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Allahabad High Court

NAND GOPALversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

Decided
Disposal
Disposed off/Decided on merits

Holding

The court ordered issuance of notice to the opposite party and informant, filing of a counter‑affidavit, and listed the appeal for fresh hearing.

Summary

In Criminal Appeal No. 9743 of 2025, the appellant Nand Gopal challenged the conviction by the State of U.P. The High Court directed that a notice be issued to the opposite party through the Chief Judicial Magistrate and that the Additional Government Advocate serve a notice to the informant via the investigating officer. The court also ordered the filing of a counter‑affidavit by the appellant. The matter was ordered to be listed afresh for hearing on 25‑11‑2025. No substantive merits of the appeal were decided; only procedural directions were given.

Issues considered

  • Whether a notice should be issued to the opposite party and informant in the appeal
  • Whether the appellant should be directed to file a counter‑affidavit

Subjects

  • criminal appeal
  • notice
  • counter affidavit
  • procedural order
  • Allahabad High Court

Judgment

                                              HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

                                                     CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 9743 of 2025

                                    Nand Gopal
                                                                                                .....Appellant(s)
                                                                         Versus
                                    State of U.P. and Another
                                                                                              .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Appellant(s)                :   Arun Kumar Singh, Ramnath
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)               :   G.A.

                                    Court No. - 87
                                                          HON'BLE ANIL KUMAR-X, J.

                                    1. Issue notice to opposite party no. 2 through C.J.M. concerned. Learned
                                    AGA is also directed to serve the notice upon informant through concerned
                                    Investigating Officer.

                                    2. Learned is also directed to file counter affidavit.

                                    3. Put up this case as fresh on 25.11.2025.

                                    October 29, 2025
                                    Ujjawal
                                                                                             (Anil Kumar-X,J.)




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High Court of Judicature at Allahabad


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