Sameer Agrawal vs The State Of Uttar Pradesh on 26 August, 2025

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Sameer Agrawal vs The State Of Uttar Pradesh on 26 August, 2025

Author: Dipankar Datta

Bench: Dipankar Datta

                                       IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
                                      CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                     CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.            OF 2025
                                  [arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 1467 OF 2021]



        SAMEER AGRAWAL                                                     APPELLANT

                                                     VERSUS


        THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR.                                   RESPONDENTS



                                                    ORDER

1. Leave granted.

2. The High Court of Judicature at Allahabad by the impugned judgment and

order dated 5th January, 2021 has refused the appellant’s prayer for quashing

of First Information Report1 No. 37 of 2020 dated 16th March, 2020 registered at

Police Station Gwal, District-Kanpur City inter alia under Sections 376, 354 and

120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

3. We have looked into the FIR, and the victim’s statements recorded under

Section 161 as well as Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 2.

We do not find any direct allegation against the appellant of he having either

raped/molested or even attempted to rape the victim. From the statement

recorded under Section 161, Cr. PC, what we find is that certain incidents

transpired while she was in the bungalow of the appellant but at the instance of
Signature Not Verified
others. Then again, we find that the victim had voluntarily been to the
Digitally signed by
JATINDER KAUR
Date: 2025.08.28
18:12:24 IST

bungalow of the appellant without even knowing him but on the insistence of
Reason:

1

FIR
2
Cr. PC
the co-accused.
3

4. Having regard to such facts and circumstances, the FIR qua the appellant

stands quashed.

5. The appeal is, accordingly, allowed on the aforesaid terms.

6. Anything said in this judgment/order shall not influence the trial court

while it proceeds with the trial against the co-accused.

7. Pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of.

…………………………………….J.
[DIPANKAR DATTA]

….………………………………….J.
[AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH]
New Delhi;

August 26, 2025.

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ITEM NO.12                   COURT NO.7                    SECTION II

                 S U P R E M E C O U R T O F           I N D I A
                         RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s). 1467/2021

[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 05-01-2021
in A482 No. 18741/2020 passed by the High Court of Judicature at
Allahabad]

SAMEER AGRAWAL Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR. Respondent(s)

IA No. 23501/2021 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.

Date : 26-08-2025 This matter was called on for hearing today.

CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH

For Petitioner(s) :Mr. Ravindra Singh, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Raman Yadav, Adv.

Mr. Syed Mehdi Imam, AOR
Mr. Ansh Yadav, Adv.

Ms. Ritika Yadav, Adv.

For Respondent(s) :Mr. Yasharth Kant, AOR

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R

1. Leave granted.

2. The appeal is allowed in terms of the signed order placed on the file.

(JATINDER KAUR) (RANJANA SHAILEY)
P.S. to REGISTRAR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR