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Ajmeri and Another v. State of Up and Another

Allahabad HC25 Sept 2019A482/11790/2019

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Application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash drug trial proceedings and summoning order dismissed. Bail prayed for if applicants surrender within 30 days. Coercive action stayed for 30 days or till bail disposal.

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Prayer for quashing dismissed; bail application to be considered if applicants surrender within 30 days; coercive action stayed for 30 days.

Ajmeri and Another Vs State of Up and Another — Narcotics (NDPS) | Allahabad HC (2019)

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Court No. - 69

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Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 11790 of 2019

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Applicant :- Ajmeri And Another Opposite Party :- State Of Up And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Ankit Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Shubham

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Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh,J.

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Heard Sri Ankit Srivastava, learned counsel for the applicants and Sri Sanjay Singh, learned A.G.A.-I

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The present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for quashing the proceeding of Sessions Trial No.420 of 2018 arising out of Case Crime No.943 of 2018, State Vs. Mukhtar & Others, under section 18/21 N.D.P.S.Act, Police Station Tronica City, District Ghaziabad as well as summoning order dated 20.12.2018 and cognizance taking order dated 20.12.2018 and charge sheet No.1 of 2018., pending in the Court of Addl. District & Sessions judge, Court no.3, Ghaziabad.

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The contention of learned counsel for the applicants is that no offence against the applicants 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.

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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 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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The prayer for quashing the summoning order is refused.

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However, it is provided that if the applicants appear and surrender before the court below within 30 days from today and apply for bail, their prayer for bail may 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 judgement passed by Hon'ble Apex Court reported in 2009 (3) ADJ 322 (SC) Lal Kamlendra Pratap Singh Vs. State of U.P. For a period of 30 days from today or till the disposal of the application for grant of bail whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicants. However, in case, the applicants do not appear before the Court below within the aforesaid period, coercive action shall be taken against them.

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With the aforesaid directions, this application is finally disposed off.

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Order Date :- 25.9.2019 Dev/-

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