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Ashwani Malik v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC21 Jun 2019A482/22840/2019

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What is this about?

Single judge refused to quash criminal proceedings initiated under IPC Sections 323 and 308. Court rejected malafide plea as factual dispute inviting trial. Granted conditional stay on coercive action for four weeks if applicant surrenders and applies for bail.

What did the court decide?

Prayer for quashing refused. Conditional stay: no coercive action for four weeks or until surrender and bail application, whichever earlier.

Ashwani Malik Vs State of U.P. and Another — Criminal Trial and Appeal | Allahabad HC (2019)

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Court No. - 48

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Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 22840 of 2019

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Applicant :- Ashwani Malik Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Avinash Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Ajit Singh,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A.

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The present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for quashing the entire proceedings of Case No. 1324/9 of 2019, arising out of Case Crime no. 7 of 2018, under Sections 323 and 308 I.P.C., P.S. Shamli, district-Shamli, pending in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Shamli as well as chargesheet dated 28.12.2018.

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The contention of the 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.

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Per contra learned A.G.A. Submitted that 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. The submissions made by learned counsel for the applicant relates to disputed question of facts, 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

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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. Moreover, the applicant has got a right of discharge through a proper application for the said purpose and he is free to take all the submissions in the said discharge application before the Trial Court.

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The submissions made by learned A.G.A. have force.

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The prayer for quashing the proceedings of the aforementioned case and the chargesheet is refused.

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However, it is directed that if the applicant appears and surrenders before the court below within four weeks from today and applies for bail, his

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prayer for bail shall 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 .

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For a period of four weeks from today or till the applicant surrenders and applies for 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 :- 21.6.2019 Faridul

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