Court No. - 71
Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 16488 of 2019
Applicant :- Pankaj Verma @ Pankaj Opposite Party :- State Of Up And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Rahul Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Ajit Singh,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant and the learned A.G.A.
This criminal appeal under Section 14 A (2) of Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (in short "S.C./S.T. Act") has been filed to quash the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.3380 of 2018, State Vs. Pankaj, under Sections 307, 420, 471, 120-B I.P.C. and 3(2)(v) SC/ST Act, 1989, P.S. Kotwali City, District Bulandshahr, pending in the court of Additional District Judge, Court No.II/SC/ST Act, Bulandshahr and further be pleased to quash the charge sheet dated 24.07.2018 filed in Case Crime No.769 of 2017, under Sections 307, 420, 471, 120-B I.P.C. and 3(20(v) SC/ST Act, 1989, P.S. Kotwali City, District Bulandshahr.
The contention of learned counsel for the applicant is that no offence against the applicants is disclosed and the present prosecution has been instituted with a malafide intention for the purposes of harassment. He pointed out certain documents and statements in support of his contention.
Learned A.G.A. submitted that all the submissions made at the bar relate to the disputed questions of fact, which cannot be adjudicated upon by this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. At this stage only prima facie case is to be seen in the light of the law laid down by Supreme Court in cases of R.P. Kapur Vs. State of Punjab, A.I.R. 1960 S.C. 866, State of Haryana Vs. Bhajan Lal, 1992 SCC (Cr.) 426, State of Bihar Vs. P. P. Sharma, 1992 SCC (Cr.) 192 and lastly Zandu Pharmaceutical Works Ltd. Vs. Mohd. Saraful Haq and another (Para- 10) 2005 SCC (Cr.) 283. The disputed defence of the accused cannot be considered at this stage. Moreover, the applicant has got a right of discharge under Sections 227, 239 and 245 Cr.P.C. as the case may be through a proper application for the said purpose and they are free to take all the submissions in the said discharge application before the Trial Court raising all the grounds/grievances which have been taken in this application or which might have been taken, the trial court shall decide the discharge application within six weeks from its filing by passing a speaking and detailed order in accordance with law.
Till the decision of the discharge application, no coercive measure shall be taken against the applicant.
With the aforesaid directions, this application is finally disposed of.
Order Date :- 26.4.2019 R./