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Mustkeem Ali and 2 Others v. State of Up and Another

Allahabad HC6 Aug 2019A482/30326/2019

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What is this about?

The court refused to quash criminal proceedings against applicants under Section 482 Cr.P.C. as a prima facie offence was made out. However, the court allowed surrenders and bail applications within 30 days, prohibiting coercive action during this period.

What did the court decide?

Quashing of proceedings refused; no coercive action for 30 days from surrender and bail application.

Mustkeem Ali and 2 Others Vs State… — Constitutional and Fundamental Rights | Allahabad HC (2019)

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Court No. - 69

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Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 30326 of 2019

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Applicant :- Mustkeem Ali And 2 Others Opposite Party :- State Of Up And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Subhash Chandra Pandey 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 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 proceeding of Case No. 680 of 2019 (State Vs. Mustkeem and others) under section 379 IPC and 4/21 Mines Act, 1952, Police Station Swar, District Rampur arising out of Case Crime No 833/2018 in charge sheet no. 602/2018 pending in the court of Learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Rampur and cognizance order dated 11.03.2019 passed by the Learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Rampur.

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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 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

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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. Order Date :- 6.8.2019 Arti

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