Prayagraj (UP), Dec 6 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court has ruled that crimes registered under the Gangsters Act are against the State and society and an individual complainant does not have the right to file an appeal.

The court made the observation while dismissing an appeal filed by former MP Dhananjay Singh challenging the acquittal of the accused against whom the Gangsters Act was invoked following the incident of October 4, 2002, when indiscriminate firing occurred on the vehicle of then-MLA Singh in the Nadesar area of Varanasi.

Justice Laxmikant Shukla observed that Dhananjay Singh's appeal was inadmissible as the State alone has the right and responsibility to prevent anti-social activities. No individual can be given the right to interfere in the state's jurisdiction, the judge sa

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