IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Misc. App. No. 85 of 208 WITH Urgency Application 1. Keshwanand Joshi S/o Late Sri I.D. Joshi R/o Pindari Road Bageshwar, District Bageshwar. 2. Smt. Indira Joshi W/o Sri Keshwanand Joshi R/o Pindari Road Bageshwar, District Bageshwar. 3. Harish Chandra Joshi S/o Sri Keshwanand Joshi R/o Pindari Road Bageshwar, District Bageshwar. …….Applicants. Versus 1. The Chief Judicial Magistrate Almora, District Almora. 2. State of Uttaranchal through Superintendent of Police Bageshwar. 3. Heera Rawat, D/o Sri Bhawan Singh Rawat R/o Khaee Bagar (Pindari Road) Bharari, District – Bageshwar. ………Respondents. Shri Ganesh Kandpal, learned counsel for the applicants. Learned A.G.A. for respondents No. 1 and 2. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Urgency application is allowed. 2. Heard. 3. By means of this petition, moved under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the petitioners have sought quashing of the charge sheet, filed against one Vipin Chandra Joshi and the petitioners, pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bageshwar. 4. It is argued on behalf of the petitioners that the allegations are against Vipin Chandra Joshi, and the petitioners are innocent. Perusal of the First Information Report shows that charge sheet has been filed against Vipin Chandra Joshi, relating to offences punishable under Sections 376, 420, 506 I.P.C. and one punishable under Section 3 (1)(XII) Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, while against the petitioners only in respect of 506 I.P.C. and one punishable under Section 3(1) (XII) of Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, is filed. At this stage, in these proceedings, this Court cannot decide the question of innocence. 5. Having considered the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioners and that of learned A.G.A., the petition is dismissed summarily with the observation that if the petitioners are arrested or surrender before the court concerned, their bail application shall be heard without unreasonable delay. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Vacation Judge Dt. 07.02.2008 S