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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 15618 of 2019 Petitioner :- Sunil Rajbhar And 4 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- R.B.Pal,Jitendra Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.
Hon'ble Vipin Sinha,J. Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner(s) and learned A.G.A. for the State.
This writ petition has been filed with the prayer to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned F. I. R. which has been registered as Case Crime No. 416/2019, under Sections- 147, 148, 323, 307, 504 , 506 IPC, P.S.- Kotwali district- Deoria.
Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) submitted that the impugned first information report has been lodged by the complainant-respondent containing absolutely false and concocted allegations against the petitioner(s) with the ulterior intention of harassing the petitioners; petitioner nos. 4, 5 and 6 are the women; 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(s) in the commission of alleged offence and hence the impugned F.I.R. which is a bundle of lies and motivated by malice, is liable to be .
Per contra, learned A.G.A. has submitted that from the perusal of the allegations made in the impugned F. I. R., it cannot be said that no cognizable offence is made out.
Having heard the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties and perused the impugned first information as well as the other material brought on record, we are not inclined to quash the impugned F.I.R.
However, so far as petitioner nos. 1, 2, 3 and 5 are concerned, it is directed that in case, they appear and surrender before the court below within 60 days from today and apply for bail, their prayer for bail shall be considered and decided in view of the settled law laid by this Court in the case of Amrawati and another Vs. State of U.P. reported in 2004 (57) ALR 290 as well as judgement passed by Hon'ble Apex Court reported in 2009 (3) ADJ 322 (SC) Lal Kamlendra Pratap Singh Vs. State of U.P. For a period of 60 days from today or till petitioner nos. 1, 2, 3 and 5 surrender and apply for bail, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against them. However, in case, petitioner nos. 1, 2, 3 and 5 do not appear before the Court below within the aforesaid period, coercive action shall be taken against them.
So far as petitioner no. 4 is concerned he being minor and is student of Class VIII, it is directed that he shall not be arrested in the aforementioned case till submission of police report under Section 173(2) Cr.P.C. However, petitioner no. 4 shall participate and co-operate with the investigation.
With the aforesaid observations, the instant writ petition is finally disposed off.
Order Date :- 31.5.2019 Kuldeep