HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND
SMT. LAKSHMI MISHRA – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF UTTARAKHAND – Respondent
C482 1610 2023
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C482 No.1610 of 2023
Hon’ble Sharad Kumar Sharma, J.
Mr. Shubhr Rastogi, learned counsel for the
applicant.
Mr. V.S. Rawat, learned Brief Holder for the
State.
In this C482 Application, the prayer is being
made for quashing of Criminal Complaint Case
No.2409 of 2022, “Kiran Dev Mishra Vs. Dinesh
Mishra & Others” whereby the complainant, who
is of 80 years of age, has levelled allegations
against the son and the daughter-in-law for being
involved
in
commission
of
offences
under
Sections 452, 323, 504, 506 and 34 of the IPC,
on which, they have been summoned by the
Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Haridwar,
District Haridwar, by an order dated 15.05.2023.
After having gone through the contents of
the complaint and the summoning order, in fact,
the entire allegation, levelled by the complainant
in the FIR, is absolutely an unethical act on the
part of the applicants of assaulting father-in-law
along with her husband, who is the son.
In
that
eventuality,
since
the
entire
complaint is based upon a set of allegations
levelled pertaining to the assault made while the
complainant was grinding flour in his flour mill,
the content of the complaint itself is sufficient
enough to deny the challenge given by the
complainant to the proceedings by the present
applicant in the C482 Application.
It has been argued by the learned counsel
for the applicant that there are other civil
disputes, which are going on by way of Suit
No.108 of 2019 and Suit No.278 of 2020.
May be, because of the pendency of the civil
dispute, it will not give the present complaint a
civil colour, because there being a specific
allegation of assault made to the father-in-law,
apart from the fact, that there had been a
medical examination of the victim where the
medical report has been submitted.
Looking to the nature of offence and the
manner in which it has been committed, as
against the aged person, this Court is not
inclined to inference in this C482 Application and
the same would, accordingly, stand dismissed.
(Sharad Kumar Sharma, J.)
24.08.2023
Sukhbant