State Of U.P. And Anr. vs Counsel for Petitioner(s)

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri R.N. Pathak, learned counsel for the opposite party No.2/complainant and Sri Ajay Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the State.

2. By means of instant petition, petitioners namely Suresh Singh and Vinod Kumar Singh impleading Mansharam/opposite party No.2 have sought following main relief:- "Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari thereby quashing the impugned order dated 14.02.2020 passed by the Learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, Room No.11, Faizabad in Criminal Revision No. 158/2019 and order dated 25.06.2019, passed by Learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Faizabad in Criminal Complaint No. 9964/2018, as well as the entire proceedings pending before the Learned Court Below, in respect of the petitioners, which are contained as Annexure No. 1 & 2 respectively to this writ petition."

3. For the purposes of causing interference in the matter before this Court following facts have been indicated:- (i) On 22.02.2018 deceased Rajendra S/o Mansharam was involved in the construction work of the house of one Maniram situated in the same village of which the opposite party No. 2 is the resident. (ii) The deceased while doing construction work touched the 11 KV Line passing from the roof of house of Mani Ram and therefore he died. Thus, cause of death is electrocution. (iii) With regard to aforesaid incident, a report dated 20.03.2018 was submitted by one Rajendra Kumar, Police Officer of P.S.-Kumarganj, 2 CRLP No. 20356 of 2021 District-Faizabad now Ayodhya (annexed as Annexure No. 4) and a perusal thereof would indicate that Rajendra S/o of the complainant died on account of electrocution. The report referred is extracted here-in-under:- "िरपोट(cid:259) थाना कु मारगंज जनपद फै जाबाद सेवा म(cid:517), (cid:281)यायालय (cid:361)ीमान सी०जे०एम० महोदय फै जाबाद िवषयः- आवेदक (cid:361)ी मंशाराम S/o जग(cid:628)प R/o पासी का पुरवा H/o ितदौली थाना कु मारगंज जनपद फै जाबाद (cid:497)ारा िदये गये अ(cid:281)तग(cid:259)त धारा 156 (3) सी०आर०पी०सी० (cid:352)ाथ(cid:259)ना-प(cid:347) के स(cid:286)ब(cid:281)ध म(cid:517) आ(cid:263)या। महोदय, िनवेदन है िक मुझ एस०आई० (cid:497)ारा गाँव म(cid:517) जाकर जानकारी की गयी तो (cid:88)ात (cid:631)आ िक (cid:361)ी मंशाराम S/o जग(cid:628)प िनवासी पासी का पुरवा H/o ितदौली थाना कु मारगंज जनपद फै जाबाद का सबसे छोटा पु(cid:347) राजे(cid:281)(cid:349) िदनांक 22.2.018 को गांव म(cid:517) ही मनीराम S/o सदल के नये बन रहे मकान पर मज(cid:622)री करने के िलए 1- िम(cid:293)(cid:347)ी भगवान दीन S/o राम जस िनवासी ितदौली 2- िम(cid:293)(cid:347)ी होरीलाल S/o (cid:291)याम पासी R/o पासी का पुरवा H/o ितदौली 3- राम सुिमरन S/o महराजदीन R/o पासी का पुरवा H/o ितदौली 4- साई लाल S/o हरभजन R/o छेदी का पुरवा H/o कटघरा थाना कु मारगंज जनपद फै जाबाद के साथ गया था काम करने के दौरान राजे(cid:281)(cid:349) (cid:497)ारा लोहे का पाइप हटाते समय असावधानी के कारण पास म(cid:517) 11000 बो(cid:289)टेज के तार म(cid:517) छू ने के कारण कर(cid:281)ट लगने से राजे(cid:281)(cid:349) की मृ(cid:277)यु हो गयी साथ म(cid:517) काम कर रहे मज(cid:622)रो के सहयोग से राजे(cid:281)(cid:349) को क(cid:293)बा कु मारगंज ि(cid:293)थत डा० वमा(cid:259) (cid:262)लीिनक पर लाया गया था जहाँ डा० वमा(cid:259) (cid:497)ारा, राजे(cid:281)(cid:349) को मृत घोिषत कर िदया गया पो(cid:293)ट माट(cid:259)म न कराने की िनयत से िबना पुिलस को सूचना िदये राजे(cid:281)(cid:349) के पिरवारी जनो (cid:497)ारा िर(cid:293)तेदार(cid:523) एवं गांव वालो की उपि(cid:293)थित म(cid:517) शव का दाह सं(cid:293)कार कर िदया गया थाना हाजा के रिज(cid:293)टर के अवलोकन से इस स(cid:286)ब(cid:281)ध म(cid:517) कोई अिभयोग पंजीकृ त नही है। िरपोट(cid:259) सादर सेवा म(cid:517) (cid:352)ेिषत है।" (iv) After the aforesaid incident, cremation of body of the deceased was carried out with the consent of complainant/Mansharam and in this regard, an application was also submitted before S.H.O., P.S.-Kumarganj, District- Faizabad now Ayodhya (annexed as Annexure No. 5) signed by Mansharam and other villagers. The application referred is extracted here-in-under:- "सेवा म(cid:517), (cid:361)ीमान थाना(cid:280)य(cid:87) महोदय थाना कु मारगंज फै जाबाद। महोदय, िनवेदन है िक (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) म(cid:281)शाराम पु(cid:347) जग(cid:628)प िनवासी (cid:334)ाम पूरे पासी ित(cid:281)दौली पो० िबरौली XXX तहसील िम(cid:289)कीपुर थाना कु मारगंज का मूल िनवासी (cid:632)ँ। (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) का लडका राजे(cid:281)(cid:349) पु(cid:347) म(cid:281)शाराम को कल िदनांक 22.02.2018 िदन बृह(cid:293)पितवार (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) के ही गांव के मनीराम पु(cid:347) सदल के यहाँ घर बनवा रहा था। इनके घर के ऊपर से जा रहे। 1100 बे(cid:289)ट के िव(cid:495)ुत तार से (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) के ल(cid:237)के का हाथ छू गया िजससे उसकी मौके पर मृ(cid:277)यु हो गयी। तथा मेरी अनुमित से ही मेरे लडके का दाह सं(cid:293)कार कराया गया। िजसम(cid:517) हमे िकसी भी (cid:352)कार की कोई आपि(cid:485) नही है। 3 CRLP No. 20356 of 2021 अतः (cid:361)ीमान जी से िनवेदन है िक महोदय के सं(cid:88)ान जो भी िकसी (cid:498)ि(cid:472) ने गलत सूचना दी है। वह गलत है। हमे दोनो लोगो के आपस म(cid:517) िकसी (cid:352)कार की कोई भी िशकायत नही है।"

4. Based upon the aforesaid facts, learned counsel for the petitioners stated that after cremation of the deceased, the opposite party No.2 with ulterior motive instituted a complaint case dated 14.03.2018 (annexed at page No. 20 to 22 of the present petition), which also indicates that the petitioners have not committed any offence.

5. Thereafter, C.J.M., Faizabad now Ayodhya (in short 'Magistrate') vide order dated 25.06.2019 passed in Criminal Case No. 9964 of 2018 (Mansharam vs. Maniram and Others) summoned the petitioners and a perusal of order dated 25.06.2019 would indicate that the Magistrate has failed to appreciate the facts of the case in its true spirit, including the facts related to the signature on blank paper taken forcefully by the petitioners. A perusal of the complaint would also indicate that alleged paper was subsequently received by the opposite party No.2/complainant.

6. It is also stated that being aggrieved by the order of the Magistrate dated

25.06.2019, petitioners instituted Criminal Revision No. 158 of 2019. The learned Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 11, Faizabad now Ayodhya (in 'Revisional Court') dismissed revision vide order dated

14.02.2020 and affirmed the order of the Magistrate dated 25.06.2019, whereby the Magistrate summoned the petitioners to face the trial for the offence under Section 304-A IPC.

7. In the instant case, from the material available on record as also from own admission of Mansharam/opposite party No. 2 no offence including the offence under Section 304-A IPC is made out against the petitioners. Prayer is to cause interference and allow the petition.

8. Sri R.N. Pathak, learned counsel for the opposite party No.2/complainant and Sri Ajay Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the State opposed the present petition.

9. Considered the aforesaid and perused the record.

10. Upon due consideration of aforesaid particularly the cause of death i.e. electrocution due to touching power line, indicated by opposite party No. 2/complainant (Mansharam) himself, this Court is of the view that the proceedings in issue is liable to be quashed. Accordingly, the petition is 4 CRLP No. 20356 of 2021 allowed.

7. The impugned order dated 14.02.2020 passed by the Revisional Court in Criminal Revision No. 158 of 2019 and the order dated 25.06.2019 passed by Magistrate in Criminal Complaint No. 9964 of 2018 as well as the entire proceedings pending before the Court concerned against the petitioners are hereby quashed.

8. Office is directed to communicate this order to the Court concerned for necessary actions. November 11, 2025 Vinay/- (Saurabh Lavania,J.) VINAY KUMAR VINAY KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Lucknow Bench

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri R.N. Pathak, learned counsel for the opposite party No.2/complainant and Sri Ajay Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the State.

2. By means of instant petition, petitioners namely Suresh Singh and Vinod Kumar Singh impleading Mansharam/opposite party No.2 have sought following main relief:- "Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari thereby quashing the impugned order dated 14.02.2020 passed by the Learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, Room No.11, Faizabad in Criminal Revision No. 158/2019 and order dated 25.06.2019, passed by Learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Faizabad in Criminal Complaint No. 9964/2018, as well as the entire proceedings pending before the Learned Court Below, in respect of the petitioners, which are contained as Annexure No. 1 & 2 respectively to this writ petition."

3. For the purposes of causing interference in the matter before this Court following facts have been indicated:- (i) On 22.02.2018 deceased Rajendra S/o Mansharam was involved in the construction work of the house of one Maniram situated in the same village of which the opposite party No. 2 is the resident. (ii) The deceased while doing construction work touched the 11 KV Line passing from the roof of house of Mani Ram and therefore he died. Thus, cause of death is electrocution. (iii) With regard to aforesaid incident, a report dated 20.03.2018 was submitted by one Rajendra Kumar, Police Officer of P.S.-Kumarganj, 2 CRLP No. 20356 of 2021 District-Faizabad now Ayodhya (annexed as Annexure No. 4) and a perusal thereof would indicate that Rajendra S/o of the complainant died on account of electrocution. The report referred is extracted here-in-under:- "िरपोट(cid:259) थाना कु मारगंज जनपद फै जाबाद सेवा म(cid:517), (cid:281)यायालय (cid:361)ीमान सी०जे०एम० महोदय फै जाबाद िवषयः- आवेदक (cid:361)ी मंशाराम S/o जग(cid:628)प R/o पासी का पुरवा H/o ितदौली थाना कु मारगंज जनपद फै जाबाद (cid:497)ारा िदये गये अ(cid:281)तग(cid:259)त धारा 156 (3) सी०आर०पी०सी० (cid:352)ाथ(cid:259)ना-प(cid:347) के स(cid:286)ब(cid:281)ध म(cid:517) आ(cid:263)या। महोदय, िनवेदन है िक मुझ एस०आई० (cid:497)ारा गाँव म(cid:517) जाकर जानकारी की गयी तो (cid:88)ात (cid:631)आ िक (cid:361)ी मंशाराम S/o जग(cid:628)प िनवासी पासी का पुरवा H/o ितदौली थाना कु मारगंज जनपद फै जाबाद का सबसे छोटा पु(cid:347) राजे(cid:281)(cid:349) िदनांक 22.2.018 को गांव म(cid:517) ही मनीराम S/o सदल के नये बन रहे मकान पर मज(cid:622)री करने के िलए 1- िम(cid:293)(cid:347)ी भगवान दीन S/o राम जस िनवासी ितदौली 2- िम(cid:293)(cid:347)ी होरीलाल S/o (cid:291)याम पासी R/o पासी का पुरवा H/o ितदौली 3- राम सुिमरन S/o महराजदीन R/o पासी का पुरवा H/o ितदौली 4- साई लाल S/o हरभजन R/o छेदी का पुरवा H/o कटघरा थाना कु मारगंज जनपद फै जाबाद के साथ गया था काम करने के दौरान राजे(cid:281)(cid:349) (cid:497)ारा लोहे का पाइप हटाते समय असावधानी के कारण पास म(cid:517) 11000 बो(cid:289)टेज के तार म(cid:517) छू ने के कारण कर(cid:281)ट लगने से राजे(cid:281)(cid:349) की मृ(cid:277)यु हो गयी साथ म(cid:517) काम कर रहे मज(cid:622)रो के सहयोग से राजे(cid:281)(cid:349) को क(cid:293)बा कु मारगंज ि(cid:293)थत डा० वमा(cid:259) (cid:262)लीिनक पर लाया गया था जहाँ डा० वमा(cid:259) (cid:497)ारा, राजे(cid:281)(cid:349) को मृत घोिषत कर िदया गया पो(cid:293)ट माट(cid:259)म न कराने की िनयत से िबना पुिलस को सूचना िदये राजे(cid:281)(cid:349) के पिरवारी जनो (cid:497)ारा िर(cid:293)तेदार(cid:523) एवं गांव वालो की उपि(cid:293)थित म(cid:517) शव का दाह सं(cid:293)कार कर िदया गया थाना हाजा के रिज(cid:293)टर के अवलोकन से इस स(cid:286)ब(cid:281)ध म(cid:517) कोई अिभयोग पंजीकृ त नही है। िरपोट(cid:259) सादर सेवा म(cid:517) (cid:352)ेिषत है।" (iv) After the aforesaid incident, cremation of body of the deceased was carried out with the consent of complainant/Mansharam and in this regard, an application was also submitted before S.H.O., P.S.-Kumarganj, District- Faizabad now Ayodhya (annexed as Annexure No. 5) signed by Mansharam and other villagers. The application referred is extracted here-in-under:- "सेवा म(cid:517), (cid:361)ीमान थाना(cid:280)य(cid:87) महोदय थाना कु मारगंज फै जाबाद। महोदय, िनवेदन है िक (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) म(cid:281)शाराम पु(cid:347) जग(cid:628)प िनवासी (cid:334)ाम पूरे पासी ित(cid:281)दौली पो० िबरौली XXX तहसील िम(cid:289)कीपुर थाना कु मारगंज का मूल िनवासी (cid:632)ँ। (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) का लडका राजे(cid:281)(cid:349) पु(cid:347) म(cid:281)शाराम को कल िदनांक 22.02.2018 िदन बृह(cid:293)पितवार (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) के ही गांव के मनीराम पु(cid:347) सदल के यहाँ घर बनवा रहा था। इनके घर के ऊपर से जा रहे। 1100 बे(cid:289)ट के िव(cid:495)ुत तार से (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) के ल(cid:237)के का हाथ छू गया िजससे उसकी मौके पर मृ(cid:277)यु हो गयी। तथा मेरी अनुमित से ही मेरे लडके का दाह सं(cid:293)कार कराया गया। िजसम(cid:517) हमे िकसी भी (cid:352)कार की कोई आपि(cid:485) नही है। 3 CRLP No. 20356 of 2021 अतः (cid:361)ीमान जी से िनवेदन है िक महोदय के सं(cid:88)ान जो भी िकसी (cid:498)ि(cid:472) ने गलत सूचना दी है। वह गलत है। हमे दोनो लोगो के आपस म(cid:517) िकसी (cid:352)कार की कोई भी िशकायत नही है।"

4. Based upon the aforesaid facts, learned counsel for the petitioners stated that after cremation of the deceased, the opposite party No.2 with ulterior motive instituted a complaint case dated 14.03.2018 (annexed at page No. 20 to 22 of the present petition), which also indicates that the petitioners have not committed any offence.

5. Thereafter, C.J.M., Faizabad now Ayodhya (in short 'Magistrate') vide order dated 25.06.2019 passed in Criminal Case No. 9964 of 2018 (Mansharam vs. Maniram and Others) summoned the petitioners and a perusal of order dated 25.06.2019 would indicate that the Magistrate has failed to appreciate the facts of the case in its true spirit, including the facts related to the signature on blank paper taken forcefully by the petitioners. A perusal of the complaint would also indicate that alleged paper was subsequently received by the opposite party No.2/complainant.

6. It is also stated that being aggrieved by the order of the Magistrate dated

25.06.2019, petitioners instituted Criminal Revision No. 158 of 2019. The learned Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 11, Faizabad now Ayodhya (in 'Revisional Court') dismissed revision vide order dated

14.02.2020 and affirmed the order of the Magistrate dated 25.06.2019, whereby the Magistrate summoned the petitioners to face the trial for the offence under Section 304-A IPC.

7. In the instant case, from the material available on record as also from own admission of Mansharam/opposite party No. 2 no offence including the offence under Section 304-A IPC is made out against the petitioners. Prayer is to cause interference and allow the petition.

8. Sri R.N. Pathak, learned counsel for the opposite party No.2/complainant and Sri Ajay Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the State opposed the present petition.

9. Considered the aforesaid and perused the record.

10. Upon due consideration of aforesaid particularly the cause of death i.e. electrocution due to touching power line, indicated by opposite party No. 2/complainant (Mansharam) himself, this Court is of the view that the proceedings in issue is liable to be quashed. Accordingly, the petition is 4 CRLP No. 20356 of 2021 allowed.

7. The impugned order dated 14.02.2020 passed by the Revisional Court in Criminal Revision No. 158 of 2019 and the order dated 25.06.2019 passed by Magistrate in Criminal Complaint No. 9964 of 2018 as well as the entire proceedings pending before the Court concerned against the petitioners are hereby quashed.

8. Office is directed to communicate this order to the Court concerned for necessary actions. November 11, 2025 Vinay/- (Saurabh Lavania,J.) VINAY KUMAR VINAY KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Lucknow Bench