✦ High Court of India · 07 May 2025

The State of Rajasthan through Public Prosecutor v. For

Case Details High Court of India · 07 May 2025

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High Court of India

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07 May 2025

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Order U;k;ky; ds }kjk ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 02-04-2025 dh ikyuk esa fo}ku~ yksd vfHk;kstd }kjk iqujh{k.kdrkZ jktsUnz dqekj dh thfor@e`R;q fjiksVZ izLrqr dh xbZ gS] ftlds vuqlkj iqujh{k.kdrkZ jktsUnz dqekj iq= tksgjh yky fuoklh ukSxkaok iqfyl Fkkuk ukSxkaok ftyk vyoj dks orZeku esa thfor gksuk o xzke ukSxkaok esa jguk mYysf[kr fd;k x;k gSA mDr iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk varxZr /kkjk 397 lifBr /kkjk 401 naM izfØ;k lafgrk vij ftyk ,oa ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k] jktx<+ ftyk vyoj }kjk nkafMd vihy la[;k 07@2005] ftlds }kjk iqujh{k.kdrkZ jktsUnz dqekj }kjk U;k;ky; U;kf;d eftLVªsV] izFke oxZ] jktx<+ ftyk vyoj }kjk QkStnkjh izdj.k la[;k 290@1996 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 16-09-2005 dks pqukSrh nh xbZ Fkh] dks [kkfjt fd, tkus ls O;fFkr gksdj izLrqr dh xbZZ gSA U;kf;d eftLVªsV] izFke oxZ] jktx<+ ftyk vyoj }kjk izdj.k la[;k 290@1996 ds varxZr iqujh{k.kdrkZ jktsUnz dqekj dks nks"kfl) djkj dj [2025:RJ-JP:19326] (2 of 7) [CRLR-636/2006] Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk dh /kkjk 279] 337] 338] 304, esa fuEukuqlkj nafMr fd;k x;k gS%& ^^vr% vfHk;qDr jktsUnz dqekj iq= tkSgjhyky tkfr egktu fuoklh ukSxkaok Fkkuk jkex<+ ftyk vyoj dks /kkjk 279] 337] 338] 304, Hkk-n-la- ds vkjksi esa nks"kfl) ?kksf"kr fd;k tkdj nks o"kZ ds lk/kkj.k dkjkokl ,oa ikap gtkj :i, vFkZ n.M ls nafMr fd;k tkrk gSA vne vnk;xh vFkZ na.M vfHk;qDr rhu ekg dk lk/kkj.k dkjkokl i`Fkd ls HkqxrsxkA izdj.k esa vfHk;qDr }kjk iqfyl ,oa U;kf;d vfHkj{kk esa fcrkbZ xbZ vof/k dks mldh ltk dh vof/k esa ls fu;ekuqlkj eqtjk fd;k tkosA vfHk;qDr dk ltk okj.V cuk;k tkosA** fo}ku~ vf/koDrk iqujh{k.kdrkZ dk rdZ gS fd izdj.k esa bl rF; dk dksbZ vdkV~; izek.k vfHkys[k ij miyC/k ugha Fkk fd iqujh{k.kdrkZ oDr nq?kZVuk jksMost cl la[;k vkjts 14 ih 1461 dk pkyd FkkA bl lanHkZ esa fdlh Hkh lk{kh us U;k;ky; ds le{k vius dFkuksa esa iqujh{k.kdrkZ dks cl dk pkyd gksuk of.kZr ugha fd;k gSA vr% bl lanHkZ esa lacaf/kr U;kf;d eftLVªsV ,oa vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk iqujh{k.kdrkZ ds lanHkZ esa mldk okgu pkyd gksus ds lanHkZ esa tks fu"d"kZ fu"ikfnr fd, x, gSa] og euekus gSa vkSj vfHkys[k ls foijhr izdV gksrs gSaA fo}ku~ vf/koDrk iqujh{k.kdrkZ dk f}rh; rdZ ;g jgk gS fd izdj.k esa vfHk;kstu i{k dh lk{; esa ijLij fojks/kkHkkl jgk gSA lk{kh ihMCY;w 9 Mkypan }kjk nq?kZVuk ds le; cl dk lkeus ls vkuk vkSj VªSDVj dks VDdj ekjuk crk;k x;k gS] tcfd vfHk;kstu i{k ;g dgkuh ysdj vk;k gS fd cl Mªkboj us VªSDVj dks ihNs ls VDdj ekjhA blds vfrfjDr mudk ;g Hkh rdZ gS fd izdj.k esa tks ;kaf=d ijh{k.k fjiksVZ izLrqr gqbZ gS] mlesa cl esa dksbZ {kfr dkfjr gqbZ gks] bl izdkj ds dksbZ rF; vfHkys[k ij ugha gSaA vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa iqujh{k.kdrkZ ds fo#) tks Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk dh /kkjk 279] 337] 338] 304, ds varxZr nks"kflf) ds vkns'k lacaf/kr fopkj.k U;k;ky; ,oa vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk fu"df"kZr fd, x, gSa] [2025:RJ-JP:19326] (3 of 7) [CRLR-636/2006] mUgsa ;Fkkor ugha j[kk tk ldrk gSA fodYi esa iqujh{k.kdrkZ vf/koDrk dk ;g rdZ gS fd izdj.k esa iqujh{k.kdrkZ yxHkx 1 ekg 12 fnu vfHkj{kk esa jg pqdk gS vkSj ?kVuk ds le; iqujh{k.kdrkZ dh vk;q yxHkx 27 o"kZ FkhA iqujh{k.kdrkZ us yxHkx 11 o"kZ vUoh{kk Hkqxrh gS] rnqijkar o"kZ 2006 esa mDr ;kfpdk izLrqr dh xbZ gSA bl izdkj bl le; iqujh{k.kdrkZ dh vk;q orZeku esa yxHkx 58 o"kZ gS] iqujh{k.kdrkZ ,d xjhc O;fDr gS vkSj yxHkx 1 ekg 12 fnu vfHkj{kk esa jg pqdk gSA vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa iqujh{k.kdrkZ ds izfr mnkj n`f"Vdks.k viuk;k tkdj mls Hkqxrh ltk dk ykHk fn;k tk,A fo}ku~ yksd vfHk;kstd }kjk ;g rdZ izLrqr fd;k x;k gS fd iqujh{k.k U;k;ky; dh 'kfDr;ka vR;f/kd lhfer gSa vkSj iqujh{k.k U;k;ky; dks vihyh; U;k;ky; dh rjg lk{; dks iqufoZosfpr ,oa iqueZwY;kadu djus dk vf/kdkj izkIr ugha gSA izLrqr izdj.k esa iqujh{k.kdrkZ }kjk ,slh dksbZ izdVh; lkjHkwr =qfV lk{; dh foospuk ds lanHkZ esas nf'kZr ugha dh xbZ gS] ftlls fd ;g izdV gks fd nksuksa U;k;ky; }kjk vfHkys[k ls foijhr tkdj lk{khx.k dh lk{; dks foosfpr fd;k x;k gksA vfHkys[k ij miyC/k p{kqn'khZ lk{khx.k dh lk{; ls ;g rF; Li"V :i ls izekf.kr gqvk gS fd cl la[;k vkjts 14 ih 1461 ds pkyd us okgu dks nzqr xfr ,oa mis{kkiwoZd pykdj lM+d ij py jgs VªSDVj dks VDdj ekjh] ftlds QyLo:i mDr VªSDVj iyVh [kk x;k vkSj mlesa cSBh gUlks ckbZ dh e`R;q dkfjr gks xbZ rFkk vU; O;fDr;ksa dks lk/kkj.k ,oa xaHkhj migfr;ka dkfjr gqbZaA mudk ;g Hkh rdZ gS fd lacaf/kr U;k;ky; ds le{k iqujh{k.kdrkZ ds okgu pkyd gksus ds lanHkZ esa izn'kZ ih 18 ykWx cqd izLrqr dh xbZ gS vkSj mDr ykWx cqd esa iqujh{k.kdrkZ ,oa izHkkjh vf/kdkjh ds gLrk{kj gSaA U;k;ky; ds le{k p{kqn'khZ lk{khx.k us viuh lkjHkwr lk{; esa iqujh{k.kdrkZ dks igpku fd;k gS] ;fn mUgksaus iqujh{k.kdrkZ dk uke ugha Hkh fy;k gS] rnqijkar Hkh izn'kZ ih 18 ykWx cqd ls ;g rF; vdkV~; :i ls izekf.kr gqvk gS fd iqujh{k.kdrkZ gh mDr cl dk rRle; ifjpkyu dj jgk FkkA mudk ;g Hkh rdZ gS fd izn'kZ ih 18 ,d yksd nLrkost gS vkSj fof/k dh [2025:RJ-JP:19326] (4 of 7) [CRLR-636/2006] mi/kkj.kk ds vuqlkj tc rd fd foijhr :i ls ,slh nSuafnuh esa la/kkfjr naLrkost dk [kaMu ugha fd;k tkrk gS] rc rd ;g mi/kkj.kk dh tk ldrh gS fd mDr nLrkost lR; gS vkSj bl izdkj dk dksbZ [kaMu iqujh{k.kdrkZ }kjk izn'kZ ih 18 ds lanHkZ esa ugha fd;k x;k gSA blh izdkj ;fn ;g ekuk Hkh tk, fd jksMost cl ds lanHkZ esa dksbZ ;kaf=d ijh{k.k fjiksVZ vfHkys[k ij ugha vkbZ gks] rks mlls U;k;ky; ds le{k tks p{kqn'khZ lk{khx.k ijhf{kr gq, gSa] mudh lk{; dks vuns[kk ugha fd;k tk ldrk gSA vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa iqujh{k.kdrkZ dh mDr ;kfpdk lkjghu gSA mudk ;g Hkh rdZ gS fd le;≤ ij ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; us vius U;kf;d fu.kZ;ksa esa ;g ekuk gS fd bl izdkj ds vijk/k esa ek= dqN ekg dk dkjkokl Hkqxruk vius vkiesa iqujh{k.kdrkZ dh vk;q] mldh vkfFkZd ifjfLFkfr bR;kfn dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, mldh ltk dks de fd, tkus dk ;qfDr;qDr vk/kkj ugha gks ldrk gSA bl lanHkZ esa fo}ku~ yksd vfHk;kstd } kjk U;kf;d n`"Vkar State Of Punjab vs Dil Bahadur Criminal Appeal No. 844 Of 2023 (@ SLP (Crl) No. 2984 Of 2018) fu.kZ; fnukad 28-03-2023 dk voyac fy;k x;k gSA cgl lquh xbZA vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA ;g lqLFkkfir fof/k gS fd iqujh{k.k U;k;ky; dh 'kfDr;ka vR;f/kd lhfer gSa vkSj iqujh{k.k U;k;y; vkiokfnd ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa gh lk{;ksa dk iqueZwY;kadu o iqufoZospu ml voLFkk esa gh dj ldrk gS] tcfd vfHkys[k ij ns[kus ek= ls ;g rF; izdV gksrk gks fd lacaf/kr U;k;ky; us lk{; dh iw.kZr% vuns[kh dh gS vkSj mldk foospu fof/k vuq:i ugha fd;k gS vkSj lk{; ds foospu ls tks fu"d"kZ fudyk gS] og foijhr :i ls izHkkfor gks ldrk gSA izLrqr izdj.k esa vfHk;kstu i{k dh ;g dgkuh jgh gS fd iqujh{k.kdrkZ us fnukad 02-08-1994 dks okgu la[;k vkjts 14 ih 1461 dk pkyd gksrs gq, mDr okgu dks nzqr xfr ,oa mis{kkiw.kZ jhfr ls lapkfyr dj VSDVj dks ihNs ls VDdj ekjh] ftlds QyLo:i VSDVj esa cSBh gUlks ckbZ [2025:RJ-JP:19326] (5 of 7) [CRLR-636/2006] dh e`R;q dkfjr gks xbZ rFkk vU; vkgrx.k ihMCY;w 2 gjlgk; ] ihMCY;w 3 jkedqokj] ihMCY;w 4 rkjkpan] ihMCY;w 9 Mkypan bR;kfn dks lk/kkj.k ,oa xaHkhj migfr;ka dkfjr gqbZaA bl ifjizs{; esa fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k vfHk;kstu i{k }kjk dqy 12 lk{khx.k ijhf{kr djk, x, gSA iqujh{k.kdrkZ ds oDr nq?kZVuk mDr okgu dk pkyd gksus ds lanHkZ esa vfHk;kstu i{k dh lk{; eq[;r% jksMost cl lapkfyr djus ds lanHkZ esa fujarjrk esa izfrfnu Hkjh tkus okyh ykWx cqd izn'kZ ih 18 jgh gSA bl ifjizs{; esa lacaf/kr fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k mDr izn'kZ ih 18 nLrkost vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh us izLrqr djk;k gS vkSj izn'kZ ih 18 dk iqujh{k.kdrkZ jktsUnz dqekj ds Mªkboj ds :i esa gLrk{kj gksuk izekf.kr ik;k gS vkSj lkFk gh izHkkjh vf/kdkjh] ftuds laj{k.k ls mDr ykWx cqd izkIr dh xbZ gS] muds gLrk{kjksa dks izekf.kr fd;k x;k gSA blds vfrfjDr lkjHkwr lk{; ds :i esa p{kqn'khZ lk{kh ihMCY;w 9 Mkypan us Li"V :i ls iqujh{k.kdrkZ }kjk coDr mDr okgu cl dk pkyd gksuk mYysf[kr fd;k gSA vr% ;g fLFkfr rks Li"V gS fd iqujh{k.kdrkZ ?kVuk ds le; mDr okgu dk pkyd FkkA bl lanHkZ esa nksuksa gh U;k;ky;ksa }kjk muds le{k izLrqr lk{; dk HkyhHkkafr foospu fd;k x;k gSA blh izdkj vU; p{kqn'khZ vkgrx.k lk{khx.k ihMCY;w 2 gjlgk;] ihMCY;w 3 jkedqokj] ihMCY;w 4 rkjkpan o ihMCY;w 9 Mkypan }kjk ?kVuk fdl izdkj ?kfVr gqbZ] bl Øe dks U;k;ky; ds iVy ij fopkj.k ds le; j[kk gS vkSj bl rF; dks Li"V :i ls nf'kZr fd;k gS fd iqujh{k.kdrkZ us mDr okgu dks mis{kkiw.kZ jhfr ls lapkfyr dj VSDVj dks VDdj ekjh vkSj ftlds QyLo:i VSDVj iyVh [kk x;k vkSj mlesa cSBh lg;k=h gUlks ckbZ dh e`R;q dkfjr gks xbZA bl lanHkZ esa dksbZ fookn ugha gS fd nq?kZVuk ds QyLo:i gUlks ckbZ dh e`R;q dkfjr gqbZ gS rFkk vU; vkgrx.k rkjkpUn] gjlgk;] jaxyky] MkypUn] jkedqokj bR;kfn dks lk/kkj.k ,oa xaHkhj migfr;ka dkfjr gqbZ gSa vkSj bl ifjizs{; esa Hkh vfHkys[k ij mDr vkgrx.k dks dkfjr pksVksa dh izd`fr dks n'kkZus ds fy, lacaf/kr fpfdRld ihMCY;w [2025:RJ-JP:19326] (6 of 7) [CRLR-636/2006] 10 MkW- f'ko'kadj 'kekZ ,oa jsfM;ksykWftLV ihMCY;w 6 ch-,y- xqIrk ijhf{kr gq, gSaA esjs fouez er esa nksuksa gh U;k;ky;ksa us fdlh Hkh lk{kh dh lk{; dh vuns[kh ugha dh gSA ;fn ;g eku Hkh fy;k tk, fd dqN lk{khx.k dh lk{; esa dqN fojks/kkHkkl gS] rFkkfi og fojks/kkHkkl dnkfpr U;k;ky; }kjk fu"ikfnr fu"d"kZ dks ifjofrZr ugha djrk gS vkSj fu"d"kZ ;gh vkrk gS fd iqujh{k.kdrkZ us mDr okgu dk pkyd gksrs gq, okgu dks mis{kkiw.kZ jhfr ,oa nzqr xfr ls lapkfyr dj ekuo thou dks ladVkfir fd;k vkSj ftlds QyLo:i gUlks ckbZ dh e`R;q dkfjr gks xbZ rFkk vU; vkgrx.k dks lk/kkj.k ,oa xaHkhj migfr;ka dkfjr gqbZaA vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 21-06-2006 }kjk iqujh{k.kdrkZ dks Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk dh /kkjk 279] 337] 338] 304, ds varxZr mldh nks"kflf) dks dk;e j[krs gq, tks fu"d"kZ fu"ikfnr fd, x, gSa] os fdlh Hkh izdkj ls fof/k fo#) ugha dgs tk ldrs gSaA tgka rd iqujh{k.kdrkZ ds izfr mnkj n`f"Vdks.k viuk, tkus dk iz'u gS] bl lanHkZ esa Hkh ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; us U;kf;d n`"Vkar State Of Punjab vs Dil Bahadur Criminal Appeal No. 844 Of 2023 (@ SLP (Crl) No. 2984 Of 2018) fu.kZ; fnukad 28-03-2023 esa ;g er izfrikfnr fd;k gS fd naM bl izdkj dk mnkj Hkh ugha gksuk pkfg,] tks fd lkekU; tu dh vkRek dks >d>ksj ns vkSj ;g U;k;ky; dk ifo= drZO; gS fd og naMkns'k ikfjr djrs le; bl ckr dk larqyu j[ks fd dgha blls lekt foijhr :i ls izHkkfor rks ugha gks jgk gSA mDr izdj.k esa iatkc mPp U;k;ky; }kjk izR;FkhZ fny cgknqj dks Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk dh /kkjk 304, ds varxZr naM dh vof/k dks nks o"kZ dh vis{kk ek= vkB ekg dj fn;k Fkk] ftls ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us mfpr ugha ekukA izLrqr izdj.k esa iqujh{k.kdrkZ dks fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds fu.kZ; fnukad 16-09-2005 }kjk Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk dh /kkjk 279] 337] 338] 304, ds varxZr nks o"kZ ds naM ls nafMr fd;k x;k gSA mijksDr U;kf;d [2025:RJ-JP:19326] (7 of 7) [CRLR-636/2006] n`"Vkar dh jks'kuh esa ;g U;k;ky; iqujh{k.kdrkZ dks ikfjr naMkns'k dks de djus vkSj mls Hkqxrh ltk dk ykHk nsuk mfpr ugha le>rk gSA vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa mDr iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk [kkfjt dh tkdj lacaf/kr U;k;ky; dks ;g funsZf'kr fd;k tkrk gS fd izdj.k esa iqujh{k.kdrkZ dks fu.kZ; fnukad 16-09-2005 ds vuq:i 'ks"k jgh vof/k ds fy, dkjkokl Hkqxrus gsrq mfpr dk;Zokgh djsaA bl lanHkZ esa lacaf/kr U;k;ky; dks vfHkys[k fcuk fdlh foyac ds ykSVk;k tkosA mDr ;kfpdk mijksDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr dh tkrh gSA (PRAVEER BHATNAGAR),J MOHIT/ 11

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