Allahabad High Court
PADAM SINGH AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The court held that the petitioners shall not be arrested until cognizance of the charge sheet is taken by the trial court.
Summary
Petitioners Padam Singh and two others filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition seeking relief from 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 High Court, noting the existence of an interim order in the writ petition, directed that the petitioners could not be arrested until cognizance of the charge sheet is taken by the concerned court. The court disposed of the writ petition on this basis. No further substantive hearing on the merits was undertaken.
Issues considered
- Whether arrest of the petitioners is permissible before the trial court takes cognizance of the charge sheet filed under the Criminal Procedure Code.
Subjects
- arrest
- cognizance
- charge sheet
- Criminal Procedure Code
- interim relief
- writ petition
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 6695 of 2023
Padam Singh And 2 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dhirendra Singh, Ramesh Chandra
Yadav
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Anil Kumar, 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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