Allahabad High Court
ANJALI PATEL AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF UP AND 4 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- GAUTAM CHOWDHARY
Holding
The petition is dismissed as ineffective because an FIR has already been registered.
Summary
The petitioners Anjali Patel and another filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court. The senior advocate for the respondents informed the Court that an FIR under Munsif No. 350 of 2026, Section 87 of the B.N.S., had already been lodged on 9 September 2026 at Madiyahu police station, case number 2, rendering the petition ineffective. The petitioners' counsel was unable to rebut this submission. The Court accepted the senior advocate's statement and held that the petition could not proceed. Consequently, the petition was dismissed as ineffective.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition is maintainable when an FIR concerning the same matter has already been registered.
Legislation cited
- B.N.S. — s. 87
Subjects
- writ petition
- FIR
- maintainability
- Section 87
- petition dismissed
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 38282 of 2026
Anjali Patel And Another
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of Up And 4 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Chandan Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 75
HON'BLE DR. GAUTAM CHOWDHARY, J.
1. विद्वान स्थायी अधिवक्ता ने यह सूचित किया कि इस मामले में मु०अ०सं० 350 वर्ष
2026, अंतर्गत धारा 87 बी.एन.एस., थाना मड़ियाहू, जनपद जौनपुर में दिनांक
09.09.2026 को याची संख्या 2 के विरुद्ध प्रथम सूचना रिपोर्ट दर्ज किया जा चुका है, अतः
यह याचिका निष्प्रभावी हो चुकी है।
2. याचीगण के विद्वान अधिवक्ता, विद्वान स्थायी अधिवक्ता द्वारा दिए गए उपरोक्त कथनों का
खंडन नहीं कर सके।
3. उपरोक्तानुसार यह याचिका निष्प्रभावी होने के कारण निरस्त की जाती है।
(Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.)
September 23, 2026
Pawan Kumar
Digitally signed by :-
PAWAN KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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