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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD
Samit Gopal, J.
Zaki Ur Rahman Siddiqui – Applicant
Versus
State of U.P. and Another – Respondents
Application U/s 482 No. 17101, 16848, 17097, 17099, 17100, 17102, 17103, 17127, 17128, 17131, 17251, 17257, 17263, 17360, 17363, 17416, 17655, 17659, 17663, 17669, 17673, 17677, 17681, 17683, 17998, 17999, 18942, 18948, 18954, 19070, 19071, 19072, 19074, 19078, 19710, 19751, 19785, 19904, 19907, 20167, 20172, 20176, 20180, 20188, 20193, 20195, 20203, 20211, 20228, 20234, 20238 of 2020, 155, 168, 249, 255, 262, 276, 281, 290, 304, 307, 311, 317, 321, 355, 357, 358, 1126, 1140, 1141, 1143, 1149, 1398, 1404, 2911, 2916, 3039, 9822, 9832, 10254, 14212, 14851 of 2021
Decided On : 30-09-2022
JUDGMENT :
Samit Gopal, J.
1. These 82 petitions filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ("Cr.P.C.") are connected together as they have common issues within themselves which are interlinked. They all have been filed after the investigation in the respective matters has concluded, charge- sheets have been filed and the accused persons have been summoned to face trial. The stage of filing of the petitions is after cognizance on the charge-sheets have been taken by the concerned court and the accused persons have been summoned. The challenge in all the petitions is thus at the stage of summoning.
2. At this stage it would be important to give the details of the First Information Reports in a tabular form case crime number wise. In all there are 27 case crime numbers covering the full bunch of cases. The details are as follows (Table-A) :-
| Sl. No. | Date of lodging of FIR | Case Crime No., sections, Police Station, District Case Crime No. | First informant | Accused named in FIR | Identification of land Gata No. 1239, Area 0.114 Hect., Gata No. 1232, Area |
| 1 | 12.7.2019 | 0224 of 2019, u/ss. 342, 447, 506, 384 I.P.C., P.S. Azeemnagar, District Rampur. Case Crime No. | Manoj Kumar, Revenue Inspector | (i) Mohammad Azam Khan, (ii) Aley Hasan Khan | 0.126 hect., Gata No. 1415 Area 0.089 hect., Gata No. 1253/1, Area 0.089 hect., Gata No. 1319 Kha, Area 1.294 hect., |
| 2 | 13.7.2019 | 0226/2019, U/S. 323, 342, 447, 384, 504, 506 I.P.C., P.S.-Azeem Nagar, District Rampur Case Crime No. | Yaseen | (i) Azam Khan (ii) Aley Hasan Khan, Former C.O., City. | Khet No. 1232, Area |
| 3 | 13.7.2019 | 0227/2019, U/S. 323, 342, 447, 384, 506 I.P.C., P.S.-Azeem Nagar, District Rampur Case Crime No. | Bandey Ali | (i) Azam Khan (ii) Aley Hasan Khan, Former C.O., City. | Gata No. 1232 |
| 4 | 14.7.2019 | 0228/2019, U/S. 323, 342, 447, 384, 506 I.P.C., P.S.-Azeem Nagar, District Rampur | Mohd. Ahmad | (i) Azam Khan (ii) Aley Hasan Khan, Former C.O., City. | Gata No. 1232 |
| 5 | 15.7.2019 | Case Crime No. 0232/2019, U/S. 342, 447, 384, 506 I.P.C., P.S.-Azeem Nagar, District Rampur | Kallan | (i) Azam Khan (ii) Aley Hasan Khan, Former C.O., City. | Bhumi No. 1230 |
| 6 | 16.7.2019 | Case Crime No. 0235/2019, U/S. 342, 447, 384, 504, 506 I.P.C., P.S.-Azeem Nagar, District Rampur | Haneef | (i) Azam Khan (ii) Aley Hasan Khan, Former C.O., City. | Bhumi No. 1232 |
| 7 | 16.7.2019 | Case Crime No. 0236/2019, U/S.323, 342, 447, 384, 506 I.P.C., P.S.-Azeem Nagar, District Rampur | Shareef Ahmad | (i) Azam Khan (ii) Aley Hasan Khan, Former C.O., City. | Bhumi No. 1230 |
| 8 | 16.7.2019 | Case Crime No. 0237/2019, U/S.323, 342, 447, 384, 506 I.P.C., P.S.-Azeem Nagar, District Rampur | Mohd. Mustakeem | (i) Azam Khan (ii) Aley Hasan Khan, Former C.O., City. | Bhumi No. 1415 |
| 9 | 16.7.2019 | Case Crime No. 0238/2019, U/S.323, 342, 447, 384, 506 I.P.C., P.S.-Azeem Nagar, District Rampur | Matloob | (i) Azam Khan (ii) Aley Hasan Khan, Former C.O., City. | Bhumi No. 1319-Kha |
| 10 | 16.7.2019 | Case Crime No. 0239/2019, U/S. 342, 447, 384, 506 I.P.C., P.S.-Azeem Nagar, District Rampur | Nasir | (i) Azam Khan (ii) Aley Hasan Khan, Former C.O., City. | Bhumi No. 1232 |
| 11 | 16.7.2019 | Case Crime No. 0240/2019, U/S. 323, 342, 447, 384, 506 I.P.C., P.S.-Azeem Nagar, District Rampur | Nazim | (i) Azam Khan (ii) Aley Hasan Khan, Former C.O., City. | Bhumi No. 1253/1 |
| 12 | 16.7.2019 | Case Crime No. 0241/2019, U/S. 323, 342, 447, 384, 506 I.P.C., P.S.-Azeem Nagar, District Rampur | Nabbu | (i) Azam Khan (ii) Aley Hasan Khan, Former C.O., City. | Bhumi No. 1253/1 |
| 13 | 16.7.2019 | Case Crime No. 0242/2019, U/S. 342, 447, 384, 506 I.P.C., P.S.-Azeem Nagar, District Rampur | Zumm | ||
The main legal point established in the judgment is the distinction between procedures for registering a first information report and private complaints, and the inapplicability of judgments related ....
Criminal proceedings can be quashed when based on unsubstantiated allegations, especially in cases of inordinate delay in the investigation, which infringes on the right to a speedy trial.
The court reaffirmed that inherent powers under Section 482 of the CrPC should be exercised cautiously and only to prevent abuse of process, not to assess the merits of allegations.
The defense material must render the allegations redundant for the proceedings to be quashed, and a thorough trial is needed to establish the veracity of the allegations.
An FIR cannot be quashed as a second FIR if it follows an initial report of death, and the court cannot intervene post cognizance without pending matters.
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