Shrikant Ojha vs State Of UP - 2026 Supreme(SC) 530

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2026 Supreme(SC) 530

J. K. MAHESHWARI, ATUL S. CHANDURKAR
Shrikant Ojha – Appellant
Versus
State Of UP – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Hemant Shah, Adv. Ms. Molly Aggarwal, Adv. Mr. Nitin Saluja, AOR Ms. Vasudha Singh, Adv. Ms. Pranya Madan, Adv. Mr. Ashutosh Kumar, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Ajay Kumar Aggarwal, A.A.G. Dr. Vijendra Singh, AOR Mr. Aniket Tiwari, Adv. Mr. Krishna Pandey, Adv. Ms. Meenakshi Lekhi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Rajesh Pathak, Adv. Mr. Sanjay Kumar Dubey, AOR Ms. Shuchi Singh, Adv. Mr. Ishank Gupta, Adv. Mr. K.R. Anand, Adv. Mr. Aayush Kesharwani, Adv.

JUDGMENT :

J.K. MAHESHWARI, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. Being aggrieved by an interim order dated 06.02.2026 of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad passed in Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 1718 of 2026 filed by respondent No. 2 herein, relying upon the judgment of Pradnya Pranjal Kulkarni v. State of Maharashtra, (2025) SCC Online 1948 and directing that investigation may go on but the police report under Section 193(3) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (in short ‘BNSS’) shall not be submitted by the Investigating Officer in Court till the pendency of the present writ petition, the present appeal has been filed by the complainant.

3. The facts unfolded as stated are that Spiritual Regeneration Movement Foundation of India (in short, “Society”) is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 bearing registration No. S-2366 of 1963 with registered office at Delhi and administrative office at Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The said society was set up under the divine guidance of His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi for dissemination of spiritual upliftment and benefit of the society at large. The said society has freehold immoveable properties. As per the

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2026 Supreme(SC) 530

J. K. MAHESHWARI, ATUL S. CHANDURKARShrikant Ojha – AppellantVersusState Of UP – Respondent

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J. K. MAHESHWARI, ATUL S. CHANDURKAR
Shrikant Ojha – Appellant
Versus
State Of UP – Respondent