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Anwar @ Abul v. State of U.P.

Allahabad HC31 Oct 2019A482/36567/2019

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What is this about?

Application under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of a non-bailable warrant. Court held that disputed factual questions could not be adjudicated; prayer for quashing refused but bail application or surrender within 30 days granted with stay on coercive action.

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Prayer for quashing of non-bailable warrant refused. No coercive action against applicant for 30 days or until bail disposal. Applicant directed to apply for bail or surrender within 30 days.

Anwar @ Abul Vs State of U.P. — Quashing and FIR | Allahabad HC (2019)

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Court No. - 69 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 36567 of 2019 Applicant :- Anwar @ Abul Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Dhiraj Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh,J.

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Heard Sri Dhiraj Kumar Pandey, 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 quashing/stay of the Non Bailable Warrant dated 26.6.2019 passed by the Judicial Magistrate- Ist , Saharanpur, District- Saharanpur in Criminal Case No. 1474 of 2019, arising out of Case Crime No. 254 of 2009 (State of U.P. v. Israt and others), under section 3/5/8 of U.P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act and Section 269 and 295 IPC, Police Station- Rampur Maniharana, DistrictSaharanpur, pending before the court of Judicial Magistrate- Ist, Saharanpur.

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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 relate 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 order pending before 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 him 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 the 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 him.

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With the above directions, present application is disposed off.

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Order Date :- 31.10.2019 ssm

Anwar @ Abul v. State of U.P.

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