Allahabad High Court
PRABHU NATH PRASAD AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petitioners shall not be arrested until cognizance is taken on the police report by the concerned court.
Summary
The petitioners filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition seeking relief from potential arrest. The State, through 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. Consequently, the Court directed that the petitioners could not be arrested until the concerned court takes cognizance of the charge sheet. The writ petition was thereafter 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
- criminal procedure
- writ petition
- interim order
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 6665 of 2023
Prabhu Nath Prasad And 2 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : R.K. Mishra
Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A., Mehul Khare, Pragya Pandey
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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