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Shiv Lakhan v. State of Up and Anr.

Allahabad HC1 Nov 2019A482/39278/2019

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The High Court refused a quashing petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. disputing charges under IPC Sections 323, 504 and Section 3(1)(r) of the SC/ST Act, holding that disputed facts preclude quashing. The Court allowed surrender for bail within 30 days and waived coercive action for that period.

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Petition for quash prayers refused; application for bail allowed on surrender within 30 days with stay on coercive action during that period.

Shiv Lakhan Vs State of Up and Anr. — Caste Atrocities | Allahabad HC (2019)

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Court No. - 69

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Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 39278 of 2019

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Applicant :- Shiv Lakhan Opposite Party :- State Of Up And Anr Counsel for Applicant :- Vijay Prakash Pandey,Ashok Kumar Mishra 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 applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State.

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The present 482 Cr.P.C. petition has been filed for quashing the charge sheet dated 29.11.2018, cognizance order dated 01.04.2019 as well as entire proceedings of Special Case No. 79 of 2019, State Vs. Shiv Lakhan arising out of Case Crime No. 460 of 2018, under sections 323, 504 IPC and Section 3(1)(r) SC/ST (PA) Act, Police Station Banda, District Shahjahanpur pending in the court of learned Additional District Judge, II, Shahjahanpur.

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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 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 applicant 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 applicant. 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 aforesaid directions, this application is finally disposed off. Order Date :- 1.11.2019 Arti

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