Chauthi Pal v. State of U.P. and 4 Others

Court No. - 86 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 44891 of 2023 Applicant :- Chauthi Pal Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Amar Nath Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Rajiv Gupta,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State and perused the record.

¶2The present application u/s 482 Cr.P.C.has been filed against the order dated 22.11.2023 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge-II, Jaunpur by which the revision filed against the order dated 4.7.2023 rejecting the application u/s 156(3) Cr.P.C. for registration of FIR has been dismissed.

¶3Brief facts giving rise to this application are that an application u/s 156 (3) Cr.P.C. was filed by the applicant alleging there in that the applicant and his brother Lullur Pal had got executed a sale deed dated 28.4.2000 from its owner in respect of Arazi No. 440, Area 9 decimal. Subsequently, on 20.5.2001 a Khuski Deed was also executed by its owner Jameedar in favour of the applicant in respect of remaining 1 decimal of land. It is further alleged that subsequent thereto applicant was in possession of the said land and his name was duly recorded in the revenue record. However, subsequently Jameedar illegally executed another sale deed of remaining 1 decimal of land in favour of Antima Singh vide sale deed dated 15.7.2022 and thus opposite parties have committed cognizable offence for which an F.I.R. be registered against them. However, the police did not lodge report as such an application under section 156 (3) Cr.P.C. was filed by the applicant with the prayer to direct the concerned police station to lodge his report and investigate the same. However, learned magistrate rejected his application filed under section 156(3) Cr.P.C. vide his order dated 4.7.2023.

¶4Being aggrieved and dissatisfied by the said order dated 4.7.2023, the applicant preferred a Criminal Revision before the Session Judge, Jaunpur being Criminal Revision No. 278 of 2023. However the said revision has also been rejected vide order dated

22.11.2023.

¶6Being aggrieved and dissatisfied by the said order dated 4.7.2023 passed by learned magistrate and order dated 22.11.2023 passed by Additional Sessions Judge-II, Jaunpur, the present application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed.

¶7Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that since cognizable offence is disclosed against the opposite party nos. 2 to 5, who are residing in same village therefore, it was incumbent upon the court below to register an FIR.

¶8Per contra, learned A.G.A. has submitted that though it is provided that the police ofÏcial ought to register F.I.R. whenever it is shown that cognizable offence is disclosed, however, in case the police fails to do so, the modalities as set out in section 190 read with section 200 Cr.P.C. of the code are to be adopted as held in the case of Aleque Padamsee Vs Union of India, 2007 (6) SCC 171. "7. Whenever any information is received by the police about the alleged commission of offence which is a cognizable one there is a duty to register the FIR. There can be no dispute on that score. The only question is whether a writ can be issued to the police authorities to register the same. The basic question is as to what course is to be adopted if the police does not do it. As was held in All India Institute of Medical Sciences's case (supra) and re-iterated in Gangadhar's case (supra) the remedy available is as set out above by filing a complaint before the Magistrate. Though it was faintly suggested that there was conflict in the views in All India Institute of Medical Sciences's case (supra), Gangadhar's case (supra), Hari Singh's case (supra), Minu Kumari's case (supra) and Ramesh Kumari's case (supra), we find that the view expressed in Ramesh Kumari's case (supra) related to the action required to be taken by the police when any cognizable offence is brought to its notice. In Ramesh Kumari's case (supra) the basic issue did not relate to the methodology to be adopted which was expressly dealt with in All India Institute of Medical Sciences's case (supra), Gangadhar's case (supra), Minu Kumari's case (supra) and Hari Singh's case (supra). The view expressed in Ramesh Kumari's case (supra) was re-iterated in Lallan Chaudhary and Ors. V. State of Bihar (AIR 2006 SC 3376). The course available, when the police does not carry out the statutory requirements under Section 154 was directly in issue in All India Institute of Medical Sciences's case (supra), Gangadhar's case (supra), Hari Singh's case (supra) and Minu Kumari's case (supra). The correct position in law, therefore, is that the police ofÏcials ought to register the FIR whenever facts brought to its notice show that cognizable offence has been made out. In case the police ofÏcials fail to do so, the modalities to be adopted are as set out in Sections 190 read with Section 200 of the Code."

¶9Further in Criminal Revision No. 375 of 2023, Rameshwari Vs. State of U.P. and others, this Court has held as under: "The disclosure of cognizable offence cannot be construed to mean replication of words or the facts in such a manner as may fit within four corners of an offence defined in statutes. This is a common knowledge that applications under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. may be drafted cleverly and may be dotted with sham assertions or half truths with legal advice, so as to persuade the courts to spring into action. If such a narrow and short sighted interpretation is done, it will be like playing in the hands of unscrupulous litigant. While passing an order on application under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. the court is expected to apply its judicial mind. He is expected to be judicious, discreet and cautious and not to be swayed by mere use of certain words and legal terminology. He can certainly look for substance in the allegations and existence of life in the assertions"

¶10Thus, it is to be noted that despite dismissal of the revision filed by the applicant, the revisionist still have certain remedies open in law by adopting modalities as set out under section 190 read with section 200 of the Code. Further in the instant case, both courts below have passed a well considered and detailed order rejecting the application u/s 156(3) Cr.P.C., which at this stage needs no interference in exercise of power under Section 482 Cr.P.C.

¶11The present application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. is devoid of merits and is accordingly dismissed. Order Date :- 8.12.2023 R High Court of Judicature at Allahabad