Court No. - 41
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 7908 of 2018 Petitioner :- Mustaq Ali And 6 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Praveen Kumar Singh,Syed Imran Ibrahim Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.
Hon'ble Rajesh Dayal Khare,J. Hon'ble Rajiv Gupta,J.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned A. G. A. for the State and perused the record.
This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners with the prayer to quash the F. I. R. dated 6.2.2018 which has been registered as Case Crime No. 127 of 2018, under Sections 323, 354, 506, 376 D IPC and 5G/6 POCSO Act, Police station Cantt., district Varanasi so far it relates to the petitioners.
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. and submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioners, it is directed that in case the petitioners appear before the court concerned within thirty days from today and apply for bail, the same shall be heard and disposed of expeditiously, strictly in accordance with law, after hearing the Public Prosecutor.
With the above directions, this petition is disposed of finally.
Order Date :- 30.3.2018 KU