The court emphasized that the allegations in the FIR disclosed the commission of criminal offenses and did not constitute a civil wrong. The court also rejected the petitioner's arguments regarding mala fides and the request for transfer of investigation to an independent agency.

( 1 ) THE facts, skipping unnecessary details, are that the petitioner is a sitting M. L. A. from Allahabad Constituency. Against him an F. I. R. has been lodged by respondent No. 5 Smt. Urmila Devi on 4-8-2002 at 2. 05 p. m. , resulting in registering of a case against him under Sections 467/468/471/420/506/384/387, I. P. C. and Section 2/3 of the U. P. Gangsters Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act. He has filed this writ petition, claiming the following reliefs :" (I) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari quashing the first information report and further proceedings of Case Crime No. 311 of 2002, under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 506, 384, 387, I. P. C. and 2/3 of Uttar Pradesh Gangster Act, Police Station Dhoomanganj, Allahabad, dated 4-8-2002, so far as it relates to the petitioner, (Annexure No. 16 to the writ petition. (i) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus restraining the respondents from taking the petitioner into judicial custody in respect of Case Crime No. 311 of 2002 under Sections 420, 467, 368, 471, 506, 384, 387, I. P. C. and 2/3 Uttar Pradesh Gangster Act, Police Station Dhoomanganj, Allahabad, dated 4-8-2002 till the filing of the charge sheet against the petitioner in the aforesaid case. (ii) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties directing the respondent No. 1 to transfer the investigation of Case Crime No. 311 of 2002, Under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 506, 384, 387, I. P. C. and 2/3 Uttar Pradesh Gangsters Act, Police Station Dhoomanganj, Allahabad, dated 4-8-2002 by some independent agency which may be free from the influence of the present Chief Minister who has taken the pledge on the floor of the house on 17-5-2002 to take the tears out of the eyes of the petitioner. (iii) to issue any other writ, order or direction, which this Honble Court may deem fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case, to which the petitioner may be found entitled in law. (iv) allow this writ petition with special costs in favour of the petitioner, throughout. "

( 2 ) THE F. I. R. filed against him by respondent No. 5 Smt. Urmila Devi is Annexure 16 to the writ petition and it would be relevant to excerpt below the material allegations made therein against him:". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HAM LOGON NE MAKAN BANANE KE LIYE JAMIN KI TALASH KI. HAM LOG SULEM SARAI KE AS PAS HI MAKAN BANANA CHAHTE THE JAMIN KE SILSILE MEIN ALKA SAHKARI AWAS SAMITI KE KARYALAYA PREETAM NAGAR MARG KE MOR PAR GAYEE. SAMITI KE SANCHALAK RAFAT ULLAH SE MILKAR JAMIN KHARIDNE KI BAAT BATAI JINHONE MUJHE JHALWA MEIN JAMIN DILANE KA VACHAN DIYA. RAFATULLAH PUTRA RAHMATULLAH NIVASI 79, CHAKIA MUJHE LEKAR TATKAL VIDHAYAK SHAHAR PASCHIMI ATTEEQ AHMAD KE NIVAS PAR GAYE JAHAN ATEEQ AHMAD AUR ACHCHHEY URF RUKHSAR MIYAN BAITHEY THE DONO NE GRAM JHALWA STHIT ARAJI SANKHYA 95 MEIN 850/- PRATI VARG GAJ KE DAR SE 100 VARG GAJ JAMIN RS. 85,000. 00 MEIN DENA SWEEKAR KIYA. DOOSRE DIN DINANK 3. 11. 2000 KO MAIN APANE PATI Sri PARAS NATH YADAV KE SAATH ATEE AHMAD KE AVAS PAR GAYI JAHAN RAFATULLAH AUR ACHHEY MIAN URF RUKHSAR MIYAN KI MAUJUDGI MEIN 85000/- NAGAD DIYA JISE VIDHYAK ATEE AHMAD NE RAFAT ULLAH SE GINVAYA AUR APNE PAS RAKH LIYA, USI SAMAY ATEEQ AHMAD KE AVAS PAR KUCHH LOG BAITHE THE JISME SE DO LOGON KO ACHCHHI TARAH SE JANATI PAHCHANTI HUN. JINKE NAAM ALI AKBAR PUTRA AFZALAN TATHA AKRAM PUTRA MUTURZA NIWASIGAN BHITI THANA DHOOMANGANJ ALLAHABAD BHEE MAUJUD THE MUJHE ATEEQ AHMED KE KAHNE PAR RAFAT ULLAH NE SAHKRI AVAS SAMITI KE NAAM SE CHHAPI RASEED 15000 RUPAYE KI DIYA PURI RAKAM KEE RASEED MANGANE PAR ATIOUE, ACHCHHEY TATHA RAFAT NE DHAMKA KAR KAHA KI JAMIN SE MATLAB RAKHO RASEED SE NAHI. BARE LONGO KE AAGE MAIN CHUP CHAP RAHI. DUSARE DIN RAFAT ULLAH AUR ACHCHHE MINYA MERE NIWAS PAR AAYE AUR JHALWA KEE ARAZ