Allahabad High Court
SURAJ JUMANI @ SURAJ AMARLAL @ AMARLAL SURAJversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- TARUN SAXENAMUNIR
Holding
The High Court held that it has no jurisdiction to interfere with the FIR and dismissed the petition.
Summary
The petitioner, Suraj Jumani, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking quash of FIR dated 20-12-2025 (Crime No. 303 of 2025) alleging cheating in a share‑broker scheme. The FIR alleges that the petitioner induced an informant to invest Rs. 22 lakh by claiming affiliation with a Dubai‑based firm, Bluechip Commercial Broker LLC, after which the informant suffered loss and the accused disappeared. The petitioner contended that he had a commercial agreement with a co‑accused and his role was marginal and bona‑fide, arguing that the FIR was premature. The Court held that the allegations disclose a prima facie case of classical cheating and that matters of defence and investigation are for the police and trial court, not for judicial interference under Article 226. Consequently, the High Court dismissed the writ petition, refusing to quash the FIR.
Issues considered
- Whether a High Court can quash an FIR on the basis of alleged marginal involvement of the petitioner under Article 226.
- Whether the prima facie allegations of cheating justify continuation of the FIR pending investigation.
Subjects
- Article 226
- quash FIR
- cheating
- share broker fraud
- investigation
- criminal writ petition
- High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 10089 of 2026
Suraj Jumani @ Suraj Amarlal @ Amarlal Suraj
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pratik Chandra
Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 47
HON'BLE J.J. MUNIR, J.
HON'BLE TARUN SAXENA, J.
Heard Mr. Pratik Chandra, learned counsel for the petitioner in support of
this petition at length and Mr. Shashi Shekhar Tiwari, learned AGA for the
State.
This petition has been filed for quashing the FIR dated 20.12.2025 in Case
Crime No. 303 of 2025 under Section Kotwali, District Kanpur Nagar.
A supplementary affidavit has been filed in Court today. Let it be taken on
record and numbered by the office.
A perusal of the impugned FIR shows that the petitioner has allured the
informant into investing in stocks of certain companies on the representation
that he is the part of a certain company called Bluechip Commercial Broker
LLC based in Dubai. He projected his business to be that of a share broker
and allured the informant into investing a sum of Rs. 22 lacs, his hard earned
money. Initially, the informant received some profits but then soon stopped
in the year 2024. Next, the company office was found locked and the
petitioner and all other connected with the affairs, disappeared.
Prima facie, the allegations in the FIR disclose a case of classical cheating.
It is not our province, in this petition, to consider the petitioner's disputed
defence based on the fact that he has a commercial agreement with the main
accused Ravindra Nath Singh and his role was marginal as well as bona fide.
These are matters which have to be thrashed out during investigation and if
it does not lead to exculpation for the petitioner, tested at the trial.
CRLP No. 10089 of 2026
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No interference is required with the impugned FIR in our jurisdiction under
Article 226 of the Constitution. The writ petition is dismissed.
(Tarun Saxena,J.) (J.J. Munir,J.)
May 5, 2026
C. MANI
Digitally signed by :-
CHANDRAMANI VERMA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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