The Allahabad High Court has quashed the District Magistrate, Firozabad’s order of March 9, 2026 rejecting Pooja Devi’s plea for release of property attached under the Gangsters Act, holding that a DM who declines release under Section 15 must refer the matter with his report to the competent court under Section 16(1), and has remitted the plea for fresh decision within two months.
