Ram Pravesh Yadav and Others Vs State of U.P. Thru… — Dowry and Cruelty | Allahabad HC (2025)

Ram Pravesh Yadav and Others Vs State of U.P. Thru… — Dowry and Cruelty | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Principal prayer (quashing/staying of the proceedings) rejected; ancillary relief: direction to the concerned lower court to consider the applicants' bail applications, keeping in view the guidelines already issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Satendra Kumar Antil (order dated 07-10-2021); any interim order in the matter to be treated as nullified.

Issue for consideration

Whether the appearance/summons order dated 13.08.2020 passed by the Additional Civil Judge (Jr.Div.)/JM, Court No. 18, Sitapur in Criminal Case No. 5627 of 2020 (मु०अ०सं० 155/2019; Ss.498A/323/504/506 IPC and Ss.3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, P.S. Mahila Thana, Dist. Sitapur), and the consequent criminal proceedings, should be quashed/stayed under Section 482 CrPC. +1 more

Court's answer

The allegations levelled in the FIR disclose the commission of a cognizable offence and were made after investigation (vivēchanā).

Ratio / Principle

When this Court exercises its power under Section 482 CrPC, there is no need to assess the truthfulness and veracity of the material/allegations collected during examination (investigation); the accused's disputed defence cannot be considered at that stage.

Key takeaways

Accordingly, the prayer to quash/stay the criminal proceedings in the case, and the resulting proceedings, is disallowed.ratio¶12
Since the applicants have not been arrested, the police are attempting to arrest them, and the concerned lower court may issue penal process against them, the concerned lower court is directed to consider their bail applications.ratio¶16
Because the Hon'ble Supreme Court has already settled bail guidelines/directions in Satendra Kumar Antil v. CBI (SLP(Crl.) No. 5191 of 2021) by order dated 07-10-2021, this Court issues no further specific direction to the lower court, without prejudice to the statutory provisions governing its discretion, expecting the trial court to bear the Supreme Court's directions in mind when deciding the bail application.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Court No. 29 (Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.) — Application u/s 482 CrPC No. 1909 of 2021 by Ram Pravesh Yadav and others seeking quashing of the appearance/summons order dated 13.08.2020 passed by the Addl. Civil Judge (Jr.Div.)/JM, Court No. 18, Sitapur in Criminal Case No. 5627 of 2020 arising from मु०अ०सं० 155/2019 (complaint dated 27.05.2020) under Ss.498A/323/504/506 IPC and Ss.3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, P.S. Mahila Thana, Dist. Sitapur — DISMISSED: FIR allegations disclose commission of a cognizable offence and were made after investigation; while exercising Section 482 CrPC jurisdiction the Court need not assess the truthfulness or veracity of material gathered during investigation, nor entertain disputed defences; however, since the applicants had not been arrested and the police were seeking arrest, the lower court was directed to consider their bail applications — the Court declined to frame fresh bail guidelines, relying on the Hon'ble Supreme Court's directions in Satendra Kumar Antil v. CBI (SLP(Crl.) No. 5191 of 2021, order dated 07-10-2021), which the trial court is expected to keep in view; any interim order in the matter treated as nullified.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 1909 of 2021

Ram Pravesh Yadav And Others

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home. Lko And Others

	.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Ravindra Prakashojha
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.

Court No. - 29

HON'BLE DR. GAUTAM CHOWDHARY, J.

आवेदकगण राम �वेश यादव एवं अ�य की ओर से धारा 482 दं०�०सं० के अ�तग�त यह आवेदन प�, मु०अ०सं० 155/2019 अ�तग�त धारा 498ए/ 323/ 504/ 506 भा०दं०िव० एवं 3/4 दहेज �ितषेध अिधिनयम, थाना मिहला थाना, िजला �तापग� म� �ेिषत आरोप प� िद० 27.05.2020 से उ�ूत आपरािधक वाद सं० 5627 सन 2020 म� अपर िसिवल जज(जू.िड.)/जे.एम. क� सं. 18 �तापग�, �ारा पािरत �सं�ान/तलबी आदेश िद० 13.08.2020 के िव�� दायर िकया गया है।

आवेदकगण के िव�ान अिधव�ा एवं िव�ान अपर शासकीय अिधव�ा िव�ास सरा�वत को सुना तथा प�ावली का पिरशीलन िकया।

आवेदकगण के िव�ान अिधव�ा के तक� को �वणोपरा�त, प�ावली के पिरशीलन से �यायालय ने पाया िक �थम सूचना िरपोट� म� लगाए गए आरोप एक सं�ेय अपराध के कमीशन का खुलासा करते ह� और वह आरोप की गयी िववेचना के उपरा�त लगाए गए ह�। उन आरोप� को इस �यायालय �ारा धारा 482 दं०�०सं० के तहत अपनी शि� का �योग करते �ए, जॉच के दौरान एक� की गयी साम�ी के आरोप� की शु�ता और िव�सनीयता का आकलन करने की आव�यकता नह� है। इस �तर पर आवेदकगण/अिभयु�गण के िववािदत बचाव पर िवचार नह� िकया जा सकता है। त�नुसार आरोप प� या उपरो� वाद की काय�वाही को र� करने की �ाथ�ना और पिरणामी काय�वाही अ�वीकृत की जाती है।

इस �तर पर, आवेदकगण के िव�ान अिधव�ा का अनुरोध है िक आवेदकगण को अभी तक उपरो� मामले म� िगरफ्तार नह� िकया गया है और पुिलस आवेदकगण को िगरफ्तार करने के �यास म� है, और संबंिधत अवर �यायालय �ारा आवेदकगण के िखलाफ द�डा�मक �ि�या जारी की जा सकती है, इसिलए आवेदकगण के जमानत आवेदन प� पर िवचार करने के िलए

A482 No. 1909 of 2021

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संबंिधत अवर �यायालय को िनद�श जारी कर िदया जाय।

माननीय उ�चतम �यायालय �ारा Satendra Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another (Apecial Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No. 5191 of 2021 के �करण को आदेश िद० 7-10-2021 �ारा पहले ही जमानत हेतु िदशा-िनद�श देते �ए िन�तािरत िकया जा चुका है, इसके प�ात् अब संबंिधत अवर �यायालय को जमानत देने के िलए उनके िववेक और िवचार को िनयंि�त करने वाले वैधािनक �ािवधान� को �भािवत िकए िबना, इस �यायालय �ारा कोई िविश� िनद�श जारी करने की आव�यकता नह� है, �य�िक यह अपे�ा की जाती है िक संबंिधत िवचारण �यायालय आवेदक के जमानत �ाथ�ना प� को िन�तािरत करते समय माननीय उ�चतम �यायालय �ारा पहले से जारी आव�यक िदशा-िनद�श� को �यान म� रखेगा।

उ� वाद म� यिद कोई अंतिरम आदेश हो तो उसे िन��भावी समझा जाए।

उपरो� िट�पिणय� के साथ, यह आवेदन प� अि�तम �प से िन�तािरत िकया जाता है।

(Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.)

December 11, 2025

S.Mishra

Digitally signed by :- SHASHI MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench