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Baljora and 7 Others v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC4 Aug 2021A482/7519/2021

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The High Court heard an s. 482 Cr.P.C. application seeking quashing of criminal proceedings. Finding disputed facts precluded quashing, it declined the prayer but directed courts below to decide bail within 30 days of surrender and stayed coercive action.

What did the court decide?

Directed lower court to decide bail within 30 days of surrender; coercive action stayed pending bail disposal.

Baljora and 7 Others Vs State of U.P. and Another — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2021)

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Court No. - 88

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Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 7519 of 2021

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Applicant :- Baljora And 7 Others Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Dhiraj Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Vipin Chandra Dixit,J.

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Heard Shri Dhiraj Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the applicants as well as learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

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This application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. has been preferred seeking quashing of entire criminal proceedings of Complaint Case No.1791 of 2019 (Omichand Vs. Baljora and others) under Sections 452, 323, 325, 504 and 506 IPC as well as summoning order dated 18.11.2020 passed by learned Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Deoband, District Saharanpur.

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The contention of counsel for the applicants is that no offence against the applicants is disclosed and the present case has been instituted with a malafide intention for the purposes of harassment. He has also pointed out certain documents 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 relate to the disputed questions of fact, which cannot be adjudicated upon by this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C.

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At this stage, disputed question of fact cannot be considered, therefore, in view of the law laid down by the 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 prayer for quashing the entire proceedings, cognizance & summoning order and charge sheet is refused.

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After arguing the case for quite some time at length, learned counsel for the applicants himself has given up to address the Court on merits of the case and prayed, that the purpose of his clients would suffice, if a direction may be given to the courts below to decide their bail application within specific time

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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 applies for bail the court below shall consider and decide the bail prayer of applicants expeditiously in accordance with law.

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For a period of 30 days from today or till disposal of bail application whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against applicants in the aforesaid case

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With the above directions, present application is disposed off.

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Order Date :- 4.8.2021 S. Singh

Baljora and 7 Others v. State of U.P. and Another

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