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2020 Supreme(All) 388

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD
Sudhir Agarwal, J.
Smt. Anshu Goel And Another - Appellant
Versus
State Of U.P And Another - Opposite Parties
U/S 482/378/407 No. - 3716 of 2010
Decided On : 16-04-2020

Advocates Appeared:
For the Applicant : Saurabh Mishra
For the Opposite Parties :Govt. Advocate, Manish Kumar II

Point of Law:
At the stage of charge sheet factual query and assessment of defence evidence is beyond purview of scrutiny under Section 482 Cr.P.C.

Headnote:
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 – Section 482 – Penal Code, 1860 – Sections 498-A, 427, 506 – Dowry Prohibition Act, 196 - Sections ¾ - Hindu Marriage Act, 195 – Section 13 – Demand of Dowry – Complaint against in-laws for domestic violence at home – Seeking to quash Charge Sheet – whether can be quashed.
Facts of the Case:
Stage at which applicants have come before this Court is when charge-sheet was submitted by police after investigation and thereupon Magistrate took cognizance and issued process summoning accused applicants along with three accused persons for trial for the offence under Sections 498-A, 427, 506 IPC read with Sections 3/4 of Act, 1961. Admittedly, no evidence has been recorded by Trial Court at the stage when applicants have come to this Court to challenge charge-sheet, order of cognizance and process – Held, only on whims and caprice someone who is not accused of any such offence, should not be implicated and undergo an ordeal criminal trial merely for the reason that he or she is relative of the husband and every relative of the husband should be made to teach a lesson. After all, performance of marriage by itself is no offence and if any one is relative of one of the spouse who is alleged to be a guilty of offence of dowry, mere relationship should not be a reason to implicate such person in a criminal proceedings –Proceedings quashed – Application allowed
Finding of the Court:
It cannot be said that offences under Section 3/4 of Act, 1961 against applicants are made out and, in my view, proceedings, if allowed against applicants will be nothing except but a gross abuse of process of law and ends of justice required that the same must be quashed
Result: Allowed

JUDGMENT :

1. This is an application under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “Cr.P.C.”) filed by two applicants Smt. Anshu Goel and Sri Ambhuj Goel, both are huband and wife, with a prayer to quash charge-sheet no.38 of 2010 dated 31.03.2010 in Case Crime No.51 of 2010 dated 17.02.2010 and to quash order dated 22.04.2010 passed by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate IIIrd, Lucknow taking cognizance, issuing process and registering as Case No.1908 of 2010, under Sections 498-A, 427, 506 IPC read with Sections 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as “Act, 1961”) and the entire criminal proceedings therein.

2. The First Information Report (hereinafterreferredtoas“FIR”) was lodged by OP-2 (hereinafterreferredtoas“OP-2”) Smt. Garima Goel, who is wife of Rohit Agarwal and daughter of Gopal Krishna Goel, against accused Rohit Agarwal (husband), Dinesh Chandra Agarwal (father-in-law), Smt. Manjul Agarwal (mother-in-law), Smt. Anshu Goel (sister-in-law i.e. Nanand) and Sri Ambhuj Goel (brother-in-law i.e. Nandoi) at Police Station Vikas Nagar, Lucknow registering as Case Crime No.51 of 2010 dated 17.02.2010, under Sections 498-A, 427, 506 IPC read with Sections 3/4 of Act, 1961. FIR version actually contained is a copy of complaint made by OP-2 to Director General of Police, U.P. Lucknow (hereinafterreferredto as“D.G.P., U.P.”)and the allegations contained therein are as under:-

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2020 Supreme(All) 388

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABADSudhir Agarwal, J.Smt. Anshu Goel And Another - AppellantVersusState Of U.P And Another - Opposite PartiesU/S 482/378/407 No. - 3716 of 2010Decided On : 16-04-2020

Point of Law: At the stage of charge sheet factual query and assessment of defence evidence is beyond purview of scrutiny under Section 482 Cr.P.C.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD
Sudhir Agarwal, J.
Smt. Anshu Goel And Another - Appellant
Versus
State Of U.P And Another - Opposite Parties
U/S 482/378/407 No. - 3716 of 2010
Decided On : 16-04-2020

Point of Law:
At the stage of charge sheet factual query and assessment of defence evidence is beyond purview of scrutiny under Section 482 Cr.P.C.