S.b. Criminal Miscellaneous Petition v. Income Tax Officer, Kota

In the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at JaipurBench JaipurO R D E R S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No.1599 of 2013Uttam Chand Jain Vs. Income Tax Officer, Kota Date of Order ::: 02.09.2014. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia None present : Mr. Madan Lal, Assistant Director [Prosecution] for the respondent*** The lawyers are stated to be on indefinite strike. Perused the contents of the instant petition. Instant petition has been preferred under Section482 Cr.P.C. to assail the order dated 09.11.2012 passed by theCourt of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate [EconomicOffences], Jaipur Metropolitan, Jaipur, whereby he had framedcharges against petitioner for offences punishable underSections 277 and 277-A of the Income Tax Act,1961. On 26.08.2014, this Court had called for theprogress/status report from the trial Court. The trial Court, vide its communication dated 27.08.2014 has submitted that in the present petition, case isfixed for addressing final arguments on 19.09.2014. Since the case before the trial Court is fixed forfinal arguments and the trial is near culmination, this Court is ofthe view that no interference for quashing the proceedings at this stage is warranted. Consequently, the present petition is disposed of with the direction to the trial Court to decide the matter withina period of two months commencing from 19.09.2014 i.e the next date fixed before the trial Court. In view of disposal of main petition, the stayapplication filed therein no longer survive and is also disposed of. [ Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia ] J. ashok/Certificate - All corrections have been incorporated in the judgment/order being emailed. Ashok Kumar Songara/P.A.cum J.W.