Allahabad High Court
SMT. ARCHANA DEVIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed as not pressed because the charge-sheet has been filed.
Summary
The petitioner, Smt. Archana Devi, filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging the proceedings against her. The petitioner’s counsel informed the court that the police had already submitted the charge-sheet in the case. The court held that since the charge-sheet was filed, the writ petition was not pressed and could be dismissed. No further orders were deemed necessary. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed as not pressed, with liberty to seek any other appropriate remedy under law.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate disposition of a criminal miscellaneous writ petition when the charge-sheet has already been filed?
Subjects
- writ petition
- criminal procedure
- charge sheet
- dismissal
- not pressed
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 548 of 2023
Smt. Archana Devi
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Bhishm Pal Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Arjun Singh Yadav, G.A.
Court No. - 42
HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J.
HON'BLE JAI KRISHNA UPADHYAY, J.
1. Sri Bhishm Pal Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner informs that the
charge-sheet in the case had been submitted by the Police. He therefore
prays that the writ petition be dismissed as not pressed with a liberty to avail
such remedy as might be available under the law.
2. Under such circumstances, no further order is required to be passed.
3. The instant writ petition is accordingly, dismissed as not pressed with the
liberty aforeprayed.
(Jai Krishna Upadhyay,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.)
May 5, 2026
M.S. Ansari
Digitally signed by :-
MOHD SAQIB ANSARI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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