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Allahabad High Court

RAM LAL JAYANversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

Decided

Holding

The application under Section 528 BNSS is dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

Ram Lal Jayan filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking a further investigation, transfer of the investigation, and a supplementary charge sheet in a criminal case pending before the Special Judge. The applicant alleged that without these orders he would suffer irreparable loss. During the hearing, counsel for the applicant indicated that the application should be withdrawn as he intended to pursue other legal remedies. The Court entertained the request to withdraw, allowed the prayer, and dismissed the application as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the investigation request were considered.

Issues considered

  • What is the appropriate disposition of an application under Section 528 BNSS when the applicant seeks to withdraw it?

Legislation cited

Subjects

  • investigation
  • charge sheet
  • withdrawal of application
  • criminal procedure
  • Section 528
  • BNSS

Judgment

                                                 HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                  APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 41098 of 2026

                                    Ram Lal Jayan
                                                                                                     .....Applicant(s)
                                                                         Versus
                                    State of U.P. and Another
                                                                                                .....Opposite Party(s)

                                    Counsel for Applicant(s)                      :   Mahadeo Singh Chandel
                                    Counsel for Opposite Party(s)                 :   G.A.

                                    Court No. - 76
                                                                HON'BLE SAMIT GOPAL, J.

                                    1. List revised.

                                    2. Heard Sri Gagan Pratap Singh, Advocate holding brief of Sri Mahadeo
                                    Singh Chandel, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Ajay Singh, learned
                                    AGA-I for the State and perused the record.

                                    3. The present application under Sections 528 BNSS has been filed by the
                                    applicant Ram Lal Jayan with the following prayers:

                                    "It is, therefore, Most Respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may
                                    graciously be pleased to allow this application and issue an order or
                                    direction to the respondents authority / investigating agency to conduct
                                    further investigation or transfer the investigation to other agency in
                                    respect of case crime no. 17 of 2025 under section 109(1) 333, 352 and
                                    351(2) BNS and 3 (2) (V) SC./S.T. Act and section 3/25 Arms Act police
                                    station Bisanda, District Banda. Pending before the Learned Special
                                    Judge (S.C./ST.) Act ADJ Banda and to submit a supplementary charge
                                    sheet, under section 193(9) BNSS. Otherwise the applicant shall
                                    irreparable loss and injury. And/or pass such other and further orders as
                                    this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in fact and circumstances of
                                    the case."

                                    4. Learned counsel for the applicant states that the present application be
                                    dismissed as withdrawn as he intends to seek appropriate remedy
                                    available to him under law.

                                    5. Prayer is allowed.

                                    6. The present application is dismissed as withdrawn.
                                    September 24, 2026
                                    M. ARIF
                                                                                                   (Samit Gopal,J.)




Digitally signed by :-
MOHAMMAD ARIF
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad


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