CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. 8002 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:69546-DB Court No. - 42 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 8002 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt Khurshida Respondent :- State Of Uttar Pradesh And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rajesh Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Anil Kumar-X,J. 1. Heard Shri Rajesh Kumar Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Paritosh Malviya, learned AGA for the State respondents. 2. Present petition has been preferred praying for the following relief: "(a) To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondents no. 02 to re-investigate the F.I.R. dated 27.02.2005 by the Crime Branch Muzaffer Nagar or any other appropriate agency, pertaining to Case Crime No. 269 of 2005, Under Section 302 I.P.C, at Police Station Kotwali, District Muzaffer Nagar (Annexure No. 01)." 3. Shri Paritosh Malviya, learned AGA, has raised a preliminary objection regarding the maintainability of the instant petition on three grounds. Firstly, the petition has been preferred with inordinate delay and is liable to be dismissed on the ground of delay and laches. Secondly, in the impugned FIR, during the