IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
B.N. KARIA, J.
Ashokbhai Chandrakantbhai Gandhi & Ors. - Applicants
Versus
State of Gujarat & Anr. - Respondents
Criminal Misc. Application (For Quashing & Set-aside FIR/Order) No. 16532 of 2011 With Criminal Misc. Application No. 17054 of 2011 In Criminal Misc. Application No. 16532 of 2011
Decided On : 07-10-2016
(B)Criminal Procedure Code, 1973-Section 156(3)-Remedy to order investigation is not of routine nature-Application of judicial mind is necessary-Direction for investigation cannot be issued without proper application of mind just at the whims of the applicant-Reasons to be recorded for allowing the application under section 156(3),Crpc-Order passed by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate is of routine and casual nature without any reasons and application of mind.
Result-Application for quashing and setting aside Complaint/FIR allowed.
1. This application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, has been preferred with the prayer to quash and set aside the complaint bearing Inquiry Case No. 15 of 2011 filed before the learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Ahmedabad by respondent No.2 on 18.11.2011 for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B, 114 of the Indian Penal Code and also under Section 2(a), (c), 7, 8 and 9 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
2. The case of the prosecution in brief is that respondent No.2, who is the original complainant filed one private complaint in the Hon’ble Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Ahmedabad City on 18.11.2011 for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B, 114 of the Indian Penal Code and also under Section 2(a), (c), 7, 8 and 9 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 against the applicants. It is stated by respondent No.2 in his complaint that he is a member of a registered trust named Ahmedabad Education Society since around 1962, and therefore, he has right to object, dispute, etc. the dispute raised by respondent No.2 in his complaint relates to the election of the above referred trust for the year 2006-2007. with regard to the activities, etc carried out in relation to the performance of the election referred herein above respondent No.2 had alleged that applicants and others have engaged themselves in grave irregularity to get benefit out of election. It is also alleged that applicants and others have prepared false electoral rolls to get advantage in election and it is also further stated that by doing the same applicants and others have tried to ignore, etc., orders passed by the learned Charity Commissioner and has also tried to ignore the authority of an independent body of learned Shri P.J. Dholakia Saheb, etc. It is also prayed in the complaint that Hon’ble Court may send the complaint for investigation u/S. 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, to the economic cell of CID Crime Branch, Gandhinagar. On receiving the complaint the Court of learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate by an order dated 18.11.2011 has sent the above stated complaint for investigation as prayed for to be carried out by Additional Director General of Police, CID Crime & Railways situated at Police Bhavan, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. On passing of this order the complaint came to be registered as Inquiry Case No. 15 of 2011.
3. Heard Mr. S.N. Soparkar, learned Senior Counsel with Mr. Rahul R Dholakia, learned counsel for the applicants, Ms. Moxa K. Thakker, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1State and Mr. P.K. Pancholi, learned counsel for respondent No.2.
4. It was argued by Mr. S.N. Soparkar, learned senior counsel for the applicants that respondent No.2, who is original complainant has filed one private complaint before the learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Ahmedabad City on 18.11.2011 for offences punishable under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120(B) and 114 of the Indian Penal Code and also under Section 2(A)(C), 7, 8 and 9 of the Prevention of Corruption Act,1988 against the present applicants. It is related to the election of the Ahmedabad Education Society for the year 2006-2007. As per the averments made in the complaint with regard to the activities carried out in relation to the performance of election. Applicants and others have engaged themselves in grave irregularity to take benefit out of the election and they have prepared false electoral rolls to get advantage in election and by doing the same they have tried to ignore, orders passed by learned Charity Commissioner and ignored the authority of an independent body of Shri P.J. Dholakia. That, learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in a routine and casual manner passed an order of investigation under Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C, which is a non speaking order. That there is total non application of mind on the part of learned Magistrate. That, on the sa
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