Pawan Agarwal vs State Of Uttar Pradesh

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2024 Supreme(SC) 1309

DIPANKAR DATTA, K. V. VISWANATHAN
Pawan Agarwal – Appellant
Versus
State Of Uttar Pradesh – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. Ivan, AOR, Mr. Vivek Mathur, Adv., Mr. Alok K Singh, Adv., Mr. Siddharth Agarwal, Adv.
For the Respondent: Ms. Garima Prashad, Sr. A.A.G., Mr. Sudeep Kumar, AOR, Mr. Aviral Saxena, Adv.

ORDER :

1. Leave granted.

2. The appellant is an accused in First Information Report¹[FIR ‘for short’]/Case Crime No. 311 of 2010 registered with Police Station Mugalpura, District – Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 420, 406, 307, 323, 504, and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860²[IPC ‘for short’ ].

3. Challenging the proceedings following registration of the FIR, the appellant had invoked the writ jurisdiction of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad by moving a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India³[Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 12974 of 2010]. Vide order dated 21.07.2010, an Hon’ble Division Bench of the High Court passed, inter alia, the following order:

“. . . . . . . Till the next date of listing or till submission of charge sheet whichever is earlier, the arrest of the petitioner, namely, Pawan Agarwal who is wanted in Case Crime No. 311 of 2010, under Section 420, 406, 307, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C. P.S. Mugalpura, District Moradabad shall remain stayed of course subject to the restraint that the petitioner shall fully cooperate with the investigation and shall appear as and when called upon to assist in the investigation.

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