GUWAHATI, India, Dec. 30 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Nov. 28:
1. This matter is specially assigned to this Bench by Hon'ble the Chief Justice in terms of the direction of the Hon'ble Apex Court in Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay Vs. Union ofIndia reported in 2023 SCC Online SC 1463, as the petitioner herein is a Legislator.
2. Heard Mr. K. N. Choudhury, learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Mr. S. Borthakur, learned Counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. K. Gogoi, learned Public Prosecutor (PP), Assam, for the respondents.
3. The present petition is filed under Section 482 CrPC, seeking quashment of an order dated 19.09.2023 passed in P.R.C. No. 900/2022 by the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Barpeta, whe...