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The position in the present case is that the learned Magistrate was of the view that the police had not actually investigated the case . He has pointed out in his order dated 23.12.04 that the I.O. had no recorded statement of Jakkhoo and Nargis and had recorded their fictitious statements. Under these circumstances, when all other witnesses from the side of the complainant namely Jakkhoo, Nargis, Om Prakash , Atmaram and Subhash had denied the factum of settlement of marriage of the complainant's son with the daughter of the accused no. 1 and 2, there was no sufficient evidence in the case diary to summon the accused . Under these circumstances, the proper course for the Magistrate was to send back the case to the I.O. for further investigation or in the alternative he could also pass an order for registration of the case under section 190 Cr.P.C. and then to take statements of complainant and other witnesses under sections 200 and 202 Cr.P.C. He did not do so, and in view of aforesaid ,the order dated 23.12.04 passed by the learned Magistrate summoning the accused can not be upheld and the same deserves to be set aside.
The application under section 482 Cr.P.C. is, accordingly, allowed. The order dated 23.12.04 passed by the learned Magistrate under section 420 I.P.C. in complaint case no. 274 of 2004 pending before the C.J.M. Varanasi, is hereby set aside. The learned Magistrate, after looking into the record, may exercise its discretion either by sending back the case to the police for further investigation or he may, in the alternative , after taking cognizance under section 190 Cr.P.C. , proceed to take additional statement of the witnesses under section 200 and 202 Cr.P.C. and then he may pass a suitable order in the matter.
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
Reserved:
Criminal Misc. Application No. 7259 of 2005
Aun Mohammad Naqvi alias Siddan and another
Vs
State of U.P. and another
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