Court No. - 73
Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 35583 of 2019 Applicant :- Nem Singh Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 7 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Brajesh Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Om Prakash-VII,J.
The present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicant with the prayer to quash the order dated 22.7.2019 passed by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.3, Mathura in misc. application no. 1162 of 2019. Further prayer has been made to stay the further proceedings of aforesaid case.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant and the learned AGA appearing for the State.
It is submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate treated the application under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. as complaint on the basis of insufficient ground while the application discloses a cognizable offence. There is necessity of investigation in the matter by the police. The Magistrate concerned has passed the impugned order without applying judicial mind.
On the other hand, learned AGA has submitted that though Police is bound to register F.I.R. in a case of cognizable offence yet if the concerned Magistrate has taken cognizance on the application under Section 156(3) CrPC treating the same as complaint and has entered into Chapter XV of CrPC, the order passed by the concerned Magistrate cannot be said to be illegal. The impugned order does not suffer from any illegality or infirmity warranting interference of this Court.
Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, after perusing the entire record and having considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, I am of the view that no case is made out to interfere with the impugned order. The impugned order does not suffer from any infirmity or illegality. As per the settled legal position, the Court / Magistrate is not always bound to pass order for registering the case and investigation on the application under Section 156(3) CrPC disclosing a cognizable offence. It may exercise its discretion judiciously and if it is of the view that in the facts and circumstances of the case, it will be appropriate to treat the application as a complaint case then the Magistrate may proceed with according to the procedure provided under Chapter XV of CrPC. Further, it is open to the applicant to raise the question before the court concerned at the appropriate stage. Hence, the prayer made in the present application is refused.
The application is dismissed. Order Date :- 26.9.2019 safi