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2025 DAILYLAW 132530 (ALL)

CHANDRA WATI AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. AND ANOTHER

A482/2998/2025 · 2025-04-15

Salil Kumar Rai

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:20891 Court No. - 16 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 2998 of 2025 Applicant :- Chandra Wati And Another Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Alok Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Salil Kumar Rai,J. Heard the counsel for the applicants and learned A.G.A. This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed to quash the entire proceedings including the Charge-sheet No. 82/23 dated 16.3.2023 filed in FIR No. / Case Crime No. 0570/2022 under Sections 498-A, 506 IPC and Section 3/4 Dowry Act, P.S. Purwa, District Unnao pending in the court of Civil Judge (Junior Division), FTC, Unnao. The contention of the counsel for the applicants is that no offence against the applicants is disclosed and the present prosecution has been instituted with a malafide intention for the purposes of harassment. He pointed out certain documents and statements in support of their contention. Per contra learned A.G.A. submitted that from the perusal of the material on record and looking into the facts of the case at this stage it cannot be said that no offence is made out against the applicants. The submissions made by the counsel for the applicants relate to disputed question of facts, which cannot be adjudicated upon by this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. At this stage only prima facie case is to be seen. The disputed defence of the accused cannot be considered at this stage. The submissions made by learned A.G.A. have force. The prayer for quashing the proceedings is refused. With the aforesaid observations, the application is rejected. Order Date :- 15.4.2025 Satyam Digitally signed by :- SATYAM AGRAHARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench