Hon'ble Rajeev Singh,J.
Heard Sri Dilip Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioners, learned AGA for the State/respondents and perused the First Information Report and the material on record.
The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioners, namely, Chhote Lal, Sudhir, Anup Kumar, Rajesh, seeking to quash the First Information Report dated 04.03.2021 registered as Case Crime No. 106 of 2021, under Section 302 I.P.C., police station Pihani, District Hardoi.
Learned counsel for the petitioners argued that there is some dispute in respect of boundary wall of the agricultural land between the petitioners and the respondent no.4 but later on compromise has been entered into between them. Thereafter, with malia fide intention and with oblique motive just to implicate the petitioners in a previous dispute, the respondent no.4 has lodged the impugned F.I.R. against the petitioners, alleging that deceased Santosh was assaulted by them and hanged due to which Santosh died. He argued that the petitioners are not at all involved in the said crime, hence the impugned F.I.R. is liable to be quashed.
Learned AGA opposed the prayer for quashing of the First Information Report and argued that from the perusal of the First Information Report, a cognizable offence is made out against the petitioners, therefore, the present writ petition be dismissed.
The Full Bench of this Court in Ajit Singh @ Muraha Vs. State of U.P. and others : (2006) 56 ACC 433 reiterated the view taken by the earlier Full Bench in Satya Pal Vs. State of U.P. and others : 2000 Cr.L.J. 569 after considering the various decisions including State of Haryana Vs. Bhajan Lal and others : AIR 1992 SC 604 that there can be no interference with the investigation or order staying arrest unless cognizable offence is not ex facie discernible from the allegations contained in the F.I.R. or there is any statutory restriction operating on the power of the police to investigate a case.
Further the Apex Court in the case of State of Telangana v. Habib Abdullah Jellani : (2017) 2 SCC 779 has disapproved an order restraining the Investigating Agencies arresting the accused where prayer of quashing the First Information Report has been refused.
From the perusal of the FIR, prima facie it cannot be said that no cognizable offence is made out. Hence, no ground exists for quashing of the F.I.R. or staying the arrest of the petitioners.
Accordingly, this writ petition fails and is dismissed.
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(Rajeev Singh, J.) (Ramesh Sinha, J.) Order Date :- 8.4.2021 Ajit/-