Court No. - 43
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 2123 of 2019 Petitioner :- Nafis Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashok Kumar Singh Bais Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.
Hon'ble Pankaj Naqvi,J. Hon'ble Umesh Kumar,J.
Heard Shri Ashok Kumar Singh Bais, learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned AGA and perused the impugned F.I.R, as well as material brought on record.
The relief sought in this petition is for quashing of the F.I.R, dated 14.10.2018 registered as Case Crime No. 435/2018, under section 3/5A/8 Cow Slaughter Act P.S. Behat District Saharanpur.
Learned counsel for the petitioner could not dispute that the alleged recovery of the incriminating meat is from his house.
Learned A.G.A, opposed the prayer for quashing of the F.I.R, which discloses cognizable offence.
The Full Bench of this Court in Ajit Singh @ Muraha v. State of U.P. (2006 (56) ACC 433) reiterated the view taken by the earlier Full Bench in Satya Pal v. State of U.P. (2000 Cr.L.J. 569) after considering the various decisions including State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal (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.
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 petitioner.
The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed.
Order Date :- 29.1.2019 RS