IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
Samir J. Dave, J.
Gopalbhai Naranbhai @ Narubhai Bhagubhai Ratadiya – Appellant
Versus
State Of Gujarat – Respondent
R/Criminal Revision Application No. 630 of 2022
Decided On : 04-07-2022
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 – Section 225, 226, 228, 397, 401 – Irregularity or impropriety – Impugned order does not suffer from any illegality – By Way Of This Application Under Section 397 Read With Section 401 Of Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Petitioner Has Prayed For Reliefs – Held, It was, therefore, not proper for High Court to seek independent corroboration at that stage and to quash charge and discharge accused in absence thereof – It was also improper to describe version of as false because no extensive injuries were noticed on her person while she was examined by a doctor on basis of some observations made in Modi's textbook on "Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology" – Court do not think it proper to say anything further as, in view that court are taking, accused will have to face a trial and whatever observations court make now may cause some prejudice to them at trial – Court would only say that High Court was wholly wrong in discarding material placed before Court as false and discharging accused on ground – Dismissed.
JUDGMENT :
1. Heard Mr. Pratik Y. Jasani, learned advocate for the petitioner and Mr. R.C. Kodekar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent - State.
2. Rule. Learned APP waives service of Rule on behalf of the respondent - State.
3. By way of this application under Section 397 read with Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:-
(B) Pending admission, hearing and final disposal of this petition, YOUR LORDSHIPS be pleased to stay operation, execution and implementation of the order dated 27.05.2022 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Amreli below Exh.40 in Sessions Case no. 22/2021; and further be pleased to stay the proceedings of Sessions Case no. 22/2021;"
4. Brief facts of the case are as under:-
4.2 Thereafter, the petitioner has been arrested by the police and the petitioner has fully cooperated with the investigation and the police has filed a charge-sheet against the petitioner on 07.02.2020 and filing of chargesheet has resulted into registration of Sessions Case no.2221, which is pending consideration as on date before the learned Sessions Judge, Amreli.
4.3 The petitioner has been enlarged on regular bail on 29.10.2020 by the learned Sessions Judge, Amreli in the proceedings of Criminal Misc. Application no.50120.
4.4 It is the case of the petitioner that as no procedure as contemplated under Sections 225 and 226 of the Cr.P.C. was followed, one of the accused had preferred an application Exh.34 seeking directions against the prosecution to follow the procedure as contemplated in the aforesaid provisions. The learned Sessions Judge, Amreli, vide order dated 07.01.2022, has been pleased to allow the said application by directing the prosecution to follow the procedure prescribed under Section 226 and to open the case.
4.5 Pursuant to the directions issued by the Trial Court in the order passed below Exh.34, it was expected that the prosecution will follow the procedure contemplated under Section 226 of the Cr.P.C., however, as no such procedure was followed, an application Exh.39 was presented by some of the accused pointing out the said glaring lapse on the part of prosecution. The prosecution thereafter filed a report vide Exh.38, wherein it was contended that the prosecution relies upon all the documents and statements referred to in the charge-sheet. Merely stating that t
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