JUDGMENT :

1. Head Shri Dilip Kumar, learned Senior Advocate appearing for the petitioners and Shri Manish Goel, learned Additional Advocate General for the State.

2. The instant writ petition seeks quashing of the first information report dated 23.01.2023 giving rise to Case Crime No.54 of 2023, under Sections 420, 467, 468, 506, 120-B IPC & Section 3/5 (1) of U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, Police Station Kotwali, District Fatehpur.

3. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioner is that the incident regarding which, the impugned first information report has been lodged is of 14th April, 2022. Earlier in time, another first information report on almost identical allegations had been lodged on 15.04.2022 which gave rise to Case Crime No.224 of 2022, under Sections 153A, 420, 467, 468, and 506 IPC and Section 3/5 (1) of U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021.

4. The first informant in the instant case is one of the witnesses whose statement was recorded by the police under Section 161 Cr.P.C. in Case Crime No.224 of 2022, on 15.04.2022 itself. Even the accused in both the first information reports are the same barring one or two