RAJEEV ALIAS RAJI Vs. STATE OF U. P.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Sri Sanjeev Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Ali Murtaza, learned A.G.A. for the State/respondents.

(2.) This writ petition has been filed praying for quashing the First Information Report dated 31.8.2020 registered as Case Crime No.502 of 2020 under Section 3(1) of U.P. Gangster and Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 (hereinafter referred to as ''the Act 1986') and to stay arrest of the petitioners.

(3.) Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that liberty of individual is of paramount importance. The petitioners have applied for bail and their bail application is pending in respect of the aforesaid first information report. But since the first information report under the Act, 1986 has been registered on false and concocted allegations, therefore, the first information report deserves to be quashed.