Court No. - 33
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 11493 of 2019 Petitioner :- Guddu Paswan Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Arunesh Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.
Hon'ble Manoj Misra,J. Hon'ble Suresh Kumar Gupta,J.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner; learned A.G.A. for the respondents 1, 2 and 3; and perused the record.
The instant petition seeks quashing of the first information report dated 16.06.2018 registered as Case Crime No.0157 of 2018, under Section 3(1) U.P. Gangster and Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, P.S. Ahirauli Bazar, District Kushinagar.
The allegation in the impugned first information report is that the petitioner along with three others constitute a gang which indulges in manufacturing and marketing of illicit countrymade liquor. It has also been alleged that the above activity is being done with a view to make pecuniary/temporal gains. It has also been alleged that witnesses are not willing to depose against the accused. In support of the allegations, several cases have been cited in the first information report and in each of those cases charge sheet has been submitted.
As against the petitioner there are two cases.
The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that there are only two cases against the petitioner and, therefore, he cannot be termed member of a gang indulging in organized crime.
It is not the requirement of law that all anti-social acts should be committed collectively by gang members therefore, even if some of the gang members are not named accused in some of the activities of the gang, the impugned first information report cannot be quashed on the ground urged.
Under the circumstances, the prayer of the petitioner to quash the first information report cannot be accepted.
The petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to apply for bail.
Order Date :- 30.4.2019/Md Faisal