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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 31059 of 2018 Petitioner :- Rupesh Verma And 3 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Anil Kumar Srivastava,Ram Bahadur Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.
Hon'ble Bala Krishna Narayana,J. Hon'ble Krishna Pratap Singh,J.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned A.G.A. for the State.
This petition has been filed by the petitioner with a prayer to quash the F.I.R. 07.09.2018 in Case Crime No.0936 of 2018, under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506, 307, 376, 511 IPC and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, PS Cantt. District Varanasi.
From the perusal of the impugned F.I.R, it appears that on the basis of the allegations made therein a prima facie cognizable offence is made out. There is no ground for interference in the F.I.R. Therefore, the prayer for quashing the impugned F.I.R. is refused.
However, considering the nature of the allegations made in the F.I.R., the provisions of section 157 Cr.P.C. and the view taken by the Apex Court in the case of Joginder Kumar Vs. State of
U.P. 1994 Cr.L.J 1981, it is directed that the petitioners shall not be arrested in above mentioned case, till the credible evidence is collected by the Investigating Officer during Investigation.
With the aforesaid direction, this petition is finally disposed of.
Order Date :- 30.10.2018 A.K.Verma