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Rewat Dan v. State of Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC15 Jan 2019CRLMP/150/2019

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This High Court disposed of S.B. Criminal Misc. Petition No. 150/2019 under Section 482 Cr.P.C., holding that fair investigation is conducive to justice. The court directed the Superintendent of Police to consider the petitioner's representation submitted within ten days while conducting a transparent investigation into offences under the IPC.

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Petitioner given ten days to submit representation for fair investigation; police to consider it.

Rewat Dan Vs State of Rajasthan — Dowry and Cruelty | Rajasthan HC (2019)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR

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S.B. Criminal Misc. Petition No. 150/2019

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Rewat Dan S/o Hardan, aged about 55 years, by Caste Charan, R/o Borunda, District Jodhpur (Rajasthan).

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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State of Rajasthan through the Home Secretary, Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur.

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Inspector General of Police, Rajasthan Police, Jodhpur.

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Superintendent of Police, Jodhpur (Rural), Jodhpur.

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Dy. Superintendent of Police, Rajasthan Police, Bilara District Jodhpur.

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S.H.O., Police Station Borunda, District Jodhpur.

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----Respondents

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For Petitioner(s) : Mr. A.K. Anand For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vikram Singh Rajpurohit, Public Prosecutor

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINIT KUMAR MATHUR

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Order

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15/01/2019

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The petitioner has preferred this criminal misc. petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking fair investigation in FIR No.86/2018, registered at Police Station Borunda, District Jodhpur for the offences under Sections 498-A, 406, 323, 384 & 120-B IPC.

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In Manoj Kumaria Shankaria Vs. State of Rajasthan & Anr., 2014(3) Raj.CriC 965, Narayan Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan & Anr., 2013(1) Cri.L.R.264 and Aziza Begum Vs. State of Maharashtra & Anr., 2012(1) RLW 835 , wherein the Hon'ble Apex Court has held that a fair and proper investigation is

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[CRLMP-150/2019]

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always conducive to the ends of justice and for establishing rule of law.

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In Shyam Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan & Anr., 2015(3) Cri.L.R. 1375 and Gopal Nath Vs. State of Rajasthan & Anr., 2015(4) Cri.L.R. 1617 also the petitioner therein was permitted to submit a representation before the investigating officer and the investigating officer was directed to consider the documents before forming any opinion.

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Learned Public Prosecutor assures this Court that fair and transparent investigation shall be made, and in case the petitioner submits a representation alongwith all the relevant documents before the Superintendent of Police, Jodhpur within a period of ten days from today, then the same shall be considered at the time of investigation.

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In light of the aforesaid precedent law as well as the assurance given by the learned Public Prosecutor, the present misc. petition is disposed of with a direction to the Superintendent of Police, Jodhpur to consider the representation alongwith all the relevant documents, if submitted by the petitioner within a period of ten days from today, and conduct fair investigation, strictly in accordance with law.

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(VINIT KUMAR MATHUR),J

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34-Ramesh/-

Rewat Dan v. State of Rajasthan

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