Kanjibhai Randhirbhai Parmar vs State Of Gujarat

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2024 Supreme(Guj) 607

DIVYESH A. JOSHI
Kanjibhai Randhirbhai Parmar – Appellant
Versus
State Of Gujarat – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : MR VIRAT G POPAT,
For the Respondent: MS TEJAL K SHAH

JUDGMENT :

1. Rule returnable forthwith. Learned APP waives service of notice of rule for and on behalf of the respondent-State.

2. By this application under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,1973, the applicants seek to invoke the inherent powers of this Court praying for quashing of the first information report being C.R. No.II-153 OF 2016 registered before the Keshod Police Station, Junagadh for the offence punishable under sections 3(1)(R )(S), 3(2)(v)(a) of the Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and Section 504 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Learned advocate Mr. Virat Popat appearing for the applicant submits that the applicant is the principal of the N.P. Arts & Commerce College, Keshod. It is alleged in the complaint that on the date of the incident, as the sister of the complainant, namely, Urmilaben Jamnabhai Parmar was not found in the examination hall, somebody from the college phoned the father of the complainant and informed him about the non-availability of his daughter who in turn informed about the same to the complainant. Therefore, with a view to check the veracity of the said information, the complainant went to the s