IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL

Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 1002 of 2022

Gulab Singh

..............……. Petitioner

versus

State of Uttarakhand & others...…………. Respondents

Mr. B.M.Pingal, learned counsel for the writ applicant.

Mr. J.S.Virk, learned Deputy Advocate General for the State.

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Judgement dated: 17.10.2022

Hon’ble Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, J.

Upon hearing the learned counsel, the Court made the

following Order.

1.

The petitioner, who is working as Assistant

Teacher (L.T. Grade) has filed this writ

application

under

Article

226

of

the

Constitution praying to issue a writ of certiorari

quashing the First Information Report dated

18.05.2022, numbered as 0023 of 2022, for the

offence under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471

of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, (hereinafter

referred to as ‘the Penal Code)’, SHO of Police

Station

Augustmuni,

District

Rudraprayag.

Petitioner has also prayed for issuance of a writ

of mandamus directing the respondent nos. 1 &

2 not to arrest the petitioner and not to take

any coercive steps against him in pursuance