CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. 8919 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:72743-DB Court No. - 42 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 8919 of 2025 Petitioner :- Sagar Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sunil Kumar Tiwari Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Anil Kumar-X,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Government Advocate (AGA) representing the State- respondents at length. 2. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, wherein the petitioner has challenged the legality, propriety, and validity of the impugned First Information Report dated 26.04.2025, registered as Case Crime No.158 of 2025 under Sections 112, 3 (6), 297, 318 BNS, 3/4 Public Gambling Act, 1867 and 66D Information Technology Act, 2008, P.S. Mawana, Distt. Meerut. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the F.I.R. in question is founded upon false and frivolous allegations, and even if the entire contents of the F.I.R. are taken on their face value, no offence is made out against the petitioner. He further contends that the alleged offence is punishable with imprisonment for