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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW
TEJ PRATAP TIWARI
Mohd. Azeem Idrishi – Appellant
Versus
State Of U.P., Thru. Secy. Home Lko. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
TEJ PRATAP TIWARI, J.
1. The present petitions have been filed under section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the proceedings of S.T. No. 300/2025 arising out of supplementary charge sheet no. 2, dated 02.08.2024 relating to case crime no. 0041/2024 dated 28.01.2024, lodged under section 328, 376 D, 406 IPC and section 5(1) of the prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act, 2021 P.S. Gazipur, District Lucknow pending in the court of special judge POCSO Act- III, Lucknow titled as (State of U.P. versus Mohd. Azeem Idrishi) and in connected case also to quash the applicant’s criminal prosecution in Criminal Case No. 312/2004, bearing FIR No. 114 of 2004 (State of U.P. versus Om Prakash) under Section 420, 504, 506 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 registered with Police Station Sidhauli, District Sitapur along with the Cognizance Order dated 17.11.2006 and the Impugned Order dated 01.07.2025 and all the consequential proceedings as against the applicants connected with S.T. No. 300/2025 arising out of supplementary charge sheet no. 2, dated 02.08.2024 relating to case crime no. 0041/2024 dated 28.01.2024, lodged under section 328, 376 D, 406 IPC and section 5(1) of the prohibition of Unl
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