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2015 Supreme(All) 2901

ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
Pramod Kumar Srivastava, J.
Anil Kumar Srivastava & 2 others - Appellant
Versus
State of U.P. and Another - Respondent
Application U/S 482 No. - 7722 of 2015
Decided On : 09-10-2015

Advocates Appeared:
For the Applicant :- Rajesh Kumar Chitragupt
For the Opposite Party :- Govt. Advocate, Vijay Prakash Chaturvedi

The main legal point established in the judgment is that the court will not interfere in the proceedings of the court below if there is no abuse of process of court and no illegality in the summoning order.

Headnote:

Abuse of Process of Court - Criminal Complaint - The court dismissed the application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing the proceedings of a criminal complaint case, finding that there was no abuse of process of court and no illegality in the summoning order. The court held that the summoning order appeared to have been passed on merits and there was no sufficient ground to interfere in the proceedings of the court below.

Fact of the Case:

The case involved a complaint filed by the husband against the father-in-law and others, alleging offenses under sections 323, 504, 427 IPC. The husband's complaint was made in response to multiple legal actions initiated by his wife, including a complaint case, a maintenance case, and a case under the Domestic Violence Act.

Finding of the Court:

The court found that there was no abuse of process of court and no illegality in the summoning order. It held that the summoning order appeared to have been passed on merits and there was no sufficient ground to interfere in the proceedings of the court below.

Issues: The issues involved in the case included the alleged abuse of process of court, the validity of the summoning order, and the impact of the legal actions initiated by the wife on the husband's complaint.

Ratio Decidendi: The court's decision was based on the finding that there was no abuse of process of court and no illegality in the summoning order. It emphasized that the summoning order appeared to have been passed on merits and there was no sufficient ground to interfere in the proceedings of the court below.

Final Decision: The application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. was dismissed, upholding the proceedings of the court below and finding no sufficient ground to interfere in the case.

JUDGMENT

Pramod Kumar Srivastava, J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants and opposite party no. 2 and learned AGA for the State.

2. This application under section 482 Cr.P.C. was preferred for quashing the proceedings of complaint case No. 625/ 2014 Sudhir Srivastava v. Anil Kumar Srivastava & others u/ss 323, 504, 427 IPC pending in the court of Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate (/Addl. Civil Judge, S.D.- II), Siddhartha Nagar and the summoning order dated 15-11-2014 passed in it.

3. It is admitted case of the parties that Nisha Srivastava, d/o Anil Srivastava was married with Sudhir Srivastava in year 2012. After some time of marriage their relationship deteriorated and she had started living with her father. Their domestic quarrel reached in the court in form of filing by her (1) complaint case no. 1467/ 2014 Nisha Srivastava v. Sudhir Srivastava & 9 others u/ss 498-A, 323, 504, 506 IPC & section 3/4 D.P. Act. In this case complainant Nisha Srivastava had mad accused 10 persons including her husband, devar (brothers of husband), unmarried and married nanad (sisters of husband), husband of nanad, husband's mama, mausa and mausi (maternal uncle and aunt of husband). She also filed (2) case of maintenance u/s 125 CrPC against her husband Sudhir Srivastava, in which maintenance was awarded in her favour. She also filed (3) a case under Domestic Violence Act against her husband and his family members.

4. It is also admitted that Sudhir Srivastava had filed a complaint case No. 625/ 2014 against Anil Kumar Srivastava and his two sons and one Umesh Srivastava. In this case after accepting evidences u/ss 200 and 202 CrPC the court below had passed impugned summoning order dated 15-11-2014 by which three accused (present applicants) were summoned for offences u/ss 323, 504, 427 IPC. In present petition u/s482 CrPC the prayer is made for quashing the said complaint case and summoning order.

5. Learned counsel for the applicants contended that Nisha Srivastava (daughter of applicant no.-1 and sister of applicant no.-2) had filed several cases against her husband (present OP no. 2). Therefore, for pressurizing her and harassing her through her brother and sister the husband Sudhir Srivastava (OP no.-2) had falsely instituted the complaint case in which applicants were summoned on the basis of false evidence. This is abuse of process of cour. In the interest of justice and for preventing abuse of legal process in the form of complaint case and providing justice, the inherent power of court should be exercised and proceedings of said complaint case should be quashed. He also contended that there is material contradictions in statements of witnesses examined under Section 200 and 202 CrPC. But those facts were ignored by the court below which had passed summoning order in question which should be set aside.

6. Learned counsel for the OP no.-2 refuted the allegations of applicant side and contended that applicants had committed the offence for which they were summoned. They had committed the overt acts due to enmity and for harassing the OP no.-2 who has already been harassed by Nisha Srivastava who had several filed several false cases under directions of the applicants. The trial court had found prima faice case and thereafter summoned the accused applicants, and finding of fact of the trial court cannot be quashed without sufficient believable reasons. Therefore this application should be dismissed.

7. A perusal of the complaint, statement of complainant/ OP no.-2 u/s 200 CrPC, the statements of two witnesses examined u/s 202 CrPC as well as the summoning order of the Magistrate reveals that court below had considered the facts and evidences adduced before it and thereafter found that offence u/s 323, 504 427 IPC appears to be have been committed by the applicants. Therefore, the said court passed summoning order accordingly against the applicants-accused. Whether the order passed by the court below is proper or not on those facts, is a m



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