Smt. Pooja Rastogi v. State of U.P Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Civil Secrt. Lko. Lko. and Another

Court No. - 28 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 10428 of 2023 Applicant :- Smt. Pooja Rastogi Opposite Party :- State Of U.P Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Civil Secrt. Lko. Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Sarvesh Kumar Verma Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh,J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Aniruddh Kumar Singh, learned A.G.A.-I for the State and perused the material placed on record. The instant application under Section 482 Cr.P.C has been filed for quashing the summoning order dated 15.6.2022 and the entire proceeding of the F.I.R./Criminal Case No.228 of 2021, pending before the court Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Room No.25, Lucknow, under Sections 323, 504, 506 I.P.C. Police Station Husainganj, District Lucknow (State Vs. Smt. Pooja Rastogi) as well as to quash the charge sheet dated

27.12.2021 submitted by the investigating officer against the petitioner and further proceedings. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and she has been falsely implicated in the present case with false and frivolous allegations. The applicant has not committed alleged offence. On the other hand, learned AGA has submitted that prima facie, the offence is made out against the applicant. It is further submitted that these are disputed questions of fact, which can be adjudicated only after adducing the evidence. He further controverts the submissions of learned counsel for the applicant on the ground that this is not a stage where minute and meticulous exercise with regard to the appreciation of evidence may be done and truthfulness of the allegations could only be tested in a criminal trial and, therefore, the application is misconceived and liable to be dismissed. At this stage, learned counsel for the applicant submits that she does not want to press the application and seeks liberty to file bail application before the learned trial court which may be decided in view of law laid by Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another, (2022) 10 SCC 51. Learned A.G.A. has no objection to the prayer made by learned counsel for the applicant. On due consideration to the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, it is provided that in case, the applicant appears before the trial court within two weeks from today and files bail application, the same shall be decided expeditiously in view of law laid down in the case of Satender Kumar Antil versus Central Bureau of Investigation and another (supra). The application is disposed off accordingly. Order Date :- 19.10.2023 Ram Murti High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench