JUDGMENT

Dipak Misra, J.-Leave granted.

2. The appellant was an accused in FIR No. I-CR No. 56/12 registered at Pethapur Police Station on 20th of June, 2012 for offences punishable under Sections 467, 468, 471, 409 and 114 of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘the IPC’). Challenging the registration of the FIR and the investigation, the accused-appellant (hereinafter referred to as “the accused”) preferred Criminal Miscellaneous Application No. 10303 of 2012 on 11.7.2012 under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for brevity “the Code”) in the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad for quashing of the FIR. A prayer was also made for stay of further proceedings in respect of the investigation of I-CR No. 56/12.

3. The unfurling of factual scenario further shows that the matter was taken up on 17.7.2012 and the High Court issued notice and fixed the returnable date on 7.8.2012 and allowed the interim relief in terms of prayer No. (C) which pertained to stay of further proceedings in respect of the investigation.

4. The exposition of facts reveals that the accused was arrested on 16.7.2012 and produced before the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Gandhinagar at 4.00 p.m.