HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR 1. 2. 3. S.B. Criminal v. 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Public Prosecutor

Anurag Sagwan Son Of Late Shri Pushpendar Singh, R/o Gali No. 11, Kashganj Road, Nadbai, Police Station Nadbai, District Bharatpur, Rajasthan. ----Complainant-Respondent Connected With S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 2286/2025 Vishal Alias Nepali S/o Shri Munesh, R/o Village Kumha Ka Was, Penghor, Police Station Kumher, District- Bharatpur, Rajasthan. ----Accused/Petitioner Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Public Prosecutor. ---Respondent

2. Anurag Sagwan Son Of Late Shri Pushpendar Singh, R/o Gali No. 11, Kashganj Road, Nadbai, Police Station Nadbai, District Bharatpur, Rajasthan. ----Complainant/Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sukhdev Singh Solanki For Respondent(s) : Mr. Pradeep Kumar Meena for Mr. Aniket Sharma HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN Judgment 30/05/2025 By way of present petition, order dated 09.04.2025 is put to challenge. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that at the initial stage, the petitioners were called for the cross- [2025:RJ-JP:22612] (2 of 5) [CRLMP-2289/2025] examination, whereby, they have turned hostile. It is further submitted that recalling of them by way of impugned order is not justified and in support of the said contention, reliance is placed upon the dictum encapsulated in judgment passed by Hon’ble Apex Court in Mishrilal and Ors. Vs. State of M.P. and Ors.2005(2)ACR1744(SC). Per contra, learned Public Prosecutor has submitted that charge sheet in the matter is filed relying upon the statements of present petitioners, as they were the backbone of the present matter. However, they have turned hostile at a later stage. The reasons for the same is given in the relevant para of the impugned order, which is reproduced herein below as under: "blh izdkj fo}ku vf/koDrk vfHk;qDrx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr U;kf;d n`"Vkar 2022¼1½ Crime 495 (M.P.) lchhashankar Vs. State of M.P. esa fupyh vnkyr }kjk ikfjr vkns’k dh pqukSrh nsrs gq, vkosnd ds odhy us nyhy nh xbZ fd ;g dkuwu dk lqLFkkfir fl)kar gS fd fdlh Hkh i{k dks mlds odhy dh v{kerk ds dkj.k uqdlku ugha mBkuk pkfg,A xokg deys’k ¼ihMCY;w&2½ vkSj vafcdk izlkn ¼ihMCY;w&3½ egRoiw.kZ xokg gSa vkSj muds igys ds odhy izHkkoh <ax ls ftjg ugha dj lds FksA mDr ekeys esa ekuuh; e/; izns’k mPPk U;k;ky; }kjk ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr djrs gq, vihy [kkfjt dh fd odhy dk ifjorZu xokgksa dks okil cqykus dk vk/kkj ugha gks ldrkA tcfd gLrxr ekeys esa Lo;a ifjoknh vuqjkx lkxoku] xokg gjnsoh ,oa cnu flag i{knzksgh ?kksf"kr gq, gSa rFkk mUgha rF;ksa ds laca/k esa mDr lk{; [2025:RJ-JP:22612] (3 of 5) [CRLMP-2289/2025] ds i’pkr nhokuh izdj.k la[;k 48@2022 esa fHkUu dFku fd, gSaA i=koyh ds voyksdu ls Li"V gS fd bl izdj.k esa ifjoknh ih-MCY;w-02 vuqjkx lkxoku ds c;ku fnukad 30-04-2024 dks] xokg ihMCY;w-01 Jherh gjnsoh ds c;ku fnukad 16-04-2024 dks ,oa ih-MCY;w-03 cnu flag ds c;ku fnukad 22-05-2024 dks ys[kc) gq, gSa tks rhuksa gh xokg i{knzksgh ?kksf"kr gq, gSaA mDr lkf{k;ksa esa xokg ih-MCY;w-01 Jherh gjnsoh ,oa ih-MCY;w-02 vuqjkx lkxoku vkjksihx.k dh igpku ds laca/k esa i{knzksgh ?kksf"kr gq, gSa rFkk xokg ih-MCY;w-03 cnu flag vkjksih lq’khyk }kjk ,DlhMsaV Dyse jkf’k] ukSdjh o vU; Q.M jkf’k pkgus ,oa vuqla/kku ds nkSjku rS;kj dh xbZ QnksZa ds laca/k esa i{knzksgh ?kksf"kr gqvk gSA mDr rhuksa gh xokg izdj.k ds egRoiw.kZ xokg gSa] ftudh vuqla/kku ds nkSjku nh xbZ lk{; ds vk/kkj ij vijk/k izekf.kr ekurs gq, vkjksi&i= izLrqr fd;k x;k gS tcfd mDr xokgku U;k;ky; ds le{k i{knzksgh ?kksf"kr gq, gSaA mDr xokgksa ds i{knzksgh gksus dk dkj.k fo}ku vfHk;kstu vf/kdkjh }kjk Li"V fd;k x;k gS fd bUgha i{kdkjksa ds e/; yfEcr nhokuh okn la[;k 48@2022 esa xokg vuqjkx lkxoku }kjk eqyfteku i{k ls mlds firk Lo- iq"isUnz flag dh lEifRr esa ls eqyftek lq’khyk } kjk iq"isUnz flag dh nwljh iRuh gksus ls bl vkijkf/kd izdj.k ls i`Fkd vFkkZr nks"keqDr djokus dh ,ot esa viuk fgLlk ifjoknh vuqjkx lkxoku dks gh NksM+us dk dFku fd;k tkuk crk;k gS ,oa mlh fnokuh izdj.k esa xokg vuqjkx lkxoku us vius dFkuksa esa jkensbZ ls jkthukek gksus ds vuqlkj isa’ku o vuqdEik fu;qfDr Lo;a dks ,oa vU; ykHk&ifjykHk jkensbZ dks [2025:RJ-JP:22612] (4 of 5) [CRLMP-2289/2025] feyus dk dFku fd;k gSA mDr rF;ksa dh Ikqf"V ds fy, mDr rhuksa gh xokgku ih-MCY;w-01 Jherh gjnsoh] ih-MCY;w-02 vuqjkx lkxoku ,oa ih-MCY;w-03 cnuflag ds blh otg ls i{knzksgh gksus ls mUgsa U;k;ky; esa ryc dj muls iqu% ijh{k.k djus dh izkFkZuk dh xbZ gSA /kkjk 311 n-iz-la- esa ;g Li"V :i ls micaf/kr fd;k x;k gS fd U;k;ky; dks ekeys ds U;k;laxr fofu’p; ds fy, fdlh ,sls O;fDr dh lk{; vko’;d izrhr gksrh gS rks og ,sls O;fDr dks leu djsxk] mldh ijh{kk djsxk] mls iqu% cqyk ldsxk o mldh iqu% ijh{kk dj ldsxkA bl izdkj /kkjk 311 n-iz-la- esa Li"V :i ls micaf/kr gS fd fdlh O;fDr dks ftldh igys lk{; ys[kc) dh tk pqdh gS] U;k;ky; ekeys ds U;k;laxr fofu’p; ds fy, iqu% cqyk ldrk gS vkSj mldh iqu% ijh{kk dj ldrk gSA gLrxr izdj.k esa vHkh c;ku eqyfte ys[kc) ugha gq, gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa fo}ku vf/koDrk vfHk;qDrx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr U;kf;d n`"Vkar gLrxr izdj.k ds rF;ksa ls fHkUurk ds dkj.k pLik ugha gksrs gSA fygktk] izdj.k ds rF;ksa ,oa ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa izdj.k ds fof/kiw.kZ U;k;&fu.kZ;u ds fy, vfHk;kstu dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g izkFkZuki= varxZr /kkjk 311 na- iz-la- Lohdkj fd;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr izrhr gksrk gSA fygktk] fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dh vksj ls izLrqr izkFkZuki= varxZr /kkjk 311 na-iz-la- Lohdkj dj vkns’k fn;k tkrk gS fd xokg ih-MCY;w-01 Jherh gjnsoh] ih-MCY;w-02 vuqjkx lkxoku ,oa ih-MCY;w-03 cnu flag dks vkxkeh rkjh[k is’kh ij lk{; gsrq tfj;s [2025:RJ-JP:22612] (5 of 5) [CRLMP-2289/2025] tekurh okj.V rknknh 2]000@& :i;s ls ryc fd;k tkosA" Upon perusal of the same, it is noted that learned trial Court has relied upon the provisions of Section 311 of Cr.P.C and as per the settled position of law, re-calling of the material witnesses on account of subsequent development, is permissible to enforce and administer justice. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed. Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. GAURAV/515-516 (SAMEER JAIN),J