WRIT - A No. 11267 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:133523 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 11267 of 2025 Petitioner :- Sunil Kumar Prasad Respondent :- State Of Up 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 has 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 30.09.2019 in Sessions Trial No. 126 of 2018, under Sections 147, 323, 352, 427, 504 IPC and Section 3(1)da, 3(1) dha SC/ST Act, 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