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H o n ’ b l e Pa n k a j Pu r o h i t , J.
Mr . Pank aj Sem w al, lear ned counsel for t he pet it ioner s.
2. Mr . Bhask ar Chandr a Joshi, lear ned AGA for t he St at e.
3. Hear d lear ned counsel for t he par t ies.
4. By m eans of t he pr esent w r it pet it ion, pet it ioner s has
im pugned t he Fir st I nfor m at ion Repor t No. 0413 of 2024 dat ed
10. 10. 202 4, under Sect ions 74, 6 2, 333, 115( 2) , 191( 2 ) ,
191( 3 ) , 352 & 35 1( 2) of BNS, 202 3, r egist er ed w it h Police
St at ion Ran ipur , Dist r ict Har idw ar .
5. I t is m ain ly con t ended by lear ned counsel for t h e
pet it ioner t h at t h e im pugned FI R w as lodged again st t he
pet it ioner in count er blast t o t he FI R lodged by t he pet it ioner s
i. e. FI R No. 414 of 2024 dat ed 10. 10 . 2024 w it h Police St at ion
Ran ipur , Dist r ict Har idw ar .
6. The t heor y of count er blast as poin t ed out by lear ned
counsel for t he pet it ioner s does not find fav our w it h t h is Cour t
for t he r eason t hat t he FI R lodged by t he pet it ioner s is
subsequent in t im e, w hile t he r espondent no. 3 lodged his FI R
ear lier . The allegat ions m ade in t he fir st infor m at ion r epor t ar e
v er y ser ious and disclose com m ission of offence.
7. Ther efor e, t h is Cour t does not w ant t o int er fer e w it h t h e
w r it pet it ion. Mor eov er , t he pet it ioner s do n ot fall w it h in t he
par am et er s giv en in t he case of Neehar ik a, I nfr ast r uct ur e
Pr iv at e Lim it ed Vs. St at e of Mahar ash t r a and ot her s r epor t ed in
( 2021 ) 19 SCC 40 1 , t her efor e t his Cour t declines t o ex er cise it s
ex t r aor dinar y j ur isdict ion under Ar t icle 226 of t he Const it ut ion
of I ndia.
8. Accor dingly , t he w r it pet it ion is dism issed in lim ine.
( Pa n k a j Pu r o h i t , J.)
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