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2021 Supreme(Jhk) 805

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI, J.
Pradeep Thakur @ Pradeep @ Gaju Thakur, son of Teju Thakur – Appellant
Versus
The State of Jharkhand – Respondent
Cr.M.P. No. 829 of 2018
Decided on : 13-12-2021

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. A.K. Chaturvedi, Mr. Imtiyaz Khan, Advocate
For the Respondent:Mr. Awnish Shankar, Advocate

Headnote:

Indian Penal Code , 1860 - Section 147, 341, 323, 324, 354, 307 – Offence of Rioting,armed with deadly weapons - Voluntarily causing hurt – Charged - It has been alleged that at about 7.30 a.m when the informant was sitting outside his house, accused persons namely caught hold of his wife with bad intention and pushed her on ground and began to assault her and due to which Sari of his wife was opened - Seeing this when informant rushed to save his wife, then accused assaulted him with causing bleeding injury on his head - Accused assaulted informant with knife causing bleeding injury on his left hand - Alleged assault was made with intention to kill informant - On hulla other accused persons Devi also reached there and assaulted informant with rod and brick bat with intention to kill him - On basis of above written report case has been registered and after investigation police has submitted charge sheet under section 147, 341, 323, 324 of Indian Penal Code being aggrieved and dissatisfied with impugned order informant preferred the revision – Held, learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioners submits that no intention has been disclosed and inspite of that direction has been issued for incorporating sections 307 and 354 IPC - He further submits that there are several accused persons and the O.P.No.2 and petitioners are residing in same house and they are relatives - He submits that so far other sections in which charges are submitted, petitioners are facing trial and they are only aggrieved with the revisional order by which direction has been issued to proceed under sections 307 and 354 IPC - Learned counsel appearing on behalf of O.P.No.2 submits that there is no illegality in impugned order and revisional court has considered entire aspect of the matter and thereafter direction has been issued - He submits that intention of accused is a mixed question of facts which cannot be decided at this stage and this aspect of the matter has been considered by the revisional court - Revisional court has passed a reasoned order and there is no illegality in the impugned order - No relief can be extended to petitioners and instant petition [Cr.M.P.No.829 of 2018] is, accordingly, dismissed.

JUDGMENT :

Heard Mr. A.K. Chaturvedi, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Awnish Shankar, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the O.P.No.2.

2. This petition has been filed for quashing the order dated 23.01.2018 passed by the learned court of Sessions Judge, Ramgarh in Criminal Revision No.13/2016 arising out of Rajrappa P.S.Case No.45/2015, corresponding to G.R.Case No.1315/2015.

3. It has been alleged that on 29.03.2015 at about 7.30 a.m when the informant Bhairav Thakur was sitting outside his house, the accused persons namely Pradeep Thakur @ Gaju Thakur and Chhedi Thakur caught hold of his wife Kundi Devi with bad intention and pushed her on the ground and began to assault her and due to which the Sari of his wife was opened. Seeing this when the informant rushed to save his wife, then accused Chhedi Thakur assaulted him with Bhujali causing bleeding injury on his head. Accused Pradeep Thakur assaulted the informant with knife causing bleeding injury on his left hand. The alleged assault was made with intention to kill the informant. On hulla other accused persons namely Subhash Thakur, TijuThakur, Shyam Dev Thakur, Raju Thakur, Bishnu Thakur, Jitendra Thakur, Bindu Devi, Sita Devi, Baso Devi, Tara Devi and Lakhimani Devi also reached there and assaulted the informant with rod and brick bat with intention to kill him. On the basis of above written report the case has been registered under section 147, 341, 323, 324, 354, 307 of the Indian Penal Code, and after investigation the police has submitted charge sheet under section 147, 341, 323, 324 of the Indian Penal Code on 19.01.2016 being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned order the informant preferred the revision.

4. Mr. Chaturvedi, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that charge sheet has been submitted against the petitioners only under sections 147, 341,323, 324 of the I.P.C. He further submits that being aggrieved with the cognizance order dated 19.01.2016, O.P.No.2 filed revision and in the said revision a direction has been issued by the learned Sessions Judge to proceed under sections 307 and 354 I.P.C which was disposed of, by order dated 23.12.2016 and the revisional court remanded back to the court concerned for passing a fresh order in accordance with law. Aggrieved with the order dated 23.12.2016 in Cr.Revision No.13/2016, a petition was filed before this Court by the petitioners which was allowed by order dated 03.11.2017 and after quashing the order dated 23.12.2016 the matter was remanded to the revisional court for after hearing the parties to pass a fresh order. Pursuant to that, the revisional court passed the order dated 23.01.2018. Aggrieved with this, the petitioners have filed this petition.

5. Mr. Chaturvedi, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that no intention has been disclosed and inspite of that direction has been issued for incorporating sections 307 and 354 IPC. He further submits that there are several accused persons and the O.P.No.2 and the petitioners are residing in same house and they are relatives. He further submits that charge sheet was submitted in which ingredients of sections 307 and 354 IPC was not there and in that view of the matter, when intention has not been disclosed, the revisional order is bad in law. He submits that so far other sections in which charges are submitted, the petitioners are facing trial and they are only aggrieved with the revisional order by which direction has been issued to proceed under sections 307 and 354 IPC.

6. Mr. Shankar, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of O.P.No.2 submits that there is no illegality in the impugned order and the revisional court has considered the entire aspect of the matter and thereafter the direction has been issued. He submits that the intention of the accused is a mixed question of facts which cannot be decided at this stage and this aspect of the matter has been

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