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2008 Supreme(All) 1010

[2008(5) ADJ 743]
ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
BEFORE : M.K. MITTAL, J.
DEVENDRA KUMAR ..........Revisionist
Versus
STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER .............Opposite Parties
(Criminal Revision No. 1114 of 2008, decided on 25th April, 2008)

Advocates:
Counsel :
Ajay Kumar Singh and Raj Kumar Khanna for the Revisionist; A.G.A. for the Opposite Parties.

Headnote:Criminal Procedure Code, 1973—Sections 125, 156(3), 156(1) and 154—Maintenance—Police report—Prayer for summoning Sub-Inspector, who had submitted a report on application filed by opposite party No. 2 under Section 156 (3), Cr.P.C.—That party also moved application under Section 125 of Cr.P.C.—Magistrate called for a report from concerned police station—Sub-Inspector gave a report that alleged incident took place beyond jurisdiction of his police station—Magistrate had only directed for report under Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C.—It is settled law that this report is admissible only to extent whether any case already been registered or not—Magistrate not directed for investigation—If report contained fact extraneous to report called—Not admissible in evidence—Witness who give report couldn’t be examined—Police Officer cannot suo motu carry investigation/enquiry in report called under Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C.—Position of police officer regarding investigation in cognizable offence under Section 154 read with Section 156(1) of Cr.P.C. is different—Testimony of Sub-Inspector not necessary—Application under Section 125 of Cr.P.C. to be decided on facts therein—To be established by opposite party No. 2. [Paras 7, 10 and 11]

       

JUDGMENT

Hon’ble M.K. Mittal, J.—This revision has been filed for setting aside the order dated 15-3-2008 passed by Principal Judge, Family Court, Meerut, in Case No. 431/06, under Section 125, Cr.P.C. Smt. Anupma v. Devendra Kumar. By his application the revisionist had prayed for summoning Sub-Inspector Mukesh Kumar Mishra, who had submitted a report on the application filed by the opposite party No. 2 under Section 156(3), Cr.P.C.

2. I have heard Sri Raj Kumar Khanna, learned Counsel for the revisionist, learned AGA and perused the material on record.

3. The brief facts of the case are that Smt. Anupma Verma, opposite party No. 2 filed an application under Section 125, Cr.P.C. for grant of maintenance against the present revisionist. In the application she alleged about the harassment and the ill-treatment as well as neglect of the revisionist and also that she was not able to maintain herself whereas the revisionist was financially sound. In that application she also alleged in para 14 that on 12-11-2006 at about 10 p.m. her in-laws including her husband came to her Maika at Moradabad and abused her and said that they would not allow her to live in their house unless Maruti Car was given. They abused and threatened but on account of intervention of some neighbourers the accused went away threatening to kill her and to have second marriage of Devendra.

4. The application under Section 125, Cr.P.C. was filed on 17-11-2006. The opposite party No. 2 also filed an application under Section 156(3), Cr.P.C. against her husband and others on 20-11-2006 regarding the alleged incident of 12-11-2006. In that matter the learned Magistrate called for a report from the concerned police station and Mukesh Kumar Mishra the Sub-Inspector gave a report dated 24-11-2006 to the effect that the allegations regarding harassment and Marpeet were alleged to have taken place at Shiv Puram in District Haridwar which was beyond the jurisdiction of his police station Nagphani District Moradabad. The incident dated 12-11-2006 was not supported and the other party could not be interrogated in the matter for shortage of time.

5. The revisionist filed an application in the Court of the Principal Judge, Family Court, for summoning the Sub-Inspector Mukesh Kumar Mishra to prove the fact that the alleged incident of 12-11-2006 was false but the learned Judge rejected the application by the impugned order on the ground that the report is called for from Police Station under Section 156(3), Cr.P.C. to the effect whether case has been registered or not and no order is passed regarding the actual dispute and if the Police Inspector makes any investigation that will be concerned with that case only and it will have no effect in the proceeding under Section 125, Cr.P.C. and there was no necessity to summon the Sub-Inspector as a witness. He also held that the defendant revisionist could file his evidence to substantiate his contention that the allegation as made by his wife were not correct and the Court could not consider the correctness of the allegations made in the application under Section 156(3), Cr.P.C. in a proceeding under Section 125, Cr.P.C. Consequently, he rejected the application. Feeling aggrieved this revision has been filed.

6. Learned Counsel for the revisionist has contended that the evidence of Mukesh Kumar Mishra Sub-Inspector who investigated the case under Section 156(3), Cr.P.C. is material for his defence and by refusal he has been prejudiced as he would not be able to establish the fact that the alleged incident of 12-11-2006 is false. He has also contended that the revisionist be allowed to adduce that evidence so that the correct fact may come on record. Against it the learned AGA has contended that the testimony of Mukesh Kumar Mishra the Sub-Inspector is not relevant at all as he did not make any investigation because no such investigation was directed by the Court. He also submitted that the purpose of the report called under Section 156(











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