Karmveer v. Tej Singh and another) as well as Session Trial No
Case Details
Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC:126197 Court No. - 74 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 5191 of 2024 Applicant :- Tej Singh And Another Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Deepak Singh,Sumit Goyal Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J. 1. The present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed to quash the order dated 19.01.2024, proceedings of Complaint Case No. 49 of 2012 (New No. 68 of 2014) (Karmveer vs. Tej Singh and another) as well as Session Trial No. 1163 of 2023, under Sections 307/34 IPC, Police Station Greater Noida, District Gautambudh Nagar, pending before Additional Sessions Judge, Room No. 5, Gautambudh Nagar. 2. Applicant-1 has declared that he is an Assistant-cum-Care Taker in Employees State Insurance Corporation, New Delhi and Applicant-2 is his brother.
Legal Reasoning
3. Applicants are aggrieved by impugned order whereby discharge application filed under Section 245(2) Cr.P.C. was rejected by Trial Court concerned.
Legal Reasoning
4. Sri Sumit Goyal, learned counsel for applicants submits that initially complainant has filed a FIR dated 15.07.2012 alleging that applicants and two others have committed offence under Sections 307, 504 IPC. Investigation was conducted and on basis of evidence collected a final report was submitted on 14.06.2013 that no offence was made out as well as applicants were not present on place of occurrence. 5. In pursuance of notice issued to complainant, a protest petition was filed which was considered as a complaint case and thereafter statements of complainant under Section 200 Cr.P.C. and witnesses under Section 202 Cr.P.C. were recorded. Thereafter summoning order dated 07.09.2017 was passed whereby applicants were summoned to face trial under Section 307/34 IPC. 6. Aforesaid summoning order was challenged by applicants by way of filing an Application under Section 482 No. 23656 of 2019. Said application was disposed of vide order dated 27.06.2019 without interfering with impugned summoning order with liberty to file discharge application through counsel. Said order is reproduced hereinafter: “The present 482 Cr.P.C. application has been filed to set aside the order dated 7.9.2017 passed by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-III, Gautambudh Nagar in Complaint Case No. 68 of 2014 (Karamveer Vs. Tej Singh and others) under Section 307/34 IPC, P.S. Greator Noida, District Gautambudh Nagar pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-III, Gautambudh Nagar as well as as further proceeding of aforesaid complaint case in pursuance to the impugned summoning order. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that he has been falsely implicated by the police under the alleged sections. In that view of the matter, they are permitted to move discharge application through counsel before the trial Court within one month from today and the trial court shall decide the same within a period of two months from the date of filing of application alongwith certified copy of this order. Till the discharge application is decided, no coercive measures shall be taken against the applicants.
Decision
With the aforesaid observations, this application is disposed of.” 7. In pursuance of above order, applicants moved a discharge application under Section 245(2) Cr.P.C. mainly on ground that the final report was correctly submitted and they have placed reliance on documents collected during investigation. 8. Trial Court has considered the discharge application, however, by means of impugned order dated 19.01.2024 dismissed the same and a direction was passed for framing of charge. Relevant part of impugned order is reproduced hereinafter: "उभय पक्ष कको ससुनना तथना पतनावलली कना अवलकोकन ककयना। पतनावलली कके परलीशलीलन सके स्पष्ट हकोतना हकोतना हहै कक कदिननानांक 15.07.2012 कको 03:00 बजके पररवनादिली कना छकोटना भनाई नवनाब ससनांह अपनली मकोटरसनाईककल सके ससूरजपसुर जना रहना थना। पलीछके सके दिको मकोटरसनाईककल पर सवनार हकोकर गनानांव कके हली पनास सलकेमपसुर गनानांव कके हली तकेजससनांह, कसु लदिलीप ससनांह, करतनार, एवनां एक अन्य अजनात व्यकक्ति नके खनानपसुर गनानांव कके बम्बके पर तकेजससनांह व कसु लदिलीप नके करतनार कके कहनके पर पररवनादिली कके छकोटके भनाई पर जनान सके मनारनके ककी नलीयत सके गकोलली चलना दिली जको उसकके दिनाकहनके हनाथ मम जनाकर लगली। गकोलली लगनके कके बनादि वह मकोटरसनाईककल सकहत कसु छ दिसूरली पर कगर पडना और जनान बचनानके कके सलयके भनागना तभली पलीछके सके एक वहैन आ गयली सजसमम बनागपसुर गनानांव कना कहै लनाश थना। कहै लनाश तसुरन्त चसुटहैल कको गनाडली मम डनालकर सरकनारली अस्पतनाल कनठनारली लके गयना। वनादिली दनारना अकभयकोजन पनांजलीकक त करनायना गयना सजसमम कववकेचक दनारना अनन्तम आख्यना पकेकषित कर दिली सजसपर वनादिली दनारना कवरकोध पत पस्तसुत ककयना गयना तब कवदनान अवर न्यनायनालय दनारना पकरण कको पररवनादि कके रूप मम दिजर करकके पररवनादिली एवनां उसकके सनाकक्षययों ककी सनाक्ष्य अनांककत करनके कके उपरनान्त पथमदृष्टयना अकभयसुक्तिगण कको दिकोषिली पनातके हहए धनारना 307,34 भना०दिनां०सनां० कके अनांतगरत तलब ककयना तथना पकरण सत न्यनायनालय दनारना परलीक्षणलीय हकोनके कके कनारण सत न्यनायनालय कको उपनाकपरत ककयना गयना। पतनावलली आरकोप कवरचन हकेतसु कनयत हहै। इस स्तर पर न्यनायनालय कको यह दिकेखनना हहै कक अकभयसुक्तिगण कके कवरूद्ध आरकोप कवरचन करनके हकेतसु पतनावलली पर पयनारप्त सनाक्ष्य हहै अथवना नहहीं। इस सनांबनांध मम कनम्न कवसध व्यवस्थनाओनां कना उलकेख करनना समलीचलीन हकोगना। कवसध व्यवस्थना महनारनाष्टष रनाज्य बननाम सकोमननाथ थनापना (1996) 4 एससलीसली पकेज 659 मम मनाननलीय न्यनायनालय दनारना यह अवधनाररत ककयना हहै कक यकदि पतनावलली पर उपलब्ध सनामगली सके यह कनष्कषिर कनकलतना हहै कक कनाररत अपरनाध सम्भनाव्य हहै , आरकोप लगनायके जनानके कना आधनार पयनारप्त हकोतना हहै। उमर अब्दिसुलना सकसू र सकोकठयना बननाम इनटकेललीजकेन्स ऑकफिसर इनसलीवली (1999) कककमनल ललॉ ररपकोटरस पकेज 499 (एस०सली०) मम मनाननलीय न्यनायनालय दनारना यह व्यवस्थना दिली हहै कक आरकोप कवरकचत ककयके जनातके समय न्यनायनालय सके यह अपकेक्षना नहहीं ककी जना सकतली कक वह गहरनाई मम जनायके और यकदि उपलब्ध अकभलकेखको सके यह पनायना जनातना हहै कक अकभयसुक्ति नके अपरनाध कनाररत ककयना हकोगना तको अकभयसुक्ति पर आरकोप लगनायना जनानना आवश्यक हकोगना। ससुपररटकेनडकेन्ट एण्ड ररमकेन्बनान्सर ऑफि ललीगल अफिके यसर पनश्चम बनांगनाल बननाम अकनल कसु मनार भसुन्जना एआईआर 1980 एस०सली० पकेज 52 मम यह व्यवस्थना दिली गयली हहै कक मजबसूत सनांदिकेह कके आधनार पर आरकोप कवरकचत ककयना जना सकतना हहै। मनाननलीय उच्चतम न्यनायनालय दनारना उकडसना रनाज्य बननाम दिकेवकेन्द्र ननाथ पथली, जके0 टली0 (2004) 10 एससली पकेज 303 मम मनाननलीय न्यनायनालय दनारना यह अवधनाररत ककयना गयना हहै कक आरकोप कवरकचत ककयके जनातके समय कवस्तकत जनानांच ककी अनसुमकत नहहीं हहै और आरकोप कके समय बचनाव पक्ष कना सनाक्ष्य नहहीं दिकेखना जना सकतना। कबहनार रनाज्य बननाम रमकेश ससनांह, 1977 (4) एससलीसली पकेज 39 मम मनाननलीय न्यनायनालय दनारना यह अकभकनधनारररत ककयना गयना हहै कक कवचनारण ककी शसुरूआत पर उपलब्ध सनाक्ष्य ककी सत्यतना/कवश्वसनलीयतना अथवना पभनाव कना ससूक्ष्मतना सके कवश्लकेषिण नहहीं ककयना जना सकतना। सनानांधली बदिशर (इन्दिदौर) पना०सल० बननाम सनांजय चदौधरली एवनां अन्य (2008) 10 एससलीसली पकेज 681 मम, आर०एस० ननायर बननाम ए०आर०अन्तसुल (1986) 2 एससलीसली पकेज 716 मम पकतपनाकदित ससद्धनान्त कको दिकोहरनातके हहए यह अकभकनधनारररत ककयना गयना हहै कक आरकोप कवरकचत ककयके जनातके समय कके वल पथमदृष्टयना कके स दिकेखनना हकोतना हहै और मजबसूत सनांदिकेह, आरकोप लगनायके जनानके हकेतसु पयनारप्त हकोतके हह तथना आरकोप लगनायके जनानके कके स्तर पर यह नहहीं दिकेखनना हहै कक अकभयसुक्ति दिकोषिससद्ध हको सकतना हहै यना नहहीं। पतनावलली पर उपलब्ध सनाक्ष्य कके आधनार पर न्यनायनालय कको यह कनधनारररत करनना हहै कक पथमदृष्टयना आरकोप कवरकचत करनके कके सलयके पयनारप्त सनाक्ष्य हहै अथवना नहहीं। कवदनान असधवक्तिना अकभयसुक्तिगण दनारना बहस मम सलयके गयके समस्त आधनार अकभयकोजन दनारना पस्तनाकवत सनाक्ष्य कके कवश्लकेषिण सके सनांबनांसधत हहै। यह ससुस्थनाकपत कवसधक ससदनान्त हहै कक आरकोप कवरचन कके स्तर पर अकभयकोजन दनारना पस्तनाकवत सनाक्ष्य कना ससूक्ष्म कवश्लकेषिण और मसूल्यनाकनां न नहहीं ककयना जनातना हहै , कके वल पथमदृष्टयना आरकोप कवरकचत करनके हकेतसु सनाक्ष्य पयनारप्त हहै अथवना नहहीं , यहली दिकेखनना हकोतना हहै। सनांदिकेह कके आधनार पर भली आरकोप कवरकचत ककयना जना सकतना हहै। इस आशय कना मत मनाननलीय उच्चतम न्यनायनालय दनारना सज्जन कसु मनार बननाम सली०बली०आई० ए०आई०आर० 2010 (71) एस०सली० 611 कके पकरण मम व्यक्ति ककयना हहै। इस स्तर पर पतनावलली मम दिजर गवनाहको कके बयनानको, तथना मकेकडकल ररपकोटर एवनां अन्य समस्त सनाक्ष्य कको दिकेखतके हहए पथमदृष्टयना अकभयसुक्तिगण कके कवरूद्ध धनारना 307,34 भना०दिनां०सनां० कके अनांतगरत आरकोप कवरकचत करनके कके सलयके पयनारप्त आधनार हहै। आदिकेश अकभयसुक्तिगण तकेज ससनांह तथना कसु लदिलीप उफिर मनलीषि ककी ओर सके पस्तसुत उन्मकोचन पनाथरननापत 5 ब कनरस्त ककयना जनातना हहै। पतनावलली आरकोप कवरचन हकेतसु कदिननानांक 16.02.2024 कको पकेश हको। अकभयसुक्तिगण व्यकक्तिगण रूप सके उपनस्थत हको।" 9. Learned counsel for applicants submits that applicants are resident of Delhi, i.e., beyond the jurisdiction of Trial Court concerned, however, without following mandatory provision of inquiry under Section 202 Cr.P.C. summoning order was passed. He further submits that documents collected during investigation which are impeccable in nature were also produced though on basis of insufficient instruction he fairly submits that whether documents are annexed with discharge application or not, he cannot say with surety. Learned counsel further refers that in impugned order no documents were considered and discharge application was rejected mainly on ground that at the stage of discharge it cannot be considered that whether on basis of material, conviction could be made or not. 10. I have heard learned counsel for applicants and perused the material available on record. 11. Applicants have essentially accepted summoning order since when it was challenged by way of filing earlier application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. and same was disposed of with liberty to file discharge application, said order was not challenged any further, therefore, any legal infirmity in summoning order cannot be raised at this stage. 12. Applicants are essentially relying upon the evidence collected during investigation. However, since now the proceedings are in pursuance of a complaint case, therefore, Magistrate himself has enquired into matter and in case any documents collected during investigation are placed on record, the same could be considered either at the stage of Section 245(1) Cr.P.C., i.e., crossing stage of Section 244 Cr.P.C. or during trial if filed in accordance with law. Magistrate has already not accepted the final report and considered the protest petition as a complaint, therefore, in a way he has not accepted the outcome of investigation including documents. Therefore, such documents collected during investigation would not fall within the parameters of impeccable evidence. 13. In aforesaid circumstances, I do not find that there is any illegality in impugned order except that while rejecting discharge application, Trial Court concerned has directed for framing of charge, however, procedure prescribed under Section 244 Cr.P.C. has been skipped. Therefore, impugned order dated 19.01.2024 is modified to the extent that complainant and witnesses have to go through the stage of Section 244 Cr.P.C. and for that applicants and other proposed accused have to appear before Trial Court. The Magistrate has to pass order on basis of documents and statement recorded or placed during inquiry under Sections 200 and 202 Cr.P.C. 14. In view of above, the application is disposed of with observation that applicants and other co-accused will appear before Trial Court concerned within three weeks from today and file bail application. Trial Court concerned shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably on same day, subject to cause list of concerned Court. 15. In case any non-bailable warrant, already issued, the same will be kept in abeyance for a period of four weeks from today. 16. It is also observed that in case any subsequent discharge application is filed under Section 245(1) Cr.P.C., i.e., after crossing the stage of Section 244 Cr.P.C., Trial Court concerned will consider the same on basis of material available and taking note of judgment passed by Supreme Court in State of Gujarat vs. Dilipsingh Kishoresingh Rao, 2023 SCC OnLine SC 1294. Order Date :- 6.8.2024 AK