Deepak Yadav and 3 Others v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, CRLR No. 1707 of 2026, Deepak Yadav v. State of U.P. (decided 19.03.2026, Abdul Shahid, J.): final vs interlocutory order; maintainability of criminal revision against rejection of application under section 177Kha; closure of cross-examination of P.W.-1 and fair trial; one final opportunity to cross-examine witness subject to costs of Rs. 20,000/-; Manoj Kumar Patel (AIRONLINE 2020 ALL 2621) and Sri Kant Mishra (18.11.2020) distinguished; Special Judge (E.C. Act) Azamgarh; Case Crime No. 175 of 2020, P.S. Rani Ki Sarai; sections 147, 148, 149, 302, 504 IPC & 7 Criminal Law Amendment Act.
What did the court decide?
One opportunity granted to the revisionists to cross-examine P.W.-1 Rakesh Kumar, subject to costs of Rs. 20,000/- borne by all four revisionists; revisionist nos. 1 and 2 to deposit Rs. 10,000/- with the District Legal Services Authority, Azamgarh within seven days and revisionist nos. 3 and 4 to pay Rs. 10,000/- to P.W.-1 on the date he appears, all within thirty days; counsel for opposite party no. 2 to ensure P.W.-1's presence and the cross-examination to be completed on the same day; any adjournment sought by the revisionists revives the impugned order dated 2.12.2025.