Ravindra Pratap Shukla Vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko. and 6 Others

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:2493

Court No. - 16 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 291 of 2025 Applicant :- Ravindra Pratap Shukla Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko. And 6 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Shankar Lal Pandey,Lovekush Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned AGA for respondent no. 1 and 2 and Shri Amit Dwivedi, learned Advocate for respondent no. 7.

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Notices to respondent no. 3 to 6 are dispensed with in view of the proposed order.

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Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the Apex Court in the case of "Lalita Kumari v. Govt. of U.P., (2014) 2 SCC 1" , has held that it is incumbent upon the authorities to register an FIR in all the cases where cognizable offence is made out.

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Perused the record.

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From perusal of the record, it is evident from the impugned order dated 05.08.2023 that the learned magistrate, while rejecting the petitioner’s application under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C., categorically concluded that the dispute is primarily civil in nature and does not disclose a cognizable offence. The order dated 05.08.2023 is reproduced as follows:

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" आववदकककओरसवधधरध 156 (3) दणडपककयधससकहतधकवअनतररतकदयधरवधपधररनधपतपसत हहआ . जजसपरआववदककवकवदधनअजधवकधककसतनधतरध पतधवललकध पररशललनककयध।

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आववदकदधरधअपनवपधररनधपतअनतररतधधरध 156 (3) दणडपककयधससकहतध मममतखयततयहकरनककयध रयधहहककयहककयहककआववदककवकपतधशललधलतधपसधदशतकलधनवअपनवजयवषप महवशपतधप शतकलधकवकतककतययसवतसरआकरअपनलमकतयतकवपपवरकदनधसक 04.09.2018 ककएकवसलयतनधमधअपनल चल - अचलसमपजतकधआववदककवनधमतहरलरककयधरध , जककनबसधनकधयधरलयरकरलरसज , जनपदअमवठलमम कदनधक 05.09.2018 ककरजजसटटलशतलकदवकररजजसटटलककयधरध , ससलगपधररनधपतहह।आववदककवकपतध शललधलतधपसधदनवजयवषप त महवशपतधपशतकलधककउसलकदनअपनलचल - अचलसमपजतसवबवदखलकर कदयधरधशपरपतवसमधचधरपतककछधयधपकतससलगपधररनधपतहह , तबसवबडवभधईमहवशपतधपवउनकध पररवधरडबलप . एच 16 टधउनकशपकठठरध , बल०एच०३०एल०औदककरककवतजरदलशपतर , तहसलल मतसधकफरखधनध , जनपदअमवठलममरहरहवहह , आववदककवकपतधशललधलतधपसधदककमकतयतकदनधसक 29.08.2021 ककहकरयल . आववदकउनकधदधहस स कधरवककयधकमरककयध , परनतत , अकभयतकरण 1 तध 3 उनककमकतयतवदधहस स कधरवककयधकमरममनहहआयव , आववदककवकपतधककमकतयतकवउपरधनतरजजसटटलशतदध वसलयतनधमधकवआधधरपरआववदकइनककचल - अचलसमपजतपरकधकबजदखललहकरयधऔरसधरल समपकतकधउपयकरवउपभकरकरनवलरध।कदनधसक 08.12.2022 ककअकभयतकरण 1 तध 4 अपनवचधर - पधच दबसरआपरधजधकवयककययककलवकरआववदककवमकधनवरहन - सहनपरजबरदसतलकबजधकरनवकक कनयतसवआयवऔरआववदकककबवदखलकरनवकककककशशकरनवलरवतकआववदकनववसलयतनधमधकव आधधरपरजसकवलजज ( प०खस० ) ककससखयध 15. जनपदसतलतधनपतरसध०वधदससखयध 1095/2022 दधवध सरधयलवयधदवशकधकदनधसक 14.12.2022 ककदधयरककयध , जजसममनयधयधलयनवउभयपकयककयरधससरकत बनधयवरखनवकधआदवशपधररतककयधहह , जकआजभलपभधवलहह।कदनधसक 05.01.2023 ककसमयकरलब 12 बजवकदनममअकभयतकरण 1 तध 4 अपनवसधजरययकवसधरमवरवमकधनकवपपवरदरवधजयकधजबरदसतलकबनध ककसलअजधकधरकवतधलधतकडकरघरममघतसरयवऔररखवसधमधनकधतकड - फकडकरनवलरव , आववदकव उसकवलडकयनवरककधतकभदल 2 रधजलयधदवनवलरवतरधजबरदसतलकदवधलपरअकभयतकरण 1 तध 4 जनस व ध आशमपपरवसतखरधजकतवधरलकधबहनरलरधकदयध . जजसपरससरककशलतलधपसधदकमश , अधयकपवसकलब

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अमवठलजलखधहह।उपरककअकभयतकरण 1 तध 4 नवकबजललअजधकधरलअधलकणअकभयसतधमधयधचलकवद कवतरणखणडरठरलरधज , जनपदअमवठलसवसधसठरधसठकरकवतरधकधरजयममहवरधफवरलवजधलसधजलकरकवमवरव मकधनपरकधनतशतकलधपतनलसधहवदपसधदकधकबजललकनवकशनकरवधजलयधहह , जजसवमतसलजमधन 1 तध 5 ककहकहधजसलनहहहह।आववदकनवमधननलयनयधयधलयकधसररनआदवशकदखधयधतकमतसलजमधन 1 तध 4 रधललदवतवहहयवमधरपलटकरनवलरवऔरकहधककपवसकलबकधअधयकहहस , जककरनधहककरलक , सधरधसधमधन लपटजलयधऔरकहधकककबजधकरनवममरकधवटककयधतकजधनसवमधरदमरवतरधकबजललकधबकडरभललरध कदयधहह।आववदकककजधनकधरलहकनवपरअधलकणअकभयनतधरठरलरसजरयधपरनततउनहयनवककईकधयरवधहल नहलककयध , औरजधलसधजलकरकवकवद कनवकशनकरकदयधहह।आववदकनवउकघटनधकवसमबनधममरधनव परसपचनधकदयध , लवककनककईकधयरवधहलनहहहहई।आववदकनवसपचनधजररयवरजजसटटलपतजलसअधलकककक कदयध , ककनततवहधससवभलककईकधयरवधहलनहहहहईतकनयधयधलयममपधररनधपतपसत ककयध।अततअकभयकर पसजलककतकरकवकवववचनधकरधयधजधयव।

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आववदकदधरधसवयसकधशपरपत , पतजलसअधलककककभवजवरएपधररनधपतककछधयधपकत , रजजसटटलरसलद आधधरकधडरककछधयधपकत , नयपजपवपरकवककटसरककछधयधपकतकवद कनवकशनककछधयधपकतएवसअनयपपत कदधदखलककयधरयधहह।

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रधनवसवआखयधआहहतककरयल।यधनवककआखयधकधअवलककनककयध।रधनवककआखयधकवअनतसधरउक पकरणकवससबसधममरधनवपरककईअकभयकरपसजलककतनहहहह।

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उलवखनलयहहककआववदककधसवयसकरनहहककमधमलवममकववधकदतससपजतकवबधबतनयधयधलयजसकवलजज पवरखसडममवधदकवचधरलधलनहह . जजसममसरसरनआदवशभलपधररतहह।मधमलधसवधकमतवससबसधलजसकवल पकककतकधहह।इससतरपरककसलससजवयअपरधधकधकधररतहकनधपररलककतनहहहकतधहह।तदतसधरपधररनध परसवलकधरककयवजधनवयकगयनहहहह।

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आदवश

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आववदकककओरसवपसत पधररनधपतअनतररतधधरध 156 (3) दणडपककयधसकहतधकनरसतककयधजधतध हह।यकदककसलजसकवलनयधयधलयदधरधकदयवरयवअवधधरणधकवआधधरपरककसलअपरधधकधहकनधपधयधजक हह , तकआववदकपधररनधपतपसत करनवकवजलयवसवतसतहकरध। "

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Perusal of the judgment of Lalita Kumari (supra) shows that the Apex Court has issued direction in paragraph 111 of the judgment which are extracted below:-

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i) Registration of FIR is mandatory under Section 154 of the Code, if the information discloses commission of a cognizable offence and no preliminary inquiry is permissible in such a situation.

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ii) If the information received does not disclose a cognizable offence but indicates the necessity for an inquiry, a preliminary inquiry may be conducted only to ascertain whether cognizable offence is disclosed or not.

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iii) If the inquiry discloses the commission of a cognizable offence, the FIR must be registered. In cases where preliminary inquiry ends in closing the complaint, a copy of the entry of such closure must be supplied to the first informant forthwith and not later than one week. It must disclose reasons in brief for closing the complaint and not proceeding further.

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iv) The police officer cannot avoid his duty of registering offence if cognizable offence is disclosed. Action must be taken against erring officers who do not register the FIR if information received by him discloses a cognizable offence.

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v) The scope of preliminary inquiry is not to verify the veracity or otherwise of the information received but only to ascertain whether the information reveals any cognizable offence.

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vi) As to what type and in which cases preliminary inquiry is to be conducted will depend on the facts and circumstances of each case.

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The category of cases in which preliminary inquiry may be made are as under:

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a) Matrimonial disputes/ family disputes

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b) Commercial offences

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c) Medical negligence cases

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d) Corruption cases

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e) Cases where there is abnormal delay/laches in initiating criminal prosecution, for example, over 3 months delay in reporting the matter without satisfactorily explaining the reasons for delay.

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The aforesaid are only illustrations and not exhaustive of all conditions which may warrant preliminary inquiry.

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vii) While ensuring and protecting the rights of the accused and the complainant, a preliminary inquiry should be made time bound and in any case it should not exceed 7 days. The fact of such delay and the causes of it must be reflected in the General Diary entry

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viii) Since the General Diary/Station Diary/Daily Diary is the record of all information received in a police station, we direct that all information relating to cognizable offences, whether resulting in registration of FIR or leading to an inquiry, must be mandatorily and meticulously reflected in the said Diary and the decision to conduct a preliminary inquiry must also be reflected, as mentioned above."

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Perusal of the directions shows that illustrations have been given by the Supreme Court in the said judgment whereby a preliminary inquiry may be conducted to ascertain if the information discloses a cognizable offence. Learned magistrate, while passing the impugned order dated 05.08.2023, sought a report from the concerned police station and observed that a civil suit regarding the disputed property is pending before the civil court wherein interim injunction is operating. After conducting a preliminary inquiry, learned magistrate has concluded that no cognizable offence is made out and has rejected the application of the applicant/petitioner under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C.

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The petitioner filed a revision against this order, which was also dismissed by the revisional court on 28.10.2024. The revisional court while dismissing the revision observed that the petitioner and respondent no. 2 are real brothers, and a civil suit regarding the disputed property is already pending. The court also opined that the dispute is civil in nature and does not constitute a cognizable offence.

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In light of the above observations, this Court finds no illegality in the impugned orders. Accordingly, no interference is warranted. The petition, being devoid of merit, is dismissed .

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Order Date :- 15.1.2025/R.C.

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Digitally signed by :- RAM CHANDER YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Ravindra Pratap Shukla v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko. and 6 Others

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