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2015 Supreme(All) 1761

ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
Ravindra Singh, Manoj Kumar Gupta, JJ.
Baby and 4 Others - Appellant
Versus
State of U.P. and 3 Others - Respondent
Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. - 39 of 2015
Decided On : 12-01-2015

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Abhishek Mayank.
For the Respondents:Govt. Advocate.

The legal provisions related to medical examination, recording of statement, and custody of the kidnapped girl are crucial in determining the court's decision in cases of kidnapping.

Headnote:

Quashing of FIR - Kidnapping - Legal provisions related to medical examination, recording of statement, and custody of kidnapped girl influenced the court's decision

Fact of the Case:

The petitioners filed a petition 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 of the kidnapped girl before the court for medical examination and recording of her statement. The issue of custody of the kidnapped girl was also directed to be decided by the court.

Issues: Quashing of FIR, production of kidnapped girl for medical examination and recording of statement, custody of kidnapped girl

Ratio Decidendi: The court emphasized the importance of following the legal procedures for medical examination and recording of statement of the kidnapped girl. It also highlighted the need for the court to decide the issue of custody in accordance with the law.

Final Decision: The petition was finally disposed of with the direction for the production of the kidnapped girl, medical examination, recording of statement, and decision on custody by the court.

JUDGMENT

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

2. This petition has been filed by the petitioners Smt. Beby, Vinod @ Vohra, Deepak, Sunil and Bhagwan Singh with a prayer to quash the FIR of case crime No. 452 of 2014 under sections 363, 366, 504, 506 IPC, P.S. Hasayan, District Hathras.

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.? Beby appears/produced before the court of learned C.J.M. Hathras 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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