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WPCRL No. 1566 of 2021 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.
1. None present for the petitioners.
2. Mr. K.S. Bora, learned Deputy Advocate General for the State of Uttarakhand.
3. Mr. Pankaj Kumar Sharma, learned counsel for the caveator.
4. Petitioners have sought quashing of F.I.R. No. 0406 of 2021, registered against them for offence punishable under Sections 420, 504, 506 & 120-B of I.P.C. in Police Station Rishikesh, District Dehradun.
5. Learned State Counsel, on instructions, submits that, upon investigation, charge sheet has been filed only against petitioner no. 2 and all other petitioners were dropped. Thus, he submits that writ petition has become infructuous qua petitioner nos. 1, 3 & 4.
6. The impugned F.I.R. is on record as Annexure No. 1 to the writ petition. Perusal of the F.I.R. reveals that ingredients of offences levelled against the petitioner no. 2 are made out.
7. Whether the allegations are correct or not cannot be examined in a writ petition. It is a matter of trial.
8. Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of M/s Neeharika Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. Vs. State of Maharashtra & others,
2025:UHC:144 reported in AIR 2021 SC 1918, have laid down parameters for exercise of power under Article 226 of Constitution, in such matters.
9. Having regard to the law laid down by Hon’ble Supreme Court in the aforesaid case, there is no scope for interference with the impugned FIR while exercising extraordinary power under Article 226 of the Constitution.
10. Accordingly, the writ petition fails and is dismissed.
(Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.)
06.01.2025 Aswal
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