Kaiptan Singh vs State of U.P. and Another

Surendra Singh, J.—Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. and perused the material placed on record. The present application has been filed u/s 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing the charge sheet dated 9.8.2011 in Case No. 5626 of 2011 (State Versus Vipin Kumar and another) arising out of Case Crime No. 2128 of 2011 under Sections 420, 406 and 504 I.P.C., Police Station Sungarhi, District Pilibhit, pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pilibhit.

The contention of the learned counsel for the applicant is that no offence against the applicant is disclosed and the present prosecution has been instituted with malafide intentions for the purposes of harassment. He pointed out certain documents and statements in support of his contentions.

From the perusal of 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 applicant. All the submissions made at the bar relate to the disputed questions of fact, which cannot be adjudicated upon by this court u/s 482 Cr.P.C. At this stage only a prima facie case is to be seen in the light of the law laid down by the Supreme Court in cases of R.P. Kapur Vs. The State of Punjab, , State of Haryana and others Vs. Ch. Bhajan Lal and others, , State of Haryana and others Vs. Ch. Bhajan Lal and others, , and lastly Zandu Pharmaceutical Works Ltd. and Others Vs. Md. Sharaful Haque and Others, . The disputed defense of the accused cannot be considered at this stage. Moreover, the applicant has got a right of discharge at appropriate stage.

The prayer for quashing the proceeding is refused.

However, it is provided that if the applicant appears or surrenders before the courts below within a period of 3 weeks from today and applies for bail, then his prayer for bail be considered in view of the settled law laid down by the Seven Judges'' decision of this Court in the case of Amarawati and Another (Smt.) Vs. State of U.P., (affirmed by Hon''ble Apex Court in Sukhwant Singh and Others Vs. State of Punjab, , after hearing the Public Prosecutor. For a period of 3 weeks from today or till the disposal of the application for grant of bail, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicant. However, in case the applicant does not appear before the court below within the aforesaid period, appropriate action shall be taken against him in accordance with law. With the aforesaid observation, the application is disposed of finally.