CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. 8999 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:73121-DB Court No. - 42 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 8999 of 2025 Petitioner :- Pana Devi Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Vishnu Swaroop Srivastava 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 Shri Paritosh Malviya, learned AGA-I for the State. 2. This writ petition is preferred praying for the following principal relief: "a) To setasiding the order dated 16.10.2023 passed by District Magistrate, respondent no. 2, Gorakhpur under section 14(1) of Gangster Act. b) To issue any order or direction to respondent no. 2 to decide the representation of petitioner dated 02.01.2025 pending before respondent no.2 or which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of the case." 3. Shri Paritosh Malviya, learned AGA-I has raised an objection qua the maintainability of the instant writ petition on two-fold grounds. He states that firstly, the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, is a self-contained Act and secondly, the petitioner is having efficacious remedy to