Through His Elder Brother Shiv Kumar Balsoriya S/o Shri v. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary Home

Judgment

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary Home, Secretariat, Jaipur.

2. Prisoners Open Air Camp Advisory Committee, Through Its Director, Jaipur.

3. Director General Of Prisons, Directorate Prisons Rajasthan, Ghatgate, Jaipur.

4. Superintendent Central Jail, Kota. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s)

: Mr. Vishram Prajapati For Respondent(s) : Mr. Amit Punia, PP HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SHUBHA MEHTA Order 11/09/2025 ;kph@cUnh dh vksj ls ;g ;kfpdk mls [kqyk canh f'kfoj esa fHktok, tkus gsrq izLrqr izkFkZuk&i= ds fujLrhdj.k vkns'k fnukad 09-12-2024 ls O;fFkr gksdj izLrqr dh xbZ gSA bl fjV ;kfpdk fnukad 20-01-2025 esa ;g vfHkdFku jgk gS fd ;kph canh orZeku esa dsUnzh; dkjkx`g dksVk esa fu:) gSA ;kph dks fo}ku vij ls'ku U;k;ky; jkexat e.Mh ftyk dksVk }kjk vijk/k /kkjk 302] 34 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa fu.kZ; fnukad 16-12-2017 ls nks"kfl) dj vkthou dkjkokl ls nf.Mr fd;k x;k gS ftlesa ls mls 14 o"kZ ls vf/kd dk le; vfHkj{kk esa gks x;k gSA ;kph dh vksj ls [2025:RJ-JP:37037] (2 of 4) [CRLW-120/2025] mls [kqyk canh f'kfoj esa Hkstus gsrq izkFkZuk&i= is'k fd;k x;k ijarq mDr izkFkZuk&i= l{ke vf/kdkjhx.k dh vksj ls fnukad 09-12-2024 dh cSBd esa bl vk/kkj ij fujLr dj fn;k fd ;kph ds [kqyk canh f'kfoj esa jgrs gq, dnkpkj ds dkj.k mls iqfyl }kjk fxj¶rkj fd;k x;k ,oa fnukad 13-09-2024 dks tsy esa nkf[ky djk;k x;k gS] blfy, fu;e 3¼th½ jktLFkku [kqyk canh f'kfoj 1972 ds varxZr og [kqyk canh f'kfoj esa izsf"kr fd, tkus dk vik= gSA cgl lquh xbZA fo}ku vf/koDrk ;kph@canh dk rdZ gS fd mDr vkns'k fof/klEer ugha gSA [kqyk canh f'kfoj fu;e 1972 dh leLr vko';d ;ksX;rkvksa ds gksrs gq, Hkh mldk izkFkZuk&i= fujLr dj fn;k x;k gSA ;kph }kjk mls nh xbZ n.Mkof/k dk ,d frgkbZ Hkkx iwjk dj fy;k x;k gSA mls dksbZ tsy dh dksbZ ltk (Jail punishment) ugha nh xbZ gSA mldk tsy esa jgus ds nkSjku vkpj.k vPNk jgk gSA mudk ;g Hkh rdZ gS fd ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ,oa bl U;k;ky; dh led{k ihBksa }kjk fofHkUu U;kf;d fofu'p;ksa esa fu;e 3 jktLFkku dSnh [kqyk canh f'kfoj 1972 esa iz;qDr 'kCnkoyh lkekU;r% ¼Ordinarily½ dks ^^vko';d ugha^^ ¼Not necessarily½ ds :i esa fuoZpu fd;k gS] vr% bl fu;e ds mifu;eksa dh lEiw.kZ ikyuk gksuk vkKkid ugha ekuk x;k gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa ;kph dk izkFkZuk&i= fujLr djus dk vkns'k fof/kfo:) gS rFkk la/kkj.kh; ugha gSA vr% mldh ;kfpdk Lohdkj dj mls [kqyk canh f'kfoj esa Hkstus dk vkns'k fn;k tkosA vius rdksZa ds leFkZu esa mudh vksj ls fuEu U;kf;d fofu'p; is'k fd, x, gSa%& 1- 2- 3- ujsUnz flag&cuke&jktLFkku jkT; [k.MihB nkf.Md fjV ;kfpdk la[;k 506@2020 ftrsUnz mQZ thrw&cuke&jktLFkku jkT; ,dyihB nkf.Md fjV ;kfpdk la[;k 1224@2024 lwjt /kksch&cuke&jktLFkku jkT; ,dyihB nkf.md fjV ;kfpdk la[;k 90@2025 fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd us fjV ;kfpdk dk tokc izLrqr fd;k x;k gSA cgl ds nkSjku mudk ;g rdZ jgk gS fd ;kph@canh iwoZ esa fnukad 02-01-2022 ls 12-092024 rd [kqyk canh f'kfoj esa viuh ltk Hkqxr jgk Fkk ijarq mlds fo:) [2025:RJ-JP:37037] (3 of 4) [CRLW-120/2025] izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 90@2024 iqfyl Fkkuk pspV vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 112¼2½] 324¼4½@¼5½] 329¼3½] 352] 351¼2½@¼3½] 191¼2½] 191¼3½] 190 Hkkjrh; U;k; lafgrk ntZ gksus ds dkj.k fnukad 13-09-2024 dks mls tsy esa nkf[ky djok;k x;k ftlds ckn og vkthou dkjkokl dh 'ks"k ltk Hkqxr jgk gSA bl U;k;ky; dh led{k ihB }kjk ,dyihB nkf.Md fjV ;kfpdk la[;k 2063@2024 esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 26-11-2024 dh ikyuk esa ;kph@canh dk [kqyk canh f'kfoj esa Hkstus dk izkFkZuk&i= fu;e 3¼th½ jktLFkku [kqyk canh f'kfoj 1972 ds varxZr dnkpkj ¼yM+kbZ&>xM+k½ ds dkj.k vik= gksus ls fnukad 09-12-+2024 dks fujLr fd;k x;k gSA ;kph dks [kqyk canh f'kfoj esa Hkstus ds fy, mldk izdj.k iqu% fnukad 31-12--2024 dks rS;kj fd;k tkdj egkfuns'kd dkjkxkj jktLFkku t;iqj dks izsf"kr fd;k x;k gS] tks vHkh yfEcr gSA ;kph dk vkpj.k tsy esa fnukad 13-09-2024 ls lUrks"kizn ugha jgk gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa izkFkZuk&i= fujLr djus dk vkns'k loZFkk fof/kiw.kZ gS ,oa mlesa gLr{ksi dk dksbZ vk/kkj ugha gSA ;kph dh ;kfpdk fujLruh; gS] fujLr dh tk,A lquk x;kA i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izdV gksrk gS fd ;kph dks [kqyk canh f'kfoj esa Hkstus dk izkFkZuk&i= fnukad 09-12-2024 dh cSBd esa fujLr fd;k x;k gS] ftlls O;fFkr gksdj ;g ;kfpdk bl U;k;ky; ds le{k is'k dh xbZ gSA ;kph dks fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk /kkjk 302 34 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds vijk/k ds fy, fnukad 16-12-2017 dks nks"kfl) fd;k tkdj vkthou dkjkokl ls nf.Mr fd;k x;k gS ftlesa ls ;kph@canh }kjk vHkh rd yxHkx 14 o"kZ ls vf/kd dk le; vfHkj{kk esa O;rhr dj fy;k gSA ;kph@canh dk vkpj.k larks"kizn ugha gksuk vafdr fd;k x;k gS ,oa bl ,dek= vk/kkj ij gh ;kph dk izkFkZuk&i= fujLr fd;k x;k gSA ;kph iwoZ esa fnukad 31-12-+2023 ls [kqyk canh f'kfoj dksVk ij ltk Hkqxr jgk Fkk ijarq fnukad 15-08-2024 dks dnkpkj ds dkj.k mlds fo:) izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ gqbZ rFkk U;kf;d eftLVsªV jkexat e.Mh ftyk dksVk ds vkns'kkuqlkj mls fnukad 13-09-2024 dks tsy esa iqu% nkf[ky djok;k x;k gSA ;kph@canh }kjk bl U;k;ky; dh led{k ihB esa ,dyihB nkf.Md fjV ;kfpdk la[;k 2063@2024 is'k dh xbZ Fkh ftlesa mldk [kqyk canh f'kfoj gsrq izLrqr [2025:RJ-JP:37037] (4 of 4) [CRLW-120/2025] izkFkZuk&i= vkns'k dh fnukad 25-11-2024 ls ,d ekg esa fu.khZr djus dk vkns'k fn;k x;k FkkA rRi'pkr~ l{ke tsy vf/kdkjhx.k }kjk fnukad 09-12-+2024 ds vkykSP; vkns'k ls mldk izkFkZuk&i= dnkpkj djus ds dkj.k fu;e 3¼th½ jktLFkku [kqyk canh f'kfoj fu;e 1972 ds varxZr fujLr fd;k x;k gSA mDr fu;eksa esa ftu cafn;ksa dk vkpj.k larks"kizn ugha gS] mUgsa [kqyk canh f'kfoj esa izsf"kr fd, tkus gsrq vik= ekuk x;k gSA orZeku izdj.k esa ;kph@canh }kjk mls iwoZ esa iznRr [kqyk canh f'kfoj dh lqfo/kk dk nq:i;ksx fd;k x;k gS rFkk [kqyk canh f'kfoj esa jgus ds nkSjku gh mlds }kjk dnkpkj ¼yM+kbZ&>xM+k½ fd, tkus ij mlds fo:) izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ Hkh ntZ gqbZ gSA blds vfrfjDr tsy vf/kdkjhx.k dh fjiksVZ ds vuqlkj Hkh fnukad 13-09-2024 ls ;kph@canh dk vkpj.k larks"kizn ugha gksuk nf'kZr fd;k x;k gSA vr% gekjs fopkj ls ;kph@canh [kqyk canh f'kfoj esa iqu% izsf"kr fd, tkus dk ik= ugha gSA l{ke vf/kdkjhx.k us vkns'k fnukad 09-12-2024 ds ek/;e ls mldk izkFkZuk&i= fujLr fd;k gS] mDr vkns'k esa gLr{ksi dk dksbZ vk/kkj ugha gSA vr% ;kph@canh dh ;g ;kfpdk Lohdkj fd, tkus ;ksX; ugha gSA ifj.kker% ;kph@canh dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g ;kfpdk vLohdkj dj fujLr dh tkrh gSA rnuqlkj fofo/k izkFkZuk&i= ;fn dksbZ gks rks og Hkh mDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd;k tkrk gSA AJAY KUMAR SINGHAL /118 (SHUBHA MEHTA),J