IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD, LUCKNOW BENCH
ABDHESH KUMAR CHAUDHARY
Janardan Prasad Shukla – Appellant
Versus
State of U.P. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
ABDHESH KUMAR CHAUDHARY, J.
1. Heard Shri Dinesh Kr. Chaudhary, learned Counsel for the applicants/petitioners, and Shri Vimal Shukla, learned Counsel for the Opposite party no.2, as well as learned A.G.A. appearing for the State, and perused the record.
2. The present application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “Cr.P.C.”), has been filed assailing the Judgment and order dated 08.03.2017, passed in Criminal Revision No. 31/2017 by District Judge, Balrampur and the Summoning Order dated 20.01.2016, passed by the Judicial Magistrate-II, Balrampur by means of which the applicants/petitioners were summoned in Complaint Case No. 545/2014 under Sections 323,452,392,506 Ι.P.C., lodged at Police Station - Kotwali Nagar, District Balrampur, in the case of “Manoj Kumar Tewari versus Janardan Prasad Shukla and others”.
3. The factual exposition, as set forth in the complaint filed by opposite party no. 2, is that due to matrimonial discord, particularly arising out of proceedings for dissolution of marriage initiated by opposite party no. 2 against the daughter of applicant/petitioner no. 1, enmity developed between the parties. On


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