WRIT - C No. 3336 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 3336 of 2026 Sandeep Kumar Yadav .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Subhash Chandra Yadav, Subedar Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Court No. - 5 HON'BLE ALOK MATHUR, J. HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Heard Sri Subhash Chandra Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents. 2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the order of the respondent no. 2, dated 10.9.2025, rejecting his application for issuance of a character certificate on the ground that a criminal case is pending against him in Case Crime No. 33 of 2024, under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, 427 IPC & ¾ D.P. Act. 3. It is contended by the counsel for the petitioner that mere pendency of a criminal case under the aforesaid sections of IPC is not an impediment for issuance of the character certificate. In support of his argument he has relied upon Division Bench Judgement of this Court dated 28.5.2025, passed in Writ-C No. 718 of 2025 alongwith other connected petitions at th