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MANU/SC/0160/2020

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

Criminal Appeal No. 250 of 2020 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 5224 of 2017)

Decided On: 10.02.2020

Appellants: Arun Singh and Ors. Vs. Respondent: State of U.P. and Ors.

Hon'ble Judges/Coram:
Navin Sinha and Krishna Murari

JUDGMENT

Krishna Murari, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. This appeal is directed against the impugned judgment and order dated 24.11.2016 passed by the High Court1 dismissing the petition filed by the Appellants Under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in short 'the CrPC) challenging the charge sheet filed against them. The High Court while rejecting Section 482 Code of Criminal Procedure petition directed the Accused Appellants to surrender before the Court concerned within 30 days from the date of order and in case they do so within the stipulated period and apply for bail the same was liable to be considered and decided in view of law laid down by full bench of High Court in case of Amrawati and Anr. v. State of U.P.   MANU/UP/0819/2004 : 2004 (57) ALR 290 affirmed by this Court in Lal Kamlendra Pratap Singh v. State of U.P.   MANU/SC/0449/2009 : 2009 (3) ADJ 322 (SC).

3. Shorn of unnecessary details the brief facts which led to the filling of this appeal can be summarised as under:

Respondent No. 2 lodged First Information Report with Police Station Izzat Nagar, District Bareilly Under Section 493 Indian Penal Code read with Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act against the Appellants herein which was registered as case crime No. 431 of 2014. The allegations made in the F.I.R. were that Respondent No.- 2 approached Appellants with the proposal of marriage of his daughter Jyoti with Appellant No.- 1. On 30th June, 2013 the Appellants visited the house of Respondent No.- 2 and after meeting his daughter the proposal was finalised. On 21.07.2013, ring ceremony was performed and date of marriage was scheduled for 19........