Allahabad High Court
VIMAL S LALversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed as infructuous because the filing of the charge sheet rendered it moot.
Summary
In a criminal miscellaneous writ petition filed by Vimal S Lal, the petitioner sought relief despite a charge sheet having been submitted. The petitioner’s counsel argued that no further order was necessary after the charge sheet filing. The respondents did not contest this position. The Court examined whether the petition remained viable after the charge sheet submission. Finding that the petition had become moot, the Court dismissed it as infructuous. No substantive orders or directions were issued.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate course of action for a writ petition when a charge sheet has already been filed?
Subjects
- criminal procedure
- writ petition
- charge sheet
- infructuous dismissal
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 4455 of 2023
Vimal S Lal
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashish Pandey, Satya Prakash Pandey
Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A., Kamal Kaushal Upadhyay
Court No. - 42
HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J.
HON'BLE JAI KRISHNA UPADHYAY, J.
1. Sri Ashish Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner stated that in the
instant case charge sheet has been submitted and no further order is required
to be passed.
2. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as having become infructuous.
May 12, 2026
AKT
(Jai Krishna Upadhyay,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
ASHOK KUMAR TRIPATHI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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