellate court that the proceedings against the co-accused stand quashed.