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2015 Supreme(All) 1760

ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
Ravindra Singh, Manoj Kumar Gupta, JJ.
Shyam Singh @ Kallu and 4 Ors. - Appellant
Versus
State of U.P. and 3 Ors. - Respondent
Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. - 34 of 2015
Decided On : 12-01-2015

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Sudhanshu Pratap Singh.
For the Respondents:Govt. Advocate.

The court can refuse to quash an FIR based on prima facie cognizance of the offense, and may provide directions for the production, examination, and custody of the involved parties.

Headnote:

Quashing of FIR - Kidnapping - Court refused to quash the FIR based on prima facie cognizance of the offense, but directed the production and examination of the kidnapped girl before the court.

Fact of the Case:

The petitioners sought to quash the FIR related to kidnapping under various sections of the Indian Penal Code.

Finding of the Court:

The court refused to quash the FIR but directed the production and examination of the kidnapped girl before the court, and provided conditions for the petitioners' arrest.

Issues: Quashing of FIR, Production and Examination of Kidnapped Girl, Custody of Kidnapped Girl

Ratio Decidendi: Prima facie cognizance of the offense, direction for production and examination of the kidnapped girl, conditions for petitioners' arrest, and decision on custody of the kidnapped girl.

Final Decision: The petition to quash the FIR was refused, but the court provided directions for the production, examination, and custody of the kidnapped girl.

JUDGMENT

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.G.A.

2. This petition has been filed by the petitioners Shyam Singh @ Kallu, Smt. Shushila Devi, Ram Autar, Shivpal and Rajiv with a prayer to quash the FIR of case crime No. 1006 of 2014 under sections 363, 366, 504, 506, 352 IPC, P.S. Kotwali Kannauj, District Kannauj.

3. From the perusal of the FIR it appears that on the basis of allegation made therein the prima facie cognizance offence is made out. There is no scope of interfering in the FIR. Therefore, the prayer for quashing the FIR is refused.

4. However, considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the kidnapped girl shall be produced before the court concerned, it is directed that in case the alleged kidnapped girl Km. Sushila Devi appears/produced before the court of learned C.J.M. Kannauj within 20 days from today and moves an application for her medical examination, recording her statement under section 161 Cr.P.C. and 164 Cr.P.C, the learned Magistrate concerned shall fix a date for the same purpose, on that date the first informant & officer in charge of the police station concerned shall be summoned, she shall be produced before C.M.O. concerned by the concerned police officer for her medical examination thereafter she shall be produced before CJM concerned for recording her statement under section 164 Cr.P.C. the same shall be recorded on the application filed by the I.O./Officer in charge of the police station concerned, till then no coercive step shall be taken against the petitioners, in default of it, it shall be open to the police authority concerned to arrest the petitioners, if she is found major and does not support the FIR version, the petitioners shall not be arrested till submission of the police report under section 173(2) Cr.P.C. but the petitioners shall co-operate with the investigation. In case the alleged kidnapped girl appears to be minor or if she is major but supports the prosecution version, it shall be open to the police authority to arrest the petitioner. In case the petitioners approach the S.S.P. concerned to provide the security for the above mentioned purpose, the same shall be provided to them.

5. It is further directed that issue of custody of the alleged kidnapped girl shall also be decided by the CJM concerned in accordance with law.

With the above direction this petition is finally disposed of.


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