Partly allowed

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

Allahabad HC2 Jul 2019A482/25707/2019

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This court refused to quash criminal proceedings pending against the applicant under Section 3 of the Public Property Prevention of Damages Act. However, a direction was issued allowing the appellant to surrender within 30 days to seek bail, with a moratorium on coercive action during that period.

What did the court decide?

Application for quashing refused; applicant granted 30 days to surrender and apply for bail; coercive action stayed for that period.

Munna Singh Vs State of U.P. and Another — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2019)

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Court No. - 69

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Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 25707 of 2019

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Applicant :- Munna Singh Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Rajiv Dwivedi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh,J.

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

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The present 482 Cr.P.C. petition has been filed for quashing/stay the proceedings of Criminal Case No. 3697/IX of 2017 (State Vs. Ramsharan and others), under section 3 Public Property Prevention of Damages Act, Police Station Kotwali Karwi, District Chitrakoot, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chitrakoot as well as charge sheet dated 02.11.2017 submitted in Case Crime No. 386 of 2017, under section 3 Public Property Prevention of Damages Act, Police Station Kotwali Karwi, District Chitrakoot.

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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.

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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 proceedings of the aforesaid case pending before the court concerned is refused.

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However, it is provided that if the applicant 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 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 off. Order Date :- 2.7.2019/Arti

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