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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:137552 Court No. - 83 Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 1215 of 2025 Appellant :- Pradeep Kumar Chaturvedi Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Appellant :- Arun Kumar Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.,Sanjay Singh,Shivam Singh Hon'ble Shekhar Kumar Yadav,J. 1&foi{kh la[;k 2 dh vksj ls izfr’kiFk i= nkf[ky fd;k x;k] bls i=koyh ij j[kk tk,A 2&vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls muds fo}ku vf/koDrk rFkk foi{kh la[;k 2 dh vksj ls muds fo}ku vf/koDrk Jh f’koe flag ,oa jkT; dh vksj ls fo}ku vij 'kkldh; vf/koDrk dks lquk ,oa i=koyh dk lE;d ifj’khyu fd;kA 3&;g nkf.Md vihy] vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls vUrxZr /kkjk 14&, ¼2½ ,l0 lh0@,l0 Vh0 ,DV] 1989 bl vk’k; ls ;ksftr dh x;h gS fd fo}ku fo’ks"k U;k;k/kh’k] ¼,l-lh-@,l- Vh- ,DV½] vktex< }kjk tekur izkFkZuk i= la[;k 44 o"kZ 2025] ¼iznhi dqekj prqosZnh izfr jkT; mRrj izns’k½] eqdnek vijk/k la[;k 415 o"kZ 2024] vUrxZr /kkjk 103 ¼1½] 191 ¼2½] 191 ¼3½] 190] 118 ¼1½] 115 ¼2½] 109 ch0 ,u0 ,l0 ,oa /kkjk 3 ¼1½ ¼vkj½] 3 ¼1½ ¼,l½] 3 ¼2½ ¼5½ ,l-lh@,l0Vh0 ¼ih- ,-½ ,DV] Fkkuk fl/kkjh] ftyk vktex< esa ikfjr fu.kZ; ,oa vkns’k fnukafdr 6&1&2025 dks fujLr fd;k tk, rFkk bl vihy dks Lohdkj djds vihykFkhZ dks mijksDr esa tekur ij eqDr fd;k tk,A 4&vfHk;kstu ds vuqlkj] oknh eqdnek Qdhj pkS/kjh }kjk iz’uxr izkFkfedh bl vk’k; dh iathd`r djk;h x;h fd fnukad 26&10&2024 dks le; djhc 2&30 cts mldk yMdk nhiw pkS/kjh ?kj dh jaxkbZ o iqrkbZ dk dk;Z ?kj ds ckgjh fgLls ij dj jgk FkkA mlds eqgYys ds NksVh pkScs o izeksn pkScs] iznhi pkScs o fefFkys’k pkScs ,oa fladw pkScs] ftuls tehu dk fookn pyrk gS] vk;s vkSj yydkjrs gq, mlds iq= dks pkdw] dSaph] ispdl vkSj /kkjnkj gfFk;kj ls cqjh rjg ekjrs gq, tku ls ekj Mkyk vkSj tc 'kksj 'kjkck lqudj ?kj ls ckgj fudyk rks mudh ?kj dh vkSjrsa eqUuh prqosZnh o usgk us yydkjrs gq, dgk fd bldks tku ls ekj Mkyks] cpus er nsuk] ftlij mDr lHkh yksx mldh iq=h 'khyk pkS/kjh o va’kw pkS/kjh rFkk mlds HkkbZ ca’kh yky ,oa NksVs yky dks Hkh cqjh rjg ls ekjihV dj ?kk;y dj fn;kA og vius Hkrhtk fodkl o HkkbZ calh yky ds lkFk vius iq= nhiw pkS/kjh dks izkbZiosV vLirky ys x;k] tgka ls lnj vLirky ys tkrs le; jkLrs esa nhiw dh e`R;q gks x;hA 5&vihykFkhZ ds fo}ku vf/koDrk }kjk ;g dFku fd;k x;k fd vihykFkhZ funksZ"k gSa] mls bl izdj.k esa >waBk Qlk;k x;k gSA vihykFkhZ ,d 70 o"khZ; o`} O;fDr gS] ftldks vka[k ls fn[kk;h ugha iMrk gSA vihykFkhZ ds fo:} vkjksi yxk;k x;k gS fd mlus N% yksxksa ds lkFk feydj rhu yksxksa dks ykBh M.Mk o pkdw ls ekjdj ?kk;y dj fn;k gS] ftuesa ls ,d dh e`R;q gks x;h gSA ;g Hkh dFku fd;k x;k fd vihykFkhZ ,d lsokfuo`Rr O;fDr gS tks tuin U;k;ky; vktex< ls jhMj@is’kdkj ds in ls lsokfuo`Rr gqvk gSA vihykFkhZ dks blfy, ukfer fd;k x;k gS D;ksafd i{kdkjksa ds e/; ,d nhokuh okn py jgk gSA iz’uxr ekeys esa vihykFkhZ dh dksbZ fof’k"V Hkfedk ugha n’kkZ;h x;h gSA oknh us vius c;ku vUrxZr /kkjk 161 na0 iz0 la0 esa vihykFkhZ dk uke ugha fy;k gSA vihykFkhZ }kjk tks izfrmRrj 'kiFk i= nkf[ky fd;k x;k gS] mlds lkFk vius vka[kksa ds bykt ds lEca/k esa izek.ki= nkf[ky fd;k x;k gSA blh izfrmRrj 'kiFki= ds izLrj 21 esa ;g dFku gS fd vihykFkhZ nksuksa vka[kks dk ejht gS rFkk mldh iRuh 2 of 4 gkVZ dh ejht gS rFkk mldh ns[kHkky ds fy, vihykFkhZ ds vykok vU; dksbZ ugha gSA 6&vihykFkhZ }kjk ,slk dksbZ vijk/k dkfjr ugha fd;k x;k gS tSlk fd iz’uxr izkFkfedh esa of.kZr fd;k x;k gSA vihykFkhZ dk iz’uxr ekeys ls dksbZ okLrk o ljksdkj ugha gSA iz’uxr ekeys esa vHkh rd vkjksi fojfpr ugha fd;s x;s gSA fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr iz’uxr fu.kZ; ,oa vkns’k fof/k laxr ugha gS ,oa fujLr gksus ;ksX; gSA vihykFkhZ fnukad 27&10&2024 ls tsy esa fu:} gSA ,slh n’kk esa vihykFkhZ dh vihy Lohdkj fd;s tkus ;ksX; gS ,oa fo}ku voj U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr iz’uxr fu.kZ; ,oa vkns’k fujLr gksus ;ksX; gSA 7&blds foijhr foi{kh la[;k 2 ds fo}ku vf/koDrk rFkk fo}ku vij 'kkldh; vf/koDrk }kjk tekur dk iqjtksj fojks/k fd;k x;kA 8&pw¡fd vihykFkhZ dh iz’uxr izkFkfedh esa dksbZ fof’k"V Hkwfedk ugha n’kkZ;h x;h gS vkSj oknh us vius c;ku vUrxZr /kkj 161 na0 iz0 la0 esa vihykFkhZ dk uke ugha fy;k gS vkSj vihykFkhZ ,d 70 o"khZ; o`} O;fDr gS] ftldks vka[k ls fn[kk;h ugha iMrk gSA vihykFkhZ dh iRuh gkVZ dh ejht gS] ftldks vihykFkhZ ds vykok ns[kus ds fy, dksbZ ugha gS vkSj iz’uxr ekeys esa vHkh rd vkjksi fojfpr ugha fd;s x;s gS rFkk fudV Hkfo"; eas iz’uxr l= ijh{k.k dk fuLrkj.k gksuk lEHko ugha gSA 9&izdj.k ds leLr rF;] ifjfLFkfr;ksa ,oa i{kdkjks ds vf/koDrk ds rdksZ dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq,] fo}ku voj U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr iz’uxr fu.kZ; ,oa vkns’k fnukafdr 6&1&2025 fujLr gksus ;ksX; gS o izLrqr ekeys ds xq.k&nks"k ij fcuk dksbZ fVIIk.kh fd;s esjs fopkj ls vihykFkhZ dks tekur ij NksMuk mfpr izrhr gksrk gSA 10&rnuqlkj fo}ku voj U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr iz’uxr fu.kZ; ,oa vkns’k fnukafdr 6&1&2025 fujLr fd;k tkrk gS rFkk vihykFkhZ dh ;g vihy Lohdkj dh tkrh gSA 3 of 4 11&rnuqlkj vihykFkhZ iznhi dqekj prqosZnh dh vihy Lohdkj dh tkrh gS mls mijksDr vijk/k esa fuEu 'krksZ ds lkFk lEcfU/kr U;k;ky; dh lUrqf"V ij O;fDrxr ca/k i= ,oa mlh /kujkf'k ds nks izfrHkw izLrqr djus ij tekur ij NksM fn;k tk,A ¼1½ vihykFkhZ fopkj.k ds nkSjku lEcfU/kr U;k;ky; ds le{k mifLFkr gksxkA ¼2½ vihykFkhZ xokgku dks fdlh Hkh izdkj ls izHkkfor ugh djsxkA ¼3½ vihykFkhZ fopkj.k ds nkSjku Lkk{; ls dksbZ NsMNkM ugha djsxkA 12&;fn vihykFkhZ }kjk mijksDr 'krksZ dk mYya?ku fd;k tkrk gS rks fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks ;g NwV jgsxh fd og vihykFkhZ dh tekur fujLr dj ldsxkA ¼lanHkZ%& vihy½ vihy Lohdkj dh tkrh gSA Order Date :- 13.8.2025 A.
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