NAUSHAD AHMAD ANSARI v. THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2024 (Arising out of SLP(Crl.)NO.9111 of 2022)

1. Leave granted.

2. Heard Ms. S. Janani, learned senior counsel for

the appellant-complainant and learned counsel for

the respondent. Respondent No.2 has been served

but chosen not to appear.

3. The appellant-complainant is aggrieved by the

order dated 15th March, 2019 passed by the High

Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital in Criminal

Revision No.347 of 2013 titled Wajahat Ansari vs.

State of Uttarakhand & Anr., whereby a criminal

revision petition under Section 397 of the Code of

Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) was allowed and

the criminal proceedings under Section 365/511 and

506 Indian Penal Code, 1860 were quashed.

4. In short, the facts are that the complainant-

appellant allegedly attempted to be abducted by

accused-respondent No. 2, from which the former

somehow escaped and then took recourse to the law.

FIR No.11/2001 under the above-mentioned Section

was filed at the Chowki Bidal, Kantgarhi Police

Station on 19th February, 2001. The complaint, on

the basis of which the FIR stood registered, reads

as under :

“To Sir, SHO, Police Station Gari Cant Dehradun Respected Sir it is prayed that today dated 19.2.2001 time 9.00 a.m. when I was wor...