CRMP/1131/2013 of Arvind Darpan Vs State Of Chhattisgarh on 23 December 2013

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IN THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILAESPUR

Cr.M.P.No.H3{

[2013.

APPLICANT

Arvind Darpan, S/o Late Shiv‘Shankar, Caste Kumhar, agedabout 27 years, r/o villageKoranga , Police Station Kunkuri8s Tahsil Kansabel Civil 85revenue Distt£3 al”l 5MF’(C.G.), (Accused)

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CRIMINAL PROCEDUREIfBEINGAGGRIEVEDBYORDERDATED13.09.2013PASSEDINSESSION‘WCASENO.50/6013BYLEARNEDADDITTIONALKSESSIONSJUDGE,KUNKURI:(C.G.)WHEREBY THE LEARNED ADDITTIONAL SESSIONS JUDGEHASREJECTTHESUBMISSIONOFAPPLICANT: ANDIMPOSED THE CHARGE AND REGISTERED THE SESSIONCASENO.50/2013.THE APPLICANT BEGSTOPREFER‘THISPETITIONONTHEFOLLOWINGFACTS ANDGROUNDS;- HIGH COURT[OF][ CHHATTISGARH][ AT][ BILASPUR]

Cr. M.P.[No.][ 1131of][ 2013']

APPELLANTS

RFSPONDENT

.Vs.

Arvind Darpan

State[of][ Chhattisgarh]

PresentMr. Akhilesh[Kumar,]counsel[for][ the][ appellant.]for the[State.]Mr. Anll[S.][ Pandey,][ Govt.][ Advocate,]

Single[Bench:][ Hon’ble][ Goutam][ Bhaduri][ J.]

ORAL JUDGMENT(23.12.2013)

Heard[on][ admission.]

of Criminal2.Thisis apetitionunder[ 482][ of][ the][ Code]Procedure[seeking][ quashment][ of][ the][ order][ dated 13.09.2013][ passed]by the[learned][ Additional][ Sessions][ Judge,][ Kunkuri][ (C.G)][ in][ Sessions]Case[No.50/201][ 3.]

3. The primary grounds[raised][ by][ the][ applicant][ is][ that][ the][ offence]whichisbeingtriedisbarredbysection198Cr.P.C.,sincethecognizanceleadstofilingof complaintbythevictim.Hefurthersubmits[that][ considering][ the][ statement][ of][ the][ prosecutrix,][ no][ case][ is]made[out][ u/s][ 376][ IPC][ as][ there][ has][ been][ no][ forcible][ rape.]

4. On the[other][ hand,][ learned][ State][ Counsel][ opposes][ the][ prayer.]5.l have gone[through][ the][ statements][ of][ the][ prosecutrix][ wherein]hadstayed[with]she[has][ stated][ that][ she][ is][ orphan][ and][ the][ accused]thisperiod,hercommittedher[for][ a][ considerable]period[and][ during]will marry[h‘er]sexual[intercourse][ with][ her][ on][ the][ assurance][ that][ he]it was[refused][ by]and[ultimately][ when][ the][ matter][ comes][ to][ marriage,]him’.

is made[out]6.Primal[facie,]it appears[to][ this][ court][ that][ no][ case]

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warranting interference by this Court u/s 482 Cr.P.C., at this stage,asthe matter isstill to be tested on the floor of the evidence while theprosecutrix[is][ examined][ and][ cross][ examined]before the trlia Court.the matter isstill to be tested on the floor of the evidence while theprosecutrix[is][ examined][ and][ cross][ examined]before the trlia Court.

7. Hon'bletheSupremeCourtincaseofM/s.ZanduPharmaceuticalWorksLtd.and othersv.Md.Sharaful Haque andothers (AIR 2005 SC 9) has laid down the principlesin para 8 thus:others (AIR 2005 SC 9) has laid down the principlesin para 8 thus:

“8.Exerciseof powerunderSection482of theCode in a case of this nature is the exception and nottherule.TheSectiondoesnotconferanynewpowers[on][ the][ High][ Court.]It only saves the inherentpowerwhichtheCourtpossessedbeforetheenactmentoftheCode.itenvisagesthreecircumstancesunder whichtheinherentjurisdictionmay be exercised, namely,(i)[to]give[effect to][ an][ order]under the Code, (ii) to prevent abuse of the process ofcourt, and(iii)[to][ othen/vise][ secure][ the][ ends][ ofjustice.]ltisneitherpossiblenor desirabletolay gown anyinflexiblerulewhichwouldgoverntheexerciseofinherent jurisdiction.No legislative enactment dealingwithprocedurecanprovideforallcasesthat maypossiblyarise.Courts,therefore,haveinherentpowersapart fromexpressprovisionsof law whichare necessary for proper discharge of functions anddutiesimposeduponthembylaw.Thatisthedoctrine which finds expressionin the section whichmerely recognizes and preserves inherent powers ofthe HighCourts.All courts, whether civil or criminalpossess,in the absence of any express provision, asinherentintheir constitution,all such powers as arenecessarytodotheright andtoundo a wrongincourseofadministrationof justiceontheprinciple"quando Iex aliquid alicui concedit, concedere videturet id sine quo res ipsae esse non potest" (when thelaw gives a person anythingit gives him that withoutwhichit cannot exist).While exercising powers underthe section, the court does not function as a court ofappealorrevision.Inherentjurisdictionunderthesectionthoughwidehastobeexercisedsparingly,carefullyandwithcautionandonlywhensuchexerciseis justified by the tests specifically laid downin the sectionitself.ltisto be exercised ex debitojustitiaetodorealandsubstantialjusticefortheadministration of which alone courts exist.Authorityof the court exists for advancement of justice andifany attemptis made to abuse that authority soas toproduceinjustice,thecourthaspowertopreventabuse.It would be an abuse of process of the courtto allow any action which would result[ in] injustice andpreventpromotionofjustice.Inexerciseofthepowerscourtwouldbejustifiedtoquashanyproceedingifit finds thatinitiation/continuanceofitamounts to abuse of the process of court or quashingr of these proceedings would othen/vise serve the endsof. justice.Whennooffenceisdisclosedbythe Rao complaint,[the][ court][ may][ examine][ the]question[of][ fact.]Whenacomplaintissoughttobequashed,itispermissible[to][ look][ into][ the][ materials][ to][ assess][ what]the complainant[has][ alleged][ and][ whether][ any][ offence]is made out[even]if theallegations are[accepted]intoto."

8. Applying the[aforesaid]principles,i am of the considered[view][ that][ it]is not a[fit] case[to]quash[the]proceedingsor set aside[the][ impugned][ order]dated 13.09.2013,[at][ this][ stage][ and][ it][ is left][ open][ to][ the][ learned][ trial][ Court]to record the[findings][ after][ examination][ of][ witnesses][ and][ on][ evidence][ being]

adduced.

9. Accordingly,[the]petition[is][ dismissed.]Sd/_Vacation[Judge]