2025 INSC 1480
REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 5610__ OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 17272 of 2025)
STATE OF U.P. & ANR. ...APPELLANT (S)
Versus
MOHD ARSHAD KHAN & ANR. ...RESPONDENT (S)
WITH
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. _5611__ OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 17579 OF 2025)
AND
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 5612__ OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.)No. 18150 OF 2025)
J U D G M E N T
SANJAY KAROL, J.
Leave Granted.
Cr. Appeal @ SLP (Crl.) No. 17272 of 2025) Page 1 of 17
2. The State of Uttar Pradesh is in appeal against the
judgments and orders passed by the High Court of Judicature at
Allahabad in petitions for quashing preferred by accused persons
in connection with common FIR dated 24th May 2025 in Case
Crime No. 33 of 2025 registered at Police Station, Nai Ki Mandi,
District Agra under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 of the Indian
Penal Code, 18601 and Sections 3/25/30 of the Arms Act 1959.
Before us in Criminal Appeal @ SLP (Crl) No.17272 of 2025, is
Mohd. Arshad Khan2, in Criminal Appeal @ SLP (Crl) No.
17579 of 2025 is Sanjay @Sanjay Kapoor3 and in Criminal
Appeal @ SLP (Crl) No.18150 of 2025 is Muhammad Zaid
Khan4. They shall be collectively referred to as the accused-
respondents.
3. The case arises from an investigation directed by the
Senior Superintendent of Police, STF ...