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Moin Urf Mona v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC16 May 2025NA528/4707/2025

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Charge-sheeted accused sought quashing of cognizance in a theft-related criminal case. Counsel gave up the prayer; the court disposed of the application with liberty to move a discharge application before the trial court, directing a reasoned decision within two months.

What did the court decide?

Liberty granted to file a discharge application under Section 239 Cr.P.C./262 BNSS within two weeks; trial court to decide within two months; proceedings against applicant stayed meanwhile.

Moin Urf Mona Vs State of U.P. and Another — Quashing and FIR | Allahabad HC (2025)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:83039

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Court No. - 70

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Case :- APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 4707 of 2025

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Applicant :- Moin Urf Mona Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Abdul Majeed,Sufia Saba,Syed Shahid Jafri

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Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Rajeev Misra,J.

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Heard Mr. Abdul Majeed, the learned counsel for applicant and the learned A.G.A. for State-opposite party-1.

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Perused the record.

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Applicant- Moin Urf Mona, who is a named as well as charge sheeted accused and has now been summoned by Court below, has approached this Court by means of present application under Section 528 BNSS with the following prayer:-

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"It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow the Application and Quash the Cognizance Order Dated 08.05.2024 passed by Chief Judicial Magistrate Rampur in Criminal Case No. 4652 of 2024 (State Vs Furqan @ Chhotey & Others) Under Section 379, 411, 413, 41. I.P.C. Police Station Civil Lines, District Rampur, arising out of Chargesheet No. 189 of 2023 Dated 06.07.2023 submitted by Investigation Officer after concluding the Investigation of Case Crime No. 89 of 2023 Under Section 379 I.P.C., Police Station Civil Lines, District Rampur pending before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Rampur.

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It is further prayed that further proceeding in Criminal Case No. 4652 of 2024 (State Vs Furqan @ Chhotey & Others) Under Section 379, 411, 413, 414 I.P.C. Police Station Civil Lines, District Rempur, pending before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Rampur shall be stayed during the pendency of present petition before this Hon'ble Court otherwise the Apolicants may suffer irreparable loss and hardship.

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And/or may pass such any other and further order which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the facts and

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circumstances of the case."

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At the very outset, the learned A.G.A. has raised a preliminary objection by submitting that applicant has rushed to this Court by filing the present application under Section 528 BNSS without availing the statutory alternative remedy under Section 239 Cr.P.C./262 BNSS. Court below can deal with the grounds raised in support of this application threadbare at the first instance as it has the advantage of original record. Learned A.G.A. further submits that Court below can easily return findings on the issues as to whether as per the papers accompanying the charge sheet/police report submitted by the Investigating Officer in terms of Section 173(2) Cr.P.C., any offence is made out against applicants or not, whether there is any evidence against applicant and whether the prosecution of applicant can be sustained on account of grave suspicion. On the above premise, the learned A.G.A. submits that no interference is warranted by this Court in present application.

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It is further submitted by the learned A.G.A. that statements of witnesses examined under Section 161 Cr.P.C., some of whom have also been nominated as prosecution witnesses in the charge sheet/police report dated 06.07.2023 submitted by the Investigating Officer under Section 173(2) Cr.P.C. have not been brought on record. Furthermore, there is no categorical averment in the affidavit filed in support of present application regarding the other material collected by Investigating Officer and relied upon by him to submit the charge sheet/police report. Furthermore, the said material has also not been brought on record. Referring to the judgment of Supreme Court in Kaptan Singh Vs. State of U.P., (2021) 9 SCC 35 , the learned A.G.A. submits that the Apex Court in aforementioned judgement has itself observed in the absence of material collected by the Investigating Officer, leading to the submission of charge sheet, the veracity of the charge-sheet/police report submitted against an accused or the proceedings pending against an accused can not be examined by this Court. Learned A.G.A. thus contends that no interference is warranted by this Court in present application. As such, the present application is misconceived and is, therefore, liable to be dismissed.

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When confronted with above, the learned counsel for applicant proceeded to address the Court on the merits of this application. However, after some arguments, he fairly gave up the prayer made by means of present application. He submits that interest of justice shall be served, in case, liberty is granted to applicants to approach the Court below by moving a discharge application in terms of Section 239 Cr.P.C./262 BNSS.

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Learned A.G.A. representing State-opposite party-1 has no objection to the prayer made by the learned counsel for applicants.

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Having heard the learned counsel for applicant, the learned A.G.A. for State-opposite party-1 and upon perusal of record, this Court finds that no useful purpose shall be served in keeping this application pending.

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Accordingly, this application is disposed of finally with liberty to applicant to approach Court below by moving a discharge application in terms of Section 239 Cr.P.C./262 BNSS seeking his discharge in aforementioned criminal case along with a certified copy of this order within a period of two weeks from today. In case, such a discharge application is filed by applicant within aforesaid period, Court below shall decide the same by a reasoned and speaking order and in the light of the direction contained in the judgment of Supreme Court in Sanjay Kumar Rai Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Another (2022) 15 SCC 720 within a period of two months thereafter provided there is no other legal impediment.

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It goes without saying that till the disposal of discharge application as directed above, Court below shall not proceed further against applicant.

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Order Date :- 17.5.2025 Imtiyaz

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Digitally signed by :- IMTIYAZ AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Moin Urf Mona v. State of U.P. and Another

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