Allahabad High Court
NITU RAM @ NITUversusSTATE OF U P AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The High Court ordered that the petitioner shall not be arrested until cognizance of the police report is taken by the trial court.
Summary
The petitioner, Nitu Ram, filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging her potential arrest. The State, represented by the Attorney General, 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 High Court noted the existence of an interim order in the writ petition and, to avoid premature arrest, directed that the petitioner not be arrested until cognizance is formally taken by the concerned court. No substantive merits of the criminal case were addressed. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of after the protective direction was issued.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner can be arrested before the trial court takes cognizance of the charge sheet
- Whether the High Court can issue a direction to restrain arrest pending cognizance
Subjects
- cognizance
- arrest
- charge sheet
- interim order
- writ petition
- criminal procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 6596 of 2022
Nitu Ram @ Nitu
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U P And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Abhishe Pandey
Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A.
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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