Allahabad High Court
SRI PAL SINGH AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petitioners cannot be arrested until the trial court takes cognizance of the police report.
Summary
The petitioners, Sri Pal Singh and another, filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition seeking protection from arrest. The State had filed a charge sheet, 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 shall not be arrested until cognizance is taken by the concerned court. No further substantive hearing on the merits was undertaken. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioners can be arrested when cognizance of the police report has not been taken by the trial court
- Whether the High Court can issue an interim direction to stay arrest pending cognizance
Subjects
- criminal procedure
- cognizance
- charge sheet
- writ petition
- interim order
- arrest
- High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 7732 of 2023
Sri Pal Singh And Another
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Archana Tyagi, Pankaj Kumar Tyagi
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 petitioners shall not be arrested.
4. The writ petition stands disposed of.
May 7, 2026
Rohit
(Vinai Kumar Dwivedi,J.) (Siddharth,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
ROHIT DAS
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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