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HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH
N.K. Gupta, J.
Hargovind Bhargava and another v. State of M.P. and another
Miscellaneous Criminal Case No.9024 of 2015 (Gwalior) : against
the order dated 18.8.2015, passed by First Additional Sessions Judge, Dabra, District Gwalior in Criminal Revision No.386 of 2014;
Decided on 12.4.2016.
Held : Hence, the liberty cannot be granted to re-agitate all the points against the order dated 1.11.2013 passed by the Magisterial Court before the same lowest Court. It should be clear in the mind of litigants as well as Judges and Magistrates that liberty can be granted within the permissible limit of provisions of various laws that are in force for the time being. Liberty cannot be given to agitate the same points before the trial Court which are already considered and decided by the superior Court.
Filing of those applications before the trial Court amounts to contempt of the order dated 12.9.2014 which cannot be permitted to be done by any Court and, therefore, the petition filed by the applicants is liable to be dismissed without hearing.
(2) Criminal P.C., 1973 -- S.482 -- power under section 482 of CrPC cannot be delegated by High Court to its subordinate Court -- Magistrate could not review its own order when it has already attained finality -- both such applications filed by applicants were not maintainable.
Held : It is also be made clear that power under section 482 of CrPC cannot be delegated by the High Court to its subordinate Court. Hence, the Magistrate while considering the applications dated 22.9.2014 and 27.9.2014 could not review its own order dated 1.11.2013 when the order dated 1.11.2013 has already attained finality. Both such applications were not maintainable and the Courts below would have dismissed the same being not maintainable. (2009)6 SCC 332 followed.
(3) Criminal P.C., 1973 -- Ss.167, 173(2) and 173(8) -- limitation to file charge-sheet -- if investigation not completed within a particular period after arrest of accused -- and no police report is filed under -- then arrested accused shall get bail due to non-filing of charge-sheet -- after completing investigation -- charge-sheet should be filed -- and after filing of charge-sheet -- if any extra material found in case -- then additional report under can be filed which is supplimentary charge-sheet.
Definition of charge-sheet -- though there is no specific definition of word "charge-sheet" but final report filed under section 173(2) of CrPC against accused is known as charge-sheet.
Held : If investigation is not completed within a particular period after arrest of the accused and no police report is filed according to the provisions of sections 173(1) and 173(2) of CrPC then the arrested accused shall get bail due to that non-filing of charge-sheet. .... The provisions of section 173(2) of CrPC clearly indicates that after completing the investigation, the charge-sheet should be filed and the provisions of section 173(8) of CrPC gives residuary power to the Investigating Officer that after filing of the charge-sheet if any extra material is found in the case then the additional report under section 173(8) of CrPC can be filed which is generally known as “supplementary charge-sheet”. (1998)5 SCC 223, (2013)5 SCC 762 and (2008)5 SCC 413 followed. 1979 CrLJ 333, 2007 CrLJ 4281 and 2006 CrLJ 3981 relied on. (2012)3 SCC 383, (2014)2 SCC (Cri.) 86 and (2010)6 SCC 243 distinguished.
(4) Criminal P.C., 1973 -- S.173(8) -- when charge-sheet is filed -- Investigation Officer has no right to reserve investigation for few accused under -- he is not permitted to reopen case or reinvestigate matter.
Held : Hence, at the time of filing of the charge-sheet investigation should be complete of the entire case. Neither any Investigation Officer can reserve any part investigation (reinvestigation) for any accused at the time of filing of the charge-sheet under section 173(8) of CrPC nor the Magistrate can give such permission by accepting the part charge-sheet, when investigation of the case is incomplete.
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1. The applicants have preferred the present petition under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the order dated 18.8.2015 passed by the First Additional Sessions Judge, Dabra District Gwalior in Criminal Revision No.386/2014 whereby the order dated 1.11.2013 passed in Criminal Case No.805/2012 was confirmed by which the Magisterial Court has taken cognizance against the applicants of the offence under sections 147, 148, 323, 325, 307 and 302 read with section 149 of IPC.
2. Facts of the case in short are that a named FIR was lodged against the applicants relating to the aforesaid offences. The charge-sheet was filed against other accused but investigation of the applicants was kept pending by the Investigation Officer under section 173(8) of CrPC. However, the Magisterial Court issued the warrants against the applicants then they preferred a petition under section 482 of CrPC registered as Miscellaneous Criminal Case No.6940/2012 in which the Single Bench of this Court vide order dated 3.10.2012 cancelled the order relating to issuance of warrant. The respondent No.2 thereafter preferred a petition under section 482 of CrPC registered as Miscellaneous Criminal Case No.3111/2013 in which vide order dated 26.4.2013 it was directed that fair investigation be done against the applicants and to file final report within 3 months. The review petition was also filed against that order and the same was dismissed on 15.5.2013. During pendency of various petitions, the Single Bench of this Court had stayed filing of charge-sheet against the applicants and therefore, the charge-sheet was filed against other accused persons, except the applicants. Again the prosecution has filed the report under sections 173(2) and 173(8) of CrPC with the information that no offence was found constituted against the applicants. However, the Magistrate vide order dated 1.11.2013 took cognizance of the offence against the applicants under section 190 of CrPC. The Criminal Revision No.55/2014 against that order was filed before the revisionary Court which was dismissed on 25.2.2014. Thereafter, a petition under section 482 of CrPC was filed against the order dated 25.2.2014 and that petition bearing Miscellaneous Criminal Case No.2089/2014 was dismissed vide order dated 12.9.2014 being withdrawn, however, the Court has granted the bail to the applicants liberally. Again the applicants have moved applications before the Magisterial Court on 22.9.2014 and 27.9.2014 and vide order dated 10.10.2014, the same were dismissed. Actually the Criminal Revision No.386/2014 filed by the applicants before the First Additional Sessions Judge, Dabra was filed against the order dated 10.10.2014 which was dismissed on 18.8.2015. The applicants have filed the present petition against the order of the revisionary Court and prayed to set aside the order dated 1.11.2013 passed by the Magistrate. The order dated 10.10.2014 is not challenged.
3. I have heard learned counsel for the parties on admission.
4. In the present matter, many questions of law are involved in the case. It is apparent from the order dated 1.11.2013 that cognizance was taken by the Court of JMFC, Dabra against the applicants. The Revision No.55/2014 was filed against that order which was dismissed vide order dated 25.2.2014 and a petition under section 482 of CrPC which was registered as Miscellaneous Criminal Case No.2089/2014 was also dismissed on 12.9.2014 being withdrawn with the liberty that such objections can be raised by the applicants at the proper stage and hence by the order dated 12.9.2014, the order dated 1.11.2013 has attained finality and it could not be challenged further before the committal Court by filing the application. The learned counsel of the applicants has submitted that fresh applications were moved before the Magisterial Court on 22.9.2014 and 27.9.2014 on the various grounds because liberty was granted by the Single Bench of this Court while passing the or
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