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2007 Supreme(All) 2973

[2008(2) ADJ 236]
ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
BEFORE : SHIV CHARAN, J.
RAM SEWAK ........Applicant
Versus
STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER ..........Opposite Parties
(Criminal Misc. Application No. 27891 of 2007, decided on
10th December, 2007)

Advocates:
Counsel :
Apul Misra for the Applicant; A.G.A. for the Opposite Parties.

Headnote:Criminal Procedure Code, 1973—Sections 482, 340 and 341—(Indian) Penal Code, 1860—Section 193—Criminal proceedings—Quashing of—Proceedings of complaint pending in Court of Magistrate—Present applicant moved application in Court of CJM for transfer of criminal case from Court of Civil Judge to some other competent Court—As said Civil Court lying vacant for last several months—And one cross case pending in Court of Addl. Sessions Judge—Thereafter accused of case moved an application in Court of CJM for initiating proceedings against present applicant of false facts were given in affidavit filed in support of transfer application—Present applicant filed objection—Stating no false facts mentioned in transfer application—However, objection was allowed by CJM—Reader of Court was authorised to file complaint against present applicant under Section 193 of IPC—Accused/applicant summoned—Revision against—Dismissal of—Writ petition filed—High Court observed that remedy available under Section 482 of Cr.P.C.—Held, applicant should file appeal under Section 341 of Cr.P.C. against summoning order. [Paras 8, 9, 10 and 11]

       

JUDGMENT

Hon’ble Shiv Charan, J.—Heard learned Counsel for the applicant learned AGA for the State and perused the entire facts of the case.

2. The instant application has been moved under Section 482, Cr.P.C. for quashing the proceedings of complaint case No. 2972 of 2006 under Section 193 IPC pending in the Court of Judicial Magistrate, III Shahjahanpur.

2. From the perusal of the documents filed as Annexures with the application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. shows that an application was moved by Ram Sewak applicant in the Court of CJM Shahjahanpur for transfer of Crl. Case No. 2178 of 2004 from the Court of Civil Judge/(JD) Tilhar to some other competent Court. It has also been alleged in the application that the Court of Civil Judge (JD) Tilhar is lying vacant for the last several months and one cross case S.T. No. 803 of 2004, State v. Ram Sewak and others, under Sections 147, 148, 149, 352, 504 and 506, IPC P.S. Khudaganj District Shahjahanpur is pending in the Court of 1st Addl. Sessions Judge. As it was a fact that the Court of Civil Judge (JD) Tilhar was lying vacant and CJM transferred the case to the Court of ACJM III Shahjahanpur vide order dated 3.5.2006. Thereafter Ram Das accused of the case moved an application in the Court of CJM for initiating the proceedings against the applicant as false facts were given in the affidavit filed in support of the transfer application. This application was moved on 23.6.2006. Against this application Ram Sewak applicant filed objection on 19.7.2006 and it has been alleged in the objection that no false facts was alleged in the affidavit filed with the transfer application. The application for transfer was moved as the Court of Civil Judge/(JD) was lying vacant and no other false facts was alleged. The application of Ram Das was decided finally by CJM vide order dated 14.8.2006 and the application was allowed and order was passed for filing a complaint against Ram Sewak before the competent Court and vide order dated 18.8.2006 Reader of the Court,namely, Shree Pal Sharma opp. party No. 2 was authorised to file the complaint before the competent Court on behalf of CJM. On 23.8.2006 this complaint was filed by Shree Pal Sharma Reader of CJM Shahjahanpur by the authority of CJM. On 22.11.2006 Judicial Magistrate III Shahjahanpur summoned the accused/applicant for the offence under Section 193 IPC. Prior to filing the complaint Ram Sewak filed a Criminal Revision No. 272 of 2006, Ram Sewak v. State of U.P. In the Court of Sessions Judge and this revision was decided by Addl. Sessions Judge Court No. 7 vide judgment dated 25.8.2007 and the revision was dismissed. A writ petition was also filed before this Court as W.P. No. 14053/07, Ram Sewak v. State of U.P. and this writ petition was disposed of vide order dated 12.9.2007. It was observed in the order passed in the writ petition that the remedy available to the applicant is only by filing an application under Section 482, Cr.P.C. and the learned Counsel for the applicant argued that in view of the judgment of this Court dated 12.9.2007 an application under Section 482, Cr.P.C. has been instituted.

4. It has been argued by learned Counsel for the applicant that from the perusal of the facts no offence is made out for the offence under Section 193, IPC and learned Magistrate committed gross illegality and irregularity in passing the order of summoning of the applicant. It is further argued that a revision was also instituted before the revisional Court and the revisional Court also committed a gross illegality in not considering the question of law in this order. He also argued that as the Court was lying vacant hence an application of transfer was moved for transfer of the case pending in the Court of Civil Judge/(JD) Tilhar and it was also alleged in the affidavit that a cross case is pending in the Court of 1st Addl. Sessions Judge. When it was a fact that the Court was lying vacant hence the CJM suo-moto should have transferred the cas














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