Dismissed

Sudama Devi v. State of U.P. and Anr.

Allahabad HC11 Sept 2019A482/30398/2019

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What is this about?

High Court refused quashing of non-bailable warrant and proclamation under Section 482 CrPC, finding an offence was prima facie made out. It allowed a 30-day grace period for bail consideration without coercive action if the applicant applied or surrendered.

What did the court decide?

Coercive action stayed for 30 days or till bail disposal but application for quashing was discharged.

Sudama Devi Vs State of U.P. and Anr. — Criminal Trial and Appeal | Allahabad HC (2019)

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Court No. - 69 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 30398 of 2019

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Applicant :- Sudama Devi Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Anr Counsel for Applicant :- Pushkar Kushwaha Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh,J.

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Heard Sri Pushkar Kushwaha, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Abhinav Prasad, learned AGA for the State.

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This application has been filed under section 482 Cr.PC with prayer seeking stay/quashing of the Non-Bailable Warrant and Proclamation under section 82 Cr.PC. order dated 26.7.2019 passed by II Addl.CJM, District- Mirzapur, in Complaint Case No., 1167 of 2016 (Sunil Kumar v. Dharmendara) and others), under section 420 IPC, Police Station- Adalhat, DistrictMirzapur.

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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 purpose 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 submissions made at the Bar relates to the disputed questions of fact, which cannot be adjudicated upon by this Court under section 482 Cr.PC. At this stage only prime facie case is to be seen in the light of the law laid down by Supreme Court in cases of R.P. Kapur v. State of Punjab, AIR 1960 SC 866, State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal, 1992 SCC (Cr.) 426, State of Bihar v. P.P.Sharma, 1992 SCC (Cr.) 192 and lastly Zandu Pharmaceutical Works Ltd. v. Mohd. Saraful Haq and another (Para-10) 2005 SCC (Cr.)283 .

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The prayer for quashing the non-bailable warrant and Proclamation under section 82 Cr.P.C. order passed by the court concerned is refused.

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However, it is provided that if the applicant files an application for recalling of the nonbailable warrant issued against her within 30 days from today, the said application may be considered and disposed off as expeditiously as possible, in accordance with law or in case, the applicant appears and surrender before the court below within 30 days from today and applies for bail the court below shall consider and decide the bail prayer of applicant in view of the settled law laid by this Court in the case of Smt. Amarawati and another v. State of U.P., reported in 2004 (57)ALR 290, as well as judgement passed by Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Lal Kamlendra Pratap Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh and others, reported in (2009) 3 ADJ 322 (SC).

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For a period of 30 days from today or till disposal of the application for grant of bail whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicant.

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However, in case, the applicant does not appear before the court below within the aforesaid period, coercive action shall be taken against her.

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With the above directions, present application is disposed of.

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Order Date :- 11.9.2019 ssm

Sudama Devi v. State of U.P. and Anr.

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