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Date of Reserve: 13th December, 2010
Date of Order: 20th December, 2010 Crl.M.C.No. 3850/2010
20.12.2010 Krishan Kumar ... Petitioner
Through: Mr. C.S.Ratoure, Advocate & Mr. Muntazir Mehdi, Advocate
Through: Mr. Sunil Sharma, APP for the State Mr. Sunil Fernandes, Standing Counsel with Mr. Deepak Pathak, Advocate for BSES
JUSTICE SHIV NARAYAN DHINGRA
JUDGMENT
1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?
2. To be referred to the reporter or not?
3. Whether judgment should be reported in Digest? ORDER This petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing/setting aside the summoning order dated 6th September, 2010 passed by the learned Special Judge on a complaint of the respondent about theft of electricity. The petitioner has sought quashing of complaint and the summoning order on the ground that the petitioner was falsely involved by the respondent in a case of theft of electricity. The inspection report of the respondent and the consequential allegations that theft was committed by the petitioner have also been assailed on the ground that the inspection report was false and it was not in respect of the premises of the petitioner. The petitioner has relied upon certain photographs filed with the complaint showing that the alleged cable 2010:DHC:6131 Crl.M.C.No. 3850/2010 through which electricity was considered stolen was not coming into his house. It is obvious that the petitioner has raised disputed questions of facts in this petition. This Court cannot adjudicate questions of facts in a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. The petitioner has to approach the trial Court and at the time of taking notice under Section 251 Cr.P.C., the petitioner has to disclose his defence and prove the defence during trial. I find no force in this petition. The petition is hereby dismissed. December 20, 2010 SHIV NARAYAN DHINGRA, J. vn