Court No. - 46
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 37515 of 2018 Petitioner :- Sonu Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Adesh Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.
Hon'ble Naheed Ara Moonis,J. Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J.
Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make necessary correction during the course of the day.
Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.G.A. for the State.
By means of the present writ petition, the petitioner has invoked extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court with a prayer to quash the FIR dated 28.09.2017 registered as Case Crime No. 429 of 2017 under Sections 3/5/8 of Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, Police Station Kithor, District Meerut.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the impugned first information report has been lodged by the respondent no.3 containing absolutely false and concocted allegations against the petitioner with the ulterior intention of harassing him. He further submitted that apart from the bald allegations made in the impugned F.I.R. no evidence is forthcoming even prima facie indicating at the complicity of the petitioner in the commission of the alleged crime and hence the impugned F.I.R. is liable to be quashed.
From perusal of the F.I.R., prima facie cognizable offences is made out at this stage against the petitioner, therefore, we do not find any cogent reason to quash the first information report. The prayer for quashing the first information report is refused.
However, in the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions advanced on behalf of the petitioner, it is directed that the petitioner shall not be arrested in the aforesaid case till the submission of police report under Section 173 (2) Cr.P.C., In case, the investigation has already been concluded, the benefit of this order will not accrue to the petitioner.
With the above direction, this petition is finally disposed of.
Order Date :- 20.12.2018 S.Ali