JUDGEMENT
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(1.) LEARNED counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that all the defects pointed out of the Office, have been removed.
Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and learned
counsel appearing for the State.
This application has been filed for quashing of the order dated
17.10.2012 passed by Sri P.K. Sharma, learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Bokaro, in connection with Bokaro Sector-IV P.S. Case No.56 of 2012, G.R.
No.697 of 2012 registered under Sections 498 A, 304B/34 of the Indian Penal
Code, whereby and whereunder, an order has been passed for issuance of
process under Sections 82 Cr.P.C. That apart prayer has also been made for
quashing of the entire proceeding.
It was submitted that though the prayer has not been made in so
many words, for quashing of the order dated 22.01.2013, by which, process
has been issued under Section 83 Cr.P.C., but from perusal of para-1, it would
appear that the petitioners have indirectly made such prayer.
(2.) LEARNED counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that after the process was issued under Section 82 Cr. P.C., an application was filed on
behalf of the petitioners before the court below on 22.01.2013, informing
therein that the petitioner no.2 has suffered serious fracture, which has
rendered the petitioner incapacitated and, thereby, prayer was made not to
issue any process under Section 83 Cr.P.C., but the court below, ignoring the
said fact, passed an order on 22.01.2013, whereby process has been ordered
to be issued under Section 83 Cr.P.C., which is quite illegal, as the purpose for
issuance of the processes either under Sections 82 or 83 Cr. P.C. is to secure
attendance of the accused and when an application is being filed on behalf of
the accused that one of the accused has sustained fracture as a result of
which, he has become incapacitated, the court should not have issued process
under Section 83 Cr. P.C.
In the facts and circumstances of the case, I do find substance in
the submission advanced on behalf of these petitioners.
From the documents annexed with this application, it does appear
that when the petitioner no.2 did sustain fracture in the month of December,
2012 for which, he is undergoing treatment and even the Doctor at Delhi has advised him to have have operation, it would have been difficult on his part as
well as on the part of the petitioner no.1, who is rendering assistance to him in
doing daily routine, to put appearance. More so, information to this respect had
been given on behalf of the petitioners to the court below, but the court did not
take into account this aspect of the matter and passed order on 22.01.2013
whereby process has been issued under Section 83 Cr.P.C. which, in the facts
and circumstances, seems to be illegal.
Accordingly, order dated 22.01.2013 is, hereby, quashed. In the result, this application stands allowed.
Let a copy of this order be communicated through Fax at the cost
of the petitioners.;
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