CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. 23618 of 2025 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 23618 of 2025 Arun Pratap Singh .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Abhishek Tripathi Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Court No. - 42 HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J. HON'BLE ACHAL SACHDEV, J. 1. This writ petition has been filed against an order which has been passed under section 14(1) of the U.P. Gangster and Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Act'). 2. Learned AGA has raised a primary objection to the filing of the writ petition and stated that the petitioner has an efficacious alternative remedy of filing an application under section 15 of the Act. 3. Without going into the merits of the case, we provide that in the event the petitioner files an application within a week before the District Magistrate, Shahjahanpur, the same shall be decided within a period of ten days thereafter. 4. With these observations, the writ petition stands disposed of. (Achal Sachdev,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.) October 31, 2025 GS Digitally signed by :- GAUTAM SONI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad