Chandan Gupta v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Rajeev Misra J., order dated 6.5.2022; Criminal Misc Anticipatory Bail Application u/s 438 Cr.P.C. No. 3488 of 2022; anticipatory bail rejected; applicant Chandan Gupta; opposite party State of U.P. and Another; Complaint Case No. 67 of 2019, Smt. Neha Gupta Vs. Chandan Gupta and Others; Sections 498A, 504, 506, 323, 315 IPC; Sections 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act 1961; Police Station Sumerpur, District Hamirpur; summoning order dated 09.03.2021; non-appearance for over one year; reliance on P. Chidambaram Vs. Directorate of Enforcement, AIR 2019 SC 4198; no exceptional ground for Section 438 Cr.P.C. discretion.
What did the court decide?
Having heard learned counsel for the parties, perused the material on record, considered the complicity of the accused and the judgment of the Apex Court in P. Chidambaram Vs. Directorate of Enforcement, AIR 2019 SC 4198, the Court does not find any exceptional ground to exercise its discretionary jurisdiction under Section 438 Cr.P.C.