Special Bench allowed second appeal quashing High Court judgment for observation per incuriam regarding admissibility of evidence not objected to below.
Appellate judgment of 11-12-2018 quashed; trial repealed.
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Hkh dFku jgk fd v/khuLFk U;k;ky; ds le{k vkjksi ds dze esa D;k cgl Fkh rFkk mlds dze esa vkjksi fdl izdkj yxk;k x;k gS] mldk vk{ksfir vkns'k esa dksbZ gokyk ugha gSA vr% vk{ksfir vkns'k fof/k ds izko/kkuksa ds izfrdwy gksus ls vikLr fd;k tkosA
fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd us izR;FkhZ la[;k&2 dh rkehy dks fMlisalfoFk fd;s tkus esa dksbZ vkifRr ugha gksuk izdV fd;k rFkk vihy dk xq.kkoxq.k ij fojks/k fd;kA
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Lohd`r :i ls] v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vk{ksfir vkns'k fnukad 11-12-2018 ds voyksdu ls izdV gksrk gS fd vk{ksfir vkns'k ls v/khuLFk U;k;ky; ds le{k vkjksi ds dze esa D;k cgl Fkh rFkk mlds dze esa vkjksi fdl izdkj o fdl vk/kkj ij yxk;k x;k gS] bldk dksbZ gokyk ugha gSA izdj.k esa lacaf/kr iqfyl Fkkus }kjk vafre izfrosnu izLrqr fd;k x;k Fkk ,oa vafre izfrosnu izLrqr djus ds dkj.kksa dks Hkh vafdr fd;k x;k gS ftldh izfr i=koyh ij miyC/k gSA lacaf/kr iqfyl Fkkukf/kdkjh }kjk izR;FkhZ la[;k&2 ds fo:) bLrxklk varxZr /kkjk 211 n.M izfdz;k lafgrk izLrqr gksuk miyC/k rF;kRed fLFkfr ls izdV gksrk gSA rRi'pkr izksVsLV ihVh'ku ds dze esa /kkjk 200 o
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202 n.M izfdz;k lafgrk ds rgr c;ku ntZ fd;s tkdj izlaKku fy;k x;k ,oa izlaKku ds i'pkr vihykFkhZx.k dks vkjksi ds dze esa lquk tkdj vkjksi fojfpr fd;k x;kA izdj.k esa nks foijhr rF;kRed fLFkfr miyC/k gksus ds dze esa miyC/k rF;kRed fLFkfr dh jks'kuh esa] bl U;k;ky; ds er esa] vkjksi ds dze esa ikfjr vkns'k esa i;kZIr vk/kkjksa dk gokyk vkuk vko';d gS ftlls fd ,d lkekU; izKk dk O;fDr ;g tkudkjh gkfly dj lds fd vkjksi fdl vk/kkj ij yxk;s x;s gSA ysfdu v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk izdj.k esa miyC/k rF;kRed fLFkfr dks utj vUnkt dj ljljh rkSj ij vk{ksfir vkns'k ikfjr fd;k tkuk izdV gksrk gSA
mijksDr foospu dh jks'kuh esa fo}ku v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk vihykFkhZ.k&vfHk;qDrx.k ij yxk;s x;s vkjksi ds dze esa izdj.k v/khuLFk U;k;ky; dks fof/kuqlkj iqu% lquokbZ gsrq izfrizsf"kr fd;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr izrhr gksrk gSA
mijksDr foospu ds QyLo:i] ;g vihy vkaf'kd :Ik ls Lohdkj dh tkrh gSA fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vk{ksfir vkns'k fnukad 11-12-2018] vkjksi ds dze esa iqu% cgl vkjksi lquus dh gn rd vikLr fd;k tkrk gS vkSj bl funsZ'k ds lkFk izdj.k iqu% fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks izfrizsf"kr fd;k tkrk gS fd fopkj.k U;k;ky; vkjksi ds dze esa nksuksa i{kksa dks lqudj miyC/k lkexzh ¼vafre izfrosnu] 211 n.M izfdz;k lafgrk ds rgr izLrqr bLrxklk o izksVsLV ihVh'ku ds leFkZu esa ntZ gq, c;kuksa½ dh jks'kuh esa] bl vkns'k ls izHkkfor gq, fcuk] vkjksi ds dze esa fof/kuqlkj vkns'k ikfjr djsaA
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3 issues framed by the court
Whether Section 114 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Section 30(1) CrPC) can be invoked to reject evidence merely because it was not objected to below.
Whether the High Court was correct in rejecting the evidence without making findings on the appellant's contention.
Whether the Special Bench should allow the appeal based on a per incuriam observation by the High Court.
Ramswaroop S/o Shri Mulchand B/c Saini
Nandlal S/o Shri Kishorilal B/c Saini
State Of Rajasthan
Roshanlal S/o Shri Late Badriprasad B/c Bairwa
Justice RK Agarwal
Justice Abhishek Saha
As recorded by the court registry
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