Mohd. Iqrar Ahmad v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and Another

Court No. - 12 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 11721 of 2024 Applicant :- Mohd. Iqrar Ahmad Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Naved Alam,Ashmita Singh,Prateek Mishra,Rajat Gangwar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. By means of this application, the order dated 11.10.2024 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 10, Barabanki (in short "trial court") in Special Sessions Trial No. 2516 of 2023 (State of U.P. vs. Mohd. Iqrar Ahmad and others) has been challenged, whereby, the trial court has rejected the application preferred by the applicant seeking discharge. The applicant has further prayed before this Court that entire criminal proceedings arising out of Case Crime No. 377 of 2022 dated 25.08.2022 may be quashed. The main reliefs sought in this application are extracted hereunder:- "I. Quash and set aside the impugned order dated 11.10.2024 passed by Learned Additional District and Session Judge, Court No. 10, Barabanki in Special Session Trial No. 2516/2023 State of U.P. v. Mohd. Iqrar Ahmed arising out of Case Crime No. 377 of 2022, P.S. Asandra, District Barabanki (as contained herein as Annexure-1). II. Quash and set aside the entire criminal pending on the file of Learned Additional District and Session Judge, Court No. 10, Barabanki in Special Session Trial No. 2516/2023 State of U.P. v. Mohd. Iqrar Ahmed arising out of F.I.R. dated 25.08.2022, Case Crime No. 377 of 2022, Asandra, District Barabanki." The order impugned dated 11.10.2024, being relevant, is extracted hereunder:- "11.10.2024

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फदरबरतमदगलकपअवलमकनसपभवभदतहमततहहभकमतमलपममअभभयपकमम०चचदउफरगपडनधजसकप

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अहमदककसमहकककखरलदफरमखतममसचधलपततबततयलगयलधजसकपआधतरपरअभभयपककम

पकरणममकमपकरणमम

नतभमतभकयतगयतहह।भववपचनमपरतचतमतमलपमममम०इकरतरअहमदकप

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अभभयमजनसतकयकतउतनलगहरतईसपभवशलपषणकरनपककअपपकतनहहभकयतजतततधजतनत

परलकणकपसमयसतकयपतपहमनपकपउपरतचतदमषधसभदअसवतदमषमपभकपरभवचतरकरतपसमय

भकयतजतततहह।आरमपभवरभचतभकयपजततपसमयनयतयतलयपततवललपरउपलबधसतकयसपइस

भनषकषरपरपहहचततहहभकअभभयपकदतरतअपरतधभकयतजतनतसमभतवयहहतबनयतयतलयआरमप

भवरभचतकरभवचतरणअगसतररतकरपगत।

मतननलयउचचतमनयतयतलयककभनणरयजभवधध

सममतचकवतरबनतमसटपटथनसल०बल०आई०

(2007) 2 SC(Cri.) 514

मपमतननलयउचचतमनयतयतलयनपयहअभभभनधतररतभकयतहहभक '

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नयतयतलयककरतयममअभभयपकदतरतअपरतधकतररतभकयतजतनतसमभवपतलतहमततहम,

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अभभयपकदतरतअपरतधकतररतभकयतगयतहहअसवतनहह,

यहभवचतरणकपसमयभनधतररतभकयतजत

सकततहहआरमपभवरभचतभकयपजतनपकपसतरपरनहह।'

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सचधलपततबततयलगयलधजसकप आधतरपरअभभयपककमपकरणममनतभमतभकयतगयतहह।

भववपचनमपरतचतअभभयपकककअपरतधममसचधलपततपततपहहयपअभभयपकमम०इकरतरअहमदकपभवरद

आरमपपतअनतगरतधतरत29

एन०डल०पल०एस०एकटममपसतपतभकयतगयतहह।

उपरमकभवशलपषणकपआधतरपरअभभयमजनपपतमकपअनपसतरउनममचनपतसरनतपतब-12 खतररज

भकयपजतनपयमगयहह। आदपश

पतसरनतपतब-12

खतररजभकयतजतततहह।अभभयपकपततवलल-

वतसतपआरमपभदनतचक06.11.2024

कमपपशहम।" It would be apt to indicate here that the discharge application under Section 227 Cr.P.C. has been filed on the sole ground that the applicant has been implicated on the statement made by the co-accused and the statement of co-accused or confessional statement of accused himself has no evidentiary value. Learned AGA opposed the present application. Considered the submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. At this stage of seeking discharge or causing interference in the pending criminal proceedings, the Court has to see as to whether prima facie case is made out against the applicant or not. Taking note of the aforesaid and also the Sections 24 to 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (in short "Act of 1872") read with Section 21 of the Act of 1872, this Court is not inclined to accede the main reliefs sought in this application, quoted above. The instant application is accordingly dismissed. Order Date :- 19.12.2024 Arun/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench