Lalta Prasad v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 88 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 34363 of 2023 Applicant :- Lalta Prasad Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Brajesh Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Sanjay Kumar Singh,J. 1-Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned Additional

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the State/opposite party no.1 and perused the record. 2-This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicant with a prayer to quash the charge-sheet no. 136 of 2023 dated 24.02.2023, cognizance/summoning order dated 13.04.2023 and proceedings of case no. 18863 of 2023 (State vs. Avaram Singh and others) aising out of case crime no. 212 of 2021, under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 504, 506 I.P.C., Police Station Etmaddaula, District Agra pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No. 1, Agra. 3-After advancing some argument at length and putting certain query by the Court, learned counsel for the applicant submitted that since the applicant is already on bail in this case, therefore, he may be permitted to move a discharge application before the court concerned raising his objections. Learned counsel for the applicant also submits that moving a discharge application before the concerned trial Court is a legal / statutory right of the accused, therefore he is not pressing any further relief as claimed by applicant by means of this application at this stage. 4-Learned A.G.A. for the State of U.P. submits that in case the applicant is not pressing the relief as sought for by him on merits and wants to move discharge application, he has no objection. 5-Accordingly the relief as sought by the applicant in the instant application is refused. 6-However considering the above alternative prayer of the applicant, it is directed that in case the discharge application is moved by the applicant before the court concerned at the appropriate stage, the same shall be decided by the court concerned by speaking order in accordance with law. 7-With the aforesaid observations and direction, the application is disposed of. Order Date :- 7.11.2023 Saurabh High Court of Judicature at Allahabad