Manju and Another v. State of U.P. and Nanother
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of FIR refused; interim no-arrest direction granted. Manju and Sachin Kumar @ Nikki sought quashing of FIR dated 2.12.2019, Case Crime No. 375 of 2019, Sections 147, 148, 149, 332, 353, 307, 342, 504, 506 IPC, P.S. Dhoghat, District Baghpat. Parity argued with co-accused (Smt. Jaggo alias Jagvati) granted anticipatory bail in Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application No. 2231 of 2020 (order dated 18.03.2020). Held: petitioners not to be arrested till police report under Section 173(2) Cr.P.C., if any, subject to co-operation with investigation; petition finally disposed of on 27.8.2020 (Ramesh Sinha and Ajit Singh, JJ.).
What did the court decide?
Interim no-arrest protection for the petitioners till submission of the police report under section 173(2) Cr.P.C., if any, subject to co-operation with the investigation; the F.I.R. itself was not quashed.