Partly allowed

Vipati and 2 Others v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC16 Sept 2019A482/29829/2019

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The court refused to quash criminal proceedings initiated against the applicants. While the petition was dismissed, the court granted a 30-day temporary stay on coercive action if the applicants surrender and apply for bail within that period.

What did the court decide?

The petition for quashment was refused. A temporary stay on coercive action was granted for 30 days contingent on the applicants surrendering and applying for bail.

Vipati and 2 Others 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. - 29829 of 2019

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Applicant :- Vipati And 2 Others Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Santosh Kumar Singh 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 applicants and Sri Abhinav Prasad, 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 entire proceedings of complaint Case No. 2956 of 2017 (Mararam Das Vs. Vipati and others) under sections 323, 379 and 427 IPC, Police Station Mant, District Mathura as well as quashing the summoning order dated 09.05.2019 passed by ACJM-III, Mathura.

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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

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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 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 :- 16.9.2019 Arti

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