Jawahir Lal Sharma Alias Jawahir and 3 Others v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing application under S.528 BNSS declined; complaint proceedings under Ss.323/504/452 IPC and summons order dated 20.05.2025 continue; disputed facts not adjudicable at High Court stage; quashing power reserved for failure of justice/abuse of procedure; discharge-application directive with six-week reasoned-order mandate; suspension of coercive measures until discharge disposal; warrant case instituted on private complaint; judicial caution-type verdict; Allahabad High Court Court No. 80; judge Nand Prabha Shukla; decided 17.11.2025.
What did the court decide?
Prayer for quashing/staying the proceedings of Complaint Case No. 10136 of 2023 and the summoning order dated 20.05.2025 declined; interim protection provided instead: the Trial Court must dispose of any discharge application moved by the applicants through counsel by a reasoned and speaking order within six weeks of its submission, and no coercive measures shall be taken against the applicants till the disposal of the discharge application.