Umar Farook v. State of Up and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court interlocutory order in a quashing-of-FIR writ petition (Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:128730-DB; order dated 1.8.2025; coram Siddharth and Avnish Saxena, JJ.). FIR dated 30.05.2025, Case Crime No.161 of 2025, under Sections 318(4), 338, 336(3) and 340(2) of B.N.S., Police Station-Qutubsher, District Saharanpur, challenged by Umar Farook against State of U.P. and 2 Others. Context per counsel: petitioner's firm earlier blacklisted; FIR on same allegations after one year and four months. Relief: notice to respondent no.3; counter/rejoinder affidavits; restraint on arrest till next date of listing or cognizance on police report (whichever earlier), subject to cooperation in ongoing investigation. No precedent cited, no amounts, no final decision on quashing.
What did the court decide?
Interim order: notice issued to respondent no.3 (steps within a week); respondents to file counter affidavit within four weeks and petitioner to file rejoinder affidavit within two weeks thereafter; till the next date of listing or till cognizance is taken by court on police report, whichever is earlier, respondents restrained from arresting the petitioner pursuant to the FIR, subject to his cooperation in the ongoing investigation. The prayer to quash the FIR remains pending and was not finally decided.