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Sudhir Gulia and Anr v. State of Haryana and Another

DISMISSED
Court
High Court of Punjab and Haryana
Decided
22 February 2023
Bench
Namit Kumarauthor
Case no.
CRM-M 9423/2023

Judgment

1o o o o INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAo AToCHANDIGARHo o o Dateoofodecision:o22.02.2023

o SudhiroGuliaoandoanothero ......Petitionerso o Versuso o o StateoofoHaryanaoandoanothero ......Respondents

CORAM:oHON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoNAMIToKUMARo o Present:o-o Mr.oSurenderoSaini,oAdvocate,o o o forotheopetitioners.o o o o Ms.oGaganpreetoKaur,oAAG,oHaryana.o o NAMIToKUMAR,oJ.(ORAL)o o o Thiso petitiono haso beeno filedo byo theo petitionerso undero Sectiono482oCr.P.C.oforoquashingoofoFIRoNo.0634odatedo13.10.2022o undero Sectionso 323,o 447,o 506o IPC,o registeredo ato Policeo Stationo Kharkhoda,o Sonepato alongo witho allo subsequento proceedingso arisingo therefrom.o o o Briefo factso ofo theo caseo areo thato presento FIRo haso beeno registeredo ono theo complainto ofo respondento No.2-complainant-Bimlao statingo thereino thato ino theo absenceo ofo complainant,o petitionero No.1-SudhiroAdvocateoandoDharambirobrokeoopenotheolockoofotheirohouseoando haveogivenotheosameofororesidenceotooaccusedoMeenaoandoRajesh.ooWheno theocomplainantovisitedoherohouse,osheofoundothatoaccusedoMeenaoando Rajeshowereopresentothere.ooOnoasking,otheyosaidothatopetitioneroNo.1-

2o o o o Sudhiro ando Dharambiro hado rentedo outo theo saido houseo too them.oo RespondentoNo.2-complainantohadoRs.4,00,000/-oinocash,ojewelleryoofo herodaughter-in-lawobesidesohouseholdoitemsoinotheohouse,owhichoareoino possessiono ofo theo accusedo persons.o o Sheo furthero allegedo thato theo abovesaido accusedo personso wereo noto allowingo hero too entero intoo theo house.ooWhenocomplainantopartyotriedotooenteroherohouse,oabovesaido accusedopersonsogaveobeatingsotoothemoandothreatenedotookillothem.ooo o o Learnedocounseloforotheopetitionersocontendsothatoitoisoao caseoofoversionoandocrossoversion.ooHeofurtherosubmitsothatopresentoFIRo isoaocounter-blastotooFIRoNo.0442odatedo21.07.2022ounderoSectionso323,o 34,o341,o506oIPCogotolodgedobyotheopetitionersoagainstotheocomplainanto partyo ato Policeo Stationo Kharkhoda,o Districto Sonipat.Theo boneo ofo contentiono ino theo presento caseo iso ao houseo measuringo 134o sq.o yardso betweeno twoo brotherso i.e.o Dharambiro (fathero ofo petitionero No.1o ando husbandoofopetitioneroNo.2)oandoBijendero(husbandooforespondentoNo.2-complainant).ooHeofurtherosubmitsothatoasoperooralosettlement,osaidohouseo cameotootheoshareoofoDharambir.ooHeofurtherosubmitsothatopetitionero No.2ohasoalsoofiledoaocivilosuitoagainstotheocomplainantopartyoregardingo theoaforesaidohouse.ooHeofurtherosubmitsothatoDharambirohasoalreadyo expiredo ono 20.09.2022o ando Meenao haso beeno declaredo innocent.o o Heo furtherosubmitsothatopresentoFIRoisovagueoandohasobeenogotolodgedotoo settleopersonalogrudge.ooNoophysicaloharmohasobeenocausedotooanyone,o therefore,onoooffenceoagainstotheopetitionersoisomadeoout.ooHence,otheo

3o o o o o o Perocontra,olearnedoStateocounsel,owhooappearsoonoreceipto ofoadvanceocopyoofotheopaperbook,oopposesotheoprayeroforoquashingoofo FIRoagainstotheopetitionersostatingothatoinvestigationoinotheopresentocaseo isoatoinitialostage,otherefore,otheosameocannotobeoscuttled.o o o Iohaveoheardolearnedocounseloforotheopartiesoandoperusedo theorecord.o o o InotheocaseoofoStateoofoA.P.ov.oGolcondaoLingaoSwamyo

(2004)o6oSCCo522,oafteroconsideringotheodecisionsoofothisoCourtoinotheo casesoofoR.P.oKapurov.oStateoofoPunjaboAIRo1960oSCo866oandoStateoofo Haryanaov.oBhajanoLalo1992oSuppo(1)oSCCo335oandootherodecisionsoono theoexerciseoofoinherentopowersobyotheoHighoCourtounderoSectiono482o Cr.P.C.,oinoparagraphso5,o7oando8,oitoisoobservedoandoheldoasounder:o

7.oInodealingowithotheolastocategory,oitoisoimportantotoobearo inomindotheodistinctionobetweenoaocaseowhereothereoisonoo legaloevidenceoorowhereothereoisoevidenceowhichoisoclearlyo inconsistentowithotheoaccusationsomade,oandoaocaseowhereo thereo iso legalo evidenceo which,o ono appreciation,o mayo oro mayo noto supporto theo accusations.o Wheno exercisingo jurisdictionounderoSectiono482oofotheoCode,otheoHighoCourto wouldonotoordinarilyoembarkouponoanoenquiryowhetherotheo evidenceoinoquestionoisoreliableooronotoorowhetheroonoao reasonableo appreciationo ofo ito accusationo wouldo noto beo sustained.oThatoisotheofunctionoofotheotrialoJudge.oJudicialo process,o noo doubto shouldo noto beo ano instrumento ofo oppression,o or,o needlesso harassment.o Courto shouldo beo circumspecto ando judiciouso ino exercisingo discretiono ando shouldo takeo allo relevanto factso ando circumstanceso intoo considerationobeforeoissuingoprocess,olestoitowouldobeoano instrumento ino theo handso ofo ao privateo complainanto tooRAVINDER SINGH

4o o o o unleashovendettaotooharassoanyopersononeedlessly.oAtotheo sameotimeotheosectionoisonotoanoinstrumentohandedooverotoo anoaccusedotooshort-circuitoaoprosecutionoandobringoabouto itsosuddenodeath…..oo

8.o Aso notedo above,o theo powerso possessedo byo theo Higho CourtounderoSectiono482oofotheoCodeoareoveryowideoandotheo veryoplenitudeoofotheopowerorequiresogreatocautionoinoitso exercise.oCourtomustobeocarefulotooseeothatoitsodecisionoino exerciseoofothisopoweroisobasedoonosoundoprinciples.oTheo inherento powero shouldo noto beo exercisedo too stifleo ao legitimateoprosecution.oHighoCourtobeingotheohighestocourto ofoaoStateoshouldonormallyorefrainofromogivingoaoprimao facieo decisiono ino ao caseo whereo theo entireo factso areo incompleteoandohazy,omoreosoowhenotheoevidenceohasonoto beeno collectedo ando producedo beforeo theo Courto ando theo issuesoinvolved,owhetherofactualoorolegal,oareoofomagnitudeo ando cannoto beo seeno ino theiro trueo perspectiveo withouto sufficientomaterial.oOfocourse,onoohard-and-fastoruleocano beolaidodownoinoregardotoocasesoinowhichotheoHighoCourto willoexerciseoitsoextraordinaryojurisdictionoofoquashingotheo proceedingo ato anyo stage.o [Seeo Janatao Dalo v.o H.S.o Chowdharyo [(1992)o 4o SCCo 305o :o 1993o SCCo (Cri)o 36o :o

(1992)o 4o SCCo 305o :o AIRo 1993o SCo 892]o ando Raghubiro Sarano(Dr.)ov.oStateoofoBiharo[AIRo1964oSCo1o:o(1964)o1o CrioLJo1].oItowouldonotobeoproperoforotheoHighoCourtotoo analyseo theo caseo ofo theo complainanto ino theo lighto ofo allo probabilitiesoinoorderotoodetermineowhetheroaoconvictiono wouldobeosustainableoandoonosuchopremises,oarriveoatoao conclusiono thato theo proceedingso areo too beo quashed.o Ito wouldobeoerroneousotooassessotheomaterialobeforeoitoando concludeothatotheocomplaintocannotobeoproceededowith.oIno ao proceedingo institutedo ono complaint,o exerciseo ofo theo inherento powerso too quasho theo proceedingso iso calledo foroRAVINDER SINGH

5o o o o onlyoinoaocaseowhereotheocomplaintodoesonotodiscloseoanyo offenceo oro iso frivolous,o vexatiouso oro oppressive.o Ifo theo allegationsosetooutoinotheocomplaintodoonotoconstituteotheo offenceo ofo whicho cognisanceo haso beeno takeno byo theo Magistrate,oitoisoopenotootheoHighoCourtotooquashotheosameo inoexerciseoofotheoinherentopowersounderoSectiono482oofotheo Code.oItoisonot,ohowever,onecessaryothatothereoshouldobeo meticulousoanalysisoofotheocaseobeforeotheotrialotoofindoouto whetherotheocaseowouldoendoinoconvictionooroacquittal.oTheo complaint/FIRohasotoobeoreadoasoaowhole.oIfoitoappearsothato ono considerationo ofo theo allegationso ino theo lighto ofo theo statementomadeoonooathoofotheocomplainantoorodisclosedoino theoFIRothatotheoingredientsoofotheooffenceoorooffencesoareo disclosedo ando thereo iso noo materialo too showo thato theo complaint/FIRoisomalaofide,ofrivolousoorovexatious,oinothato eventothereowouldobeonoojustificationoforointerferenceobyo theo Higho Court.o Wheno ano informationo iso lodgedo ato theo policeostationoandoanooffenceoisoregistered,othenotheomalao fidesoofotheoinformantowouldobeoofosecondaryoimportance.o Itoiso theo materialo collectedoduringo theo investigationoando evidenceoledoinocourtowhichodecidesotheofateoofotheoaccusedo person.o Theo allegationso ofo malao fideso againsto theo informanto areo ofo noo consequenceo ando cannoto byo themselvesobeotheobasisoforoquashingotheoproceeding."o o o o TheoscopeoofointerferenceobyotheoHighoCourtounderoSectiono 482oCr.P.C.ohasobeenodiscussedobyotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoinotheo caseoofoStateoofoHaryanaov.oCh.oBhajanoLalo1992oSuppo(1)oSCCo335,o whichoreadsoasofollows:oo "102.ooInotheobackdropoofotheointerpretationoofotheovariouso relevantoprovisionsoofotheoCodeounderoChapteroXIVoandoofo theoprinciplesoofolawoenunciatedobyothisoCourtoinoaoseriouso

6o o o o ofodecisionsorelatingotootheoexerciseoofotheoextra-ordinaryo powero undero Articleo 226o oro theo inherento powerso undero Sectiono 482o ofo theo Codeo whicho weo haveo extractedo ando reproducedoabove,oweogiveoaofollowingocategoriesoofocaseso byo wayo ofo illustrationo whereino sucho powero couldo beo exercisedo eithero too prevento abuseo ofo theo processo ofo anyo Courtoorootherwiseotoosecureotheoendsoofojustice,othoughoito mayo noto beo possibleo too layo downo anyo precise,o clearlyo definedo ando sufficientlyo channelizedo ando inflexibleo guidelinesoororigidoformulaeoandotoogiveoanoexhaustiveolisto ofomyriadokindsoofocasesowhereinosuchopoweroshouldobeo exercised.o o

(1)o Whereo theo allegationso madeo ino theo firsto informationo reportoorotheocomplaint,oevenoifotheyoareotakenoatotheirofaceo valueoando acceptedoinotheiro entiretyo doonoto primao facieo constituteo anyo offenceo oro makeo outo ao caseo againsto theo accused.o

(2)oWhereotheoallegationsoinotheofirstoinformationoreporto andootheromaterials,oifoany,oaccompanyingotheoFIRodoonoto discloseoaocognizableooffence,ojustifyingoanoinvestigationo byopoliceoofficersounderoSectiono156(1)oofotheoCodeoexcepto undero ano ordero ofo ao Magistrateo withino theo purviewo ofo Sectiono155(2)oofotheoCode.o

(3)oWhereotheouncontrovertedoallegationsomadeoinotheoFIRo orocomplaintoandotheoevidenceocollectedoinosupportoofotheo sameodoonotodiscloseotheocommissionoofoanyooffenceoando makeooutoaocaseoagainstotheoaccused.o

(4)oWhereotheoallegationsoinotheoFIRodoonotoconstituteoao cognizableo offenceo buto constituteo onlyo ao non-cognizableo offence,onooinvestigationoisopermittedobyoaopoliceoofficero withoutoanoorderoofoaoMagistrateoasocontemplatedoundero Sectiono155(2)oofotheoCode.o

7o o o o

(5)oWhereotheoallegationsomadeoinotheoFIRoorocomplainto areosooabsurdoandoinherentlyoimprobableoonotheobasisoofo whichonooprudentopersonocanoeveroreachoaojustoconclusiono thatothereoisosufficientogroundoforoproceedingoagainstotheo accused.o

(6)oWhereothereoisoanoexpressolegalobaroengraftedoinoanyoofo theoprovisionsoofotheoCodeoorotheoconcernedoActo(undero whichoaocriminaloproceedingoisoinstituted)otootheoinstitutiono andocontinuanceoofotheoproceedingsoand/orowhereothereoiso ao specifico provisiono ino theo Codeo oro theo concernedo Act,o providingo efficaciouso redresso foro theo grievanceo ofo theo aggrievedoparty.o

(7)o Whereo ao criminalo proceedingo iso manifestlyo attendedo withomalaofideoand/orowhereotheoproceedingoisomaliciouslyo institutedowithoanoulterioromotiveoforowreakingovengeanceo onotheoaccusedoandowithoaoviewotoospiteohimodueotooprivateo andopersonalogrudge.o

103.oWeoalsoogiveoaonoteoofocautionotootheoeffectothatotheo powero ofo quashingo ao criminalo proceedingo shouldo beo exercisedoveryosparinglyoandowithocircumspectionoandothato toooinotheorarestooforareocases;othatotheoCourtowillonotobeo justifiedoinoembarkingouponoanoenquiryoasotootheoreliabilityo orogenuinenessoorootherwiseoofotheoallegationsomadeoinotheo F.I.R.o oro theo complainto ando thato theo extraordinaryo oro inherentopowersodoonotoconferoanoarbitraryojurisdictionoono theoCourtotooactoaccordingotooitsowhimoorocaprice."o o o Hon'bleoSupremeoCourtoinoNeeharikaoInfrastructureoPvt.o Ltd.ov.oStateoofoMaharashtraoandoothers,o2021oSCCoOnLineoSCo315o heldoasounder:o-o

40.o Ino theo caseo ofo Sanapareddyo Maheedharo Seshagirio (supra),oinoparagrapho31,oitoisoobservedoandoheldoasounder:oo

8o o o o "31.oAocarefuloreadingoofotheoabovenotedojudgmentsomakeso itoclearothatotheoHighoCourtoshouldobeoextremelyocautiouso andoslowotoointerfereowithotheoinvestigationoand/orotrialoofo criminalo caseso ando shouldo noto stallo theo investigationo and/oro prosecutiono excepto wheno ito iso convincedo beyondo anyo mannero ofo doubto thato FIRo doeso noto discloseo commissiono ofo anyo offenceo oro thato theo allegationso containedoinoFIRodoonotoconstituteoanyocognizableooffenceo orothatotheoprosecutionoisobarredobyolawoorotheoHighoCourto iso convincedo thato ito iso necessaryo too interfereo too prevento abuseoofotheoprocessoofotheoCourt.oInodealingowithosucho cases,otheoHighoCourtohasotoobearoinomindothatojudicialo interventionoatotheothresholdoofotheolegaloprocessoinitiatedo againstoaopersonoaccusedoofocommittingooffenceoisohighlyo detrimentalotootheolargeropublicoandosocietalointerest.oTheo peopleoandotheosocietyohaveoaolegitimateoexpectationothato thoseocommittingooffencesoeitheroagainstoanoindividualooro theosocietyoareoexpeditiouslyobroughtotootrialoand,oifofoundo guilty,oadequatelyopunished.oTherefore,owhileodecidingoao petitionofiledoforoquashingoFIRoorocomplaintoororestrainingo theocompetentoauthorityofromoinvestigatingotheoallegationso containedoinoFIRoorocomplaintooroforostallingotheotrialoofo theocase,otheoHighoCourtoshouldobeoextremelyocarefuloando circumspect.o Ifo theo allegationso containedo ino FIRo oro complaintodiscloseocommissionoofosomeocrime,othenotheo Higho Courto musto keepo itso handso offo ando allowo theo investigatingo agencyo too completeo theo investigationo withoutoanyofetteroandoalsoorefrainofromopassingoordero whichomayoimpedeotheotrial.oTheoHighoCourtoshouldonoto goointootheomeritsoandodemeritsoofotheoallegationsosimplyo becauseotheopetitioneroallegesomalusoanimusoagainstotheo authoroofoFIRoorotheocomplainant.oTheoHighoCourtomusto alsoorefrainofromomakingoimaginaryojourneyoinotheorealmoRAVINDER SINGH

9o o o o ofo possibleo harassmento whicho mayo beo causedo too theo petitionero ono accounto ofo investigationo ofo FIRo oro complaint.oSuchoaocourseowilloresultoinomiscarriageoofo justiceo ando wouldo encourageo thoseo accusedo ofo committingo crimesotoo repeato theo same.oHowever,o ifotheo Higho Courto iso satisfiedo thato theo complainto doeso noto discloseo commissiono ofo anyo offenceo oro prosecutiono iso barredobyolimitationoorothatotheoproceedingsoofocriminalo caseowouldoresultoinofailureoofojustice,othenoitomayoexerciseo inherentopowerounderoSectiono482oCrPC."o o o xo o o xo o o xo

43.oWhileoconsideringotheoissueoinvolved,otheorightsoando dutiesoofotheopoliceotooinvestigateointoocognizableooffenceso areoalsoorequiredotoobeoconsidered.oo

44.oTheopowersoofoinvestigationointoocognizableooffenceso areo containedo ino Chaptero XIVo ofo theo Codeo ofo Criminalo Procedure.o Sectiono 154o dealso witho informationo ino cognizableooffenceoandoSectiono156owithoinvestigationointoo suchooffenceoandounderotheseosectionsotheopoliceohaveotheo statutoryorightotooinvestigateointootheocircumstancesoofoanyo allegedocognizableooffence.oo

45.oTheoPrivyoCounciloinotheocaseoofoKhwajaoNaziroAhmado (supra)oobservedothatoinoIndia,othereoisoaostatutoryorightoono theopartoofotheopoliceotooinvestigateotheocircumstancesoofo ano allegedo cognizableo crimeo withouto requiringo anyo authorityo fromo theo judicialo authorities.o Ito iso furthero observedothatoitowouldobeoanounfortunateoresultoifoitoshouldo beoheldopossibleotoointerfereowithothoseostatutoryorightsobyo anoexerciseoofotheoinherentojurisdictionoofotheocourt.oItoiso furtheroobservedothatotheofunctionsoofotheojudiciaryoandotheo policeo areo complementary,o noto overlapping,o ando theo combinationoofoindividualolibertyowithoaodueoobservanceoofo

10o o o o lawoandoorderoisoonlyotoobeoobtainedobyoleavingoeachotoo exerciseoitsoownofunction.oo

46.oWhenotheoHighoCourtowouldobeojustifiedoinointerferingo withotheoinvestigationobyotheopolice,owhileoexercisingotheo inherentopowersounderoSectiono482oCr.P.C.oand/oroArticleo 226o ofo theo Constitutiono ofo India,o fewo decisionso ofo thiso Courtoareorequiredotoobeonoticedoandoreferredoto,owhicho areoasounder.oo

47.oInotheocaseoofoStateoofoBiharov.oJ.A.C.oSaldanha,o(1980)o 1oSCCo554,othisoCourt,oafteroreferringotootheoprecedentso includingotheodecisionoofotheoPrivyoCounciloinotheocaseoofo Khawajao Naziro Ahmado (supra),o haso observedo ino paragraphso25oando26oasounder:oo "25.oThereoisoaoclear-cutoandowellodemarcatedosphereoofo activityo ino theo fieldo ofo crimeo detectiono ando crimeo punishment.o Investigationo ofo ano offenceo iso theo fieldo exclusivelyoreservedoforotheoexecutiveothroughotheopoliceo departmento theo superintendenceo overo whicho vestso ino theo StateoGovernment.oTheoexecutiveowhichoisochargedowithoao dutyo too keepo vigilanceo overo lawo ando ordero situationo iso obligedotoopreventocrimeoandoifoanooffenceoisoallegedotoo haveobeenocommittedoitoisoitsoboundedodutyotooinvestigateo intootheooffenceoandobringotheooffenderotoobook.oOnceoito investigatesoandofindsoanooffenceohavingobeenocommittedoito isoitsodutyotoocollectoevidenceoforotheopurposeoofoprovingo theooffence.oOnceothatoisocompletedoandotheoinvestigatingo officerosubmitsoreportotootheocourtorequestingotheocourtotoo takeocognizanceoofotheooffenceounderoSectiono190oofotheo Codeoitsodutyocomesotooanoend.oOnoaocognizanceoofotheo offenceo beingo takeno byo theo courto theo policeo functiono ofo investigationo comeso too ano endo subjecto too theo provisiono containedo ino Sectiono 173(8),o thereo commenceso theo adjudicatoryo functiono ofo theo judiciaryo too determineoRAVINDER SINGH

11o o o o whetheroanooffenceohasobeenocommittedoandoifoso,owhethero byotheopersonooropersonsochargedowithotheocrimeobyotheo policeoinoitsoreportotootheocourt,oandotooawardoadequateo punishmentoaccordingotoolawoforotheooffenceoprovedotootheo satisfactionoofotheocourt.oThereoisothusoaowellodefinedoando wellodemarcatedofunctionoinotheofieldoofocrimeodetectiono andoitsosubsequentoadjudicationobetweenotheopoliceoandotheo Magistrate.oThisohadobeenorecognisedowayobackoinoKingo Emperoro v.o Khwajao Naziro Ahmado [AIRo 1944o PCo 18o :o (1943-44)o 71o IAo 203,o 213]o whereo theo Privyo Councilo observedoasounder:oo "InoIndia,oasohasobeenoshown,othereoisoaostatutoryorightoono theopartoofotheopoliceotooinvestigateotheocircumstancesoofo ano allegedo cognizableo crimeo withouto requiringo anyo authorityo fromo theo judicialo authoritieso ando ito would,o aso TheiroLordshipsothink,obeoanounfortunateoresultoifoitoshouldo beoheldopossibleotoointerfereowithothoseostatutoryorightsobyo anoexerciseoofotheoinherentojurisdictionoofotheocourt.oTheo functionso ofo theo judiciaryo ando theo policeo areo complementary,onotooverlapping,oandotheocombinationoofo individualolibertyowithoaodueoobservanceoofolawoandoordero isoonlyotoobeoobtainedobyoleavingoeachotooexerciseoitsoowno function,oalways,oofocourse,osubjectotootheorightoofotheocourto too interveneo ino ano appropriateo caseo wheno movedo undero Sectiono 491o ofo theo Criminalo Procedureo Codeo too giveo directionsoinotheonatureoofohabeasocorpus.oInosuchoaocaseo asotheopresent,ohowever,otheoCourt'sofunctionsobeginowheno aochargeoisopreferredobeforeoit,oandonotountilothen."oo

26.o Thiso viewo ofo theo Judicialo Committeeo clearlyo demarcatesotheofunctionsoofotheoexecutiveoandotheojudiciaryo inotheofieldoofodetectionoofocrimeoandoitsosubsequentotrialo ando ito wouldo appearo thato theo powero ofo theo policeo too

12o o o o investigateointooaocognizableooffenceoisoordinarilyonototoobeo interferedowithobyotheojudiciary."o o o Ino viewo ofo theo lawo laido downo byo theo Hon'bleo Supremeo Court,othisoCourtoisonototoolookointootheocorrectnessoandofalsityoofotheo versionoasocontainedoinotheoFIR.ooTheoonlyofactotoobeoseenoisoasotoo whetheroprimaofacieocaseoonotheobasisoofotheoallegationsoleveledobyotheo prosecutionoisomadeooutooronot.ooInotheopresentocase,oFIRowasoregisteredo ono13.10.2022oandoinvestigationoisoatoveryoinitialostageobeingocarriedoouto byotheopolice,ochallanohasonotobeenopresentedoasoyetooTheoattributionoofo roleotootheopetitionersoshallobeodecidedobyotheofurtherocourseoofoactiono takenobyotheoprosecution.ooAsoaosequelotoodiscussionomadeoabove,onoo groundois,otherefore,omadeooutotooquashoFIRoNo.0634odatedo13.10.2022o undero Sectionso 323,o 447,o 506o IPC,o registeredo ato Policeo Stationo Kharkhoda,oSonepat.o o o Dismissed.o o o o (NAMIToKUMAR)o

22.02.2023o o o o o o oooooooJUDGEo R.S.o o Whetherospeaking/reasonedoo :o Yes/Noo o WhetheroReportableoo o :o Yes/Noo o

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