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The Allahabad High Court has sent notice to UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya in a criminal revision challenging the order of the ACJM, Prayagraj, dated September 4, 2021.
The ACJM had rejected an application seeking the registration of a criminal case against Maurya for alleged use of fake educational certificates in his election affidavit and for obtaining a petrol pump.
Given that the ACJM issued the mentioned order on September 4, 2021, and the challenge reached the high court after a delay of 327 days, Justice Raj Beer Singh has issued a notice to the deputy CM.
This notice requests a reply regarding the delay in the condonation application filed by the petitioner, along with the mentioned criminal revision.
In the examination of a criminal revision initiated by Diwakar Nath Tripathi, the court scheduled the next hearing for December 21.
The petitioner, Diwaker Nath Tripathi, had submitted an application before the ACJM, Prayagraj, invoking section 156 (3) of the Criminal Procedure Code. The application sought the court’s directive for the registration of a criminal case against Keshav Prasad Maurya, alleging the use of fake educational certificates in his election affidavit and the improper acquisition of a petrol pump.
On September 4, 2021, the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) in Prayagraj rejected the petitioner’s application. The application, filed by the petitioner, claimed that Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya had misrepresented his educational qualifications in his election affidavits and in the acquisition of a petrol pump.
The ACJM in Prayagraj stated that, on initial examination, no apparent cognizable offence seemed to have occurred. Consequently, the application was dismissed, deeming it unsubstantiated.
