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DIPANKAR DATTA, AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH
Hansraj – Appellant
Versus
State of U. P. – Respondent
JUDGMENT
DIPANKAR DATTA, J.
1. This Court’s extraordinary writ jurisdiction under Article 32 of the Constitution has been invoked by the petitioner, who is a murder convict. As per the custody certificate issued on 14th August, 2025, the petitioner is in custody for a period of 3 years 10 months 28 days. Relief that is claimed in this writ petition reads as follows:
2. Incidents having a bearing on our decision are summarised hereunder:
b. It was alleged in a First Information Report [FIR] registered under Sections 302/149, 147 and 148 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [IPC], that the petitioner along with 5 others had assaulted the f
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