Dismissed

Raj Kumar and 2 Ors. v. State of U.P. and Anr.

Allahabad HC18 Dec 2019A482/46830/2019

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What is this about?

In an application under Section 482 CrPC to quash proceedings for dowry harassment and cruelty, the Court held that disputed facts could not be adjudicated at this stage. The application was dismissed, but a direction was issued granting 45 days for surrender without coercive action.

What did the court decide?

Prayer for quash dismissed; coercive action stayed for 45 days pending bail application upon surrender.

Raj Kumar and 2 Ors. Vs State of U.P. and Anr. — Dowry and Cruelty | Allahabad HC (2019)

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Court No. - 75

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Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 46830 of 2019

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Applicant :- Raj Kumar And 2 Ors Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Anr Counsel for Applicant :- Sunil Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Rajiv Gupta,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned AGA for the State and perused the record.

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This application under Section 482 CrPC has been filed by the applicants with the prayer to quash the impugned summoning order dated 30.09.2019 as well as entire criminal proceedings of Complaint Case No. 351 of 2019 (Smt. Rakhi Vs. Raj Kumar and others), under Sections 498-A, 323, 506 IPC and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Mahila Thana, District Amroha, pending in the court of Civil Judge (Jr. Div.)/Judicial Magistrate, Amroha.

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As per the allegations made in the complaint, it is alleged that the Opposite Party No.2 was married to applicant no.1 on 03.07.2018, however, after the said marriage, the applicants started making demand of additional dowry from the Opposite Party No.2 and for non-fulfillment of demand of additional dowry, they used to torture her, maltreat her and assaulted her and committed cruelty with her and threatened to kill by setting her ablaze by pouring kerosene oil and she was also turned out of her matrimonial home.

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Learned counsel for the applicants has submitted that from the perusal of the allegations made in the complaint and the material collected during the course of enquiry, no offence is disclosed against the applicants and the present prosecution has been instituted with a malafide intention for the purposes of harassment. He has pointed out certain documents and statements in support of his contention.

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Per contra, learned AGA has submitted that from the perusal of the allegations made in the complaint and the material collected during the course of enquiry, prima facie offence is clearly made out against the applicants and as such, impugned summoning order as well as entire proceedings cannot be quashed.

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Moreover, all the submissions made at the bar relates to the disputed question of fact, which cannot be adjudicated upon by this Court under Section 482 CrPC. At this stage, only prima facie case is to be seen in the light of the law laid down by the

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Hon'ble Apex Court in the cases of R.P. Kapur Vs. State of Punjab, AIR 1960 SC 866, State of Haryana Vs. Bhajan Lal, 1992 SCC (Cri.) 426, State of Bihar Vs. P.P. Sharma, 1992 SCC (Cri.) 192 and lastly Zandu Pharmaceutical Works Ltd. Vs. Mohd. Saraful Haq and another, (Para-10) 2005 SCC (Cri.) 283. The disputed defence of the accused cannot be considered at this stage.

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The prayer for quashing the impugned summoning order as well as entire proceedings is therefore refused.

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However, it is directed that if the applicants appear/surrender before the court below within 45 days from today and apply for bail, their prayer for bail shall be considered and decided in view of settled law laid down by this Court in the case of Amrawati and another Vs. State of U.P. reported in 2004 (57) ALR 290 as well as judgment passed by Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Lal Kamlendra Pratap Singh Vs. State of U.P. reported in 2009 (3) ADJ 322 (SC).

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For a period of 45 days from today or till the applicants surrender and apply for bail, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against them. 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 observations, this application under Section 482 CrPC is finally disposed of.

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Order Date :- 18.12.2019 Nadim

Raj Kumar and 2 Ors. v. State of U.P. and Anr.

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