Allahabad High Court
MOHD. SALEEM AND 9 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
- Decided
Holding
The petitioners shall not be arrested until cognizance of the charge sheet is taken by the court.
Summary
The petitioners, Mohd. Saleem and nine others, filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition seeking relief from potential arrest. The State, represented by the Additional Government Advocate, informed the court that a charge sheet had been filed but it was unclear whether the trial court had taken cognizance of the police report. The Court noted that an interim order was already in operation in the writ petition. To prevent any premature arrest, the Court directed that the petitioners could not be arrested until cognizance of the charge sheet is taken by the concerned court. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioners can be arrested before the trial court takes cognizance of the charge sheet filed by the investigating officer.
Subjects
- arrest
- cognizance
- charge sheet
- writ petition
- criminal procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 6480 of 2023
Mohd. Saleem And 9 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and Another
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vinay Dwivedi
Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A., Ziya Uddin
Court No. - 44
HON'BLE SIDDHARTH, J.
HON'BLE VINAI KUMAR DWIVEDI, J.
1. Case called out in revised list.
2. Learned A.G.A. appearing for State-respondents informs that charge
sheet has already been filed in this case by the investigating officer, but he
is not certain whether cognizance has been taken by the court thereon or
not.
3. Since charge sheet has already been submitted, but the correct position
regarding the cognizance thereon is not clear, keeping in view the fact
there is interim order operating in this writ petition, the same is disposed
of directing that till the cognizance is taken on the police report by the
court concerned, the petitioner/petitioners shall not be arrested.
4. The writ petition stands disposed of.
(Vinai Kumar Dwivedi,J.) (Siddharth,J.)
May 6, 2026
Aditya
Digitally signed by :-
ADITYA KUSHWAHA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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