UHC Quashes FIR Against Ajay Kumar Gupta and Anil Kumar Gupta in Suicide Case
Parties Involved
Ajay Kumar Gupta, Anil Kumar Gupta
State of Uttarakhand
AI Summary
The Uttarakhand High Court quashed the FIR against Ajay Kumar Gupta and Anil Kumar Gupta, ruling that the allegations of abetment to suicide were not substantiated due to the lack of conclusive forensic evidence linking the suicide note to the deceased. The court found that the prosecution's case was primarily based on an unreliable document, which failed to establish any direct involvement of the accused in the alleged crime.
Order Text
Ajay Kumar Gupta vs State Of Uttarakhand And Another on 16 February, 2026 2026:UHC:987 Judgement Pronounced on:16.02.2026 Judgement Reserved on: 10.11.2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO. 570 OF 2024 Ajay Kumar Gupta ......Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and Another .....Respondents with WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO. 562 OF 2024 Anil Kumar Gupta ......Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and Another .....Respondents With CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION NO. 1120 OF 2024 Anil Kumar Gupta ......Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand .....Respondent With CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION NO. 1121 OF 2024 Ajay Kumar Gupta ......Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand .....Respondents Presence: Mr. Lalit Sharma, learned counsel for the Petitioners in WPCRL Nos. 562 and 570 of 2024 and learned counsel for the Applicants in C-482 Nos. 1120 and 1121 of 2024. Mr. Amit Bhatt, learned Government Advocate, assisted by Mr. S. S. Chauhan, learned Deputy Advocate General, Mr. Kuldeep Singh Rawal, learned 1 WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO. 570 OF 2024------Ajay Kumar Gupta v. State of Uttarakhand and Another with WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO. 562 OF 2024------Anil Kumar Gupta v. State of Uttarakhand and Another, Criminal Miscellaneous Application No. 1120 of 2024-----Anil Kumar Gupta vs State of Uttarakhand with Criminal Miscellaneous Application No. 1121 of 2024-----Ajay Kumar Gupta vs State of Uttarakhand and Another Ashish Naithani J. 2026:UHC:987 Additional G...
