Allahabad High Court
SANGEETA DEVIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed because the filing of a charge sheet precludes further challenge to the FIR.
Summary
The petitioner, Sangeeta Devi, filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging the FIR lodged against her. The State, represented by the Assistant Government Advocate, submitted that a charge sheet had already been filed, as per a report dated 22 April 2026 from the Legal Cell of the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police. The Court noted that the filing of a charge sheet indicates that the investigation is complete and the FIR is no longer a live subject of challenge. Consequently, the Court held that the writ petition could not be entertained and ordered its dismissal. The petition was dismissed, with a direction that the petitioner may seek any other remedy available under law.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition challenging an FIR can be entertained after the charge sheet has been filed
Subjects
- writ petition
- FIR
- charge sheet
- criminal procedure
- high court
- dismissal
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 21184 of 2025
Sangeeta Devi
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dhiraj Kumar Sharma
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Anurag Pandey, G.A.
Court No. - 42
HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J.
HON'BLE JAI KRISHNA UPADHYAY, J.
1. Case is taken up in the revised call. No one is present for the petitioner. Learned
AGA is present for the State.
2. We have perused the office report dated 22.04.2026 which is quoted as below :-
"As per report submitted by the Legal Cell, O/o Director General of Police, U.P., the
charge sheet has been filed."
3. In view of the fact that charge-sheet has already been submitted and since the writ
petition is challenging the FIR, we are of the view that the writ petition be dismissed
and it be consigned to record.
4. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed. The petitioner may avail such remedy
as might be available under law.
April 23, 2026
vijay krishna
(Jai Krishna Upadhyay,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
VIJAY KRISHNA JAISWAL
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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