CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. 8939 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:72584-DB Court No. - 42 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 8939 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt. Anita Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ram Sharan Giri Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Anil Kumar-X,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.A. for the State respondents. 2. The instant writ petition is preferred under Article 226 of Constitution of India assailing the legality and validity of the impugned First Information Report dated 28.03.2025 registered as Case Crime No.106 of 2025, under Section 3/7 Essential Commodities Act, at Police Station Bhopa, District Muzaffar Nagar. Further request is made to issue a direction to the respondents not to arrest the petitioners in pursuance of impugned First Information Report. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the impugned FIR is lodged on false allegations, and no offences are made out against the petitioners. He further submits that the alleged offences are punishable under 7 years or less than 7 years and therefore, the police authorities are bound to follow the procedure laid down unde