Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC:152597
Court No. - 74 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 29535 of 2024
Applicant :- Arti And 3 Others
Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another
Counsel for Applicant :- Rohit Shukla
Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.
1. I find merit in the argument of Sri Rohit Shukla, learned counsel for the applicants that on the basis of complaint and statements recorded under Sections 200 and 202 Cr.P.C. offence under Section
406 I.P.C. could not be made out. Oral argument of learned counsel for the applicants is supported by the averments made in paragraphs no.17 and 18 of the affidavit of this application, which are reproduced hereinafter:
"17. That, it is also relevant to mention here that applicant nothing entrust with the money of the complainant nor dishonestly misappropriate the money or disposed of same, hence no offence made out U/s 406 IPC.
18. That, it is also relevant to mention here that as per the prosecution case applicant no. 1 took the all ornaments by snatching and forcefully and the learned Court below summoned the applicants in U/s 406 IPC without considering the ingredients of U/s 406 IPC."
2. Court also takes note that complainant is husband of applicant no.1. In order to further appreciate above argument of learned counsel for the applicants, relevant part of impugned order is reproduced hereinafter:
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" 12-09-2022 पतत्रावलली कत्रा अवललोकन ककयत्रा। मत्राननलीय उच्चतम न्यत्रायत्रालय दत्रारत्रा पत्राररत कनररय भभूषर कक मत्रार कवरूद्ध रत्राज्य ए.आई.आर. 2012 एस.सली. 1747 मम यह मत प्रकतपत्राकदित ककयत्रा गयत्रा हहै कक तलबली कके कबन्दिक कके मत्रामलके मम न्यत्रायत्रालय कलो कके वल प्रथम दृष्टयत्रा मत्रामलत्रा हली दिकेखनत्रा हलोतत्रा हहै।
पतत्रावलली कके अवललोकन सके स्पष्ट हहै कक पररवत्रादिली दत्रारत्रा अपनके पररवत्रादि पत बयत्रान अन्तगरत धत्रारत्रा 200 दि०प्र०ससं० मम स्पष्ट रूप सके कवपकलीगर दत्रारत्रा उसकके घर मम रखके सलोनके कके जकेवर एवसं नगदि पचत्राचाँस हजत्रार रूपयके एवसं कपडके आकदि लकेकर चलके जत्रानके कत्रा कथन ककयत्रा गयत्रा हहै एवसं इस सम्बन्ध मम जब उसनके अपनके ससकर कवपकली ससंख्यत्रा 2 सकरकेश चन्द्र सके फलोन पर बत्रात ककी तलो कवपकली ससं० 2 सकरकेश चन्द्र दत्रारत्रा उसके जत्रान सके मत्रारनके ककी धमककी दिली गई। पररवत्रादिली दत्रारत्रा ककयके गयके कथनलो कत्रा समथरन उसकके दत्रारत्रा करत्रायके गयके सत्राकलीगर नके अपनके बयत्रान अन्तगरत धत्रारत्रा 202 दि०प्र०ससं० मम भली ककयत्रा हहै . जजनमम कलोई कवरलोधत्राभत्रास नहहीं हहै। पररवत्रादिली दत्रारत्रा अपनके कथननों कके समथरन मम फके हररस्त दिस्तत्रावकेज पकेशकतत्रार सके सम्बनन्धत जकेवरत्रात ककी खरलीदि ककी रसलीदि इत्यत्राकदि भली मभूल प्रकत मम दित्राजखल ककी गई हहै। इसकके अकतररक्त पररवत्रादिली दत्रारत्रा बबक खत्रातके ककी असल पत्रास बक भली दित्राजखल ककी गई हहै , जजसकके आधत्रार पर कवपकलीगर आरतली , धकव व कल्यत्रारली कलो धत्रारत्रा 406 भत्रा०दिसं०ससं० एवसं कवपकली सकरकेश चन्द्र पकत डभू संगर जससंह कलो धत्रारत्रा 406, 506
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भत्रा०दिसं०ससं० मम कवचत्रारर हकेतक आहहत ककयके जत्रानके कत्रा पयत्रारप्त आधत्रार हहै।"
3. From the above referred impugned order, argument of learned counsel for the applicants has substance that since there is no entrustment of property on the applicants and his family members by the complainant, therefore, offence under Section 406 of I.P.C. could not be made out.
4. In this regard, learned counsel for the applicants has rightly placed reliance on judgments passed by Supreme Court in Delhi Race Club (1940) Ltd. & Ors. Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr, 2024 INSC 626 as well as in Deepak Gaba and others Vs. State of U.P. and another (2023) 3 SCC 423, wherein ingredients of Section
406 I.P.C. has been described.
5. In aforesaid circumstances impugned order dated 12.9.2022 passed by learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.1 Aligarh in Complaint Case No.1020 of 2021, (Vinod Kumar Vs. Arti and others) under Section 406 of I.P.C. against the applicant nos.1 to 3 and under Sections 406 and 506 of I.P.C. against applicant no.4, Police Station-Lodha, District-Aligarh is set-aside and matter is remanded to learned Trial Court to pass a fresh order within a period of three months from today after hearing the complainant since this order is passed without issuing notice to the O.P.No.2.
6. This application is accordingly disposed of.
Order Date :- 19.9.2024
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