LAWS(ALL)-2023-12-28

AMIT KUMAR Vs. STATE OF U.P.

Decided On December 13, 2023
AMIT KUMAR Appellant
V/S
STATE OF U.P. Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Shri Manish Gupta along with Shri Shiv Sagar Singh, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, Shri Gyan Prakash, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Shri Sanjay Kumar Yadav, learned counsel appearing for the CBI.

(2.) Pursuant to the issuance of the impugned Sanction Order [Sanction for Prosecution bearing No.5107(1)/77/4/23-27N/20T.C, Lucknow dtd. 24/8/2023 issued by the Special Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh] (hereinafter referred to as the 'impugned order'), the petitioners have filed the present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking to quash and set aside the impugned order granting sanction for the petitioners' prosecution in the case registered as RC/DST/2015/A/004/STB/DLI by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) upon the High Court's direction.

(3.) In order to decide the contentions raised in these petitions, succinct facts are imperative to arrive at a just and reasonable conclusion within the given factual context. For the sake of convenience, the salient facts are delineated as follows: