Court No. - 4
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 31183 of 2018 Petitioner :- Ashif Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ch. Dil Nisar Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.
Hon'ble Bala Krishna Narayana,J. Hon'ble Krishna Pratap Singh,J.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A. G. A. for the State.
This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with the prayer to quash the F. I. R., which has been registered as Case Crime No. 446 of 2018, under Sections-3/5/8 of U. P. Prevention of Cows Slaughter Act at P. S.- Nakud, district-Saharanpur.
It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the impugned F. I. R. has been lodged on the basis of suspicion expressed by co-accused who was arrested on the spot.
From the perusal of the F. I. R., it appears that on the basis of the allegations made therein, prima facie cognizable offence is made out. There is no ground for interference with the F. I. R. Therefore, the prayer for quashing the impugned F. I. R. is refused.
However, considering the nature of the allegations made in the F. I. R., the provisions of Section 157 Cr. P. C. and the view taken by the Apex Court in the case of Joginder Kumar Versus State of U. P.; 1994 Cr. L. J. 1981, it is directed that the petitioner shall not be arrested in abovementioned case, till the credible evidence is not collected by the investigating officer during investigation.
With the above directions, this petition is disposed of finally.
Order Date :- 31.10.2018 HR