Heard learned counsel for the applicants and the learned A.G.A.
The applicants, through the present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. have invoked the inherent jurisdiction of this Court with the prayer that the proceeding in criminal case no. 2690 of 2009, case crime no. 58A of 2009, under sections 467, 468, 419, 420 and 120B IPC, P.S. Shivpur, District- Varanasi be quashed.
The contention of the learned counsel for the applicants is that no offence against the applicants is disclosed and the present prosecution has been instituted with mala fide intentions for the purposes of harassment. He pointed out certain documents and statements in support of his contentions.
From the perusal of material on record and looking into the facts of the case at this stage it cannot be said that no offence is made out against the applicants. All the submissions made at the bar relates to the disputed questions of fact, which cannot be adjudicated upon by this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. at this stage only a prima facie case is to be seen in the light of the law laid down by the Supreme Court in cases of R.P. Kapur versus State of Punjab, AIR 1960 SC 866 State of Haryana versus Bhajan Lal, 1992 SCC (Cr) 426, State of Bihar versus P.P. Sharma, 1992 SCC(Cr) 192, and lately Zandu Pharmaceutical Works LTD, versus Mohd. Saraful Haqe and another (Para
10), 2005 SCC (Cr.) 283. The disputed defense of the accused cannot be considered at this stage. Moreover, the applicants have got a right of discharge under Section 239 or 227/228 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.
In the event such an application is filed within one month from today, the trial Court is directed to consider and dispose it off within a period of two months from the date of it's filing.
The prayer for quashing the proceeding is refused.
The criminal miscellaneous application is rejected with a direction that the bail prayer of the applicants be considered as expeditiously as possible, if possible on the same day after hearing the Public Prosecutor.
With the aforesaid directions, this application is dismissed.
Order Date :- 29.6.2010 AN