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Sunil Kumar Gupta And 2 Others vs State Of U.P. And Another on 9 January, 2020

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

?Court No. – 75

Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. – 1164 of 2020

Applicant :- Sunil Kumar Gupta And 2 Others

Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another

Counsel for Applicant :- Ashish Kumar Gupta

Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

Hon’ble Rajiv Gupta,J.

Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material available on record.

This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicants for quashing of the entire proceeding as well as summoning order dated 8.8.2018 pased by C.J.M. Sonbhadra ion complaint case no. 676 of 2018, Khushbu Kumari Vs. Sunil Kumar Gupa and others, under sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C. and 3/4 of D.P. Act P.S. Chopan, District Sonbhadra pending int he court of C.J.M. Sonbhadra.

As per the allegation made in the complaint. it is alleged that the of O.P. No.2 was married to the applicant no.1 on 22.5.2013, however, after marriage the applicants started demanding additional dowry and for non-fulfilment of demand of additional dowry, the applicants used to torture and maltreat her and beaten her and committed cruelty with her and also has turned her out of her matrimonial home. On account of assault made by the applicants, the victim suffered injuries and has been medically examined.

The contention of counsel for the applicants is that no offence against the applicants is disclosed and the present application has been instituted with a malafide intention for the purposes of harassment. He has also pointed out certain documents in support of his contention.

From the perusal of the material on record and looking into the facts of the case, at this stage it cannot be said that no offence is made out against the applicants. All the submissions made at the bar relate to the disputed questions of fact, which cannot be adjudicated upon by this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C.

At this stage, disputed question of fact cannot be considered, therefore, in view of the law laid down by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the cases of R.P. Kapur Vs. State of Punjab, AIR 1960 SC 866, State of Haryana Vs. Bhajan Lal, 1992 SCC (Cri.) 426, State of Bihar Vs. P.P. Sharma, 1992 SCC (Cri.) 192 and lastly Zandu Pharmaceutical Works Ltd. Vs. Mohd. Saraful Haq and another, (Para-10) 2005 SCC (Cri.) 283, the prayer for quashing the entire proceeding and summoning order is refused.

However, it is directed that if the applicants appear and surrender before the court below within forty five days from today and apply for bail, their prayer for bail shall be considered and decided in view of settled law laid down by this Court in the case of Amrawati and another vs. State of U.P. reported in 2004 (57) ALR 290 as well as judgment passed by Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Lal Kamlendra Pratap Singh Vs. State of U.P. reported in 2009 (3) ADJ 322 (SC).

For a period of forty five days from today or till the applicants surrender/apply for bail, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicants. However, in case, the applicants do not appear before the court below within the aforesaid period, coercive action shall be taken against them.

With the aforesaid directions, this application is finally disposed of.

Order Date :- 9.1.2020

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