Ramakant Pandey and 4 Others Vs State of U.P. and 3 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Ramakant Pandey and 4 Others Vs State of U.P. and 3 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition disposed of finally; the prayer in the writ petition refused; with a direction that in case the petitioners appear before the court below and apply for bail/anticipatory bail, their application shall be considered by the court below in the light of Satyendra Kumar Antil (Supra); interim order, if any, discharged.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Criminal Misc. Writ Petition challenging the FIR dated 15.02.2026 (Case Crime No. 49 of 2026, Police Station Nawabganj, District Prayagraj) should be allowed. +1 more

Court's answer

The relief prayed for in the writ petition (challenge to the FIR) is refused, the petitioners having given up that prayer during arguments.

Ratio / Principle

The writ petition is disposed of finally with a direction that if the petitioners appear before the court below and apply for bail/anticipatory bail, the court below shall consider their application in the light of the law laid down by the apex court in Satyendra Kumar Antil (Supra).

Key takeaways

Any interim order, if any, stands discharged.ratio¶21

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Rajeev Misra and Lakshmi Kant Shukla, JJ.), by order dated March 18, 2026 in Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 5135 of 2026 (Ramakant Pandey and 4 others v. State of U.P. and 3 others), dealt with a writ petition challenging an FIR dated 15.02.2026 registered as Case Crime No. 49 of 2026 under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 115(2), 351(2), 352, 110 BNS at Police Station Nawabganj, District Prayagraj, lodged by first informant respondent 4 Sandeep Mishra. During arguments, counsel for petitioners gave up the prayer in the writ petition and instead sought a direction that the court below consider the petitioners' bail application in the light of Satyendra Kumar Antil v. Central Bureau of Investigation, (2022) 10 SCC 51; the learned A.G.A. for State respondents 1, 2 and 3 did not oppose. The Court refused the writ petition prayer and disposed of the petition finally with a direction that if the petitioners appear before the court below and apply for bail/anticipatory bail, the application shall be considered in the light of Satyendra Kumar Antil (Supra). Interim order, if any, stands discharged.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 5135 of 2026

Ramakant Pandey And 4 Others

.....Petitioner(s)

Versus

State Of U.P. And 3 Others

.....Respondent(s)

Counsel for Petitioner(s)	: Manish Kumar Singh, Pavan Kishore
Counsel for Respondent(s)	: G.A.

Court No. - 47

HON'BLE RAJEEV MISRA, J. HON'BLE LAKSHMI KANT SHUKLA, J.

Heard Mr. Pawan Kishore, the learned counsel for petitioners and the learned A.G.A. representing State respondents 1,2 and 3.

Perused the record.

Petitioner Ramakant Pandey and four others have approached this court by means of present Criminal Misc. Writ Petition challenging the FIR dated 15.02.2026 lodged by the first informant respondent 4 Sandeep Mishra and registered as Case Crime No. 49 of 2026, under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 115(2), 351(2), 352, 110 BNS, Police Station Nawabganj, District Prayagraj.

Learned counsel for petitioners in challenge to the impugned FIR commenced his submissions. However after some argument he gave up the prayer prayed for by means of present writ petition. It is then contended by the learned counsel for petitioners that interest of justice shall better be served in case a direction be issued by this court to court below to consider the bail application of petitioners in the light of law laid down by apex court in the Case of Satyendra Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another (2022)10 SCC 51.

Learned A.G.A. representing State respondents 1,2 and 3 does not oppose the aforesaid submission urged by the learned counsel for petitioners.

In view of above, the prayer prayed for by means of present writ petition is refused.

Having heard the learned counsel for petitioners, the learned A.G.A. for

CRLP No. 5135 of 2026

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State respondents upon perusal of record and considering the submissions urged by the learned counsel for petitioners as noted herein above, this writ petition shall disposed of finally with a direction to court below that in case the petitioners shall appear before the court below and apply for bail/ anticipatory bail, then their bail/anticipatory bail application shall be considered by the court below in the light of law laid down by apex court in case of Satyendra Kumar Antil (Supra).

Interim order, if any, stands discharged.

March 18, 2026 RPD

(Lakshmi Kant Shukla,J.) (Rajeev Misra,J.)

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