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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD
Hon'ble Manjive Shukla,J.
Shamima – Appellant
Versus
State of U.P. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Manjive Shukla, J.
1. Heard Sri Pratish Upadhyay, Advocate holding brief of Sri Kali Charan Yadav, learned counsel for the revisionists and learned A.G.A. appearing for the State.
2. The instant Criminal Revision arises out of an order dated 03.02.2024 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge (P.O.C.S.O. Act), Basti in Special Sessions Trial No. 2800039 of 2016 (State Vs. Mohit and Others) whereby, the revisionists' application filed under Section 227 Cr.P.C. for discharge had been rejected.
3. Facts of the case, in brief, are that an F.I.R. was lodged under Sections 363, 366 I.P.C. and Section 7/8 of P.O.C.S.O. Act in Police Station, Parasrampur, District Basti which was registered as Case Crime No. 554 of 2015. In the F.I.R., wife of Hamid Ali i.e. Safia alias Shafiqun Nisha, Mohid, Gyasuddin, Shariffuddin @ Babbu, Irshad, Mehsar, Samima, Taudeen, Bauhar and Gasili were named and it was alleged that they enticed Razia Khatoon and kidnapped her. The alleged victim, Razia Khatoon and others filed a Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 19293 of 2015 (Rajiya Khatoon and Others Vs. State of U.P. and Others), wherein Rajiya Khatoon claimed that she is major and
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