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Bhura Singh @ Vipin and 6 Others v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Allahabad HC23 Apr 2018CRLP/10226/2018

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The court quashed an FIR under IPC Sections 363 and 366 in a domestic dispute involving consenting married adults. It directed no coercive action pending investigation, mandated fair inquiry, and set a three-month deadline for the police report.

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FIR quashed; no coercive action allowed pending fair investigation; police directed to submit report within three months.

Bhura Singh @ Vipin and 6 Others Vs State of U.P. and… — Cheating and Forgery | Allahabad HC (2018)

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Court No. - 51

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 10226 of 2018

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Petitioner :- Bhura Singh @ Vipin And 6 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Kiran Tiwari,Mahesh Chandra Tiwari Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Vipin Sinha,J. Hon'ble Ifaqat Ali Khan,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned AGA for the State.

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This writ petition has been filed for issuing a writ order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned FIR registered as Case Crime No. 240 of 2018, under Sections 363, 366 I.P.C., Police Station- Sikandra, District Agra.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that victim is petitioner no.2 - and accused is petitioner no. 1 are major and they have also solemnized their marriage and they are living happily as husband and wife; there is a joint affidavit of both the petitioners in support of the present writ petition; as per the adhar card the age of petitioner no. 2 is 21 years.

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In view of the facts and circumstances of the case and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the law as laid down in the case of Sachin Pawar v. State of U.P. Passed in Criminal Appeal No. 1142 of 2013 decided on 2.8.2013 , no purpose would be served in keeping the present matter pending any further before this Court. Accordingly, the present writ petition is being disposed off finally with the following directions:-

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(a) Till the submission of police report under Section 173(2) Cr.P.C. no coercive action shall be taken or initiated against the petitioners, however they shall participate and cooperate with the investigation;

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(b) Copy of this order shall be forwarded to the concerned SSP/SP through the office of Government Advocate of this Court, who shall personally look into the matter and thereafter shall ensure that fair investigation is done in accordance with law without any whims, caprice or personal notion of morality;

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(c) The police authorities are directed to investigate the matter fairly expeditiously and submit the report as per the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure and in accordance with the law preferably within a period of three months from today keeping in view the law as laid down by the Division Bench of this Court at Lucknow Bench in the case of Vishal Jaiswal and another v. State of U.P. and others passed on 26.8.2016 in Misc. Bench No. 10724 of 2016 and Shaheen Parveen and another v. State of U.P. And others passed in writ petition no. 3519 (M/B) of 2015 and by the Apex Court in the cases of Lata Singh v. State of U.P. And another; 2011(6) SCC 396 and Shakti Vahini v. Union of India passed in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 231 of 2010.

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(d) Liberty is also given to the respondents that if anyone of them has any grievance with this order, he/she may move recall application in the present proceedings itself;

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(e) It is also being made clear that if the investigation has been completed and the police has already submitted report under Section 173(2) Cr.P.C., the present order will not be given effect to.

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The writ petition, accordingly, stands disposed off finally. Order Date :- 23.4.2018 Kuldeep

Bhura Singh @ Vipin and 6 Others v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

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