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2023 DIGILAW 1736 (RAJ)

Mohammad Shad Khan v. State of Rajasthan

2023-09-12

ANIL KUMAR UPMAN

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ORDER : 1. By way of this criminal misc. petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the accused-petitioner has approached this Court with a prayer to quash the FIR No. 395/2022 registered at Police Station Malarna Dungar, District Sawai Madhopur for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 365 and 384 Cr.P.C and under Section 3(2)(va) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, qua him. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the investigating agency has falsely roped the accused petitioner in this case. He submits that as per the FIR, on 15.12.2022, Kamlesh Meena was allegedly taken away by accused Aurangzeb S/o Shri. Khalid Khan, Shahrukh S/o Shri. Hazi Murtuja, Shad S/o Shri. Irshad and four-five other persons and thus, it is apparent that the petitioner is not named in the FIR but the investigating officer, while leaving the actual culprit Shad S/o Shri. Irshad, has falsely roped the petitioner Mohd. Shad S/o Shri. Hasin Khan in this case with an ulterior motive. He submits that the petitioner has nothing to do with the alleged incident. He further contends that even the complainant Harikesh and the victim Kamlesh Meena have clearly stated by way of sworn affidavits that the accused petitioner has falsely been roped in this case by the investigating agency by leaving aside the actual culprit Shad S/o Shri. Irshad and that the accused petitioner was not involved in any manner in the incident happened with Kamlesh Meena on 15.12.2022. Counsel contends that the complainant as well as the victim have also submitted application to this effect to Superintendent of Police, Sawai Madhopur and they do not want any action in pursuance of the above FIR against the petitioner as he is totally innocent. Counsel for the petitioner refers to the reply to the instant misc. petition filed by the respondent No. 2 and 3 and submits that the complainant side has also supported the case of the petitioner and has no objection, if the instant misc. petition is allowed and the impugned FIR is quashed qua the accused petitioner. He thus, prays that the impugned FIR and all other consequential proceedings arising out of it may be quashed qua the present petitioner. 3. petition is allowed and the impugned FIR is quashed qua the accused petitioner. He thus, prays that the impugned FIR and all other consequential proceedings arising out of it may be quashed qua the present petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the complainant supported the case of the petitioner and submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has nothing to do in the incident happened with the victim Kamlesh Meena on 15.12.2022. He also verifies the sworn affidavits of the complainant and victim to be true and correct. 4. Learned Public Prosecutor opposes the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner and submits that the accused petitioner has not been falsely roped by the investigating agency as there is no reason for the investigating agency for doing so. He thus, sought dismissal of the misc. petition. 5. I have heard and considered the submissions advanced at bar and have gone through the material available on record. 6. As per the FIR, on 15.12.2022, Kamlesh Meena was allegedly taken away by accused Aurangzeb S/o Shri. Khalid Khan, Shahrukh S/o Shri. Hazi Murtuja, Shad S/o Shri. Irshad and four-five other persons. Thus, it is apparent that the accused petitioner is not named in the FIR. Further, a perusal of the reply to the misc. petition filed by the respondent Nos.2 & 3 clearly postulates the case of the accused petitioner wherein he claims that he was not involved in the incident of 15.12.2022 and that he has been falsely implicated in this case by the investigating agency. I have also perused the sworn affidavits of the complainant Harikesh Meena and victim Kamlesh Meena wherein it has been stated by them that the accused petitioner is innocent and he was not involved in this case in any manner. The above facts clearly shows that at the trial, there would be very minimal chances of conviction of the accused petitioner in this case as the complainant and the victim both have clearly stated that the petitioner was not involved in the commission of crime. 7. In view of above, I find it a fit case for exercising inherent powers of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. so as to quash the impugned FIR and all subsequent proceedings arising out of it qua the accused petitioner. Accordingly, the misc petition is allowed. 7. In view of above, I find it a fit case for exercising inherent powers of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. so as to quash the impugned FIR and all subsequent proceedings arising out of it qua the accused petitioner. Accordingly, the misc petition is allowed. The FIR No. 395/2022 registered at Police Station Malarna Dungar, Sawai Madhopur and all subsequent proceedings arising out of it are quashed qua the petitioner Mohammad Shad Khan S/o Shri. Hasin. Consequence to follow. The stay application also stands disposed of.