Ram Lakhan vs State of U.P. and 2 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Ram Lakhan vs State of U.P. and 2 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Interim directions at admission stage only: notice issued and accepted for respondent nos. 1 to 3 with two weeks' time to file counter affidavit; Superintendent of Police, Baghpat to file personal affidavit on progress of investigation in Case Crime No. 615 of 2025; order to be communicated through the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Baghpat by the Registrar (Compliance) within 48 hours; petition listed for admission on 11.05.2026. The prayer for fair and impartial investigation remains undecided.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner is entitled to a direction for fair and impartial investigation in Case Crime No. 615 of 2025 (Sections 191(2), 191(3), 115(2), 352, 333, 76, 117(2) and 109 BNS, Police Station Baghpat, District Baghpat).

Court's answer

Notice was ordered to be issued in the writ petition; notice on behalf of respondent nos. 1 to 3 was accepted by Mr. Shashi Shekhar Tiwari, learned Additional Government Advocate, who was granted two weeks' time to file a counter affidavit.

Ratio / Principle

Apart from the counter affidavits to be filed generally on behalf of the respondents, the Superintendent of Police, Baghpat was directed to file his personal affidavit indicating the progress in investigation made so far in Case Crime No. 615 of 2025 and whether it has been brought to its logical conclusion, on or before the next date fixed.

Key takeaways

The order was directed to be communicated to the Superintendent of Police, Baghpat and the Station House Officer, Police Station- Baghpat, District- Baghpat through the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Baghpat by the Registrar (Compliance) within 48 hours.ratio¶19

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (J.J. Munir and Tarun Saxena, JJ.), by order dated April 23, 2026 in Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 27825 of 2025 (Ram Lakhan v. State of U.P. and 2 Others), entertained at the admission stage a petition praying for fair and impartial investigation in Case Crime No. 615 of 2025, registered under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 115(2), 352, 333, 76, 117(2) and 109 BNS at Police Station Baghpat, District Baghpat. Notice was ordered to be issued; notice on behalf of respondent nos. 1 to 3 was accepted by Mr. Shashi Shekhar Tiwari, learned Additional Government Advocate, who was granted two weeks' time to file a counter affidavit. The Court further directed the Superintendent of Police, Baghpat to file his personal affidavit, in addition to the general counter affidavits, indicating the progress made in the investigation so far and whether it has been brought to its logical conclusion, on or before the next date fixed. The order was to be communicated to the Superintendent of Police, Baghpat and the Station House Officer, Police Station Baghpat through the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Baghpat by the Registrar (Compliance) within 48 hours. The matter was listed for admission on 11.05.2026 along with a report regarding status of pleadings. No final adjudication was made on the petition.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 27825 of 2025

Ram Lakhan

.....Petitioner(s)

Versus

State Of U.P. And 2 Others

.....Respondent(s)

Counsel for Petitioner(s) Counsel for Respondent(s)	: Ajad Singh, Shad Khan : G.A.

Court No. - 47

HON'BLE J.J. MUNIR, J. HON'BLE TARUN SAXENA, J.

Heard Mr. Vaibhav Dwivedi, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Shashi Shekhar Tiwari, learned Additional Government Government, for the State respondents.

The petitioner has come up with a prayer for fair and impartial investigation in Case Crime No. 615 of 2025, under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 115(2), 352, 333, 76, 117(2), 109 BNS, Police Station - Baghpat, District – Baghpat.

Issue notice.

Notice on behalf of respondent nos. 1 to 3 is accepted by Mr. Shashi Shekhar Tiwari, learned Additional Government Advocate. He is granted two weeks' time to file a counter affidavit.

List for admission on 11.05.2026 along with a report regarding status of pleadings.

Apart from the counter affidavits to be filed generally on behalf of the respondents, the Superintendent of Police, Baghpat shall file his personal affidavit indicating the progress in investigation made so far and the fact if it has been brought to its logical conclusion. The said affidavit shall be

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filed on or before the next date fixed.

Let this order be communicated to the Superintendent of Police, Baghpat and the Station House Officer, Police Station- Baghpat, District- Baghpat through the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Baghpat by the Registrar (Compliance) within 48 hours.

(Tarun Saxena,J.) (J.J. Munir,J.)

April 23, 2026 Prashant D.

Digitally signed by :- PRASHANT DWIVEDI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad