Manoj Singh and 4 Ors. vs State of U.P. and Another

Rajesh Dayal Khare, J.—Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned A.G.A. for the State. This application u/s 482, Cr.P.C. has been filed for quashing the proceedings of Case No. 4544 of 2008 arising out of case crime No. 353 of 2008 under Sections 147, 332, 224, 225, 307 IPC and Section 7 Criminal Law Amendment Act, police Rampur, district Jaunpur pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IV Jaunpur.

The contention of the counsel for the applicants is that it is a cross in which both sides have received injuries and the incident took place at the spur of the moment and at this stage it cannot be said as to who was the aggressor and the police has lodged the present case against the applicants mala fidely and the applicants have been falsely implicated in the present case due to ulterior motive.

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 submission made at the bar relates to the disputed question of fact, which cannot be adjudicated upon by this Court in exercise of power conferred u/s 482 Cr.P.C. At this stage only prima facie case is to be seen in the light of the law laid down by 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 Bihar and Another Vs. P.P. Sharma, IAS and Another, and lastly Zandu Pharmaceutical Works Ltd. and Others Vs. Md. Sharaful Haque and Others, . The disputed defence of the accused cannot be considered at this stage. Moreover, the applicants have got a right of discharge u/s 239 or 227/228 or 245 Cr.P.C. as the case may be through a proper application for the said purpose and they are free to take all the submissions in the said discharge application before the Trial Court.

The prayer for quashing the proceedings is refused.

However, it is provided that if the applicants appear and surrender before the court below within 30 days from today and apply for bail, then the bail application of the applicants be considered and decided in view of the settled law laid by this Court in the case of Amarawati and Another (Smt.) Vs. State of U.P., as well as judgment passed by Hon''ble Apex Court reported in Lal Kamlendra Pratap Singh Vs. State of U.P. and Others, . For a period of 30 days from today or till the disposal of the application for grant of 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.