HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT
J.C. DOSHI
Joginderpal Devraj Sharma – Appellant
Versus
State of Gujarat – Respondent
ORDER :
(J.C. DOSHI, J.)
1. By way of this applications under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the applicant has prayed to quash and set aside the FIR being Prohibition C.R.No.5285 of 2007 registered with Danilimda Police Station for the offences under Sections 66(b), 65(A)(E), and 116 of the Prohibition Act and all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom.
2. Facts of the case are as under :-
2.1. It is alleged in the Complaint that the complainant has received secret information that one Maruti frantic car coming from Jashoda Nagar with liquor therefore the complainant with other police personnel and Panchas were made watch on the road and wait for that car and after some time this car was came from highway and the complainant have tried to stop this car but the accused who was driving the car is tried to run away from the place but with the help of other police personnel he was stopped by the police and during the search Rs. 34500 liquor was found from the car and the complaint came to be registered.
3. Heard learned advocates for the parties.
4. Learned advocate for the petitioners submitted that the case against the co-accused is put to dormant and thereby
Statements of co-accused can guide investigations but are not sufficient for quashing an FIR at the initial stage of proceedings.
Co-accused statements are relevant for investigation but inadmissible as evidence; FIR cannot be quashed at the initial stage based solely on such statements.
Statements of co-accused are relevant for investigation and do not warrant quashing of FIR at the initial stage; admissibility is determined later.
Statements of co-accused can be used as clues for investigation; FIR cannot be quashed at the initial stage without material evidence.
Statements of co-accused can guide investigations and cannot be dismissed at the pre-trial stage; FIRs should not be quashed unless no cognizable offence is disclosed.
Statements of co-accused can be used as clues for investigation; quashing FIR at initial stage is not permissible.
Statements of co-accused are relevant for investigation but not admissible as evidence; FIRs cannot be quashed at the initial stage based solely on such statements.
Statements of co-accused, while inadmissible at trial, are relevant for guiding initial investigations, and FIRs cannot be quashed solely on this basis.
Statement of co-accused is relevant under Section 10 of Evidence Act for the purpose of carrying out further investigation – At initial stage of registration of FIR and starting of investigation on t....
Statements of co-accused, while inadmissible at trial, can guide initial investigations and do not warrant quashing of FIRs at the preliminary stage.
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