WRIT - A No. 11264 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:133522 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 11264 of 2025 Petitioner :- Rakesh Yadav Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Laxmi Kant Bhatt,R.K. Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner, who was placed in the selection list against the post of Constable in Civil Police is aggrieved by the cancellation of his candidature on the ground of pendency of criminal case. 3. It is argued on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner had not disclosed about the pendency of criminal case as he was not having any knowledge about it but subsequently, he was acquitted in the case in the final judgment passed by the trial court on 10.07.2021 in NCR No. 199 of 2020, under Sections 323, 504 IPC, P.S. Balua District Chandauli. It is thus argued that since petitioner has stood acquitted from the criminal case and there is no criminal history to the credit of the petitioner, petitioner's claim for selection and appointment can be considered in the light of judgment of Supreme Court in Avtar Sin