JUDGEMENT
Bala Krishna Narayana, J. -
(1.) HEARD learned Counsel for the applicants and learned A.G.A.
(2.) THE present Cr.P.C. petition has been filed for quashing the summoning order dated 17.08.2010 passed by learned Additional Judicial Magistrate, 2nd, Ramput by which has been rejected by final report and summoned the applicants for facing trial for offence punishable under Sections , , , I.P.C., Police Station Swar, District Rampur. The contention of the counsel for the applicants is that no offence against the applicants is disclosed and the present prosecution has been instituted with a malafide intention for the purposes of harassment. He pointed out certain documents and statements in support of his contention.
(3.) 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 under Section 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 v. State of Punjab : A.I.R. 1960 S.C. 866, State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal, 1992 SCC 426, State of Bihar v. P.P. Sharma, 1992 SCC 192 and lastly Zandu Pharmaceutical Works Ltd. v. Mohd. Saraful Haq and Anr. (Para -10), 2005 SCC 283. The disputed defence of the accused cannot be considered at this stage. Moreover, the applicants have got right of discharge under Section or / 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.;
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