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Atar Singh v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC9 Oct 2018A482/32899/2018

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The High Court rejected the application to quash criminal proceedings under Section 504 IPC. While holding that no prima facie case was made out to quash, the court granted relief allowing the applicant to apply for bail if he surrendered within four weeks, prohibiting coercive trial actions during that period.

What did the court decide?

Refused quashing of proceedings; allowed applicant four weeks to surrender for bail consideration without coercive action; warned of coercive action if he fails to appear.

Atar Singh Vs State of U.P. and Another — Anticipatory Bail | Allahabad HC (2018)

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Court No. - 44

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Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 32899 of 2018

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Applicant :- Atar Singh Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Saksham Srivastava,Akhilesh Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Chandra Dhari Singh,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

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The present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for quashing the entire criminal proceedings including summoning order dated 28.07.2018 passed by Judicial Magistrate, Atrauli, Aligarh, in Complaint Case No. 1346 of 2016 (Pushpendra Kumar Vs. Atar Singh and others), under Section 504 I.P.C., Police Station Atrauli, District Aligarh.

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The contention of learned counsel for the applicant is that no offence against the applicant is disclosed and the present prosecution has been instituted with a malafide intention for the purposes of harassment. He pointed out certain documents and statements in support of his contention. At last he submitted that the applicant is ready to appear before the court and to face the trial. He sought some time to surrender before the court below.

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From the perusal of the material on record and looking into the facts of the case at this stage it cannot be said that no offence is made out against the applicant. All the submission made at the bar relates to the disputed question of fact, which cannot be adjudicated upon by this Court in exercise of power conferred under Section 482 Cr.P.C. At this stage only prima facie case is to be seen in the light of the law laid down by Supreme Court in cases of R.P. Kapur Vs. State of Punjab, A.I.R. 1960 S.C. 866, State of Haryana Vs. Bhajan Lal, 1992 SCC (Cr.) 426, State of Bihar Vs. P.P.Sharma, 1992 SCC (Cr.) 192 and lastly Zandu Pharmaceutical Works Ltd. Vs. Mohd. Saraful Haq and another (Para-10) 2005 SCC (Cr.) 283. The disputed defence of the accused cannot be considered at this stage.

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Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, I do not find any ground to quash the entire criminal proceedings including summoning order dated 28.07.2018 passed by Judicial Magistrate, Atrauli, Aligarh, under Section 504 I.P.C., Police Station Atrauli, District Aligarh, in Complaint Case No. 1346 of 2016 (Pushpendra Kumar Vs. Atar Singh and others), therefore, the prayer for quashing the same is hereby refused.

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However, in the interest of justice, it is provided that if the applicant appears and surrenders before the court below within four weeks from today and applies for bail, then the bail application of the applicant be considered and decided in view of the settled law laid by this Court in the case of Amrawati and another Vs. State of U.P. reported in 2004 (57) ALR 290 as well as judgment passed by

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Hon'ble Apex Court reported in 2009 (3) ADJ 322 (SC) Lal Kamlendra Pratap Singh Vs. State of U.P. For a period of four weeks from today or till the disposal of the application for grant of bail whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicant. However, in case, the applicant does not appear before the Court below within the aforesaid period, coercive action shall be taken against him.

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With the aforesaid directions, this application is finally disposed of. Order Date :- 9.10.2018 Abhishek

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