Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:4003 Court No. - 12 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 454 of 2025 Applicant :- Santosh Kumar Singh Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Meva Lal Yadav,Harshita Gupta,Saddam Khan Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard. By means of this application, the applicant has prayed for the following main reliefs:- "WHEREFORE, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow the present petition under section 482 Cr.P.C. (528 of B.N.N.S.) and to set aside the impugned order dated 09.07.2024 passed by Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ambedkar Nagar contained as Annexure No. 1 to this petition, in the interest of Justice. It is further prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to release/unseal the kindly premises/building of Aman Nursing Home, situated at Kasba Mubarakpur Tanda, Ambedkar Nagar in favor of the petitioner, during pendency of trial of the case, in interest of justice." Vide order impugned dated 09.07.2024, the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ambedkar Nagar (in short "Magistrate") rejected the application of the applicant on issue of maintainability. The relevant portion of the order impugned dated 09.07.2024 reads as under:- "थथानने सने आहहत आख्यथाननुसथार पथाथरनथा प्ቔ मम उलቤኌखखित अमन नखसरग हहोम कहो अपर मनुख्य लचिलकत्सथाखधिकथाररी डडॉ० रथामथानन्द खसदथाथर , उपमनुख्य लचिलकत्सथाखधिकथाररी डडॉ० गगौतम लमशथा तथथा अधिरी्ቌक सथामनुदथालयक स्वथास्थय कने न्द, टथाण्डथा डडॉ० लदननेश कनु मथार वमथार स्वथास्थय लवभथाग ककी टरीम दथारथा सरील लकयथा गयथा थथा तहो इस ससंबसंधि मम धिथारथा - 451 दसं०प०ससं० कथा उቤኌनेखि लकयथा जथानथा लनतथान्त आवश्यक हहै। धिथारथा- 451 दसं०प०ससं० कने अननुसथार जब ऐसरी सम्पखቈኌ जहो न्यथायथालय कने सम्ቌ पनेश ककी जथातरी हहै, ऐसरी सम्पखቈኌ कने ससंबसंधि मम हरी न्यथायथालय धिथारथा - 451 दसं०प०ससं०कने अन्तगरत आदनेश पथाररत कर सकतरी हहै। धिथारथा - 451 दसं०प०ससं० कने सथाथ स्पषरीकरण मम भरी कथन लकयथा गयथा हहै लक कने वल वने सम्पखቈኌ जहो न्यथायथालय कने सम्ቌ पनेश ककी जथातरी हहै यथा जहो न्यथायथालय ककी अलभर्ቌथा मम हहै यथा खजस सम्पखቈኌ कने बथारने मम कहोई अपरथाधि लकयथा जथानथा पतरीत हहोतथा हहै यथा जहो लकसरी अपरथाधि मम लकयने जथानने मम पयनु्ሹ ककी गयरी पतरीत हहोतरी हहै , मथा्ቔ इन्हीሻ सम्पखቈኌयोሱ कने ससंबसंधि मम हरी धिथारथा - 451 दसं०प०ससं० कने अन्तगरत न्यथायथालय कहो आदनेश पथाररत करनने कथा अखधिकथार हहै। पथाथቕኍ दथारथा अलभकखथत सरील हहआ नखसरग हहोम न तहो न्यथायथालय मम पस्तनुत लकयने जथानने यहोग्य हहै और न हरी न्यथायथालय ककी अलभर्ቌथा मम रखिने जथानने यहोग्य हहै, न उ्ሹ नखसरग हहोम दथारथा कहोई अपरथाधि लकयथा जथा सकतथा हहै, न हरी उ्ሹ नखसरग हहोम कहो अपरथाधि करनने हनेतनु पयहोग लकयथा जथा सकतथा हहै। अथथारतत् नखसरग हहोम ऐसरी सम्पखቈኌ हहै , जहो धिथारथा- 451 दसं०प०ससं० मम वलणरत सम्पखቈኌ ककी पररखधि मम नहरी आतथा हहै। अततः धिथारथा - 451 दसं०प०ससं० कने अन्तगरत न्यथायथालय कहो नखसरग हहोम मनु्ሹ करनने ककी शल्ሹ पथा्቎ नहीሻ हहै। इस ससंबसंधि मम मथाननरीय उच्चितम न्यथायथालय दथारथा पलतपथालदत लवखधि - व्यवस्थथा अममृत लथाल कनु मथावट एवसं अन्य बनथाम रथाजस्थथान रथाज्य एवसं अन्य 1998 लቅኌ०एल०जने० 3032 कथा अवलहोकन आवश्यक हहै। उ्ሹ लवखधि-व्यवस्थथा मम मथाननरीय न्यथायथालय दथारथा यह अवधिथाररत लकयथा गयथा हहै लक धिथारथा - 451 दसं०प०ससं० कने अन्तगरत अचिल सम्पखቈኌ शथालमल नहीሻ हहै तथथा अचिल सम्पखቈኌ कने ससंबसंधि मम धिथारथा - 451 दसं०प०ससं० कने अन्तगरत आदनेश पथाररत नहीሻ लकयथा जथा सकतथा हहै। उ्ሹ लवखधि-व्यवस्थथा धिथारथा - 451 दसं०प०ससं० कने ससंबसंधि मम हहै, जबलक पस्तनुत पकरण मम न्यथायथालय कहो धिथारथा - 451 दसं०प०ससं० कने अन्तगरत अचिल सम्पखቈኌ नखसरग हहोम कहो अवमनु्ሹ करनने ककी शल्ሹ पथा्቎ नहीሻ हहै। यहथााሺ यह उቤኌनेखिनरीय हहै लक पथाथቕኍ दथारथा धिथारथा - 456 दसं०प०ससं० कने असंतगरत पथाथरनथा प्ቔ पस्तनुत लकयथा गयथा हहै जहो लक पस्तनुत पकरण मम लथागगू नहीሻ हहोतथा हहै क्योሱलक पस्तनुत मथामलने मम नखसरग हहोम कहो स्वथास्थय लवभथाग ककी टरीम दथारथा सरील लकयथा गयथा हहै। अततः मथामलने कने समस्त तथ्य एवसं पररसस्थलतयोሱ मम पथाथቕኍ दथारथा पस्तनुत पथाथरनथा प्ቔ लनरस्त लकयने जथानने यहोग्य हहै। आदनेश पथाथቕኍ डडॉ० ससंतहोष कनु मथार खससंह दथारथा अमन नखसरग हहोम कहो ररलरीज/अवमनु्ሹ करथानने हनेतनु पस्तनुत पथाथरनथा प्ቔ उपयनुर्ሹथाननुसथार लनरस्त लकयथा जथातथा हहै।" Challenging the order dated 09.07.2024 passed by Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ambedkar Nagar, it is stated that the premises of the applicant was sealed on 25.04.2024 at about 5.00 P.M. by the team consisting of Additional Chief Medical Officer, Ambedkar Nagar, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Additional Superintendent C.H.C., Tanda and Superintendent C.H.C. Tanda, Ambedkar Nagar. It is also stated that in terms of Section 15(3) of Indian Medical Council Act, no power vests in the Medical Officer or in S.D.M. to seal the premises. It is also stated that the present case is fully covered by the order dated 11.01.2021 passed by this Court in APPLICATION U/S 482 No. 4 of 2021 (Chandra Prakash Chaudhary vs. State of U.P. and another). The relevant portion of the order dated 11.01.2021, referred, is extracted hereunder:- "The present application has been filed challenging the order dated 19.11.2020 passed by the 3rd Additional Sessions Judge, Basti in Criminal Revision No. 90 of 2020 (Chandra Prakash Chaudhary Vs. State of U.P. and Another) as well as the order dated 19.9.2020 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Basti in Misc. Case No. 494/12/2020, Case No. 1294 of 2020 (State Vs. Chandra Prakash Chaudhary) arising out of Case Crime No. 279 of 2019, under Sections 419, 420 IPC and Section 15(3) of the Indian Medical Council Act, P.S. Lalganj, District Basti. The brief contention of the counsel for the applicant is that the applicant has taken the premises on rent from one Raghav Ram and opened a Hospital on the said premises for providing medical facilities. It is stated that the Chief Medical Officer, Basti issued a medical establishment certificate to the applicant as owner on 20.9.2019. The said certificate was valid from 20.9.2019 to 30.4.2020 and the applicant was running a medical center in the name and style of Krishna Medical Center in the Village Jobhiyaon Chauraha, Post Udhraha, District Basti. It is argued that in the said center one Dr. Shailendra Kumar Yadav was working as full time doctor, one Ranchan Devi was working as part time A.N.M. and one Pooja was working as full time G.N.M. An F.I.R. came to be lodged against the applicant as Case Crime No. 279 of 2019, under Sections 419, 420 I.P.C. and Section 15(3) of the Indian Medical Council Act at Police Station Lalganj on 19.10.2019, wherein allegations were levelled that at the time of inspection it was found that the applicant, who does not even have a degree, was performing operations. The applicant denied the said allegations, however, the present application has been filed on the ground that not only an FIR was lodged, the entire hospital was seized and sealed in pursuance to an order dated 19th October, 2019 passed by the C.M.O., informing the S.H.O. that premises has been sealed in exercise of powers under Section 15(3) of the Indian Medical Council Act. The neat submission of the counsel for the applicant is that for the sake of arguments even if the averments made in the F.I.R. are treated to be correct, there is no power vested either with the S.H.O. or the C.M.O. to seal the premises, as has been done in purported exercise of powers under Section 15(3) of the Indian Medical Council Act. Section 15(3) of the Indian Medical Council Act is being quoted hereinbelow:- "15 (3) Any person who acts in contravention of any provision of sub-section (2) shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.]" A plain reading of the provisions of Section 15 (3) of the Indian Medical Council Act makes it clear that it provides for punishment to any person who contravenes any of the provisions of Sub Section (2) with an imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to Rs. 1,000/- or with both. Contravention which can attracts punishment under section 15 (3) are contained in Section 15(2). A perusal of the said Section does not in any way empower the authorities to seal or seize the property, as has been done in the present case. Learned A.G.A. was granted time to ascertain the source or power under which the sealing and the seizure activity has been carried out. He fairly states that no such power has been found either under the Cr.P.C. or under the provisions of the Indian Medical Council Act. As the parties agree that no such specific powers exist, the act of sealing and seizure of the hospital is in clear violation of rights enshrined in the applicant under Article 300-A of the Constitution of India. The applicant had rightly approached the Court concerned for lifting the sealing order, which was rejected and the Revisional Court also rejected the revision. The authorities have sealed the hospital and a seizure order has been passed without there being any authority of law, thus I have no hesitation in holding that the order sealing the premises is clearly bad in law. It is well settled that if any action of the State has expropriatory effect, the same should be specifically authorised by a valid law. Admittedly, there is no such law authorising the State to seal the premises as has been done in the present case. Once source of power cannot be traced, the Courts below ought to have release the seizure of the premises and the revisional court has committed manifest error of law in dismissing the revision. Accordingly, the application is allowed. The order dated 19.11.2020 passed by the 3rd Additional Sessions Judge, Basti in Criminal Revision No. 90 of 2020 (Chandra Prakash Chaudhary Vs. State of U.P. and Another) as well as the order dated 19.9.2020 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Basti in Misc. Case No. 494/12/2020, Case No. 1294 of 2020 (State Vs. Chandra Prakash Chaudhary) are quashed. Directions are issued for forthwith de-sealing of the premises namely, Krishna Medical Center situated at Village Jibhiyao, Post Kudraha, District Basti." The aforesaid could not be disputed. Accordingly, this Court finds that the present application is liable to be allowed in the light of the observations made by this Court in the order dated 11.01.2021. In view of above, the instant application is allowed. The order dated 09.07.2024 passed by Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ambedkar Nagar is hereby set-aside. Let the premises/building of Aman Nursing Home, situated at Kasba Mubarakpur Tanda, Ambedkar Nagar of the applicant be be released/unsealed forthwith by the officer concerned. Order Date :- 21.1.2025 Jyoti/- Digitally signed by :- JYOTI RAJWANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench