JUDGEMENT
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(1.) This revisional application
has been preferred under Section 401 read
with Section 482 of the Cr. P.C.
(2.) Case of the petitioner is that on the
basis of a report submitted by a police officer regarding the information received to
the effect that some I.S.I. agents of Pakistan and Bangladesh entered into India with
a view to wage war against the Indian Government and to topple
the State Government, which are established in accordance
with law. On the basis of the said report, a
criminal case under Sections 121/121A/122/124A/153A/295A/420/467/471 read
with Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code
was started. During the course of investigation,
this petitioner was apprehended on the
allegations that he was also a conspirator
so far as the said offence is concerned. According to the petitioner, he is a religious
man and is a citizen of India and is in no
way connected with the alleged conspiracy,
as claimed on behalf of the de facto complainant.
The allegations, as made in the FIR
as well as in the charge-sheet, practically
do not constitute any offence so far as the
present petitioner is concerned.
(3.) As such, the petitioner filed an application under Section 227, Cr. P.C. praying
for his discharge before the ld. Additional
Sessions Judge, 9th Fast Track Court,
Calcutta. Said petition was heard on 18-8-2006. Ld.
Sessions Judge without considering the materials on record was pleased
to reject the said petition. According to the
petitioner, the order, as passed by the ld.
Judge was thoroughly illegal, as there was
no prima-facie case made out against the
petitioner so far as the case is concerned.
That apart, the ld. Sessions Judge also failed
to consider that when cognizance was taken,
at that time there was no valid sanction
empowering the ld. Judge to take cognizance
and as such, the cognizance, as taken, must
be held to be bad in the eye of law and consequently on
the basis of the said cognizance
the case cannot proceed. Ld. Sessions Judge
failed to appreciate all these things while
rejecting the petition filed by the petitioner.
As such, by filing this revisional application,
the petitioner has claimed that further continuation of the criminal proceeding before
the ld. Sessions Judge will be an abuse of
the process of the Court and consequently
it should be quashed.;
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