Point of law : submission of the learned Counsel for the petitioner that after issuing the process under section 204 of the Code the Magistrate could consider the discharge prayer of the petitioner under section 245(2) of the Code without personal appearance of the petitioner in the Court, does not appear to be correct

JUDGMENT :

Ram Krishna Gautam, J.

1. This criminal revision under section 397/401 Cr.P.C. has been with a prayer for quashing the order dated 3.10.2019, passed by learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No. 17, Deoria, on application filed under section 245(2) Cr.P.C. as well as the proceeding of Complaint Case No. 872 of 2019 (Old No. 225 of 2014), under sections 323, 354, 380, 427, 504, 506 I.P.C., Awinash v. Gyan Chand and others, pending before learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Deoria.

2. Heard Sri Dharmendra Dhar Dubey, Advocate, holding brief of Sri Amresh Kumar Tiwari, learned Counsel for revisionists and learned A.G.A. for State.

3. Learned Counsel for revisionists argued that initially date and time of occurrence was said to be different. Subsequently, by tampering, the same was changed from 23.4.2014 at 5 P.M. to 23.11.2014 at 3.10 P.M. and this was with intention to keep pace with medico legal report. This apparent tampering was challenged in a proceeding under section 340 Cr.P.C., but no cognizance was taken. Hence, a proceeding under section 482 Cr.P.C. was filed before this Court, wherein a direction was made for time bound disposal of above application moved under section 340 Cr.P.C. Thereafter, Magistrate registered above application as a complaint case and decided to proceed further as complaint case. It has not yet been decided and the same is lingering for its disposal, whereas revisionists have been summoned for above offences under sections 323, 354, 380, 427, 504 and 506 I.P.C. Though, accusation was for offences punishable under S.C/S.T. Act also, but no summoning for this offence was there. Thereafter, complainant moved a revision before Court of Sessions for this non-summoning, which was rejected. Ultimately, with a malice, civil suit was filed, wherein ad-interim injunction application 6-C was rejected on merit. Again another complaint by brother of present complainant was filed with the same sequence of occurrence and offences, wherein proceeding was there. Hence, all these facts were raised in an application moved under section 245(2) Cr.P.C., but learned Magistrate has passed impugned order, rejecting application on the ground that revisionists have yet not surrendered before above Court and have not taken bail, hence discharge application was not maintainable. It was in utter defiance of provision of section 245(2) Cr.P.C. because there was no mandate for appearance of revisionists for disposal of application, moved under section 245(2) Cr.P.C. The law propounded by this Court in Nanhe Lal and others v. State of U.P. and another, 2014 1 ACR 726, (Criminal Revision No. 3640 of 2013, decided on 16th January, 2014) as well as Sheoshankar and others v. State of U.P. and another, 2018 Law Suit (All) 759, has been pressed. Hence, this revision with above prayer.

4. Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the revision.

5. A proceeding under section 340 Cr.P.C. is pending, wherein application was considered as a complaint case, but trial could not be concluded. Present accusation and inquiry made by Magistrate, resulted passing of impugned order, for offence punishable, as above. This summoning order was challenged before Court of revision, wherein revision was dismissed. Now, discharge application under section 245(2) Cr.P.C. was moved, which was rejected by impugned order. Admittedly, stage from 200 to 204 Cr.P.C. has been passed. It was the stage of recording of statement under section 244 Cr.P.C., but the same has yet not been recorded. Nothing more than complaint is there on record and on the basis of prima facie substance, summoning order was passed. Now, as per section 245(2) Cr.P.C., Magistrate is empowered to make discharge at any time before discharge under section 245(2) Cr.P.C., provided he will have to give the reason of such discharge i.e. law does not prohibit for any discharge under section 245(2) Cr.P.C., but it is till proceeding up to section 204 Cr.P.C. Regarding proceeding at the stage of 2