Hon'ble Rajeev Singh,J.
Heard Shri Shiv Shankar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners and Shri Arunendra, Pandey, learned AGA for the State and perused the First Information Report and the material on record.
The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioners, namely, Pradeep @ Servjeet, Vishal, Subhash and Ram Sumiran, seeking quashing of the First Information Report No. 10 of 2021 under sections 147, 323, 308, 504, 506 I.P.C., Police Station Ghunghter, District Barabanki with a further prayer to stay the arrest during the pendency of the investigation of the said case.
Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the impugned F.I.R. has been lodged by respondent no. 4 just for harassment of the petitioners and oblique motive, hence the present F.I.R. is liable to be quashed.
Learned AGA opposed the prayer for quashing of the First Information Report and argued that from the perusal of the First Information Report, a cognizable offence is made out against the petitioners and three persons have sustained injuries, therefore, the present writ petition be dismissed.
The Full Bench of this Court in Ajit Singh @ Muraha Vs. State of U.P. and others : (2006) 56 ACC 433 reiterated the view taken by the earlier Full Bench in Satya Pal Vs. State of U.P. and others : 2000 Cr.L.J. 569 after considering the various decisions including State of Haryana Vs. Bhajan Lal and others : 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.
Further the Apex Court in the Ankit Kumar case of State of Telangana v. Habib Abdullah Jellani : (2017) 2 SCC 779 has disapproved an order restraining the Investigating Agencies arresting the accused where prayer of quashing the First Information Report has been refused.
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 petitioners.
Accordingly, this writ petition fails and is dismissed.
(Rajeev Singh, J.) (Ramesh Sinha, J.) Order Date :- 11.2.2021 Arnima