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Pradip and Anr. v. State of Up and Another

Allahabad HC12 Sept 2019A482/33019/2019

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This application under section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of charges and cognizance was refused as disputed facts cannot be adjudicated. The court directed that if applicants surrender within 30 days and apply for bail, the court below shall consider it without coercive action during that period.

What did the court decide?

The prayer for quashing was refused. Direction given for consideration of bail applications if applicants surrender within 30 days with no coercive action pending.

Pradip and Anr. Vs State of Up and Another — Criminal Trial and Appeal | Allahabad HC (2019)

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Court No. - 69 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 33019 of 2019 Applicant :- Pradip And Anr Opposite Party :- State Of Up And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Yadvendra Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh,J.

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Heard Sri Yadvendra Singh, learned counsel for the applicants, Sri Abhinav Prasad, learned AGA for the State.

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This application has been filed under section 482 Cr.PC with a prayer seeking stay/quashing of the Charge Sheet dated 31.12.2017 as well as cognizance order dated 16.3.2018 in Case No. 2122 of 2018 (State v. Vinay and others) under sections 323,332,504,506,147,352,341,336 IPC and 7 Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1958, arising out of Case Crime No. 376 of 2017, Police Station- Jaithra, District- Etah pending before CJM, Etah.

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The contention of learned counsel for the applicant is that no offence against the applicants are 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 applicants. 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 proceedings of the aforesaid case pending before the court concerned is refused.

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However, it is directed, that in case applicants appear and surrender before the court below within 30 days from today and apply for bail the court below shall consider and decide the bail prayer of applicants 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). 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 above directions, present application is disposed of.

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Order Date :- 12.9.2019 ssm

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