IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.42916 of 2013
Arising out of P.S. Case No.1400 Year 2010 Thana BHOJPUR COMPLAINT CASE District
BHOJPUR
1. Ajai Kumar Gupta @ Muntun @ Muntun Kumar Gupta Son of Hiralal Gupta
Resident of Mohalla- M.P.Bagh, P.O.-Ara, P.S.- Ara Town, District- Bhojpur
(Ara)
2. Rajesh Kumar Gupta Son of Hiralal Gupta Resident of Mohalla- M.P.Bagh,
P.O.-Ara, P.S.- Ara Town, District- Bhojpur (Ara)
3. Rakesh Kumar Gupta Son of Hiralal Gupta Resident of Mohalla- M.P.Bagh,
P.O.-Ara, P.S.- Ara Town, District- Bhojpur (Ara)
4. Sanjiv Kumar Gupta @ Guddu @ Guddu Kumar Gupta Son of Hiralal Gupta
Resident of Mohalla- M.P.Bagh, P.O.-Ara, P.S.- Ara Town, District- Bhojpur
(Ara)
5. Rajiv Kumar Gupta @ Santu Kumar Gupta @ Santu Son of Hiralal Gupta
Resident of Mohalla- M.P.Bagh, P.O.-Ara, P.S.- Ara Town, District- Bhojpur
(Ara)
6. Sanjai Kumar Gupta Son of Hiralal Gupta Resident of Mohalla- M.P.Bagh,
P.O.-Ara, P.S.- Ara Town, District- Bhojpur (Ara)
7. Hiralal Gupta @ Hiralal S/o Late Basawanlal Resident of Mohalla- M.P.Bagh,
P.O.-Ara, P.S.- Ara Town, District- Bhojpur (Ara)
…. …. Petitioners
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. Awadesh Kumar S/o Late Bharat Prasad Resident of Mohalla- Chitratoli, P.O.-
Ara, P.S.- Ara Town, District- Bhojpur At Ara
…. …. Opposite Parties
Appearance :
For the Petitioners : Mr. Sheo Jee Mishra, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Dashrath Mehta, APP
For O.P. No.2 : Mr. Raghwendra Pratap Singh, Advocate
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA
ORAL JUDGMENT
Date: 18-09-2017
Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned counsel
for the opposite party no.2 as well as learned Additional Public
Prosecutor appearing for the State.
2. This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is directed
against the order dated 17.08.2013, passed in Complaint Case
No.1400C of 2010 Trial No.5214 of 2013, whereunder the Judicial
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Magistrate, 1st Class, Ara summoned the accused-petitioners, on
enquiry, under Section 204 Cr.P.C. finding prima facie case under
Sections 147, 341 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The fact leading to this application is that Awadhesh
Kumar, opposite party no.2, filed Complaint Case No.1400C of 2010
with contention that his marriage was performed with Punam Devi,
daughter of petitioner no.7, Hiralal Gupta @ Hiralal and due to their
wedlock, there are four daughters and one son. After marriage, his
wife Punam Devi came at his house and his in-laws used to visit his
house. On 09.07.2010 all accused-petitioners having stick and iron
rod came at his house and started to abuse. When he made protest
then petitioner no.7, Hiralal Gupta @ Hiralal instigated other
petitioners to kill and to accompany Punam Devi along her children.
Thereafter petitioner no.1, Ajay Kumar Gupta @ Muntun @ Muntun
Kumar Gupta and petitioner no.6, Sanjay Kumar Gupta caused injury
to him. When his brother rushed to save him then petitioner no.2,
Rajesh Kumar Gupta, petitioner no.3, Rakesh Kumar Gupta and
petitioner no.4, Sanjiv Kumar Gupta @ Guddu @ Guddu Kumar
Gupta caused injury through iron rod and stick to his brother also. In
that course petitioner no.5, Rajiv Kumar Gupta @ Santu Kumar Gupta
@ Santu snatched a golden chain worth Rs.27,000/- to his neck and
petitioner no.6, Sanjay Kumar Gupta also caused injury by fists and
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slaps to him and his brother also. Thereafter all petitioners entered in
his house and accompanied his wife, Punam Devi along with children
with two attaché and three bags containing gold and silver ornaments
and clothes. On his alarm the mohalla people gathered and saw the
occurrence and pacified the matter. Thereafter all accused-petitioners
fled away from there. Further allegation of opposite party no.2 is that
his brother was treated at Sadar Hospital, Ara. Thereafter opposite
party no.2 along with his brother went to Ara Town police station but
the Officer-in-Charge of the said police station refused to lodge the
case with advise to file a complaint case.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners
submits that in fact petitioner nos.1 to 6 are brother-in-law and
petitioner no.7 is father-in-law of the complainant/opposite party no.2.
When Punam Devi, the sister of petitioner nos.1 to 6 and daughter of
petitioner no.7, gave information on phone about her torture made at
the hands of her husband then on 09.07.2010, petitioner no.3, Rakesh
Kumar Gupta and petitioner no.6, Sanjay Kumar Gupta went at the
house of his brother-in-law, opposite party no.2 to know where about
of their sister, Punam Devi then Awadhesh Kumar Gupta started to
assault petitioner nos.3 and 6 with bari, a piece of wood, causing
injury on head and wrist regarding which Ara (T) P.S. Case No.297 of
2010 was instituted under Sections 341/323/504/498A/34 of the
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Indian Penal Code on 09.07.2010 against the complainant/opposite
party no.2 and his other family members in which on investigation the
police submitted charge-sheet and later complainant/opposite party
no.2, Awadesh Kumar, his brother Arun Kumar Gupta, Vinay Kumar
Gupta and sister-in-law Renu Devi have been convicted under
Sections 498A/34 and 323/34 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced
to undergo simple imprisonment for six months vide judgment and
order dated 25.11.2015, passed in G.R. No.3373 of 2010, Trial
No.1026 of 2011 by the court of Judicial Magistrate-IIIrd, Civil Court,
Bhojpur at Ara. Due to lodging of Ara (T) P.S. Case No.297 of 2010
on 09.07.2010 by the petitioner Sanjay Kumar Gupta against the
complainant/opposite party no.2 and his family members, the
complainant/opposite party no.2 lodged Complaint Case No.1400C of
2010 on 12.07.2010 after three days of the alleged occurrence in
counter blast of the case lodged by petitioner no.6, Sanjay Kumar
Gupta only to put undue pressure.
5. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing on behalf
of complainant/opposite party no.2 submits that there is no illegality
in the impugned order summoning the accused-petitioners under
Section 304 Cr.P.C. finding prima facie case under Sections 147, 341
and 323 of the Indian Penal Code but has not denied about lodging of
the Ara (T) P.S. Case No.297 of 2010 on 09.07.2010 under Sections
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341, 323, 504, 498(A)/34 of the Indian Penal Code on the basis of the
written report of petitioner no.6, Sanjay Kumar Gupta in which they
have been convicted and sentenced through the judgment and order
dated 25.11.2015, passed in G.R. No.3373 of 2010, Trial No.1026 of
2011 by the court of Judicial Magistrate-III, Civil Court, Bhojpur at
Ara.
6. Admittedly petitioners are brothers-in-laws and father-
in-law of the complainant/opposite party no.2. Petitioner no.6 had
lodged Ara (T) P.S. Case No.297 of 2010 on 09.07.2010 under
Sections 341, 323, 504, 498(A)/34 of the Indian Penal Code in which
the complainant/opposite party no.2, his two brothers and sister-in-
law and they have been convicted and sentenced vide judgment and
order dated 25.11.2015, passed in G.R. No.3373 of 2010, Trial
No.1026 of 2011 by the court of Judicial Magistrate-III, Civil Court,
Bhojpur at Ara. As such Complaint Case No.1400C of 2010 filed by
opposite party no.2 appears to be malicious in counter blast of Ara (T)
P.S. Case No.297 of 2010 on 09.07.2010 filed against opposite party
no.2 and his family members under Sections 341, 323, 504, 498(A)/34
of the Indian Penal Code regarding torturing to her sister and causing
injury to him and his brother Rakesh Kumar Gupta, petitioner no.3.
As such, permitting to continue the criminal proceeding in Complaint
Case No.1400C of 2010 against the accused-petitioners on
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summoning the petitioners under Section 204 Cr.P.C. through
impugned order appears to be abuse of the process of the Court.
7. In the result, the impugned order dated 17.08.2013,
passed in Complaint Case No.1400C of 2010 by learned Judicial
Magistrate, 1st Class, Ara and the entire criminal proceeding is hereby
quashed, this application is allowed.
(Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J.)
S.Kumar/-
AFR/NAFR NAFR
CAV DATE NA
Uploading Date 22.09.2017
Transmission 22.09.2017
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