CRLP/20356/2021 of SURESH SINGH and ANR. Vs STATE OF U.P. and ANR. on 11 November 2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri R.N. Pathak, learned counsel for the opposite party No.2/complainant and Sri Ajay Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the State.

2. By means of instant petition, petitioners namely Suresh Singh and Vinod Kumar Singh impleading Mansharam/opposite party No.2 have sought following main relief:- "Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari thereby quashing the impugned order dated 14.02.2020 passed by the Learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, Room No.11, Faizabad in Criminal Revision No. 158/2019 and order dated 25.06.2019, passed by Learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Faizabad in Criminal Complaint No. 9964/2018, as well as the entire proceedings pending before the Learned Court Below, in respect of the petitioners, which are contained as Annexure No. 1 & 2 respectively to this writ petition."

3. For the purposes of causing interference in the matter before this Court following facts have been indicated:-

(i) On 22.02.2018 deceased Rajendra S/o Mansharam was involved in the construction work of the house of one Maniram situated in the same village of which the opposite party No. 2 is the resident.

(ii) The deceased while doing construction work touched the 11 KV Line passing from the roof of house of Mani Ram and therefore he died. Thus, cause of death is electrocution.

(iii) With regard to aforesaid incident, a report dated 20.03.2018 was submitted by one Rajendra Kumar, Police Officer of P.S.-Kumarganj, Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Brijesh Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A., Rama Niwas Pathak Suresh Singh And Anr. .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And Anr. .....Respondent(s)

District-Faizabad now Ayodhya (annexed as Annexure No. 4) and a perusal thereof would indicate that Rajendra S/o of the complainant died on account of electrocution. The report referred is extracted here-in-under:- "रिपोर्ट थाना कुमारगंज जनपद फैजाबाद सेवा में, न्यायायालय श्रीीमान सी०जे०एम० महोदय फैजाबाद विषयः- आवेदक श्रीी मंशाराम S/o जगरूप R/o पासी का पुरवा H/o तिदौली थाना कुमारगंज जनपद फैजाबाद द्वाारा दिये गये अन्ततर्गत धारा 156 (3) सी०आर०पी०सी० प्राार्थना-पत्र के सम्बबन्धध में आख्याया। महोदय, निवेदन है कि मुझ एस०आई० द्वाारा गाँव में जाकर जानकारी की गयी तो ज्ञाात हुआ कि श्रीी मंशाराम S/o जगरूप निवासी पासी का पुरवा H/o तिदौली थाना कुमारगंज जनपद फैजाबाद का सबसे छोटा पुत्र राजेन्द्र दिनांक 22.2.018 को गांव में ही मनीराम S/o सदल के नये बन रहे मकान पर मजदूरी करने के लिए 1- मिस्त्रीी भगवान दीन S/o राम जस निवासी तिदौली 2- मिस्त्रीी होरीलाल S/o श्यायाम पासी R/o पासी का पुरवा H/o तिदौली 3- राम सुमिरन S/o महराजदीन R/o पासी का पुरवा H/o तिदौली 4- साई लाल S/o हरभजन R/o छेदी का पुरवा H/o कटघरा थाना कुमारगंज जनपद फैजाबाद के साथ गया था काम करने के दौरान राजेन्द्र द्वाारा लोहे का पाइप हटाते समय असावधानी के कारण पास में 11000 बोल्टेटेज के तार में छूने के कारण करन्टट लगने से राजेन्द्र की मृत्युयु हो गयी साथ में काम कर रहे मजदूरो के सहयोग से राजेन्द्र को कस्बाबा कुमारगंज स्थित डा० वर्मा क्लीलीनिक पर लाया गया था जहाँ डा० वर्मा द्वाारा, राजेन्द्र को मृत घोषित कर दिया गया पोस्टट मार्टम न कराने की नियत से बिना पुलिस को सूचना दिये राजेन्द्र के परिवारी जनो द्वाारा रिस्तेतेदारों एवं गांव वालो की उपस्थिति में शव का दाह संस्काकार कर दिया गया थाना हाजा के रजिस्टटर के अवलोकन से इस सम्बबन्धध में कोई अभियोग पंजीकृत नही है। रिपोर्ट सादर सेवा में प्रेेषित है।"

(iv) After the aforesaid incident, cremation of body of the deceased was carried out with the consent of complainant/Mansharam and in this regard, an application was also submitted before S.H.O., P.S.-Kumarganj, District- Faizabad now Ayodhya (annexed as Annexure No. 5) signed by Mansharam and other villagers. The application referred is extracted here-in-under:- "सेवा में, श्रीीमान थानाध्ययक्ष महोदय थाना कुमारगंज फैजाबाद। महोदय, निवेदन है कि प्राार्थी मन्शाशाराम पुत्र जगरूप निवासी ग्रााम पूरे पासी तिन्दौदौली पो० बिरौली XXX तहसील मिल्कीकीपुर थाना कुमारगंज का मूल निवासी हूँँ। प्राार्थी का लडका राजेन्द्र पुत्र मन्शाशाराम को कल दिनांक 22.02.2018 दिन बृहस्पपतिवार प्राार्थी के ही गांव के मनीराम पुत्र सदल के यहाँ घर बनवा रहा था। इनके घर के ऊपर से जा रहे। 1100 बेल्टट के विद्युुत तार से प्राार्थी के लड़के का हाथ छू गया जिससे उसकी मौके पर मृत्युयु हो गयी। तथा मेरी अनुमति से ही मेरे लडके का दाह संस्काकार कराया गया। जिसमें हमे किसी भी प्रकार की कोई आपत्ति नही है।

अतः श्रीीमान जी से निवेदन है कि महोदय के संज्ञाान जो भी किसी व्यक्ति ने गलत सूचना दी है। वह गलत है। हमे दोनो लोगो के आपस में किसी प्रकार की कोई भी शिकायत नही है।"

4. Based upon the aforesaid facts, learned counsel for the petitioners stated that after cremation of the deceased, the opposite party No.2 with ulterior motive instituted a complaint case dated 14.03.2018 (annexed at page No. 20 to 22 of the present petition), which also indicates that the petitioners have not committed any offence.

5. Thereafter, C.J.M., Faizabad now Ayodhya (in short 'Magistrate') vide order dated 25.06.2019 passed in Criminal Case No. 9964 of 2018 (Mansharam vs. Maniram and Others) summoned the petitioners and a perusal of order dated 25.06.2019 would indicate that the Magistrate has failed to appreciate the facts of the case in its true spirit, including the facts related to the signature on blank paper taken forcefully by the petitioners. A perusal of the complaint would also indicate that alleged paper was subsequently received by the opposite party No.2/complainant.

6. It is also stated that being aggrieved by the order of the Magistrate dated 25.06.2019, petitioners instituted Criminal Revision No. 158 of 2019. The learned Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 11, Faizabad now Ayodhya (in short 'Revisional Court') dismissed the revision vide order dated 14.02.2020 and affirmed the order of the Magistrate dated 25.06.2019, whereby the Magistrate summoned the petitioners to face the trial for the offence under Section 304-A IPC.

7. In the instant case, from the material available on record as also from own admission of Mansharam/opposite party No. 2 no offence including the offence under Section 304-A IPC is made out against the petitioners. Prayer is to cause interference and allow the petition.

8. Sri R.N. Pathak, learned counsel for the opposite party No.2/complainant and Sri Ajay Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the State opposed the present petition.

9. Considered the aforesaid and perused the record.

10. Upon due consideration of aforesaid particularly the cause of death i.e. electrocution due to touching power line, indicated by opposite party No. 2/complainant (Mansharam) himself, this Court is of the view that the proceedings in issue is liable to be quashed. Accordingly, the petition is allowed.

7. The impugned order dated 14.02.2020 passed by the Revisional Court in Criminal Revision No. 158 of 2019 and the order dated 25.06.2019 passed by Magistrate in Criminal Complaint No. 9964 of 2018 as well as the entire proceedings pending before the Court concerned against the petitioners are hereby quashed.

8. Office is directed to communicate this order to the Court concerned for necessary actions. November 11, 2025 Vinay/-

(Saurabh Lavania,J.) Digitally signed by :- VINAY KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- VINAY KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench