JUDGMENT :

Subhash Vidyarthi, J.

1. Heard Sri Gopal Swaroop Chaturvedi, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Imran Ibrahim, learned counsel for the petitioners in Writ Petition Nos. 851 of 2021 and Sri. Manish Tiwari, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Imran Ibrahim, learned counsel for the petitioners in Writ Petition No. 1665 of 2021, Sri Rahul Mishra, learned counsel for the Informant/respondent No.3 and Sri Arunendra Kumar Singh, learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the respondent-State of U.P. The writ petition no.851 of 2021 is being treated as the leading case.

2. In both the writ petitions pleadings have been exchanged and with the consent of parties, Writ Petition Nos. 851 of 2021 and Writ Petition No. 1665 of 2021 are being decided by a common judgment as both the Writ Petitions seek quashing of the F.I.R. in Case Crime Number 0016 of 2021, under Sections 295-A, 504, 505 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code[IPC] and Section 67-A of the Information Technology Act[IT Act] in Police Station Kotwali Dehat, District Mirzapur filed by one Arvind Chaturvedi, who has been arrayed as the respondent number 3 in both the Writ Petitions, in Police Station Kotwali Deha