Rajendra Bihari Lal vs State of Uttar Pradesh

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2025 Supreme(SC) 1831

J. B. PARDIWALA, MANOJ MISRA
Rajendra Bihari Lal – Appellant
Versus
State of Uttar Pradesh – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For Petitioner(s): Ms. Payoshi Roy, Adv. Mr. Siddhartha, Adv. Mr. S. Prabu Ramasubramanian, Adv. Mr. Bharathimohan M., Adv. Mr. Bharathimohan M, Adv. Mr. V. Swetha, Adv. Ms. V. Swetha, Adv. Mr. Vairawan A.s, AOR Mr. Vikash Chandra Shukla, AOR Mr. Aishvary Vikram, Adv. Mr. Lakshya Siddheshwar Pandey, Adv. Ms. Isha Barshiliya, Adv. Ms. Mukta Gupta, Sr. Adv. Mr. Manish Gandhi, Adv. Mr. Dhiraj Abraham Philip, AOR Mr. Febin Mathew Varghese, Adv. Ms. Nitya Gupta, Adv. Ms. Namrata Mohapatra, Adv. Ms. Achalika Ahuja, Adv. Mr. Siddhartha Dave, Sr. Adv. Ms. Jemtiben A.o, Adv. Ms. Pallavi Sharma, AOR Ms. Rebecca M. John, Sr. Adv. Mr. Siddharth Agarwal, Sr. Adv. Mr. C.u. Singh, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sanbha Rumnong, Adv. Mr. M.f. Philip, Adv. Mr. M. F. Philip, Adv. Ms. Lija Merin John, Adv. Ms. Purnima Krishna, AOR Mr. Karamveer Singh Yadav, Adv. Mr. Togin M. Babichen, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. R. Venkataramani, Attorney General for India Mr. Adarsh Upadhyay, AOR Mr. Divyanshu Sahay, Adv. Mr. Amit Singh, Adv. Mr. Aman Pathak, Adv. Mr. Ajay Prajapati, Adv. Ms. Ameyavikrama Thanvi, Adv. Ms. Oorjasvi Goswami, Adv. Mr. Kartikay Aggarwal, Adv. Ms. Pallavi Kumari, Adv. Mr. Shashank Pachauri, Adv. Ms. Nidhi, AOR

Table of Content
1. final conclusions on quashing of specific firs (Para 1 , 161)
2. overview of the case involving multiple firs (Para 2 , 4)
3. impugned judgments summary from the high court (Para 6 , 17 , 18 , 19)
4. details of firs related to alleged mass conversion (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10)
5. parties' submissions regarding legality of firs (Para 26 , 27 , 28)

JUDGMENT :

J.B. PARDIWALA, J.

For the convenience of exposition, this judgment is divided into the following parts:

INDEX
A.	FACTUAL MATRIX
B.	IMPUGNED JUDGMENTS
C.	SUBMISSIONS ON BEHALF OF THE PETITIONERS
D.	SUBMISSIONS ON BEHALF OF THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH
E.	ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION
F.	ANALYSIS
	i. Scheme of the U.P. Conversion Act
	ii. Principles governing the quashing of criminal proceedings
	iii. Whether an FIR can be quashed after the filing of chargesheet?
	iv. Whether criminal proceedings can be quashed by this Court in exercise of its powers under Article 32?
	v. Whether multiple FIRs pertaining to the same alleged offence are maintainable?
	vi. Whether FIR No. 224/2022, having been lodged at the instance of a complainant other than a person prescribed un

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2025 Supreme(SC) 1831

J. B. PARDIWALA, MANOJ MISRARajendra Bihari Lal – AppellantVersusState of Uttar Pradesh – Respondent

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J. B. PARDIWALA, MANOJ MISRA
Rajendra Bihari Lal – Appellant
Versus
State of Uttar Pradesh – Respondent