High Court of Rajasthan allowed the criminal appeal and acquitted the appellant. The court held that credible domestic evidence proved the woman consented to leave her marital home, making the complaint of cheating and criminal breach of trust unsustainable.
Appellant acquitted of offences under Sections 420 and 406 IPC and removed from Sections 494 IPC.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
S.B. Criminal Appeal No. 1212 / 2016
Bheema Ram Son of Prem Ji, by caste Rebari, resident of Sukhara, Tehsil Shivganj, District Sirohi
----Appellant
Versus
No 2 & 3 both by caste Rebari, resident of Mandwariya, Barloot Police Station, District Sirohi.
----Respondent
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(2 of 3)
[CRLA-1212/2016]
vkjksi vUrxZr /kkjk 420 o 406 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ,oa v;kph dsjkjke dks vkjksi vUrxZr /kkjk 494 o 109 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ,oa v;kph iksuhnsoh dks vkjksi vUrxZr /kkjk 494 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ls nks”keqDr fd;k x;kA
vihykFkhZ ds vf/koDrk Jh nsoMk dk rdZ jgk fd ekeys esa vihykFkhZ o mlds
xokgku dh lk{; ls ;g Li”V lkfcr gS fd iksuhnsoh vihykFkhZ Hkhekjke dh fookfgr iRuh FkhA vfHk;qDr jkekjke /kks[kk/kM+h dh fu;r ls vihykFkhZ ds ?kj ls iksuh nsoh dks tsojkr ,oa :i;ksa lfgr ys x;k rFkk mldk vU;= ukrk fookg dj fn;kA vr% mudk rdZ gS fd Li”V :i ls fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr nks”kflf) dk fu.kZ; U;k;ksfpr Fkk ,oa vihyh;
U;k;ky; ds le{k ,slk dksbZ Bksl rdZ izLrqr ugha fd;k x;k ftl vk/kkj ij vk;kphx.k dks nks”keqDr ?kksf”kr fd;k tk ldsA mudk rdZ gS fd nLrkostkr izn’kZ ih 3 o izn’kZ ih 8 esa Li”V rkSj ls iksuhnsoh ds ifr dk uke dsjkjke n’kkZ;k x;k gS ftlls ;g lkfcr gksrk gS fd iksuhnsoh }kjk f}rh; fookg dj fy;k x;kA vr% os fuosnu djrs gS fd vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vihy Lohdkj ;ksX; gSA
blds foijhr fo}ku vf/koDrk Jh vkpk;Z dk rdZ gS fd fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk lk{; dk eqY;kadu mfpr rkSj ij ugha fd;k x;kA ifjoknh Hkhekjke us tgka vius eq[; ijh{k.k esa ;g vkjksi yxk;k fd ipkl gtkj :i;s o xgus /kks[kk/kM+h dh fu;r ls jkekjke ys x;k ijUrq ftjg esa mlus ;g Lohdkj fd;k fd og eos’kh pjkus x;k Fkk] ?kj ykSVk rks vkus ij mls Kku gqvk fd ;g jkf’k mlds firk us mldh iRuh dks nh Fkh tks tsojkr o :i, ysdj pyh xbZA xokg izsekjke ih MCY;w 3 ds rkSj ij ijhf{kr gqvkA mlus viuh ftjg esa ;g Lohdkj fd;k fd tsojkr o iSls mlds iq= us viuh iRuh iksuhnsoh dks fn,A
(3 of 3)
[CRLA-1212/2016]
bu nksuksa xokgku ls dh xbZ ftjg ls ;g Li”V gS fd nksuksa gh xgus o :i, fdlds }kjk
iksuh nsoh dks fn, x,] bl ckcr laiq”V lk{; nsus esa vleFkZ jgs rFkk mudh lk{; esa xaHkhj fojks/kkHkk”k gSA bu lHkh gkykr dks ns[krs gq,] v;kph jkekjke dks vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 420 o 406 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds rgr nks”kfl) djus yk;d dksbZ lk{; i=koyh ij miyC/k ugha gSA tgka rd iksuhnsoh ds fo:) vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 494 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dk iz’u gS bl vkjksi gsrq vihykFkhZ dks lkfcr djuk Fkk fd iksuhnsoh us fgUnq jhfrfjokt ds eqrkfcd f}rh; fookg dj fy;k] ijUrq bl rF; dks lkfcr djus gsrq] vfHk;kstu }kjk dksbZ lk{; ntZ ugah djokbZ xbZA bu lHkh rF;ksa dks ns[krs gq,] bl U;k;ky; dh jk; esa vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk v;kphx.k dks cjh djus esa fdlh izdkj dh voS/kkfudrk ugha cjrh xbZA vk{ksfir fu.kZ; esa dksbZ dkuwuh vFkok rF;kRed =qfV utj ugha vkrh gSA vr% vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vihy lkjghu gksus ls fujLr dh tkrh gSA
fopkj.k U;k;ky; dk jsdMZ ykSVk;k tk,A
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the conviction and sentence under Sections 420, 406 IPC for cheating and dishonour of cheque were sustainable in view of domestic comprehension.
Whether evidence of payment of bride dowry (that woman was taken as pleased and brought to house) proved that it was done with consent and not by force.
3 provisions across 1 enactments
Bheema Ram
The State of Rajasthan
Kera Ram
Smt Poni
Rama Ram
Shivlal Das
Justice Mukesh Sharma
As recorded by the court registry
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