Euro International School and Another v. State of Haryana and Anr

CRM-M-30363-2018o o o o o o o o -1-o oo oo CRM-M-30363-2018o CRM-M-30451-2018o o o o INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAo o oo o o AToCHANDIGARHo oo DATEoOFoDECISION:o01.08.2023o o o o o o o o o o o o EUROoINTERNATIONALoSCHOOLoANDoANOTHERo o o o o o o oooooooo o o o ooooooooooo,..PETITIONERSo oo VERSUSo oo STATEoOFoHARYANAoANDoANOTHERo o o o o o .....RESPONDENTSo oo CORAM:o HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoVIKRAMoAGGARWAL.o o o Present:o Mr.oArunoSheemar,oAdvocateoforo o o Mr.oGurmandeepoSinghoSullar,oAdvocateo o o forotheopetitioners.o o o o Mr.oSurenderoSingh,oAAG,oHaryana.o oo o o Ms.oMehakoSawhney,oAdvocateoforo o o Dr.oDeipaoSingh,oAdvocateo o o forotheocomplainant-respondentoNo.2.o oo VIKRAMoAGGARWAL,oJo(ORAL)o

1.o o Byowayoofotheopresentojudgment,oIoproposeotoodecideotwoopetitions,o bothopreferredounderoSectiono482oofotheoCriminaloProcedureoCodeo(foroshorto "Cr.P.C.")o seekingo quashingo ofo FIRso No.63o ando 256o datedo 06.06.2018o registeredounderoSectiono188oofotheoIndianoPenaloCodeo(foroshorto'IPC')oato PoliceoStationoSadar,oRewario(Haryana)oandoPoliceoStationoDharuhera,oRewario (Haryana)orespectively.oSinceotheopetitionersoinobothocasesoareotheosameoandotheo questionoofolaworaisedoisoalsootheosame,obothocasesoareobeingodisposedoofobyo wayoofoaocommonojudgment.oo

2.o o Theofactsoofotheocase,oasopleadedoareothatotheopetitionersoareoprivateo schoolso situatedo ino Rewari.o Theyo areo affiliatedo too theo Centralo Boardo ofo Secondaryo Education.o Botho schoolso areo privatelyo managedo ando un-aidedo CRM-M-30363-2018o o o o o o o o -2-o oo oo schools.oTheyoareoregisteredounderotheoHaryanaoSchooloEducationoAct,o1995o (hereinafteroreferredotooasotheo'1995oAct')oandotheoRulesoframedothereunderoi.e.o HaryanaoSchooloEducationoRules,o2003.oRuleo134Aowasointroducedobyowayoofo anoamendmentoandonotificationodatedo19.06.2013o(AnnexureoP-1)owasoissuedoaso perowhichotheorecognizedoprivateoschoolsowereorequiredotooreserveo10%oseatso foromeritoriousostudentsobelongingotooEconomicallyoWeakeroSectionso(EWS)o andoBelowoPovertyoLineo(BPL)ocategories.oItowasofurtherolaidodownothatotheo schoolsowouldochargeotheosameofeeoasowasobeingochargedoinotheoGovernmento Schools.o

3.o o Ono 26.04.2018,o theo Blocko Educationo Officer,o Bawalo (Rewari)o passedo ano ordero (Annexureo P-2)o statingo thato certaino complaintso hado beeno receivedothatotheoguardiansoofostudentsoadmittedoinopursuanceoofotheoprovisionso ofoRuleo134Aoshouldonotobeounnecessarilyoharassedoandothatotheostudentsocouldo notobeodeprivedoofotheofacilitiesoavailableoinotheoschool.oTheoorderostatedothatoaso perotheocomplaints,otransportationowasonotobeingoprovidedotoosuchostudents.oIto wasodirectedothatoifotheobusoofotheoschoolowasogoingotootheoresidentialoareaoofo theoconcernedostudents,otheobusofacilityocouldonotobeorefused.oItowasoalsoostatedo thatoifotheoprovisionsoofoRuleo134Aowereoviolated,orecommendationsowouldobeo madeotootheodepartmentoforocancellationooforecognitionoofotheoconcernedoschool.o

4.o o Thereaftero ono 14.05.2018,o ano ordero waso passedo byo theo Districto Educationo Officer,o Rewario too theo sameo effecto (Annexureo P-3).o Finally,o ono

25.05.2018,o ano ordero waso issuedo undero Sectiono 144o Cr.P.C.o statingo thato ifo anyoneowasofoundoguiltyoofonon-complianceoofotheoorder,oheowouldobeoliableo foropunishmentounderoIPC,o1973.o

5.o o Finally,otheoFIRsoinoquestionowereoregisteredounderoSectiono188o IPColeadingotootheofilingoofotheopresentopetitions.o CRM-M-30363-2018o o o o o o o o -3-o oo oo

6.o o Theopetitionsohaveobeenoopposedobyowayoofoaoreplyofiledobyotheo DeputyoCommissioner,oRewari.oItohasobeenoaverredothatocertainoprivateoschoolso wereoreluctantotoogiveoadmissionotooeligibleocandidatesoasoperoprovisionsoofo Ruleo134Aoofotheo2003oRulesoandowereoavoidingogivingoadmissionotoosucho candidatesoonooneopretextoorotheoother.oSuchocandidatesowereoaskedotoofileoano affidavitoundertakingopaymentoofofullofeeoinocaseotheosameowasonotopaidobyotheo Government,oproofoofoincomeoofoparentsoetc.oTheoschoolsowereoalsootakingotestso ato theiro owno levelo whereaso assessmento testo waso too beo conductedo byo theo Educationo Department.o Thereo waso greato resentmento amongo theo aspiringo candidatesoandotheirofamilies.oEvenotheostudentsowhoowereogivenoadmissiono wereosubjectedotoodiscriminationoandoseparateoclassesowereoheldoforothem.oTheyo wereonotoprovidedofacilitiesoofotransportationoetc.owhichowereoavailableotooothero schools.oManyocomplaintsowereoreceivedobyotheoEducationoDepartmentoandotheo Administration.o Theo mattero waso alsoo reportedo ino theo newspapers.o Theo candidateso ando theiro familieso heldo demonstrationso ando dharnas.o Undero theo circumstances,otheoordersoreferredotooinotheopetitionsowereopassedofromotimeotoo timeoandoeventuallyoanoorderounderoSectiono144oCr.P.C.owasopassedowithoao viewotoopreventoobstruction,oannoyanceoandoinjuryotootheopublicoorotooprevento disturbanceo too publico tranquility.o Eveno thereafter,o theo privateo recognizedo schoolsodidonotostopotheoharassmentoasoaoresultoofowhichotheoFIRsowereogoto registeredoasotheoschoolsohadoviolated/disobeyedotheolawfuloordersopassedobyo theoDeputyoCommissioner.oItohasobeenoaverredothatosinceooffenceounderoSectiono 188oIPCoisoaocognizableooffence,oanoFIRocanoalwaysobyoregistered.oRelianceohaso alsoobeenoplacedouponoRuleo191Aofotheo2013oRulesostatingothatoanyoActoino contraventiono ofo theo Ruleso waso too beo treatedo aso ano offenceo ando wouldo beo CRM-M-30363-2018o o o o o o o o -4-o oo oo punishableounderotheorelevantolaws.oOnomeritsoalso,otheoavermentsomadeoinotheo petitionsohaveobeenodenied.oo

7.o o Iohaveoheardolearnedocounseloforotheopartiesoandohaveoperusedotheo petitions.o

8.o o Learnedo counselo foro theo petitionerso strenuouslyo urgedo thato theo FIRso ino questiono deserveo too beo quashed.o Ito waso contendedo thato theo baro ofo Sectiono195oCr.P.C.owouldobecomeoapplicableoasoaoresultoofowhichonooFIRo couldohaveobeenoregisteredoforoanooffenceopunishableounderoSectiono188oIPC.o Referenceowasomadeotootheoordersopassedobyotheoauthoritiesofromotimeotootimeo ando ito waso submittedo thato allo orderso wereo illegalo ando arbitrary.o Ito waso alsoo contendedothatoRuleo134Aoprovidedoforoadmissionoofostudentsobelongingotootheo Economicallyo Weakero Sectionso (EWS)o ando Belowo Povertyo Lineo (BPL)o categoriesoandotheosameodoesonotoprovideoforoextendingoofootherofacilitiesotoo themo thougho allo facilitieso areo extended.o Ito waso contendedo thato transporto facilitiesoetc.oareoalwaysoprovidedoonofirstocomeofirstoserveobasisoasothereoareo limitedonumberoofovehiclesoandovehiclesocannotobeoprovidedoforoallostudents.oIto waso submittedo thato theo Deputyo Commissionero ato theo relevanto timeo tooko personalo interesto ino theo mattero ando goto theo illegalo FIRso registered.o Learnedo counseloreliedouponoaojudgmentopassedobyoaoDivisionoBenchoofothisoCourtoino 'JiwanoKumaroVs.oStateoofoPunjaboandoothers'o2000(1)oRCRo(Criminal)o

415.o

9.o o Ono theo othero hand,o learnedo counselo representingo theo Stateo ofo Haryanaoopposedotheopetitionsostatingothatosinceocognizanceoofotheooffenceohaso notoyetobeenotakenobyotheoCourt,otheobaroofoSectiono195oCr.P.C.owouldonoto apply.oTheopetitionsowereoopposedoonomeritsoalsoowhileoreferringotoovariouso orderopassedobyotheoauthoritiesofromotimeotootime.oInosupportoofohisocontentions,o CRM-M-30363-2018o o o o o o o o -5-o oo oo learnedocounseloreliedouponosomeojudgmentsopassedobyoaoCo-ordinateoBenchoofo thisoCourtoinoCRM-M-4211-2014otitledoaso"HardeepoSinghoandoanotheroVs.o StateoofoHaryanaoandoothers",oCRM-M-14160-2016otitledoaso"IlaoSoodoVs.o StateoofoPunjab",oCRM-M-36146-2021titledoaso"Dr.oAnantoRamoVs.oStateoofo Haryana"oandoCRM-M-36456-2017otitledoaso"AnujoVs.oStateoofoHaryana".o

10.o o Io haveo giveno myo thoughtfulo considerationo too theo argumentso addressedobyolearnedocounseloforotheoparties.o

11.o o Beforeoadvertingotootheomeritsoofotheocase,oitowouldobeoessentialotoo refero too theo statutoryo provisions.o Theo 1995o Acto waso enactedo foro bettero organizationoandodevelopmentoofoschooloeducationoinotheoStateoofoHaryanaoando foro matterso connectedo therewitho oro incidentalo thereto.o Thereo areo variouso provisionso dealingo witho establishment,o recognition,o managemento ando aido too schools,o schoolo property,o termso ando conditionso ofo serviceo ofo employees,o admissionotooschoolsoandofeesoandomiscellaneousoprovisions.oSectiono22obarso theojurisdictionoofoCiviloCourtsowhereasoSectiono24odealsowithotheopowerotoo makeorules.oSectiono21odealsowithotheoinspectionoofoschoolsoandoalsoohasosomeo penaloprovisions.oItoprovidesoforoinspectionoofoschoolsobyotheoauthoritiesoando thatoifotheoschoolofailedotoocomplyowithoanyodirection,oactionocouldobeotakenoaso mayobeodeemedofitoincludingostoppageoofoaid,owithdrawalooforecognition,otakingo overoofomanagementoetc.oSectiono21olaysodownoasounder:-o o o "InspectionoofoSchools.-o o o (1)o Everyo recognizedo schoolo shallo beo inspectedo ato leasto onceo ino eacho financialo yearo ino sucho mannero aso mayo beo prescribed.o

(2)oTheoDirectoromayoalsoomanageospecialoinspectiono ofoanyoschooloonosuchoaspectsoofoitsoworkingoasomay,ofromotimeotoo time,obeoconsideredonecessaryobyohim.o CRM-M-30363-2018o o o o o o o o -6-o oo oo

(3)oTheoDirectoromayogiveodirectionsotootheomanagingo committeeorequiringoitotoorectifyotheodefectsoorodeficienciesoatotheo timeoofoinspectionoorootherwise,oinotheoworkingoofotheoschool.o

(4)oIfotheomanagingocommitteeofailsotoocomplyowithoanyo directionso giveno undero sub-section(3),o theo Directoro may,o aftero consideringotheoexplanationoororeport,oifoany,ogivenooromadeobyo theomanagingocommittee,otakeosuchoactionoasoheomayodeemofit,o including-o

(a)ostoppageoofoaido(inocaseoofoaidedoschools);o

(b)owithdrawalooforecognitionooro

(c)otakingooveroofomanagement."o o

11.1o o Theo2003oRulesowereoframedounderopowersoconferredobyoSectiono 24oofotheo1995oAct.oRuleo134Aowasointroducedobyowayoofonotificationodatedo

19.06.2013.oItoprovidedofororeservationoofo10%oseatsoforomeritoriousostudentso belongingotooEconomicallyoWeakeroSectionso(EWS)oandoBelowoPovertyoLineo

(BPL)ocategories.oItoalsoolaidodownothatotheoschoolowouldochargeofeeofromotheseo studentsoatotheosameorateoasochargedoinotheoGovernmentoSchools.oRuleo134olayso downoasounder:-o "Theo recognizedo privateo schoolso shallo reserveo teno percentoseatsoforomeritoriousostudentsobelongingotooEconomicallyo Weakero Sectionso (EWS)o ando Belowo Povertyo Lineo (BPL)o categories.oTheoschooloshallochargeofeeofromotheseostudentsoatotheo sameorateoasochargedoinoGovernmentoSchools."o o

11.2o o Ruleo191olaysodownopenaloprovisionsoandotheoactionowhichocanobeo takenoinocaseoschoolsofailotoocomplyowithotheodirectionsogivenoafteroinspectiono ofotheoschool.oRuleo191olaysodownoasounder:-o o o o o "Failureotoocomplyowithodirections-Sectiono24(2).-o o o Ifotheomanagingocommitteeofailsotoocomplyowithotheo directionso giveno undero ruleo 189o theo Directoro may,o aftero CRM-M-30363-2018o o o o o o o o -7-o oo oo consideringotheoexplanationoororeport,oifoanyogivenooromadeo byotheomanagingocommittee,otakeosuchoactionoasoheomayodeemo fit,oincluding:o

(a)kstoppageoofoaido(inocaseoofoaidedoschools);o

(b)kwithdrawalooforecognition;ooro

(c)ktakingooverotheomanagingocommitteeoinocaseoofo aidedoschool."o o

12.o o Aparto fromo theo aforesaido provisions,o thereo areo noo othero penalo provisionsoinoeitherotheoActooroinotheoRules.o

13.o o NowocomingotootheoprovisionsoofotheoCodeoofoCriminaloProcedureo (Cr.P.C.),oSectiono144olaysodownoasounder:-o "Powero too issueo ordero ino urgento caseso ofo nuisanceo ofo apprehendedodanger.-o

(1)o o Ino caseso where,o ino theo opiniono ofo ao Districto Magistrate,oaoSub-odivisionaloMagistrateooroanyootheroExecutiveo MagistrateospeciallyoempoweredobyotheoStateoGovernmentoinothiso behalf,othereoisosufficientogroundoforoproceedingounderothisosectiono ando immediateo preventiono oro speedyo remedyo iso desirable,o sucho Magistrateomay,obyoaowrittenoorderostatingotheomaterialofactsoofo theocaseoandoservedoinotheomanneroprovidedobyosectiono134,odirecto anyopersonotooabstainofromoaocertainoactoorotootakeocertainoordero withorespectotoocertainopropertyoinohisopossessionoorounderohiso management,oifosuchoMagistrateoconsidersothatosuchodirectionoiso likelyotooprevent,oorotendsotooprevent,oobstruction,oannoyanceooro injuryotooanyopersonolawfullyoemployed,oorodangerotoohumanolife,o healthoorosafety,ooroaodisturbanceoofotheopublicotranquility,ooroao riot,oofoanoaffray.o

(2)o o oAno ordero undero thiso sectiono may,o ino caseso ofo emergencyooroinocasesowhereotheocircumstancesodoonotoadmitoofo theoservingoinodueotimeoofoaonoticeouponotheopersonoagainstowhomo theoorderoisodirected,obeopassedoexoparte.o CRM-M-30363-2018o o o o o o o o -8-o oo oo

(3)oo o Ano ordero undero thiso sectiono mayo beo directedo too ao particularoindividual,oorotoopersonsoresidingoinoaoparticularoplaceo oroarea,oorotootheopublicogenerallyowhenofrequentingoorovisitingoao particularoplaceooroarea.o

(4)ooo o Nooorderounderothisosectionoshalloremainoinoforceoforo moreothanotwoomonthsofromotheomakingothereof:oProvidedothat,oifo theo Stateo Governmento considerso ito necessaryo soo too doo foro preventingo dangero too humano life,o healtho oro safetyo oro foro preventingoaoriotooroanyoaffray,oitomay,obyonotification,odirectothato anoorderomadeobyoaoMagistrateounderothisosectionoshalloremainoino forceoforosuchofurtheroperiodonotoexceedingosixomonthsofromotheo dateoonowhichotheoorderomadeobyotheoMagistrateowouldohave,obuto forosuchoorder,oexpired,oasoitomayospecifyoinotheosaidonotification.o

(5)oo o AnyoMagistrateomay,oeitheroonohisoownomotionooroono theo applicationo ofo anyo persono aggrieved,o rescindo oro altero anyo ordero madeo undero thiso section,o byo himselfo oro anyo Magistrateo subordinateotoohimoorobyohisopredecessor-oin-ooffice.o

(6)oo o TheoStateoGovernmentomay,oeitheroonoitsoownomotiono oroonotheoapplicationoofoanyopersonoaggrieved,orescindooroaltero anyoorderomadeobyoitounderotheoprovisootoosub-osectiono(4).o

(7)oo o Whereoanoapplicationounderosub-osectiono(5)oorosub-o sectiono(6)oisoreceived,otheoMagistrate,oorotheoStateoGovernment,o aso theo caseo mayo be,o shallo affordo too theo applicanto ano earlyo opportunityoofoappearingobeforeohimooroit,oeitheroinopersonoorobyo pleadero ando showingo causeo againsto theo order;o ando ifo theo MagistrateoorotheoStateoGovernment,oasotheocaseomayobe,orejectso theoapplicationowhollyooroinopart,oheooroitoshallorecordoinowritingo theoreasonsoforosoodoing."oo o o Sectiono195o(1)(a)olaysodownoasounder:-o o "Prosecutiono foro contempto ofo lawfulo authorityo ofo publico servants,o foro offenceso againsto publico justiceo ando foro offencesorelatingotoodocumentsogivenoinoevidence.?o

(1)kNooCourtoshallotakeocognizance-o CRM-M-30363-2018o o o o o o o o -9-o oo oo

(a)k(i)oofoanyooffenceopunishableounderosectionso172o too188o(bothoinclusiveoofotheoIndianoPenaloCodeo (45oofo1860),ooro

(ii)oofoanyoabetmentoof,oattemptotoocommit,osucho offence,ooro

(iii)oofoanyocriminaloconspiracyotoocommitosucho offence,oexceptoono theocomplaintoino writingoofo theopublicoservantoconcernedooroofosomeoothero publico servanto too whomo heo iso administrativelyo subordinate;"o o

14.o o Theo basico argumento whicho haso beeno raisedo iso whethero ano FIRo couldohaveobeenoregisteredounderoSectiono188oIPCoinoviewoofotheobarolaidodowno byo Sectiono 195o (1)(i)(a).o However,o aparto fromo theo argumento thato haso beeno raisedo ino theo presento petition,o anothero importanto aspecto whicho needso too beo examinedoisoasotoowhetherotheoactionoofotheorespondentsoinoissuingoanoordero underoSectiono144oCr.P.C.owasolegaloandojustifiedoandofurtheroasotoowhetherotheo FIRoregisteredoforoallegedoviolationoofotheosaidoorderowouldobeosustainable.o

15.o o Theolegalopositionoofotheosubjectoalsooneedsotoobeonoticed.oOnoao plainoreadingoofoSectiono195o(1)(i)(a),oitoemergesothatonooCourtowouldotakeo cognizanceo ofo ano offenceo punishableo undero Sectiono 188o IPCo excepto ono ao complaintoinowritingoofotheopublicoservantoconcernedooroofosomeootheropublico servantotoowhomoheoisoadministrativelyosubordinate.oIt,otherefore,oneedsotoobeo examinedo whethero mereo registrationo ofo ano FIRo wouldo amounto too takingo ofo cognizanceobyoaoCourtooroitoisoonlyowhenoaofinaloreportounderoSectiono173oiso submittedoandosomeofurtheroactionoisotakenothatocognizanceocouldobeosaidotoo haveobeenotaken.oThisoissueohasobeenoresolvedobyotheoHon'bleoApexoCourtoino theo caseo ofo 'Jayanto Etc.o Vs.o Stateo ofo Madhyao Pradesh'o (Criminalo Appealo Nos.824-825o ofo 2020o ando Criminalo Appealo No.826o ofo 2020decidedo ono CRM-M-30363-2018o o o o o o o o -10-o oo oo

03.12.2020),o2021oAIRo(SC)o496.oInothisocase,oaosurpriseoinspectionowasocarriedo outo byo theo Miningo Authoritieso too checko illegalo miningo ino someo districtso ofo Madhyao Pradesh.o Certaino vehicleso loadedo witho minoro mineralso wereo impoundedo ando wereo handedooverotootheo concernedo policeo stationso tookeepo themoinosafeocustody.oFindingothatoillegalominingohadobeenoresortedoto,oaoreporto waso submittedo too theo concernedo Miningo Officerso witho ao proposalo foro compoundingoofotheooffences.oTheocasesowentotootheoHigheroAuthoritiesowhoo approvedotheoproposaloandoafterotheoviolatorsohadoacceptedotheodecision,otheo amountsodeterminedobyotheoCollectoroforocompoundingowereodeposited.oAftero someotime,oFIRsowereoregisteredounderoSectionso379oando414oIPCoandoSectionso 4oando21oofotheoMinesoandoMineralso(DevelopmentoandoRegulation)oAct,o1957o (hereinafteroreferredotooasotheo'MMDRoAct').oQuashingopetitionsowereofiledoino theo Higho Courto ofo Madhyao Pradesho whicho wereo dismissed.o Theo Stateo ofo MadhyaoPradeshowentotootheoHon'bleoApexoCourt.oTheoprivateopartiesoalsoo approachedotheoHon'bleoApexoCourtowithodifferenceogrievances.oTheoStateoofo MadhyaoPradeshohadocontendedothatotheoMagistrateoconcernedohadonoopowerotoo takeo actiono suoo motoo ando geto FIRso registeredo byo exercisingo powerso undero Sectiono156(3)oCr.P.C.owhereasotheocaseoofotheoprivateopartiesowasothatoinoviewo ofotheobarolaidodownounderoSectiono22oofotheoMMDRoAct,onooFIRocouldohaveo beenoregistered.oTheoHon'bleoApexoCourtoexaminedotheomatterothreadbareoando cameotootwooconclusions.oOneowasothatotheoMagistrateodulyohadotheopowerotoo takeo suoo motoo actiono undero Sectiono 156o (3)o Cr.P.C.o foro gettingo ano FIRo registeredoandosecondlyothatotheobaroofoSectiono22oofotheoMMDRoActowouldobeo attractedoatotheostageoofotakingoofocognizanceoandonotoatotheostageooforegistrationo ofoFIRooroinvestigation.oTheopleaoofotheoprivateopartiesowas,ohowever,oacceptedo onoaodifferentogroundothatosinceotheooffencesohadoalreadyobeenocompoundedoando CRM-M-30363-2018o o o o o o o o -11-o oo oo compoundingofeeohadobeenodeposited,othenoasoperotheoprovisionsoofoSectiono 23Ao(2)oofotheoMMDRoAct,onoofurtheroproceedingsocouldohaveobeenoinitiated.o TheoHon'bleoApexoCourt,otherefore,omaintainedotheoFIRsounderoSectiono379o ando414oIPCoetc.oandoquashedothemoinosoofaroasoSectionso4oando21oofotheo MMDRo Acto areo concerned.o Whileo arrivingo ato thiso conclusion,o theo Hon'bleo ApexoCourtoexaminedotheoentireolawoonotheosubject.oOneoofotheojudgmentso whichowasonoticedobyotheoHon'bleoApexoCourtowaso'ManoharoM.oGalanioV.o AshokoN.oAdvani',o(1999)o8oSCCo737.oAfteroexaminingotheoentireolawoonotheo subject,otheoHon'bleoApexoCourtoconcludedoasounder:-o o o "Afterogivingoourothoughtfuloconsiderationoino theo matter,o ino theo lighto ofo theo relevanto provisionso ofo theoMMDRoActoandotheoRulesomadeothereunderovis?visotheo CodeoofoCriminaloProcedureoandotheoPenaloCode,oandotheo lawo laido downo byo thiso Courto ino theo caseso referredo too hereinaboveoando foro theoreasonso statedohereinabove,oouro conclusionsoareoasounder:o o i)o thato theo learnedo Magistrateo cano ino exerciseo ofo powersounderoSectiono156(3)oofotheoCodeoorder/directotheo concernedo Ino charge/SHOo ofo theo policeo stationo too lodge/registerocrimeocase/FIRoevenoforotheooffencesoundero theoMMDRoActoandotheoRulesomadeothereunderoandoatothiso stageotheobarounderoSectiono22ofotheoMMDRoActoshallonoto beoattracted;o o ii)otheobarounderoSectiono22oofotheoMMDRoActoshallo beo attractedo onlyo wheno theo learnedo Magistrateo takeso cognizanceoofotheooffencesounderotheoMMDRoActoandoRuleso madeothereunderoandoordersoissuanceoofoprocess/summonso foro theo offenceso undero theoMMDRo Actoando Ruleso madeo thereunder;o CRM-M-30363-2018o o o o o o o o -12-o oo oo o iii)oforocommissionoofotheooffenceounderotheoIPC,oono receipto ofo theo policeo report,o theo Magistrateo havingo jurisdictionocanotakeocognizanceoofotheosaidooffenceowithouto awaitingotheoreceiptoofocomplaintothatomayobeofiledobyotheo authorisedo officero foro takingo cognizanceo ino respecto ofo violationoofovariousoprovisionsoofotheoMMDRoActoandoRuleso madeothereunder;oando o iv)othatoinorespectoofoviolationoofovariousoprovisionso ofotheoMMDRoActoandotheoRulesomadeothereunder,owhenoao Magistrateo passeso ano ordero underoSectiono 156(3)oofo theo CodeoandodirectsotheoconcernedoIncharge/SHOoofotheopoliceo stationotooregister/lodgeotheocrimeocase/FIRoinorespectoofo theo violationo ofo variouso provisionso ofo theo Acto ando Ruleso madeo thereundero ando thereaftero aftero investigationo theo concernedo Inchargeo ofo theo policeo station/investigatingo officero submitso ao report,o theo sameo cano beosento too theo concernedo Magistrateo aso wello aso too theo concernedo authorisedoofficeroasomentionedoinoSectiono22oofotheoMMDRo Actoandothereafterotheoconcernedoauthorisedoofficeromayofileo theocomplaintobeforeotheolearnedoMagistrateoalongowithotheo reportosubmittedobyotheoconcernedoinvestigatingoofficeroando thereafteroitowillobeoopenoforotheolearnedoMagistrateotootakeo cognizanceo aftero followingo dueo procedure,o issueo process/summonsoinorespectoofotheoviolationsoofotheovariouso provisionso ofo theoMMDRo Actoando Ruleso madeo thereundero andoatothatostageoitocanobeosaidothatocognizanceohasobeeno takenobyotheolearnedoMagistrate.o o v)o ino ao caseo whereo theo violatoro iso permittedo too compoundotheooffencesoonopaymentoofopenaltyoasoperosub-section1oofoSectiono23A,oconsideringosubsectiono2oofoSectiono 23AoofotheoMMDRoAct,othereoshallonotobeoanyoproceedingso orofurtheroproceedingsoagainstotheooffenderoinorespectoofotheo offencesopunishableounderotheoMMDRoActooroanyoruleomadeo CRM-M-30363-2018o o o o o o o o -13-o oo oo thereunderosoocompounded.oHowever,otheobarounderosub-sectiono2oofoSectiono23Aoshallonotoaffectoanyoproceedingsoforo theo offenceso undero theoIPC,o sucho as,oSectionso 379ando414oIPCo ando theo sameo shallo beo proceededo witho further.o o 14.oInoviewoofotheoaboveoandoforotheoreasonsostatedo above,otheoappealsofiledobyotheoviolators/privateoappellantso areopartlyoallowed,otootheoextentoquashingotheoproceedingso forotheooffencesounderotheoMMDRoAct-Sectionso4/21ofotheo MMDRo Acto only.o Theo appealo preferredo byo theo Stateo ofo MadhyaoPradeshostandsodismissed."o o AosimilaroviewohadoalsoobeenotakenobyoaoDivisionoBenchoofothisoCourtoinotheo caseo ofo 'Hardeepo Singho ando anothero Vs.o Stateo ofo Haryanao ando others'o (CRM-M-4211-2014)whereinoanoFIRowasoregisteredounderotheoprovisionsoofo theo Preconceptiono ando Prenatalo Diagnostico Techniqueso (Prohibitiono ofo Sexo Selection)oAct,o1994.oThereoalsootheoargumentowasothatoinoviewoofotheobarolaido downounderoSectiono28oofotheosaidoAct,oanoFIRocouldonotohaveobeenoregistered.o ThisojudgmentoalsooreferredotoomanyootherojudgmentsoofothisoCourtoasoalsoothato ofotheoHon'bleoApexoCourtoandoitowasoheldobyotheoDivisionoBenchoasounder:-o o o "Inotheocircumstances,otheoquestionsoasoformulatedoino theoreferenceoareoansweredoinotheofollowingomanner,othat:-o

(1)kFIRo foro theo offenceo committedo undero theo Acto cano beo registeredoono theocomplainto ofotheo Appropriateo Authorityo andocanobeoinvestigatedobyotheoPolice;ohowever,ocognizanceo ofotheosameocanobeotakenobyotheoCourtoonotheobasisoofoao complaintomadeobyooneoofotheopersonsomentionedoinoSectiono 28oofotheoAct.o

(2)kAoreportounderoSectiono173oCR.P.C.,o1973oalongowithotheo complaintoofoanoappropriateoauthorityocanobeofiledoinotheo Court.o However,o cognizanceo wouldo beo takeno onlyo theoPRINCE CHAWLA CRM-M-30363-2018o o o o o o o o -14-o oo oo complaintothatohasobeenofiledoinoaccordanceowithoSectiono28o ofotheoAct.o

(3)kFIRocanobeolodgedoandooffencesocanobeoinvestigatedobyotheo Policeobutocognizanceoonlyoofotheocomplaintoisotoobeotakeno byotheoCourt."o o Though,othereoareoaolargeonumberoofootherojudgmentsoonothisopoint,othereowouldo beo noo necessityo too refero too themo allo whicho wouldo onlyo addo volumeo too theo presentojudgmentoasotheoHon'bleoApexoCourtoandotheoDivisionoBenchoofothiso Courtohasodiscussedotheoentireolawoonotheosubject.o

16.o o InosoofaroasoquashingoofoFIRoisoconcerned,otheoHon'bleoApexoCourto culledooutotheoprinciplesoandolaidodownoguidelinesowithoregardotooquashingoofo FIRsoinotheocaseoofo'StateoofoHaryanaoandoothersoVs.oBhajanoLaloandoothers',o 1992oSUPPo(1)oSCCo335.Itowasolaidodownoinotheosaidojudgmentoasounder:-o "102.oInotheobackdropoofotheointerpretationoofotheovariouso relevantoprovisionsoofotheoCodeounderoChapteroXIVoandoofo theoprinciplesoofolawoenunciatedobyothisoCourtoinoaoseriesoofo decisionso relatingo too theo exerciseo ofo theo extraordinaryo powero undero Articleo 226o oro theo inherento powerso undero Sectiono 482o ofo theo Codeo whicho weo haveo extractedo ando reproducedo above,o weo giveo theo followingo categorieso ofo casesobyowayoofoillustrationowhereinosuchopowerocouldobeo exercisedoeitherotoopreventoabuseoofotheoprocessoofoanyocourto orootherwiseotoosecureotheoendsoofojustice,othoughoitomayonoto beopossibleotoolayodownoanyoprecise,oclearlyodefinedoando sufficientlyo channelisedo ando inflexibleo guidelinesooro rigido formulaeoandotoogiveoanoexhaustiveolistoofomyriadokindsoofo casesowhereinosuchopoweroshouldobeoexercised.o

(1)o Whereo theo allegationso madeo ino theo firsto informationo reportoorotheocomplaint,oevenoifotheyoareotakenoatotheiro faceovalueoandoacceptedoinotheiroentiretyodoonotoprimao CRM-M-30363-2018o o o o o o o o -15-o oo oo facieoconstituteoanyooffenceooromakeooutoaocaseoagainsto theoaccused.o

(2)oWhereotheoallegationsoinotheofirstoinformationoreportoando otheromaterials,oifoany,oaccompanyingotheoFIRodoonoto discloseo ao cognizableo offence,o justifyingo ano investigationobyopoliceoofficersounderoSectiono156(1)oofo theoCodeoexceptounderoanoorderoofoaoMagistrateowithino theopurviewoofoSectiono155(2)oofotheoCode.o

(3)oWhereotheouncontrovertedoallegationsomadeoinotheoFIRo orocomplaintoandotheoevidenceocollectedoinosupportoofo theosameodoonotodiscloseotheocommissionoofoanyooffenceo andomakeooutoaocaseoagainstotheoaccused.o

(4)oWhere,otheoallegationsoinotheoFIRodoonotoconstituteoao cognizableo offenceo buto constituteo onlyo ao non-cognizableooffence,onooinvestigationoisopermittedobyoao policeo officero withouto ano ordero ofo ao Magistrateo aso contemplatedounderoSectiono155(2)oofotheoCode.o

(5)oWhereotheoallegationsomadeoinotheoFIRoorocomplaintoareo sooabsurdoandoinherentlyoimprobableoonotheobasisoofo whicho noo prudento persono cano evero reacho ao justo conclusiono thato thereo iso sufficiento groundo foro proceedingoagainstotheoaccused.o

(6)oWhereothereoisoanoexpressolegalobaroengraftedoinoanyoofo theoprovisionsoofotheoCodeoorotheoconcernedoActo(undero whicho ao criminalo proceedingo iso instituted)o too theo institutionoandocontinuanceoofotheoproceedingsoand/oro whereothereoisoaospecificoprovisionoinotheoCodeoorotheo concernedo Act,o providingo efficaciouso redresso foro theo grievanceoofotheoaggrievedoparty.o

(7)oWhereoaocriminaloproceedingoisomanifestlyoattendedowitho malaofideoand/orowhereotheoproceedingoisomaliciouslyo institutedo witho ano ulterioro motiveo foro wreakingo vengeanceoonotheoaccusedoandowithoaoviewotoospiteohimo dueotooprivateoandopersonalogrudge."o CRM-M-30363-2018o o o o o o o o -16-o oo oo o

17.o o Inotheocaseoofo'M/SoNeeharikaoInfrastructureoPrivateoLimitedoVs.o StateoofoMaharashtraoandoothers'2021oAIRo(SC)o1918,oaothreeoJudgesoBencho ofo theo Hon'bleo Apexo Courto alsoo laido downo theo principleso regardingo theo circumstancesounderowhichotheoHighoCourtowouldobeojustifiedoinoquashingoofo FIRs.oTheoHon'bleoApexoCourtowasoalsooconsideringoasotoowhetheroanyoorderoato theostageoofoinvestigationoshouldobeopassedooronot.oTheoHon'bleoApexoCourto concludedoasounder:-o o o "Ino viewo ofo theo aboveo ando foro theo reasonso statedoabove,oouro finalo conclusionso ono theo principal/coreo issue,owhetherotheoHighoCourtowouldobeojustifiedoinopassingo ano interimo ordero ofo stayo ofo investigationo and/oro "noo coerciveostepsotoobeoadopted",oduringotheopendencyoofotheo quashingo petitiono underoSectiono 482oCr.P.Co and/oro underoArticleo226oofotheoConstitutionoofoIndiaoandoinowhato circumstanceso ando whethero theo Higho Courto wouldo beo justifiedoinopassingotheoorderoofonototooarrestotheoaccusedooro "noocoerciveostepsotoobeoadopted"oduringotheoinvestigationo orotillotheofinaloreport/chargesheetoisofiledounderooSectiono 173oCr.P.C.,o whileo dismissing/disposingo of/noto entertaining/noto quashingo theo criminalo proceedings/complaint/FIRo ino exerciseo ofo powerso underoSectiono482oCr.P.C.o and/oro underoArticleo 226ofo theo ConstitutionoofoIndia,oourofinaloconclusionsoareoasounder:o o i)oPoliceohasotheostatutoryorightoandodutyounderotheo relevanto provisionsoofo theo Codeoofo Criminalo Procedureo containedoinoChapteroXIVoofotheoCodeotooinvestigateointooao cognizableooffence;o o ii)oCourtsowouldonotothwartoanyoinvestigationointootheo cognizableooffences;o CRM-M-30363-2018o o o o o o o o -17-o oo oo o iii)oItoisoonlyoinocasesowhereonoocognizableooffenceooro offenceo ofo anyo kindo iso disclosedo ino theo firsto informationo reportothatotheoCourtowillonotopermitoanoinvestigationotoogoo on;o o iv)o Theo powero ofo quashingo shouldo beo exercisedo sparinglyowithocircumspection,oasoitohasobeenoobserved,oino theo 'raresto ofo rareo caseso (noto too beo confusedo witho theo formationoinotheocontextoofodeathopenalty).o o v)o Whileo examiningoano FIR/complaint,o quashingoofo whichoisosought,otheocourtocannotoembarkouponoanoenquiryo aso too theo reliabilityo oro genuinenesso oro otherwiseo ofo theo allegationsomadeoinotheoFIR/complaint;o o vi)oCriminaloproceedingsooughtonototoobeoscuttledoato theoinitialostage;o o vii)o Quashingo ofo ao complaint/FIRo shouldo beo ano exceptionoratherothanoanoordinaryorule;o o viii)oOrdinarily,otheocourtsoareobarredofromousurpingo theojurisdictionoofotheopolice,osinceotheotwooorgansoofotheo Stateooperateoinotwoospecificospheresoofoactivitiesoandooneo oughtonototootreadooverotheootherosphere;o o ix)oTheofunctionsoofotheojudiciaryoandotheopoliceoareo complementary,onotooverlapping;o o x)oSaveoinoexceptionalocasesowhereonon-interferenceo wouldoresultoinomiscarriageoofojustice,otheoCourtoandotheo judicialo processo shouldo noto interfereo ato theo stageo ofo investigationoofooffences;o o xi)oExtraordinaryoandoinherentopowersoofotheoCourto doonotoconferoanoarbitraryojurisdictionoonotheoCourtotooacto accordingotooitsowhimsoorocaprice;o CRM-M-30363-2018o o o o o o o o -18-o oo oo o xii)o Theo firsto informationo reporto iso noto ano encyclopaediao whicho musto discloseo allo factso ando detailso relatingo too theo offenceo reported.o Therefore,o wheno theo investigationobyotheopoliceoisoinoprogress,otheocourtoshouldo notogoointootheomeritsoofotheoallegationsoinotheoFIR.oPoliceo mustobeopermittedotoocompleteotheoinvestigation.oItowouldobeo prematureotoopronounceotheoconclusionobasedoonohazyofactso thatotheocomplaint/FIRodoesonotodeserveotoobeoinvestigatedo oro thato ito amountso too abuseo ofo processo ofo law.o Aftero investigation,oifotheoinvestigatingoofficerofindsothatothereoiso noosubstanceoinotheoapplicationomadeobyotheocomplainant,o theo investigatingo officero mayo fileo ano appropriateo report/summaryobeforeotheolearnedoMagistrateowhichomayo beoconsideredobyotheolearnedoMagistrateoinoaccordanceowitho theoknownoprocedure;o o xiii)o Theo powero underoSectiono 482Cr.P.C.o iso veryo wide,obutoconfermentoofowideopowerorequiresotheocourtotoobeo moreocautious.oItocastsoanoonerousoandomoreodiligentodutyo onotheocourt;o o xiv)oHowever,oatotheosameotime,otheocourt,oifoitothinkso fit,oregardobeingohadotootheoparametersoofoquashingoandotheo self-restrainto imposedo byo law,o moreo particularlyo theo parametersolaidodownobyothisoCourtoinotheocasesoofoR.P.o Kapuro(supra)oandoBhajanoLalo(supra),ohasotheojurisdictiono tooquashotheoFIR/complaint;o o xv)oWhenoaoprayeroforoquashingotheoFIRoisomadeobyo theo allegedo accusedo ando theo courto wheno ito exerciseso theo powero underoSectiono 482oCr.P.C.,o onlyo haso too considero whetherotheoallegationsoinotheoFIRodiscloseocommissionoofoao cognizableo offenceo oro not.o Theo courto iso noto requiredo too considero ono meritso whethero oro noto theo meritso ofo theo allegationsomakeooutoaocognizableooffenceoandotheocourtohaso CRM-M-30363-2018o o o o o o o o -19-o oo oo toopermitotheoinvestigatingoagency/policeotooinvestigateotheo allegationsoinotheoFIR;o o xvi)oTheoaforesaidoparametersowouldobeoapplicableo and/orotheoaforesaidoaspectsoareorequiredotoobeoconsideredo byo theo Higho Courto whileo passingo ano interimo ordero ino ao quashingo petitiono ino exerciseo ofo powerso underoSectiono 482oCr.P.C.oand/orounderoArticle226oofotheoConstitutionoofo India.oHowever,oanointerimoorderoofostayoofoinvestigationo duringotheopendencyoofotheoquashingopetitionocanobeopassedo witho circumspection.o Sucho ano interimo ordero shouldo noto requireo too beo passedo routinely,o casuallyo and/oro mechanically.o Normally,o wheno theo investigationo iso ino progresso ando theo factso areo hazyo ando theo entireo evidence/materialoisonotobeforeotheoHighoCourt,otheoHigho Courtoshouldorestrainoitselfofromopassingotheointerimoordero ofonototooarrestooro"noocoerciveostepsotoobeoadopted"oando theoaccusedoshouldobeorelegatedotooapplyoforoanticipatoryo bailounderoSectiono438oCr.P.C.obeforeotheocompetentocourt.o TheoHighoCourtoshallonotoandoasosuchoisonotojustifiedoino passingo theo ordero ofo noto too arresto and/oro "noo coerciveo steps"o eithero duringo theo investigationo oro tillo theo investigationo iso completedo and/oro tillo theo finalo report/chargesheetoisofiledounderoSectiono173oCr.P.C.,owhileo dismissing/disposingoofotheoquashingopetitionounderoSectiono 482oCr.P.C.oand/orounderoArticleo226oofotheoConstitutionoofo India.oxvii)oEvenoinoaocaseowhereotheoHighoCourtoisoprimao facieoofotheoopinionothatoanoexceptionalocaseoisomadeooutoforo granto ofo interimo stayo ofo furthero investigation,o aftero consideringo theo broado parameterso whileo exercisingo theo powerso underoSectiono 482oCr.P.C.o and/oro underoArticleo 226oofotheoConstitutionoofoIndiaoreferredotoohereinabove,otheo HighoCourtohasotoogiveobrieforeasonsowhyosuchoanointerimo orderoisowarrantedoand/oroisorequiredotoobeopassedosoothatoito canodemonstrateotheoapplicationoofomindobyotheoCourtoando CRM-M-30363-2018o o o o o o o o -20-o oo oo theohigheroforumocanoconsiderowhatowasoweighedowithotheo HighoCourtowhileopassingosuchoanointerimoorder.o o xviii)o Whenevero ano interimo ordero iso passedo byo theo HighoCourtoofo"noocoerciveostepsotoobeoadopted"owithinotheo aforesaido parameters,o theo Higho Courto musto clarifyo whato doesoitomeanobyo"noocoerciveostepsotoobeoadopted"oasotheo termo"noocoerciveostepsotoobeoadopted"ocanobeosaidotoobeo tooovagueoand/orobroadowhichocanobeomisunderstoodoand/oro misapplied."o o TheoprinciplesoasotoowhenoFIRsocanobeoquashedohaveobeenolaidodownoinoaolargeo numberoofojudgmentsowhichohaveobeenodiscussedobyotheoHon'bleoApexoCourto inotheocaseoofoM/SoNeeharikaoInfrastructureoPrivateoLimitedo(supra),otheobasico casesobeingotheojudgmentsoino'StateoofoHaryanaoandoothersoVs.oBhajanoLalo andoothers'o(supra)oandoR.P.oKapuroVs.oStateoofoPunjaboAIRo1960o(SC)o886.o

18.o o Revertingotootheofactsoofotheopresentocase,otheoStateoofoHaryanao wantedostrictoimplementationoofoRuleo134A.oThoughotheoRuleomentionsoonlyo aboutoadmissionsoandonotoaboutootherofacilities,oitogoesowithoutosayingothato schoolso shouldo alsoo offero theo sameo facilitieso too studentso ofo EWSo ando BPLo categoriesoandothereoshouldobeonoodiscrimination.oItoisonotounknownothatoprivateo schoolso doo hesitateo too admito studentso fromo theseo categorieso ando eveno discriminationocannotobeoruledoout.oTheoauthoritiesowouldobeowellowithinotheiro powersotootakeoactionoinocaseoofosuchoviolations.oHowever,otheoactionoshouldobeo asoperotheopowersoconferredoonotheoauthoritiesoandotheoauthoritiesocannotobeo permittedotooassumeopowersoandopassoillegaloorders.oAsoborneooutofromotheo papero book,o theo issueo startedo witho noticeo datedo 26.04.2018o (Annexureo P-2)o issuedo byo theo Blocko Educationo Officer,o Bawalo (Rewari)o callingo upono allo schoolso shouldo giveo equalo treatmento too studentso ofo theo EWSo ando BPLoPRINCE CHAWLA CRM-M-30363-2018o o o o o o o o -21-o oo oo categories.oItowasodulyomentionedothatoifoanyoschooloviolatedotheoprovisionsoofo Ruleo 134A,o ao recommendationo wouldo beo madeo too theo departmento foro cancellationooforecognitionoofotheoconcernedoschool.oThereoisoabsolutelyonoo illegalityoinothisonotice.oTheosameoisotheocaseowithonoticeodatedo14.05.2018o (Annexureo P-3).o However,o issuanceo ofo ano ordero undero Sectiono 144o Cr.P.C.o whicho iso Annexureo P-4o ono recordo iso totallyo illegalo ando arbitrary.o Theo veryo languageo ofo Sectiono 144o wouldo showo thato theo powerso haveo too beo usedo ino emergentosituationsoandowithoaoviewotoomaintainopeaceoandotooavoidolawoando orderosituations.oAnoorderounderoSectiono144oforoenforcingotheoprovisionsoofo Ruleo134oAoofotheo2003oRulesoisowithoutoanyoauthorityoandojustification.oAo perusaloofotheoorderoshowsothatoitodoesonotoreferotooanyodharnasoetc.obeingo organizedobyotheoparentsoofosuchostudentsonorodoesoitoreferotooanyolawoandoordero situation.o Ito doeso noto mentiono aso too whato waso theo urgento situationo oro whato nuisanceo orodangerowaso apprehendedo aso ao resulto ofo which,o theo ordero undero Sectiono144oCr.P.C.owasobeingopassed.oTheomatterodidonotostopothere.oTheoFIRso inoquestionowereoregisteredounderoSectiono188oIPCoforoallegedoviolationoofotheo orderopassedounderoSectiono144oCr.P.C.oInotheoconsideredoopinionoofothisoCourt,o theoDeputyoCommissionerohadonooauthorityotoogetotheoFIRsoregistered.oThougho theoFIRsocannotobeoquashedobyoinvokingotheoprovisionsoofoSectiono195oCr.P.C.o becauseoofotheolawolaidodownobyotheoHon'bleoApexoCourtoinotheocaseoofo'Jayanto Etc.oVs.oStateoofoMadhyaoPradesh'o(supra)obutoinotheopresentocase,otheoFIRo cannotosustainobecauseoofothereobeingonoolegaloorderowhichocouldobeosaidotoo haveobeenoviolatedobyotheopetitioners.oInotheoconsideredoopinionoofothisoCourt,o theomereoregistrationoofotheoFIRsoinoquestionowasoaototaloabuseoandomisuseoofo theoprocessoofolaw.oTheoauthorities,oifoatoall,ocouldohaveotakenoactionounderotheo provisionso ofo theo 1995o Acto ando 2003o Rules,o referredo too ino theo precedingo CRM-M-30363-2018o o o o o o o o -22-o oo oo paragraphs,oandothereowasoabsolutelyonoooccasionotoogetoFIRsoregisteredoono accounto ofo violationo ofo Ruleo 134Ao ofo theo 2003o Rules.o Strangelyo enough,o thoughotheosameoalsoowouldohaveobeenoillegal,otheoFIRsoalsoodoonotomentiono violationo ofo theo ordero passedo undero Sectiono 144o Cr.P.C.o ando onlyo mentiono violationoofotheoprovisionsoofoRuleo134Aoofotheo2003oRules.o

19.o o ThisoCourtois,otherefore,oofotheoconsideredoopinionothatotheoFIRsoino questionoareonotolegallyosustainable.o o o Inoviewoofotheoaforesaid,otheopresentopetitionsoareoallowed.oFIRso No.63oando256,odatedo06.06.2018oregisteredounderoSectiono188oofotheoIndiano Penalo Codeo ato Policeo Stationo Sadar,o Rewario (Haryana)o ando Policeo Stationo Dharuhera,oRewario(Haryana)orespectivelyoandoalloconsequentialoproceedingso arisingotherefromoareoquashedoquaotheopetitioners.o o o o o o o o o o (VIKRAMoAGGARWAL)o

01.08.2023o o o o o o o ooooJUDGEo PrinceoChawlao Whetherospeaking/reasonedo Yes/Noo Whetheroreportableo o Yes/Noo