FAUJDAR SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) PRESENT petition has been moved by petitioner -Faujdar Singh, under Section 482 read with Section 483 of Code of Criminal Procedure (in short 'Cr.P.C.') with prayer to quash the order dated 25.09.2012 passed by learned Special Judge, CBI, Court No. 2, Lucknow along with entire proceedings of Cases No. 23/96, 24/96, 25/96, 26/96, 27/96, 28/96, 29/96, 30/96, 31/96, 32/96, 33/96, 34/96, 35/96, 36/96, 37/96, 38/96, 39//96, 40/96, 41/96, 42/96, 43/96, 44/96, 45/96, 46/96, 47/96, 48/96, 49/96, 50/96, 51/96, 52/96, 53/96, 54/96 and 55/96 arising out of same Crime No. RC -63(A)/88, Police Station CBI/ACB, Lucknow to prevent the abuse of process of court and to give effect to the provisions of Section 300 of Cr.P.C.

(2.) I have heard Sri P. Chakravarty, learned counsel for petitioner and Sri Bireshwar Nath, learned counsel for opposite party -Central Bureau of Investigation (in short 'CBI'). I have perused the records.

(3.) LEARNED counsel for the petitioner has contended that all of the 36 cases are similar and based on same evidence, therefore, all the cases should have been tried together in view of provisions of Section 219 of Cr.P.C.