Prabir Purkayastha v. State

: Mr. Vivek Sharma, Addl. G.A. Mr. Niyaj Mohammad Khan, Dy.S.P., SOG, Jaipur HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Order DATE OF RESERVED DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT :: :: 28/04/2025 15/05/2025 1- izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk dh vksj ls viuh fu;fer tekur gsrq ;g tekur izkFkZuk&i= Hkkjrh; ukxfjd lqj{kk lafgrk] 2023 dh /kkjk&483 ds vUrxZr iqfyl Fkkuk&Lis'ky iqfyl LVs'ku ¼,l-vks-th-½ t;iqj] ftyk&,Vh,l ,oa ,lvksth ¼t;iqj½ esa ntZ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k&39@2024 vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 419] 420 o 120&ch Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk o /kkjk 4] 5 o 6 jktLFkku lkoZtfud ijh{kk ¼vuqfpr lk/kuksa dh jksdFkke½ vf/kfu;e] 1992 rFkk /kkjk 66Mh lwpuk izks|kSfxdh ¼la'kks/ku½ vf/kfu;e] 2008 esa is'k fd;k x;k gSA 2- nkSjkus cgl fo}ku vf/koDrk izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk dk rdZ jgk gS fd izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk dks bl ekeys esa >wBk Qalk;k x;k gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk [2025:RJ-JP:20376] (2 of 7) [CRLMB-3863/2025] izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk ls bl ekeys esa dksbZ cjkenxh ugha gqbZ gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk dks fxj¶rkj fd;s tkus ds le; fxj¶rkj fd;s tkus ds vk/kkj ugha crk;s x;sA tcfd fxj¶rkjh ds vk/kkj crk;k tkuk vko';d gksrk gSA bl izdkj vfHk;kstu i{k }kjk ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds fu.kZ; Prabir Purkayastha Vs. State (NCT of Delhi) Criminal Appeal No. 42896/2023 o Ashish Kakkar Vs. UT of Chandigarh, Criminal Appeal No. 1518/2025 esa ikfjr funsZ'kksa dk mYya?ku fd;k gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk ds fo#) Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dh /kkjk 419] 420] 120&ch o jktLFkku lkoZtfud ijh{kk ¼vuqfpr lk/kuksa dh jksdFkke½ vf/kfu;e] 1992 dh /kkjk 4] 5 o 6 rFkk lwpuk izks|kSfxdh ¼la'kks/ku½ vf/kfu;e] 2008 dh /kkjk 66Mh ds vkjksi yxk;s x;s gS] tks eftLVsªV U;k;ky; }kjk fopkj.kh; gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk ds f[kykQ tks vkjksi yxk;s x;s gSa] mu vkjksiksa ds dksbZ Hkh la?kVd lkfcr fd;s tkus dh lk{; i=koyh ij ekStwn ugha gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk ,d efgyk gS] bl izdkj tekur ds fof'k"B izko/kkuksa ds vuqlkj izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk tekur izkIr djus dh vf/kdkjh.kh gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk ds ,d rhu o"kZ dh ckfydk gSA izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk ds tsy esa jgus ls mldh ijofj'k foijhr :i ls izHkkfor gks jgh gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk dks bl ekeys esa fnukad 19-02-2025 dks fxj¶rkj fd;k x;k Fkk] rc ls izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk U;kf;d vfHkj{kk esa py jgh gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk [2025:RJ-JP:20376] (3 of 7) [CRLMB-3863/2025] izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd ekeys esa vkjksi i= U;k;ky; esa is'k fd;k tk pqdk gSA izdj.k ds fopkj.k esa le; yxus dh laHkkouk gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk }kjk bl U;k;ky; dh leUo; ihB }kjk S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 14506/2024, Bhawna Vs. State of Rajasthan esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 18-12-2024 rFkk ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk SLP (Crl.) No. 3307/2025, Bhagwati Vishnoi Vs. State of Rajasthan esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 01-04-2025 dh vksj vkdf"kZr djrs gq, O;Dr fd;k fd efgyk&izkFkhZx.k ds NksVh cPps gkssus ds dkj.k mUgsa tekur ij fjgk fd;k x;k gSA vr% mijksDr rdksZa ds vk/kkj ij izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk dks tekur dk ykHk fn;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;k x;kA vius rdksZa ds leFkZu esa fo}ku vf/koDrk izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk }kjk U;k;ky; dk /;ku fuEu U;kf;d n`"Vkarksa dh vksj vkdf"kZr fd;k x;k %& ● Prabir Prakayastha Vs. State (NCR of Delhi), reported in 2024 INSC 414 ● Pandurang Kalu Patil & Anr. Vs. State of Maharashtra, reported in (2002) 2 SCC 490 ● Navneetakrishnan Vs. State by Inspector of Police reported in (2018) 16 SCC 161 ● Ashish Kakkar Vs. UT of Chandigarh, reported in 2025 SCC OnLine P&H 367 ● Gagan Vs. State (NCT Delhi), reported in 2025 SCC OnLine Del 1299 ● Suresh Budharmal Vs. State of Maharashtra, reported in (1998) 7 SCC 337 ● Abrar Kazi Vs. State of Karnataka, reported in 2022 SCC OnLine Kar 280 : (2022) 230 AIC 358 ● Mariam Faishuddin Vs. State, reported in 2024 SCC OnLine SC 58 ● Rekha Jain Vs. State of Karnataka, reported in (2023) 18 SCC 174 ● Delhi Race Club Vs. State of U.P., reported in (2024) 10 SCC 690 ● A.M. Mohan Vs. State, reported in 2024 SCC OnLine SC 339 & [2025:RJ-JP:20376] (4 of 7) [CRLMB-3863/2025] ● Mohammad Ibrahim Vs. State of Bihar, reported in (2009) 8 SCC 751. 3- blds foijhr fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd }kjk mijksDr rdksZa dk fojks/k djrs gq, O;Dr fd;k x;k fd izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk jktLFkku v/khuLFk ,oa ea=kyf;d lsok p;u cksMZ }kjk vk;ksftr i;Zos{kd ¼efgyk vf/kdkfjrk½ lh/kh HkrhZ ijh{kk 2018 dh p;fur vH;FkhZ jgh gSA izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk us mDr ijh{kk esa voS/k :i ls lQy gksus ds fy, lg&vfHk;qDr rqyNkjke dkysj ls ikap yk[k :i;s esa lkSnk fd;k gS tks jkf'k izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk }kjk rqyNkjke dkysj dks vnk dh x;h gSA rqyNkjke dkysj }kjk izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk dks ijh{kk esa fof/k fo#) rjhds ls CywVwFk fMokbl ls udy djok;s tkus esa lg;ksx fd;k x;k gS rFkk varr% izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk voS/k :i ls udy dj ijh{kk esa lQy Hkh ?kksf"kr gqbZ gSA izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk ds fo#) vijk/k xaHkhj izÑfr ds gS] vr% og tekur ij NksM+s tkus ;ksX; ugha gSA vius rdksZa ds leFkZu esa fo}ku fof'k"B yksd vfHk;kstd }kjk U;k;ky; dk /;ku ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk U;kf;d n`"Vkar The State of Rajasthan Vs. Indraj Singh & Ors. reported in 2025 INSC 341 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 07-03-2025 dh vksj vkdf"kZr djrs gq, O;Dr fd;k fd ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us lkoZtfud ijh{kk esa ukSdjh gsrq cSBus okys vH;fFkZ;ksa ds Hkfo"; dks va/kdkje; cukus okys ,sls vfHk;qDrksa dks tekur iznku ugha fd;s tkus dk funsZ'k fn;k gSA vr% vijk/k dh xaHkhjrk dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ds tekur vkosnu&i= dks [kkfjt fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dhA 4- 5- lquk x;kA i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA ;g lgh gS fd ekeys esa izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk ds fo#) tks vkjksi yxk;s x;s gS] os eftLVsªV U;k;ky; }kjk fopkj.kh; gS rFkk ;g Hkh fd izkfFkZ;k ,d efgyk gS o mlds ,d rhu o"kZ dh iq=h gksuk crk;k x;k gSA [2025:RJ-JP:20376] (5 of 7) [CRLMB-3863/2025] fdUrq izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk ds fo#) tks vkjksi yxk;s x;s gS] os xaHkhj izÑfr ds gSaA izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk us jktLFkku v/khuLFk ,oa ea=kyf;d lsok p;u cksMZ }kjk vk;ksftr i;Zos{kd ¼efgyk vf/kdkfjrk½ lh/kh HkrhZ ijh{kk 2018 esa lg&vfHk;qDr rqyNkjke dkysj dks #i;s nsus dh ,ot esa voS/k :i ls CywVwFk fMokbl ds tfj;s udy dj ijh{kk esa lQy ?kksf"kr gqbZ gSA 6- fo}ku vf/koDrk izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk dh vksj ls rdZ izLrqr fd;k x;k gS fd ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk Indraj Singh (supra) okys ekeys esa tks vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] mlesa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk fd;k x;k foospu] gLrxr ekeys esa ykxw ugha gksrk gS] D;ksafd Indraj Singh (supra) okys ekeys esa Meh vH;FkhZ cSBk;s tkus dk ekeyk Fkk] tks fd bl ekeys dh fLFkfr ugha gS rFkk Indraj Singh (supra) okys ekeys esa vuqla/kku yafcr jgus ds nkSjku gh vfHk;qDr dks tekur ij fjgk dj fn;k x;k FkkA fdUrq gLrxr ekeys esa vfHk;ksx i= izLrqr fd;k tk pqdk gS o fopkj.k esa le; yxsxkA bl dkj.k Indraj Singh (supra) okyk ekeyk] bl ekeys ij ykxw ugha gksrk gSA 7- ;g lgh gS fd Indraj Singh (supra) okyk ekeyk Meh dSafMMsV ls lacaf/kr ekeyk Fkk rFkk bl U;k;ky; }kjk Indraj Singh (supra) okys ekeys esa vuqla/kku yafcr jgus ds nkSjku gh vfHk;qDr dks tekur ij fjgk djus dk vkns'k ns fn;k Fkk] ftls ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us fujLr dj fn;kA fdUrq ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us Indraj Singh (supra) okys ekeys esa tks foospu fd;k gS] mls ge ;gka mn~/k`r fd;k tkuk mfpr le>rs gSa %& "10. In India, the reality is that there are far more takers of Government jobs than there are jobs available. Be that as it may, each job which has a clearly delineated entry process - with prescribed examination and/or interview process, has only to be filled in accordance thereof. Absolute scrupulousness in the [2025:RJ-JP:20376] (6 of 7) [CRLMB-3863/2025] process being followed instills and further re- juvenates the faith of the public in the fact that those who are truly deserving of the positions, are the ones who have deservedly been installed to such positions. Each act, such as the one allegedly committed by the respondents represent possible chinks in the faith of the people in the public administration and the executive.

11. Since surely there must have been thou- sands of people who appeared for the exam, and the respondent-accused persons, for their own benefit, tried to compromise the sanctity of the exam, possibly affecting so many of those who would have put in earnest effort to appear in the exam in the hopes of securing a job, we concur with the view of the Trial Court that they are not entitled to the benefit of bail. At the same time, it is also true that every person has a presumption of innocence working in their favour till and such time the offence they are charged with, stands proved beyond reasonable doubt. Let them stand trial, and let it be established by the process of law, that the respondent - accused have in- deed not committed any crime in law." 8- jktdh; lsok gsrq vla[; vH;FkhZx.k esgur o yxu ls ijh{kk dh rS;kjh djrs gSaA fdUrq bu ijh{kkvksa ds iz'u i= yhd gks tkus vFkok vH;fFkZ;ksa dks CywVwFk fMokbl ls udy djok;s tkus vkfn ds ekeys fnu&izfrfnu c<+ jgs gSaA bl izdkj ds rF;ksa ls izfr;ksxh ijh{kkvksa dh 'kqfprk foijhr :i ls izHkkfor gksdj u"V gks jgh gSA bl izdkj izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk dh bl ekeys esa jgh Hkwfedk rFkk ekeys dh xaHkhjrk dks ns[krs gq, ge] ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk Indraj Singh (supra) ds ekeys esa O;Dr er dk voyac ysrs gq, izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk dks tekur dk ykHk fn;k tkuk mfpr ugha le>rs gSaA 9- ifj.kker% izkfFkZ;k&vfHk;qDrk eatw Hkkew iq=h Jo.k jke dh vksj ls izLrqr tekur izkFkZuk i= la[;k&3863@2025 vLohdkj dj [kkfjt fd;k tkrk gSA [2025:RJ-JP:20376] (7 of 7) [CRLMB-3863/2025] 10- lHkh yafcr izkFkZuk&i=ksa dks Hkh mijksDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd;k tkrk gSA LOKESH RAJ /186s (ASHUTOSH KUMAR),J