ALOK GUPTA Vs. STATE OF U. P.
LAWS(ALL)-2021-2-91
HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD
Decided on February 23,2021

ALOK GUPTA Appellant
VERSUS
STATE OF U. P. Respondents

JUDGEMENT

Saroj Yadav,J. - (1.) This petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred as Cr.P.C.) has been filed for quashing of the order dated 14.08.2018 summoning the accused-applicant to face the trial, passed in Case Crime No. 515/2014, under Sections 406/420/465/468/471/504/506 of the Indian Penal Code,1860 (hereinafter referred as I.P.C.), Police Station Hazratganj, District Lucknow pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lucknow.
(2.) Heard Shri Siddhartha Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner/accused, Shri Amit Chaudhary, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party no. 2 and learned A.G.A. for the State.
(3.) In short, the facts necessary for disposal of this petition are as follows:- The opposite party no. 2 -Arun Kumar Gupta lodged a first information report bearing Case Crime No. 515/2014, under Sections 406/420/465/468/471/504/506 IPC, Police Station Hazratganj, District Lucknow against the petitioner/accused Alok Gupta. After investigation, the Investigating Officer submitted charge-sheet against the petitioner/accused in the Court. Learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lucknow took cognizance vide order dated 01.12.2014 and summoned the petitioner Alok Gupta to face trial in the above mentioned crime. Being aggrieved by the order of cognizance, the petitioner preferred a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. i.e. Criminal Misc. Case No. 2066 of 2015 (Alok Gupta Versus State of U.P and Others) for quashing the order of taking cognizance dated 01.12.2014. This Court quashed the order dated 01.12.2014 vide order dated 23.07.2018 and directed the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lucknow to pass the order afresh. The relevant part of the order of this Court is quoted below:- "Under such circumstance, I find that the impugned order suffers from non-application of mind, therefore, the same cannot be sustained. Accordingly, I quash the said order and remit the case to the file of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lucknow with a direction to re-apprise first information report, charge-sheet and case diary along with all the papers attached with the case diary and then record his satisfaction as to how the offences mentioned in the charge-sheet are prima facie made out against the petitioner then pass the order either accepting or rejecting the charge-sheet. The said order must be passed within one month from the date of production/receipt of certified copy of this order by either of the parties. " ;


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