Kasim Khan and Another v. State of U.P. and 2 Others
Article 226 of the Constitution – Writ petition seeking interference with FIR – FIR alleges negotiation of a contract killing
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. - 10372 of 2026, Kasim Khan & Anr. v. State of U.P. & 2 Ors. (decided May 6, 2026; J.J. Munir and Tarun Saxena, JJ.): writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution against an FIR alleging negotiation of a contract killing dismissed. Court held that though the allegations are scanty prima facie in the FIR, their nature requires thorough and unhindered investigation, and declined to interfere with the FIR. No case law cited; no costs or amounts mentioned.
What did the court decide?
Although the allegations in the FIR are scanty prima facie and there cannot be much material about them, the nature of the allegations — negotiating a contract killing — makes this a matter requiring thorough and unhindered investigation. ¶9