A single judge granted anticipatory bail to a principal educator Virendra Singh facing prosecution for publishing pertinent orders against him under the IPC, finding no specific ground for arrest given his role and the nature of the complaint.
Application allowed and alphabetical defence against applicable provisions of IPC granted.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:177818
Court No. - 71
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 10333 of 2023
Applicant :- Virendra Singh Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Niklank Kumar Jain Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Sanjeev Kumar Pandey
Hon'ble Shekhar Kumar Yadav,J.
1&vkt 14 flrEcj gS ftls vkt ds fnu ge fgUnh fnol ds :i esa eukrs gSaA blfy, vkt ds esjs lHkh vkns'[email protected]; fgUnh fnol dks lefiZr gSA fgUnh lEiw.kZ Hkkjr ds dksus dksus esa lcls vf/kd cksyh tkus okyh] le>h tkus okyh vkSj fy[kh tkus okyh Hkk"kk gS vkSj lHkh cMs+ xzUFk laLdr ,oa fgUnh esa gh fy[ks x;s gSaA fgUnh fdlh oxZ fo'ks"k] /keZ] iaFk] lEiznk; dh Hkk"kk u gksdj lEiw.kZ Hkkjro"kZ dh Hkk"kk gSA {ks= pkgs /kkfeZd gks] lekftd gks] lkaLdfrd gks lHkh LFkkuksa ij fgUnh Hkk"kk us viuh vfeV Nki NksM+h gSA fgUnh Hkk"kk ek= fgUnh Hkk"kh {ks=ksa rd lhfer ugha jgh vfirq fgUnh brj LFkkuksa ij Hkh ljkgh x;h gSA buesa nf{k.k Hkkjr ds vkpk;Z cYyHkkpk;Z] ;ekuqtkpk;Z] jkekuUn] vle ds 'kadjnso] egkjk"Vª ds Kkus'oj o ukenso] xqtjkr ds ujlh esgrk vkSj dsjy ds pSrU; egkizHkq us fgUnh ds ek/;e ls vius /keZ vkSj lkfgR; dks iq"V fd;kA Lok/khurk vUnksyu esa fgUnh us ns'k ds dazkfUrdkfj;ksa ds fnyksa vkSj fnekx esa tks'k Hkjus dk dke fd;kA dqN fgUnh ukjs fuEu gS%& Þrqe eq>s [kwu nks] eSa rqEgsa vktknh nawxkAÞ ljQjks'kh dh reUuk vc gekjs fny esa gS] ns[kuk gS fd tksj fdruk cktq, dkfry esa gSAß ¼jkeizlkn fcfLey½ Þdjks ;k ejksÞ&egkRekxka/kh] ÞLojkT; gekjk tUefl} vf/kdkj gS& ckyxaxk/kj fryd Þt; fgUnß&lqHkk"kpUnz cksl] Þlkjs tgk¡ ls vPNk fgUnqLrku gekjkAÞ bUdykc ftUnkckn&Hkxrflag] Þvkjke gjke gS] tokgjyky usg:] Þesjs 'kjhj ij ,d&,d ykBh fczfV'k lkezkT; dk dQu gS&cky xaxk/kj fryd Þiw.kZ LojkT; vkfn ukjksa us ns'k dks vaxzstksa ls LorU= djkus esa egRoiw.kZ Hkwfedk fuHkk;h gSA Jh jkexksikypkjh] iq:"kksRre nkl V.Mu] jk/kk eksgujk;] egkeuk ia0 enu eksgu ekyoh;] xk¡/khth dk Hkh egRoiw.kZ ;ksxnku gSA fgUnh ds ek/;e ls ns'k LorU= djkus esa gekjs ns'k ds eqfLye dfo;ksa dh Hkh egRoiw.kZ Hkwfedk jgh gS vkSj mUgksaus fgUnh dks loZJs"B Lo:i iznku fd;k ftuesa jghe] jl[kku izeq[k gSA eksgEen bdcky us fgUnh dks pje ij igqapkrs gq, dgk fd ÞfgUnh gS ge oru gS] fgUnqLrku gekjkAÞ
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2&vkt ds fnu 14 flrEcj] 1949 dks Hkkjrh; lafo/kku lHkk us fgUnh dks Hkkjr dh jkT; Hkk"kk ekuk ftls Hkkjrh; lafo/kku ds vuqPNsn 343 ¼1½ esa fgUnh Hkk"kk ,oa fyfi nsoukxjh dk jktHkk"kk dgk x;k gSA fdUrq nq[kn gS fd vktrd fgUnh dks jk"VªHkk"kk dk ntkZ ugha feyk gSA ftruh izfr"Bk ikus dh fgUnh Hkk"kk vf/kdkfj.kh gS] mruh izfr"Bk geusa mls ugha nh gSA vkt Hkh cMs+ U;k;ky;ksa] cMs+ laLFkkuksa vkSj cMs+ lekt esa fgUnh esa dkedkt vkSj fgUnh esa ckrphr u gksdj vaxzsth esa gksrh gSA vaxzsth Hkk"kk ftlls gekjk u iqjkru vkSj u gh orZeku ls dHkh yxko jgk gS] nwljs 'kCnksa esa dgk tk, rks vaxzsth mu yksxksa dh ewyHkk"kk gS ftUgksaus gesa lSdM+ksa o"kksZ rd viuk xqyke cuk j[kk FkkA fgUnh] vkt Hkh] tc ge LorU= gks pqds gSa] jk"VªHkk"kk ugha cu ik;h gSA vkt vko';Drk gS] vkSj Hkkjr ljdkj dks lq>ko gS fd og Hkkjr ns'k esa jgus okysa djksM+ksa yksxksa ,oa Lok/khurk vUnksyu ls tqMs+ ,sls reke dakfUrdkjh tks lEiw.kZ Hkkjr ls vkrs gSa vkSj os lHkh ,d er ls fgUnh dks iwjs jk"Vª dh lEiw.kZ Hkk"kk gksus ds dkj.k fgUnh dks gh jk"VªHkk"kk cukus ds i{k/kj Fks] dh Hkkoukvksa dh dnz djrs gq, lcls vf/kd cksyh vkSj le>h tkus okyh fgUnh Hkk"kk ds lEca/k esa dkuwu yk;s vkSj fgUnh dks jk"VªHkk"kk ?kksf"kr djsaA ns'k dh vU; Hkk"kkvksa dk Hkh lEeku gksuk pkfg,A
3&foxr nl fnuksa ls vf/koDrkx.k U;kf;d dk;Z ls fojr gS ,oa vkt Hkh U;kf;d dk;Z ls fojr gSA
4& pw¡fd foi{kh la[;k 2 ds fo}ku vf/koDrk Jh latho dqekj ik.Ms; }kjk tfj, fofM;ksa dkaUQzsflax lgefr iznku dh x;h gS fd orZeku ekeys dks xq.knks"k ds vk/kkj ij fuLrkfjr dj fn;k tk,A rnuqlkj ;g orZeku vfxze tekur izkFkZuk i= xq.knks"k ij fuLrkfjr fd;k tk jgk gSA
5&;g izdh.kZ vfxze tekur izkFkZuk i=] vkosnd dh vksj ls nkf.Md okn la[;k 2034 o"kZ 2018] ¼jkT; mRrj izns'k izfr ohjsUnz flag½] eqdnek vijk/k la[;k 168 o"kZ 2017] vUrxZr /kkjk 120ch] 419] 420 Hkk0 na0 la0] Fkkuk fjtksj] ftyk ,Vk esa vfxze tekur dh ekax djrs gq, bl ;kpuk ds lkFk izLrqr fd;k x;k gS fd fxjQrkjh dh n'kk esa vkosnd dks tekur ij fjgk fd;k tk ldsA
6&la{ksi esa vfHk;kstu dFkkud bl izdkj gS fd n;kuUn b.Vj dkyst Hkjrksyh] ,Vk fo|ky; }kjk izsf"kr f'kdk;rh i= fnukad 16&11&2026 ij djk;h x;h tkap esa ik;k x;k fd fo|ky; ds dk;Zjr v/;kid Jh ohjsUnz flag us vius iq= fueZy dqekj dks fo|ky; xtjkt flag eseksfj;y b.Vj dkyst
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b'kkjk ldhV] ,Vk ls ,l0 vkj0 la[;k 440 ij izos'k fnykdj l= 2003&2004 esa gkbZLdwy ¼laLFkk½ ijh{kk 2004 vuqdzekad 0135170 ls fgUnh] vaxzsth] foKku] xf.kr] lekftd foKku rFkk fp=dyk fo"k;ksa ls Lo;a vius ikY; ds fyf[kr ijh{kk dsUnz ij O;oLFkkid ds :i esa dk;Zjr jgrs gq, vuqfpr :i ls mRrh.kZ djk;h rFkk blh l= 2003&2004 esa ifj"kn ds ijh{kkds fofu;eksa ds foijhr /kks[kk/kM+h] tkylkth rFkk QthZ Vh0 lh0 ls vius dk;Zjr fo|ky; esa d{kk 9 esa ,l0 vkj0 la[;k 14724 ij fueZy dqekj flag c?ksy uke ls izos'k djkdj rFkk ijh{kk mRrh.kZ djkdj l= 2004&2005 esa iqu% gkbZLdwy ¼laLFkk½ ijh{kk2005 vuqdzekad 0201592 ls fgUnh] vaxzsth] xf.kr] foKku] lekftd fo"k;] fp=dyk ds LFkku ij laLd`r fo"k; ls mRrh.kZ djkdj Nk= ls lEcfU/kr vfHkys[k Lo;a izkIr fd;sA ,d gh l= esa nks fo|ky;ksa esa ,d gh fo|kFkhZ }kjk ,d leku vFkok vyx uke ls nks ijh{kk;sa nsuk rFkk ,d gh ijh{kk dks vyx vyx o"kksZa esa mRrh.kZ fo"k;ksa ls nks ckj mRrh.kZ djuk ifj"kn ds fu;eksa ds vuqlkj fu"ks/k gSA blh izdkj fdlh Hkh O;fDr ;k f'k{kd ds voS/k vfu;fer :i ls vius ikY; ds ijh{kk dsUnz ij jguk vuqfpr lk/ku ds iz;ksx ds leku n.Muh; vijk/k gSA ohjsUnz flag }kjk vius iq= dks ,d gh ijh{kk dks nks ckj lfEefyr djkuk rFkk ijh{kk dsUnz esa M;wVh nsuk uSfrd v{kerk rFkk vijkf/kd Js.kh dk gSA nks"kh lgk;d v/;kid ohjsUnz flag rFkk muds iq= fueZy dqekj flag mQZ fueZy dqekj flag c?ksy ds fo:} lqlaxr /kkjkvksa esa vfHk;ksx ntZ djkdj vko';d dk;Zokgh dh tk,A
7&vkosnd dh vksj ls orZeku vfxze tekur izkFkZuk i= ij cy nsus ds fy, dksbZ mifLFkr ugha gS tc fd foi{kh la[;k 2 dh vksj ls muds fo}ku vf/koDrk Jh latho dqekj ik.Ms; tfj, fofM;ks dkaUQzsflax mifLFkr gSA
8&jkT; dh vksj ls fo}ku vij 'kkldh; vf/koDrk U;k;ky; ds le{k mifLFkr gSA blfy, foi{kh la[;k 2 ds fo}ku vf/koDrk ,oa jkT; dh vksj ls fo}ku vij 'kkldh; vf/koDrk dks foLrkjiwoZd lquk ,oa i=koyh dk lE;~d ifj'khyu fd;kA
9&i=koyh ds vuqlkj] vkosnd funksZ"k gS mls bl izdj.k esa >waBk Qlk;k x;k gSA i=koyh esa ;g Hkh dFku x;k fd vkosnd dks ijs'kku o csbTtr djus ds fy, >waBk ukfer fd;k x;k gSA dfFkr ?kVuk dh izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ 12 o"kZ ckn ntZ djk;h x;h gSA vkosnd Jh n;kuUn b.Vj dkyst Hkjrksyh esa o"kZ 1988 ls yxkrkj v/;kid ds :i esa dk;Zjr gS vkSj vc lsokfuo`Rr gks pqdk gSA vkosnd ds iq= fueZy dqekj flag o"kZ 2003&2004 esa xtjkt flag b.Vj
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eseksfj;y dkyst b'kkjk dk laLFkkxr Nk= Fkk vkSj mlus fof/kor o"kZ 2004 esa gkbZLdwy ijh{kk mRrh.kZ dh FkhA vkosnd ds iq= dk o"kZ 2004 esa ijh{kk dsUnz Loijh{kk dsUnz dh ikfylh ds vUrxZr xtjkt flag eseksfj;y b.Vj dkyst b'kkjk ldhV] ,Vk esa Fkk ftlesa og dk;Zjr ugha FkkA ijh{kkvksa ds e/; es dsUnz O;oLFkkid ds0 ,y0 oekZ ds nq?kZVukxzLr gks tkus ds dkj.k Lo;a ftyk fo|ky; fujh{kd ,Vk }kjk fnukad 12&3&2004 dks vkosnd ohjsUnz flag dks lg&dsUnz O;oLFkkid fu;qDr fd;k Fkk ftuds vkns'k dk vuqikyu djuk mldk drZO; FkkA vkosnd us vius iq= dks o"kZ 2004 esa n;kuUn b.Vj dkyst esa d{kk 9 esa izos'k ugha fnyk;k vkSj u mRrh.kZ djk;kA n;kuUn b.Vj dkyst ls mRrh.kZ gksus okyk Nk= fueZy dqekj flag c?ksy gS ftlds fo:} dksbZ LorU= ,oa fu"i{k lk{; ugha gSA mlds fo:} dksbZ nLrkosth; lk{; Hkh ugha gSA okLro esa vkosnd ds iq= fueZy dqekj flag us dHkh n;kuUn b.Vj dkyst esa f'k{kk ugha yhA nkSjku foospuk] mldks /kkjk 41, dk uksfVl rkehy djk;k x;kA dfFkr vijk/k vf/kdre 7 o"kZ ls nf.Mr fd;s tkus okyk gSA
10&iz'uxr ekeysa esa vkosnd ds fo:} vkjksi i= fnukad 10&2&2018 dks U;k;ky; izsf"kr fd;k x;k ftl ij vkosnd ds fo:} fo}ku voj U;k;ky; }kjk fnukad 9&3&2018 dks izlaKku ysrs gq, mls fopkj.k gsrq ryc fd;k x;k ftlds fo:} vkosnd }kjk izkFkZuk i= vUrxZr /kkjk 482 la[;k 14824 bl U;k;ky; ds le{k ;ksftr fd;k x;k ftl ij bl U;k;ky; us vius vkns'k fnukad 30&4&2018 ds }kjk vkosnd ds fo:} vfxze dk;Zokgh dks LFkfxr dj fn;k rRi'pkr bl U;k;ky; us mDr izkFkZuk i= dks fnukad 28&9&2022 dks vafre :i ls fuLrkfjr djrs gq, vkosnd dks vknsf'kr fd;k fd og voj U;k;ky; ds le{k mUekspu izkFkZuk i= izLrqr dj ldrk gS rnqijkUr vkosnd }kjk voj U;k;ky; ds le{k mUekspu izkFkZuk i= izLrqr fd;k x;k ftls voj U;k;ky; us vius vkns'k fnukad 23&6&2023 ds }kjk fujLr dj fn;k ftlds fo:} vkosnd us izkFkZuk i= vUrxZr /kkjk 482 la[;k 24850 o"kZ 2023 bl U;k;ky; esa ;ksftr fd;k ftls bl U;k;ky; us vius vkns'k fnukad 21&7&2023 ds }kjk fujLr dj fn;kA bl izdkj vkosnd ds ikl vU; dksbZ fodYi u gksus ds dkj.k mlds }kjk voj U;k;ky; ds le{k vfxze tekur gsrq izkFkZuk i= izLrqr fd;k x;k ftls voj U;k;ky; us vius vkns'k fnukad 21&8&2023 ds }kjk fujLr dj fn;k ftlls {kqC/k gksdj vkosnd }kkjk ;g vfxze tekur izkFkZuk i= bl U;k;ky; ds le{k ;ksftr fd;k x;k gSA
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11&nkSjku foospuk] foospd }kjk /kkjk 41 , dh uksfVl vkosnd dks nh x;h ftlij vkosnd }kjk iw.kZ lg;ksx fd;k x;k ,oa foospuk esa Hkh vkosnd }kjk lg;ksx fd;k x;kA vkxs l= ijh{k.k esa Hkh vkosnd iw.kZ lg;ksx djrk jgsxkA bl nkSjku] vkosnd dks U;kf;d vfHkj{kk esa j[kus dk dksbZ vkSfpR; ugha gSA 12&;g Hkh rdZ j[kk x;k fd vkosnd dks vk'kadk gS fd mls mijksDr of.kZr ekeys esa fxjQrkj fd;k tk ldrk gS tc fd mlds fo:} dksbZ fo'oluh; lk{; ugha gSA ;g Hkh dgk x;k fd vkosnd fopkj.k vkSj tkap ds nkSjku lg;ksx djus dk opu nsrk gS fd og tkap ,tsalh ;k U;k;ky; }kjk visf{kr le; ij mifLFkr jgsxkA ;g Hkh dgk x;k fd ;fn vkosnd dks vfxze tekur nh tkrh gS rks og tekur dh Lora=rk dk nq:i;ksx ugha djsxk] tkap esa lg;ksx djsxk] U;k;ky; ds vkns'kksa dk vuqikyu djsxk rFkk tekur dh lHkh 'krksZ dk vuqikyu Hkh djsxkA vkosnd dk dksbZ iwoZ vijkf/kd bfrgkl ugha gSA 13&blds foijhr foi{kh la[;k 2 ds fo}ku vf/koDRkk rFkk fo}ku vij 'kkldh; vf/koDrk }kjk vfxze tekur dk fojks/k fd;k x;k ,oa rdZ j[kk x;k fd vkosnd }kjk vius iq= dks nks vyx vyx fo|ky;ksa ls ,d gh o"kZ ijh{kk fnyok;h x;h gSA vkosnd }kjk dkfjr vijk/k xEHkhj izd`fr dk gSA ,slh n'kk esa vkosnd vfxze tekur ikus dk vf/kdkjh ugha gSA
14&i=koyh ds voyksdu ls fofnr gksrk gS fd iz'uxr izkFkfedh 12 o"kZ ckn ntZ djk;h x;h gS ftldk dksbZ Li"Vhdj.k vfHk;kstu dh vksj ls ugha fn;k x;k gSA vkosnd us fo|ky; esa M;wVh ftyk fo|ky; fujh{kd] ,Vk ds vkns'kkuqlkj dh FkhA dfFkr vijk/k vf/kdre 7 o"kZ ls nf.Mr fd;s tkus okyk gSA ,slh n'kk esa vkosnd vfxze tekur ikus dk vf/kdkjh gSA
15&ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk lq'khyk vxzoky izfr jkT; ¼,u-lhVh- fnYyh½ 2020 ,l0 lh0 lh0 vkuykbZu ,l0 lh0 98 esa izfrikfnr fl}kUr dks nf"Vxr j[krs gq, vkSj i{kdkjksa ds fo}ku vf/koDrkvksa ds dFkuksa] vkjksiksa dh izdfr] vkosnd dh Hkwfedk vkSj ekeys ds lHkh rF;ksa ,oa ifjfLFkfr;ksa dks /;ku esa j[krs gq, ekeys ds xq.k nks"k ij fcuk dksbZ fopkj O;Dr fd;s vfxze tekur dh izkFkZuk Lohdkj fd;s tkus ;ksX; gSA
16&rnuqlkj vkosnd ohjsUnz flag dk vfxze tekur izkFkZuk i= Lohdkj fd;k tkrk gSA
17&mijksDr eqdnek vijk/k la[;k esa vkosnd dh fxjQrkjh dh n'kk esa mls lEcfU/kr U;k;ky; dh larqf"V ij :i;k ipkl gtkj dk O;fDrxr ca/ki= ,oa mlh /kujkf'k ds nks izfrHkw izLrqr djus ij fuEu 'krksZ ds v/khu vfxze tekur
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Digitally signed by :- AFAQ AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
3 issues framed by the court
Whether anticipatory bail is appropriate for an applicant facing prosecution for publishing impugned orders against a principal educator under Section 498 IPC and misusing the parly Rules 2,3 498(1)
Whether the applicant is liable to be punished for not being in the education system for over 10 years.
Whether the applicant is guilty of making false statements in the complaint filed against him.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Virendra Singh
State of U.P.
Another
Hon'ble Shekhar Kumar Yadav,J.
As recorded by the court registry
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