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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 19999 of 2017 Court No. - 78 HON'BLE NAND PRABHA SHUKLA, J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. The present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed with a prayer to allow this application and quash the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No. 1131 of 2015, arising out of Case Crime No. 20 of 2015, under sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Ubhaon, District Ballia including charge sheet dated
18.04.2015. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that the version of the First Information Report is different from the statement of the witnesses recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. 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 applicant. All the submissions made at the bar relate to the disputed questions of fact, which cannot be adjudicated upon by this Court. Only in cases where the Court finds that there has been failure of justice or abuse of procedure, this power may be exercised to prevent the abuse of process to secure the ends of justice. Accordingly, prayer for quashing is declined. However, in the interest of justice, it is provided that in case the applicant Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Gopal Krishna Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Sanjay Kumar Kushwaha, Uma Shankar Yadav Dhananjay Sharma .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s)
moves an application for discharge at an appropriate stage through counsel within 30 days, the same shall be disposed of by the Trial Court by a reasoned and speaking order in accordance with law within two weeks thereafter. For a period of 30 days or till the disposal of the discharge application, whichever is earlier, no coercive measures shall be taken against the applicant in the aforesaid case. With the aforesaid direction, this application is disposed of. September 9, 2025 Puspendra A482 No. 19999 of 2017 2 (Nand Prabha Shukla,J.) Digitally signed by :- PUSPENDRA NARAYAN SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad