C:IR*Ct.]IT BF.NCH, OULBARDA DATED 11.-I ES TB B 0 TH DAY OF JULY 2.009 BEFORE TB B HON ‘BEE MRJUSTICE V. JADAN NATHAN FDPE:TITIDEEQ9Lçj20U9 .. .: A iL••t\ 2E A1z2 U 1 DI’ NI NJ DT U \J U ‘:N, A SC BA.NOALORE: 2. SRLH. DEI.JMARASWA,MY 5/0 HE. DEV.EOOUDA Age:50 LX C- ‘‘ MR S fh Ot KAR%NIAiA R/O: AT NO286, 3RD MAIN 3RDRHA5E. IA NADAR. PETITIONERS STAT IIJ 0 P jcJ\F? -‘ DI I - 1? 11 irJ)I(C (SRI SLJBHAS MALLAPUR, HCOP) CRL.P FILED tJ/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS U/S 126 OF THE REPRESENTATION OF PEOPLE AOl’ 1951 IN CR. NO.88/2008 NOW C.C.NO.20812008 REGISTERED BY DEVADURGA POLECE STATION AND PENDING ON THE FILE OF JMFC DEVADURGA. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE ThE FOLLOWiNG: ORDEZ Heard the learned counsel for the petitionerS and the learned Government Pleader for the State in respect of the challenge to the impugned order passed by the learned Magistrate taking cognizance In registering the case against the petitioners for the offence punishable under Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (for short ‘the Act’). 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners, at the outset, submitted that the offence alleged is punishable 3 with two years imposcitLmeat ats per Section 1.26 of the Act and thcrcibrc.. the said offence Ibuis within the amitit of noncogru.zatiic offence as conkt cc seen frota Sc;l i it to the Cr. p. ?rneatbio, in the instant case, as ithct. hOrned V1t1[z1s1..ratO (let not accord necessary crin ssion to the Podoc 0dicer to invcsngatc die case which is in respect. of non—cognizObie ffitjctt., all the proceedings/he steps taken by the polcc officer lea,ding filing of the charge sheet, therefont arc rendcrcd illegal and cannot be sastaincd in law in Vic:W of the flQiflt( 0. oconon 10091) 01 Hi snppOrL 01 nis sntom ission, learned counsel placed reliance on the n.ding of tics Coca eeccrtcd in j970 fiLl vol-P. tt 3. flaying ncarct tfl ican,cd ci.flxjcr[ffLlcpt Pleador in this repni and on a cen tsal of tho niarcnni oiaccrl i).a.rl:lci:ilaii} ito orcor shoot of the triai Crurt. daru-g 1 ’ccn or liner r \ 15 ‘h’ ettncn, 4 oec.x)unJs clear iaa roe req mremeut.s o Section 15.5(2) of tinT Cr, P. C. has not been followed in the i..nsfan.r ease. in the. sird section, it i; provided that. no Police Cfi.ie.er soali iuvrsi gate a non eognhzfabie ease witn.out the eruei of a. Magisiraie i:iavm.g power t..o try such care or commit the. er-se toe trial. Pharetore, in VIOW of the law laid dniwn by fhis Court in the easeS of SUI)ARSHAN ‘leNLin .JU9 STATE EAfrpt[r*\ (i. 979 had V’ 44(0 .0 Cie ei.ioet that. 4 ‘:‘ .cc.tii%Cn at its 5OrileJO was cc maudmormseo by Section, lao ol rOe Code, t..he nature of ftme widen.ee collected, from eert.ain persons oi” i’e( Oiaie O ‘bilL’ ll’i’I’eci[fl.afi()rl x.vhieh may Oa’ve Lxriii yen t.o t1- 9oheci., wou.id 1 of 110 me:Ova’i’iee mu mci tar etta 1 ge tramea unOer S. 5r5( lP’C on the basi.s of muieh in.ves;tieation is .iaine t.o in çfl4c;’(j under Section 4 at) ol flLr, P. C, in tar’ I iTtliii’ n’•’ also, the nnvesilgafmon stared’ a’, trom...n:. trio erecT 01 L1I loarnee[ Mligisti”aio as b p. I ) p t4 3 I. I ¶rrT GRtPNO.8932P33/09 8 7.00 OR I) P1.75 ON ‘POE BEING 5170 KEN TO’ I have heai.d learned AddI. Govt Pie.ade r for titieState ann also learned eonnsed Sri K. Appa.rao in res.peet ot the order passed on 6.7.2000. 2 Snhnoission ot the Govt. Pleader also is that nere ssarv penaission was. obtained from the Magistrate. eonee.rned belore proeeed.bg with the investigation and in. this regard she placed tbr my penisal t.he pohee papers. On. the other ha,n.d, learned eonnse.I Sri K. Apparao snbrnrtted that. even in the papers now prod n.e.ed by the Stat.e there is ito rnen.tir*n of permission, being aceorded by the Magistra it: or any order being passad indieahng the. name of th.e Police Officer with the rank, by whom the l.’a’Ve:sti2tit.ion sh.ail he eon.dnetecl. Apart trom this the signature faunci in the doerunenr. dated 14 .a. 20(18 does not. tally with tfie s.ignah.rre of the l.earned ..7e L.f$%Itt( Ii Sea’ ‘aird ill un - ckLc fth Ilatu ‘ii is ticict lxii .lt ..td rli’ig 1 t .) Ft S l iiic LU I i (‘mutt V A Lt x. F i takt 11 a P iks il Pi tilt 1’Kd Ah ‘h itq thvs thr cI4. rigts. eiieni’dn ft ctaa4 ii bc rdn 1 ih 1k i lix C Ic pcI i ff ‘z )z tI: polwc ulkttb i. r Ig r 1g” r Vt C,,itt ii shall b c.i ii i d In 11w its.. ml Pt .1 Ii ! h !b) l )31pIml C Jilt. ii PL’ Si of( I’ -‘ •I t t ‘ s rif Pi. rticc. I ‘se- no xr’.sni 1 diFti her ti ‘its tk i hlr g ‘irg 1’ )t or& 7 20fl) ejj £.‘ /