Court No. - 29
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 7804 of 2018 Petitioner :- Aftab Respondent :- State Of U.P. And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Sushil Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.
Hon'ble Govind Mathur,J. Hon'ble Ashok Kumar,J.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned AGA for the State.
This petition for writ is before us to quash the First Information Report dated 12.03.2018 bearing Case Crime No.143 of 2018 pending investigation at Police Station Bhopa, District Muzaffar Nagar for the offence under Sections 3/5A/8 of Cow Slaughter (Prevention) Act.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case on absolutely concocted facts. No case is made out against the petitioner for the offence referred in the FIR.
From perusal of the averment contained in the First Information Report, it reveals that prima facie there is sufficient material to have investigation for cognizable offence and as such we are not inclined to quash the First Information Report.
However, looking to the nature of allegations and also surrounding circumstances, we deem it appropriate to direct the Station House Officer, Police Station Bhopa, District Muzaffar Nagar not to arrest the petitioner Aftab, in the case referred above, till filing of the police report as per the provision of Section 173(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The petitioner shall co-operate the investigating agency in relation to the investigation in process.
The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly.
Order Date :- 30.3.2018 A.Kr.*
[Ashok Kumar, J.] [Govind Mathur, J.]