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Supreme Court bars joint trial of cases at different locations
This case concerns an appeal against a High Court order that directed the consolidation of two separate criminal cases (a Sessions Trial and a Complaint Case) arising from alleged incidents at different locations.
The Supreme Court determined whether these cases should be tried jointly or separately.
Who it concerns: Appellants: Danish & Ors.; Respondents: State of UP & Anr. (specifically Respondent No. 2); Bench: Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar.
What the court decided
- Set aside the order of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad dated 30.10.2025.
- Directed that Sessions Trial No.344 of 2022 and Complaint Case No.5725 of 2021 be proceeded with separately before their respective courts.
- Allowed the appeal.
- Disposed of any pending applications.
Also in the document
- The Court noted that the two incidents occurred at different locations (situs), with the FIR referring to the appellants' residence and the complaint referring to the second respondent's residence.
- The Court observed that neither the complainant (Sameena) nor her husband (Momin) were named as accused in the FIR.
- The Court held that clubbing a sessions-triable case with a complaint case is not warranted in this situation.
- The Court relied on the judgment in Lakshmanan vs. State (2025 SCC OnLine 2889) regarding the principles of consolidation.
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Supreme Court of India — orders & judgments
Court order · 17 Oct 2026
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