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Dr. Gaurav Sharma and 3 Others v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Allahabad HC23 Feb 2018CRLP/4352/2018

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What is this about?

This court disposed of a writ petition seeking quashing of an FIR. It directed continued investigation but ordered non-arrest of petitioners two to four until the police submits the final report under section 173(2) Cr.P.C., while dismissing the petition against petitioner one.

What did the court decide?

Non-arrest of Petitioners No. 2 to 4 until submission of police report under Section 173(2) Cr.P.C.; Petition against Petitioner No. 1 dismissed.

Dr. Gaurav Sharma and 3 Others Vs State of U.P. and 3… — Quashing and FIR | Allahabad HC (2018)

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Court No. - 1

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 4352 of 2018

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Petitioner :- Dr. Gaurav Sharma And 3 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Pramod Bhardwaj,Pawan Kumar Bhardwaj Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.,Shambhavi Nandan

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Hon'ble Ramesh Sinha,J. Hon'ble Krishna Pratap Singh,J.

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Heard Sri P.K. Bhardwaj, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Shambhavi Nandan, learned counsel for respondent no. 4, Sri Vikas Sahai, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the impugned F.I.R. as well as material brought on record.

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This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners for quashing the impugned FIR dated 9.1.2018 registered as case crime no. 4 of 2018, under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 377, 307, 328, 406 IPC and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S. Mahila Thana, District Gautam Budh Nagar.

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It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 4 was solemnized in the year 2017. Thereafter the impugned FIR has been lodged by the respondent no. 4 roping in the entire family of her husband, petitioner no. 1 containing absolutely false, concocted, vague and sweeping allegations against them that they were demanding dowry from her and her parents and on account of non fulfilment of the alleged demands of dowry she was being tortured and maltreated by them in her matrimonial home. It has next been submitted that apart from the bald allegations made in the FIR no credible evidence whatsoever is forthcoming even prima facie indicating at the petitioners' complicity in the commission of the alleged offence qua the petitioner nos. 2 to 4 hence the impugned FIR is liable to be quashed.

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Per contra learned AGA for the State submitted that the impugned FIR is not liable to be quashed on the basis of the submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioners.

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After having heard learned counsel for the parties present and perused the impugned FIR as well as the other material brought on record, we dispose of this writ petition with the following directions:

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(i) Investigation of the aforesaid case shall go on but the petitioner nos. 2 to 4 shall not be arrested in the aforesaid case till the submission of police report under Section 173(2) Cr.P.C., subject to their cooperation during investigation.

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(ii) As far as the petitioner no. 1 is concerned, the petition stand dismissed.

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With this direction, this petition is finally disposed of.

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(Krishna Pratap Singh, J.) (Ramesh Sinha, J.)

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Order Date :- 23.2.2018 Shiraz

Dr. Gaurav Sharma and 3 Others v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

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