Ram Autar v. State of U.P. Thru. Its Addl. Chief Secy. Home Lko. and Another

Order This criminal revision is allowed. The impugned order dated 02.08.2023 is set aside. The court below is directed to proceed in accordance with law. So far as non-payment of pension to the opposite party is concerned. It is open for the opposite party to seek appropriate legal remedy or submit appropriate representation to the authorities concerned. It is not within the domain of this revision before pass an order for payment of provisional pension."

¶7The order of Revisional Court dated 28.06.2024 has been challenged on the ground that the basic order dated 05.06.2023 was not assailed in the Revision, as such interference is required.

¶8Ms. Nikita Mishra, learned A.G.A. opposed the present application.

¶9It is stated by learned A.G.A. that there was no occasion to challenge the order dated 05.06.2023 as it is the order dated

02.08.2023, which is affecting the rights of the prosecution and this order dated 02.08.2023 passed by the Magistrate is not in consonance with the earlier order dated 05.06.2023 whereby for the purposes of appearance of witnesses of prosecution, bailable warrants were issued, but while passing the order dated

02.08.2023 the Magistrate failed to consider the fact as to whether the bailable warrants were served or not and, therefore, the Revisional Court interfered in the order and remanded the matter back. Thus, the order dated 28.06.2024 is just and proper.

¶10I have considered the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties and perused the material on record.

¶11From a perusal of the order dated 02.08.2023, interfered by the Revisional Court vide order dated 28.06.2024, it is apparent that no finding was recorded by the Magistrate in relation to service of bailable warrant which were issued in terms of earlier order dated

05.06.2023 whereby the opportunity was given to prosecution to lead the evidence and perusal of the order dated 28.06.2024 indicates that the Revisional Court interfered in the order dated

02.08.2023 on this aspect of the case.

¶12Accordingly, this Court finds that the order dated 28.06.2024 is just and proper and no interference is required. In this view of the matter this application has no force and the same is hereby rejected.

¶13Before parting, considering the period of pendency of the case against the applicant, i.e. about 17-18 years as also that the appellant on account of non-payment of provisional pension the applicant is in financial crunch as also the age of the accused-applicant, i.e. about 69 years, this Court directs the Magistrate to conclude the proceeding most expeditiously, if possible and if there is no other legal impediment, within a period of six months. Order Date :- 20.11.2024 Anand/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Court No. - 12 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 10286 of 2024 Applicant :- Ram Autar Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Its Addl. Chief Secy. Home Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Anu Pratap Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material brought on record. 2. The present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. read with Section 528 Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (in short "BNSS") has been filed for the following main relief:- "(a) set aside the judgment and order dated 28.06.2024 passed in Criminal Revision No.274 of 2023 (State of U.P. vs. Ramautar) passed by Court of Session Judge, Hardoi as contained in Annexure No.1 to this A 482 petition." 3. For the purposes of interim protection and entertaining the present applicant under Section 482 Cr.P.C. read with Section 528 B.N.S.S., it is stated that vide order dated 05.06.2023 passed on an application dated 16.05.2023 the Chief Judicial Magistrate (in short , Magistrate') allowed the application under Section 311 Cr.P.C. filed by the prosecution with the condition to the effect that if on the date fixed witness namely, Virendra Kumar Sharma, Ramsewak Hukum Singh and Dr. Ramnarayan could not be produced for examination then in that eventuality the opportunity to lead evidence would be closed and for the purposes of appearance of these witnesses, bailable warrants were issued. Operative portion of order dated 05.06.2023 referred above is extracted hereinunder :- "उपरर्ሹ तथ्रोሱ कके ्ቚककाश मम अभभिरयोजन कका ्ቚकाररनका प्ቔ इस शतर पर स्ववीककार भकरका जकातका हहै भक रभद भनरत भतथर पर सकाकवीगण ववीरकेन््ቖ करमकार शमकार, रकामसकेवक हहकरम थसह, डका० रकामनरकारण कयो सकाቌኚर हकेतर्ቚ स्तरत नहीሻ भकरका गरका हयो अभभिरयोजन कका सकाቌኚर ्ቚस्तरत करनके कका अवसर समका्቎ कर भदरका जकारकेगका। सकाकवीगण ववीरकेन््ቖ करमकार शमकार, रकामसदक हहकरम थसह व डका० रकामनरकारण जररए जमकानतवीर वकारण्ट तलब हयो। प्ቔकावलवी वकास्तके सकाቌኚर भदनकााሪक 02.8.2023 कयो पकेश हयो ।" 4. It is also stated that the aforesaid condition was imposed by the Magistrate after considering the fact that the matter is pending since 2006 and several opportunities to produce the prosecution witnesses were given and ultimately the same was closed and the statement of the accused in terms of Section 313 Cr.P.C. was recorded on 03.12.2022 and matter was listed for final argument on 12.02.2022 as also that the accused applicant is a senior citizen aged about 69 years. 5. It is also stated that the case was listed on 02.08.2023 and despite of the conditional order dated 05.06.2023 the prosecution failed to produce the witnesses and thereafter the Magistrate closed the prosecution evidence and fixed the case for 17.08.2023 for recording statement in terms of Section 313 Cr.P.C. Order dated 02.8.2023 reads as under. "प्ቔकावलवी पकेश हहई। परककार पर अभभिरर्ሹ रकामऔतकार मर अथधिव्ሹका हकाथजर। प्ቔकावलवी शकेष सकाቌኚर हकेतर भनरत हहै, भकन्तर अभभिरयोजन ककी ओर सके कयोई सकाकवी उपसस्रत नहीሻ हहै। शकेष सकाकवीगण कके सम्बन्धि मम भवदकान अभभिरयोजन अथधिककारवी ककी ओर सके सकाቌኚर हकेतर कयोई मयोहलत ्ቚकाररनका प्ቔ भिवी्ቚ स्तरत नहवी भकरका गरका हहै। प्ቔकावलवी कके अनरशवीलन सके स्प्ቖ हयोतका हहै भक भदनकााሪक 23.08.2022 कयो अभभिरयोजन कके सकाቌኚर कका अवसर समका्቎ भकरका गरका हहै। अभभिरयोजन ककी ओर सके ्ቚस्तरत ्ቚकाररनका प्ቔ भदनकााሪभकत 16.05.2023 अन्तगरत धिकारका 311 पर न्रकारकालर दकारका सशरत अवसर ्ቚदकान भकरका गरका, भकन्तर उसकके पश्चकात कयोई सकाकवी उपसस्रत नहवी हहआ। बकार बकार अवसर भदरके जकानके कके उपरकान्त भिवी शकेष सकाकवी पकेश नहीሻ भकरका गरका। चचूማभक ्ቚकरण वषर 2007 कका हहै तरका अभभिरर्ሹ लगकातकार न्रकारकालर मम उपसस्रत आ रहका हह, भकन्तर उसकके पश्चकात भिवी अभभिरयोजन पक दकारका शकेष सकाकवीगण कयो न्रकारकालर मम ्ቚस्तरत नहीሻ भकरका गरका हहै तरका वकाद ककी ककाररवकाहवी अनकावश्रक रूप सके भबलसम्बत हयो रहवी हहै। मकामलके कके तथ्र एवाሪ पररसस्रभतरोሱ कयो दृभ्ቖगत रखतके हहए अभभिरयोजन कके सकाቌኚर कका अवसर समका्቎ करतके हहए प्ቔकावलवी बरकान अन्तगरत धिकारका 313 दाሪ०्ቚ०साሪ० हकेतर भनरत भकरका जकानका न