Ram Anand Paswan vs State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of
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1. Heard learned Counsel for the appellant, Sri S.P.Tiwari, learned AGA appearing for the State and perused the records.
2. The present appeal has been filed for the following main relief:- "It is therefore, most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble court may be pleased to allow the appeal and set aside the impugned order dated 25.09.2025 passed by Special Judge SC/ST Act, Ambedkarnagar in Misc Case No.345/2025 u/s 173(4) of BNSS,2023, police station- Jalalpur, District-Ambedkarnagar And further be pleased to direct the concern authority/ police station to register the case against the opposite party no. 02 to 06 in the interest of justice."
3. By means of the present appeal, the appellant has assailed the order dated 25.09.2025 passed by Special Judge SC/ST Act, Ambedkarnagar in Misc Case No.345/2025 ( in short 'trial court'). Vide impugned order dated 25.09.2025, the trial court rejected the application preferred by the appellant under Section 173(4) BNSS.
4. The brief facts of the case are as under:- (i) On 25.08.2025 at about 7 pm the application under Section 173(4) of BNSS was preferred against the employees of electricity /hydel department namely Amit Kumar Patel, Dharmendra Yadav, Mukesh Maurya, Samar Bahadur Singh, Shard Mishra, impleaded as opposite party no(s). 3 to 7 ( in short 'side opposite'). (ii) The side opposite asked the appellant to deposit the due amount i.e. Rs. 6,000/-. (iii) For which the appellant sought time. 2 CRLA No. 3735 of 2025 (iv) The side opposite thereafter hurled abuses and also made casteist remarks against the appellant. (v) The appellant was also assaulted by side opposite with kicks and fists and they also slapped the appellant. (vi) The son of appellant namely Radharaman was also pushed to earth by the side opposite. (vii) The side opposite also took away the cable amounting to Rs. 2,000/- and also threaten the appellant to life. (viii) After considering the Police report, the aforesaid application was rejected by the trial court. (ix) According to Police report the side opposite went to the shop of the appellant on 25.08.2025 where the appellant committed crime and the said incident was reported by Amit Kumar Patel/opposite party no.3 and based upon the written report an FIR dated 26.08.2025 was registered as Case Crime No. 383/2025 under Sections 115(2), 352, 351(3) BNS.
4. In the aforesaid background of the case, the present appeal has been filed impeaching the order dated 25.09.2025.
5. Learned Counsel for the appellant says that trial court has failed to consider the facts in its true spirit. As such, the indulgence of this Court is required in the matter.
6. Sri S.P. Tiwari, learned A.G.A. submitted that order passed by the trial court is reasoned and speaking order. He further submitted that it is apparent from the material available on record including the Police report and the order under challenge that with oblique motive the appellant preferred an application under Section 173(4) of BNSS. Prayer is to dismiss the appeal.
7. Considered the aforesaid and perused the records.
8. For coming to the conclusion as to whether the impugned order is justified or not, this Court feels it appropriate to refer the relevant portion of order dated 25.09.2025, and the same reads as under:- "5. आवेदक का कथन है िक, "(cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) की एक (cid:621)कान ितराहा मंगुरािडला, थाना-जलालपुर, जनपद-अ(cid:286)बेडकरनगर म(cid:517) ि(cid:293)थत है, उसका िबजली का कने(cid:262)शनन (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) की प(cid:277)नी आशा देवी के नाम है। (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) अपनी माँ के इलाज म(cid:517) 05 माह काफी (cid:498)(cid:293)त रहा और इलाज के िलए उसे बाहर जाना प(cid:237)ता था, िजस कारण वह िबजली का िबल नह(cid:514) जमा कर पाया और िबल मु० 6,000/- (cid:627)पये बकाया हो गया था। िदनांक 25.08.2025 को समय 07:00 बजे हाइिडल िवभाग, जलालपुर, अ(cid:286)बेडकरनगर के िव(cid:495)ुत कम(cid:515) अिमत कु मार पटेल, धम(cid:518)(cid:281)(cid:349) यादव, मुके श मौय(cid:259), समर 3 CRLA No. 3735 of 2025 बहा(cid:621)र िसह व शरद िम(cid:361) (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) की (cid:621)कान पर आये और िबजली का बकाया िबल जमा करने को कहे। (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) ने उनसे दो िदन का समय मांगा तो सभी िवप(cid:87)ीगण (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) के ऊपर काफी गु(cid:293)सा होकर उसे माँ-बहन की गािलयाँ देने लगे और कहे िक मादरचोद साले पासी की जाित तु(cid:286)हारी हमेशा यही नौटंकी रहती है। (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) ने उ(cid:281)ह(cid:517) गािलयाँ देने से मना िकया तो अिमत कु मार, धम(cid:518)(cid:281)(cid:349) यादव, मुके श मौय(cid:259), समर बहा(cid:621)र िसह व शरद िम(cid:361) उसे लात-घूसा व थ(cid:282)प(cid:237) से मारे। उसका कु ता(cid:259) फा(cid:237) िदये। (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) का ल(cid:237)का राधारमन बीच-बचाव करना चाहा तो उसे भी ध(cid:262)का मार कर िगरा िदये मु० 2,000/- (cid:628)पये का िबजली का के िबल जबरद(cid:293)ती काटकर उठा ले गये। लोग(cid:523) की भी(cid:237) देखकर (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) को जान से मारने की धमकी देकर चल(cid:517) गये।" थाने की आ(cid:263)या के अनुसार आवेदक व उसके घरवाल(cid:523) (cid:497)ारा िबजली कम(cid:259)चारीगण के साथ मारपीट आिद की गयी। िजसके संबंध म(cid:517) िबजली कम(cid:259)चारी अिमत कु मार पटेल (cid:497)ारा िलिखत (cid:352)ाथ(cid:259)ना प(cid:347) देकर थाना (cid:293)थानीय पर िदनांक 26.08.2025 को मु०अ०सं-383/2025 अ(cid:281)तग(cid:259)त धारा-115(2), 352 व 351(3) बी०एन०एस० म(cid:517) आवेदक राम आन(cid:281)द व अ(cid:281)य के िव(cid:627)(cid:490) पंजीकृ त कराया गया। (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) के कथनानुसार उसे चार-पाँच लोग(cid:523) (cid:497)ारा िमलकर मारा-पीटा गया पर(cid:281)तु उसे आयी। चोट(cid:523) के स(cid:286)ब(cid:281)ध म(cid:517) प(cid:347)ावली पर कोई मेिडकल िरपोट(cid:259) दािखल नह(cid:514) िकया गया है, िजससे (cid:293)प(cid:504) हो सके िक िवप(cid:87)ीगण के मारने से उसे िकस (cid:352)कार की चोट(cid:517) कािरत (cid:631)ई। 6. इस (cid:352)कार, प(cid:347)ावली पर उपल(cid:284)ध थाने की आ(cid:263)या के अवलोकन से (cid:293)प(cid:504) होता है िक आवेदक व उसके पिरवार वाल(cid:523) के िव(cid:627)(cid:490) िवप(cid:87)ी सं०-1 अिमत कु मार पटेल (cid:497)ारा अिभयोग पंजीकृ त कराया गया है। ऐसा म(cid:517) आवेदक (cid:497)ारा पेशबंदी म(cid:517) (cid:352)ाथ(cid:259)ना प(cid:347) (cid:352)(cid:293)तुत िकया जाना (cid:352)तीत होता है। 7. ऐसी ि(cid:293)थित म(cid:517) (cid:352)ाथ(cid:259)ना प(cid:347) के अवलोकन से िकसी सं(cid:88)ेय अपराध का कािरत होना (cid:352)थम(cid:623)(cid:504)या न पाये जाने के कारण (cid:352)(cid:293)तुत (cid:352)ाथ(cid:259)ना प(cid:347) उपरो(cid:472)ानुसार िनर(cid:293)त िकए जाने यो(cid:264)य है। आदेश (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) राम आन(cid:281)द पासवान (cid:497)ारा (cid:352)(cid:293)तुत (cid:352)ाथ(cid:259)ना प(cid:347) अ(cid:281)तग(cid:259)त धारा-173 (4) बी०एन०एस०एस० िनर(cid:293)त िकया जाता है। प(cid:347)ावली िनयमानुसार दािखल अिभलेखागार ह(cid:523)।"
9. Upon due consideration of the facts including the order of trial court dated 25.09.2025, this Court finds that no interference is required in the matter. It is for the reason that (i) appellant preferred an application under Section 173(4) of BNSS in counterblast to the Case Crime No. 383/2025 under Sections 115(2), 352, 351(3) BNS, registered on the written report submitted by opposite party no.3, according to which the appellant alongwith his family members assaulted the officers/officials of electricity/hydel department and (ii) To support the allegations regarding injury sustained, medical evidence was not placed on record, which indicates that the story narrated by the appellant in the application under Section 173(4) BNSS, was concocted story.
9. Accordingly, the present appeal is dismissed. Costs made easy. November 19, 2025 Jyoti/- (Saurabh Lavania,J.) JYOTI RAJWANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench
1. Heard learned Counsel for the appellant, Sri S.P.Tiwari, learned AGA appearing for the State and perused the records.
2. The present appeal has been filed for the following main relief:- "It is therefore, most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble court may be pleased to allow the appeal and set aside the impugned order dated 25.09.2025 passed by Special Judge SC/ST Act, Ambedkarnagar in Misc Case No.345/2025 u/s 173(4) of BNSS,2023, police station- Jalalpur, District-Ambedkarnagar And further be pleased to direct the concern authority/ police station to register the case against the opposite party no. 02 to 06 in the interest of justice."
3. By means of the present appeal, the appellant has assailed the order dated 25.09.2025 passed by Special Judge SC/ST Act, Ambedkarnagar in Misc Case No.345/2025 ( in short 'trial court'). Vide impugned order dated 25.09.2025, the trial court rejected the application preferred by the appellant under Section 173(4) BNSS.
4. The brief facts of the case are as under:- (i) On 25.08.2025 at about 7 pm the application under Section 173(4) of BNSS was preferred against the employees of electricity /hydel department namely Amit Kumar Patel, Dharmendra Yadav, Mukesh Maurya, Samar Bahadur Singh, Shard Mishra, impleaded as opposite party no(s). 3 to 7 ( in short 'side opposite'). (ii) The side opposite asked the appellant to deposit the due amount i.e. Rs. 6,000/-. (iii) For which the appellant sought time. 2 CRLA No. 3735 of 2025 (iv) The side opposite thereafter hurled abuses and also made casteist remarks against the appellant. (v) The appellant was also assaulted by side opposite with kicks and fists and they also slapped the appellant. (vi) The son of appellant namely Radharaman was also pushed to earth by the side opposite. (vii) The side opposite also took away the cable amounting to Rs. 2,000/- and also threaten the appellant to life. (viii) After considering the Police report, the aforesaid application was rejected by the trial court. (ix) According to Police report the side opposite went to the shop of the appellant on 25.08.2025 where the appellant committed crime and the said incident was reported by Amit Kumar Patel/opposite party no.3 and based upon the written report an FIR dated 26.08.2025 was registered as Case Crime No. 383/2025 under Sections 115(2), 352, 351(3) BNS.
4. In the aforesaid background of the case, the present appeal has been filed impeaching the order dated 25.09.2025.
5. Learned Counsel for the appellant says that trial court has failed to consider the facts in its true spirit. As such, the indulgence of this Court is required in the matter.
6. Sri S.P. Tiwari, learned A.G.A. submitted that order passed by the trial court is reasoned and speaking order. He further submitted that it is apparent from the material available on record including the Police report and the order under challenge that with oblique motive the appellant preferred an application under Section 173(4) of BNSS. Prayer is to dismiss the appeal.
7. Considered the aforesaid and perused the records.
8. For coming to the conclusion as to whether the impugned order is justified or not, this Court feels it appropriate to refer the relevant portion of order dated 25.09.2025, and the same reads as under:- "5. आवेदक का कथन है िक, "(cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) की एक (cid:621)कान ितराहा मंगुरािडला, थाना-जलालपुर, जनपद-अ(cid:286)बेडकरनगर म(cid:517) ि(cid:293)थत है, उसका िबजली का कने(cid:262)शनन (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) की प(cid:277)नी आशा देवी के नाम है। (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) अपनी माँ के इलाज म(cid:517) 05 माह काफी (cid:498)(cid:293)त रहा और इलाज के िलए उसे बाहर जाना प(cid:237)ता था, िजस कारण वह िबजली का िबल नह(cid:514) जमा कर पाया और िबल मु० 6,000/- (cid:627)पये बकाया हो गया था। िदनांक 25.08.2025 को समय 07:00 बजे हाइिडल िवभाग, जलालपुर, अ(cid:286)बेडकरनगर के िव(cid:495)ुत कम(cid:515) अिमत कु मार पटेल, धम(cid:518)(cid:281)(cid:349) यादव, मुके श मौय(cid:259), समर 3 CRLA No. 3735 of 2025 बहा(cid:621)र िसह व शरद िम(cid:361) (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) की (cid:621)कान पर आये और िबजली का बकाया िबल जमा करने को कहे। (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) ने उनसे दो िदन का समय मांगा तो सभी िवप(cid:87)ीगण (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) के ऊपर काफी गु(cid:293)सा होकर उसे माँ-बहन की गािलयाँ देने लगे और कहे िक मादरचोद साले पासी की जाित तु(cid:286)हारी हमेशा यही नौटंकी रहती है। (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) ने उ(cid:281)ह(cid:517) गािलयाँ देने से मना िकया तो अिमत कु मार, धम(cid:518)(cid:281)(cid:349) यादव, मुके श मौय(cid:259), समर बहा(cid:621)र िसह व शरद िम(cid:361) उसे लात-घूसा व थ(cid:282)प(cid:237) से मारे। उसका कु ता(cid:259) फा(cid:237) िदये। (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) का ल(cid:237)का राधारमन बीच-बचाव करना चाहा तो उसे भी ध(cid:262)का मार कर िगरा िदये मु० 2,000/- (cid:628)पये का िबजली का के िबल जबरद(cid:293)ती काटकर उठा ले गये। लोग(cid:523) की भी(cid:237) देखकर (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) को जान से मारने की धमकी देकर चल(cid:517) गये।" थाने की आ(cid:263)या के अनुसार आवेदक व उसके घरवाल(cid:523) (cid:497)ारा िबजली कम(cid:259)चारीगण के साथ मारपीट आिद की गयी। िजसके संबंध म(cid:517) िबजली कम(cid:259)चारी अिमत कु मार पटेल (cid:497)ारा िलिखत (cid:352)ाथ(cid:259)ना प(cid:347) देकर थाना (cid:293)थानीय पर िदनांक 26.08.2025 को मु०अ०सं-383/2025 अ(cid:281)तग(cid:259)त धारा-115(2), 352 व 351(3) बी०एन०एस० म(cid:517) आवेदक राम आन(cid:281)द व अ(cid:281)य के िव(cid:627)(cid:490) पंजीकृ त कराया गया। (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) के कथनानुसार उसे चार-पाँच लोग(cid:523) (cid:497)ारा िमलकर मारा-पीटा गया पर(cid:281)तु उसे आयी। चोट(cid:523) के स(cid:286)ब(cid:281)ध म(cid:517) प(cid:347)ावली पर कोई मेिडकल िरपोट(cid:259) दािखल नह(cid:514) िकया गया है, िजससे (cid:293)प(cid:504) हो सके िक िवप(cid:87)ीगण के मारने से उसे िकस (cid:352)कार की चोट(cid:517) कािरत (cid:631)ई। 6. इस (cid:352)कार, प(cid:347)ावली पर उपल(cid:284)ध थाने की आ(cid:263)या के अवलोकन से (cid:293)प(cid:504) होता है िक आवेदक व उसके पिरवार वाल(cid:523) के िव(cid:627)(cid:490) िवप(cid:87)ी सं०-1 अिमत कु मार पटेल (cid:497)ारा अिभयोग पंजीकृ त कराया गया है। ऐसा म(cid:517) आवेदक (cid:497)ारा पेशबंदी म(cid:517) (cid:352)ाथ(cid:259)ना प(cid:347) (cid:352)(cid:293)तुत िकया जाना (cid:352)तीत होता है। 7. ऐसी ि(cid:293)थित म(cid:517) (cid:352)ाथ(cid:259)ना प(cid:347) के अवलोकन से िकसी सं(cid:88)ेय अपराध का कािरत होना (cid:352)थम(cid:623)(cid:504)या न पाये जाने के कारण (cid:352)(cid:293)तुत (cid:352)ाथ(cid:259)ना प(cid:347) उपरो(cid:472)ानुसार िनर(cid:293)त िकए जाने यो(cid:264)य है। आदेश (cid:352)ाथ(cid:515) राम आन(cid:281)द पासवान (cid:497)ारा (cid:352)(cid:293)तुत (cid:352)ाथ(cid:259)ना प(cid:347) अ(cid:281)तग(cid:259)त धारा-173 (4) बी०एन०एस०एस० िनर(cid:293)त िकया जाता है। प(cid:347)ावली िनयमानुसार दािखल अिभलेखागार ह(cid:523)।"
9. Upon due consideration of the facts including the order of trial court dated 25.09.2025, this Court finds that no interference is required in the matter. It is for the reason that (i) appellant preferred an application under Section 173(4) of BNSS in counterblast to the Case Crime No. 383/2025 under Sections 115(2), 352, 351(3) BNS, registered on the written report submitted by opposite party no.3, according to which the appellant alongwith his family members assaulted the officers/officials of electricity/hydel department and (ii) To support the allegations regarding injury sustained, medical evidence was not placed on record, which indicates that the story narrated by the appellant in the application under Section 173(4) BNSS, was concocted story.
9. Accordingly, the present appeal is dismissed. Costs made easy. November 19, 2025 Jyoti/- (Saurabh Lavania,J.) JYOTI RAJWANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench