Gujarat High Court
H D Trivedi Branch Manager (Sbi Bank) vs State Of Gujarat & on 10 February, 2014
Author: M.D. Shah
Bench: M.D. Shah
R/CR.MA/14562/2010 ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 14562 of 2010
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H D TRIVEDI BRANCH MANAGER (SBI BANK)....Applicant(s)
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & 1....Respondent(s)
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Appearance:
MR PRANAV G DESAI, ADVOCATE for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR LR POOJARI, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
RULE SERVED for the Respondent(s) No. 2
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.D. SHAH
Date : 10/02/2014
ORAL ORDER
[1] The present application has been filed by the applicant herein - original accused under Sec.482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing complaint / FIR being No.II253 of 2010 registered with Godhra Town Police Station, "A" Division.
[2] Present applicant accused was working as Branch Manager of State Bank of India. Original complainant was working as Assistant Clerk in State Bank of India. It is alleged that original complainant had gone to the office of applicant on 23.10.2009 in reference to LTC bill which was placed by the complainant before the applicant. At about 3.00 p.m. some exchange of words took place between complainant and accused. It is alleged the applicant accused abused complainant and uttered bad words on his caste.
[3] This Court has gone through the complaint. Incident took place on 23.10.2009 and complaint is lodged on 22.11.2010 after long time. On the date of incident, original complainant was on leave.
Page 1 of 2R/CR.MA/14562/2010 ORDER [4] Considering above facts, in opinion of this Court, false
complaint is filed and the application is required to be allowed and complaint is required to be quashed.
[5] In the result, present application is allowed. The complaint / FIR being No.II253 of 2010 registered with Godhra Town Police Station, 'A" Division is required to be quashed and are accordingly quashed. Rule is made absolute accordingly.
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