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Kabool Singh and Ors. v. State of Rajasthan through Pp

Rajasthan HC13 Sept 2021CRLMP/3782/2014

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What is this about?

Housing Court allowed a petition seeking discharge of accused from dowry-related charges. The court held that given the piecemeal proceedings, the accused's acquittal by the trial court, and the estrangement of the accused sister-in-laws who reside separately, their witness testimony was superfluous, warranting discharge.

What did the court decide?

The petition was allowed. The accused were discharged from the charges of dowry harassment and criminal intimidation.

Kabool Singh and Ors. Vs State of Rajasthan through Pp — Dowry and Cruelty | Rajasthan HC (2021)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 3782/2014

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1.Smt. Dropadi Wife of Late Kabool Singh

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resident of A-14/37, Vasundhara Colony, Police Station Indrapuram Gaziabad (U.P.)

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Satish Chand Son of Late Kabool Singh

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Asha Wife of Satish Chand

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both resident of P.No.17-D, Vikas Niketan, M.I.G.Flat Group

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Housing Pritampura, Delhi.

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Sunita Wife of Harpal

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Harpal Son of Bhim Sain

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both resident of Sector 15/384, Vasundhara Colony, Police Station Indrapuram, Distt. Gaziabad (U.P.)

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Mamta Wife of Harsharan

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Harsharan Son of Ket Singh

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both resident of Sector No.3/1204, Vasundhara Colony, Police Station Indrapuram, Distt. Gaziabad (U.P.)

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Hari Singh Son of Netram

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Nemi Chand son of Netram

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Both resident of begmabad Police Station Sarghana, Distt. Merrut.

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--Accused-Petitioners

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Versus

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The State of Rajasthan

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----Non-Petitioner

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Smt. Rekha Meena Wife of Sanjay Kumar Meena D/o Lt. Sh. Teeka Ram Meena, r/o 14A/37 Vasundhara Colony, Gaziabad U.P. At present r/o Village Palanheda P.S. Mehwa

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Distt. Dausa

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---Complainant-Non-Petitioner

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(2 of 4)

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[CRLMP-3782/2014]

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For Petitioner(s)	: Mr.	Arvind Kumar Gupta,
	Mr.	Tanay Jain,
For Respondent(s)	: Mr.	Ganesh Saini, PP
	Mr.	Ashvin Garg,

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR SHARMA

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Order

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13/09/2021

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nksuksa i{kksa dh cgl lquh xbZ ,oa i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA

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fo}ku vf/koDrk ;kph&vfHk;qDrx.k dh nyhysa gSa fd ;kph&vfHk;qDrx.k loZFkk funksZ’k gSaA muds f[kykQ “kq) feF;k o cukoVh vkjksiksa ds lkFk izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djokbZ xbZ gSA izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djkus esa vlk/kkj.k nsjh gqbZ gSA bl ekeys esa eq[;r% ifr ds voS/k laca/kksa dks ysdj ifr&iRuh ds e/; fookn mRiUu gqvk gS] mlh fookn ds pyrs ;g izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ gqbZ gS] ftlesa ifr ds lkFk&lkFk mlds lkl] llqj] tsB] tsBkuh] u.kn] u.knksbZ ,oa pkpk llqj dks Hkh fyIr dj fn;k x;k gSA fnukad 17-12-2010 dks ifr }kjk ifjokfn;k ds lkFk ekjihV djus ,oa u;kxkao ds ikl ykdj NksM+us dh ckr dgh xbZ gSA rRi”pkr fnukad 03-01-2011 dks ifjokfn;k ds ihgj vkdj ekjihV djus dh ckr dgh xbZ gS ,oa blds nks fnu ckn fnukad 05-01-2011 dks fQj ls ekjihV gksus dk vk{ksi gS] tks nksuksa ?kVukdze vlaxr o vlEHko gSaA ihfM+rk dk ifr mlds ?kjokyksa ls vyx jgrk gSA mlds ifjokjtu us mlls laca/k lekIr dj j[ks gSaA bl ckcr lkoZtfud foKfIr Hkh izdkf”kr dh xbZ gSA

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(3 of 4) [CRLMP-3782/2014]

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ihfM+rk ds ifr ds f[kykQ fopkj.k tkjh gSA ihfM+rk ds llqj ;kph dcwyflag dh e`R;q gks pqdh gSA ckdh ;kphx.k dks flQZ ifr dk fj”rsnkj gksus ds dkj.k gh ?kVukdze esa fyIr fd;k x;k gSA ;g reke fLFkfr fjdkMZ ls gh Li’V gS] fQj Hkh fopkj.k U;k;ky; us vkjksi fojfpr djus dk fu.kZ; fy;k gS vkSj fuxjkuh U;k;ky; us Hkh ekeys ij lgh rjhds ls fopkj ugha djrs gq, fuxjkuh [kkfjt dj nh gSA ;kfpdk Lohdkj fd;s tkus ;ksX; gSA

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nwljh vksj fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ&ifjokfn;k ,oa fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dk dguk gS fd vkjksi fojfpr djus dh LVst ij ekeys ds xq.kkoxq.k ij lw{erk ls foospu djus dh vko”;drk ugha jgrh gS] flQZ izFken`’V;k ekeyk cuuk ik;s tkus ij gh vkjksi fojfpr fd;k tkuk vko”;d gSA bl ekeys esa Hkh fopkj.k U;k;ky; o fuxjkuh U;k;ky; us blh fof/kd fLFkfr dks /;ku esa j[krs gq, vkjksi fojfpr djus ds vkns”k fn;s gSaA vkyksP; vkns”kksa esa dksbZ =qfV ;k voS/kkfudrk ugha gSA ;kfpdk [kkfjt gksus ;ksX; gSA

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mijksDr nyhyksa ds lanHkZ esa i=koyh dk voyksdu djus ij ;g Li’V fLFkfr lkeus vkrh gS fd bl izdj.k esa ifjokfn;k dk fookg vfHk;qDr lat; ds lkFk gqvkA ifjokfn;k dh izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ij mlds ifr lat; ,oa mlds lkl] llqj] tsB] tsBkuh] u.kn] u.knksbZ ,oa pkpk llqj lfgr 11 O;fDr;ksa ds fo:) pkyku is”k gqvkA fopkj.k U;k;ky; us lHkh ds fo:) /kkjk 498,]406]323 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ,oa /kkjk 4 ngst izfr’ks/k vf/kfu;e ds vijk/kksa esa vkjksi fojfpr fd;sA fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds vkns”k ds fo:) mijksDr ;kphx.k us fuxjkuh nk;j dh] tks [kkfjt gks xbZA orZeku esa mDr lat; ds f[kykQ fopkj.k tkjh gSA ekStqnk ;kphx.k esa lat; ds firk o ifjokfn;k ds llqj ;kph la[;k&1 dcwyflag dh e`R;q gks pqdh gSA

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;g lgh gS fd vkjksi dh LVst ij ekeys ds xq.kkoxq.k ij lw{erk ls foospu djus dh vko”;drk ugha jgrh gS ,oa izFken’V;k vijk/k cuuk ik;s tkus ij vkjksi fojfpr fd;k tkuk okaNuh; gS] ysfdu oSokfgd fooknksa ls lacaf/kr ekeyksa esa vkjksi fojfpr djrs le; ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk U;kf;d n’VkUr Preeti Gupta & Anr. Vs. State of Jharkhand & Anr. esa izfrikfnr fof/kd fLFkfr dh jks”kuh esa ;g Hkh ns[kk tkuk t:jh gS fd dgha fdlh izdj.k fo”ks’k esa ngst izrkM+uk ds fy;s ifr ds vU; fj”rsnkjksa dks feF;k rkSj ij rks

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(4 of 4) [CRLMP-3782/2014]

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fyIr ugha fd;k x;k gSA bl ekeys esa ;kph la[;k&2 ifjokfn;k dh lkl] ;kph la[;k&3 o 4 tsB o tsBkuh] ;kph la[;k&5 yxk;r 8 dze”k% u.kn o u.knksbZ gSa rFkk ;kph la[;k&9 o 10 mlds pkpk llqj gSaA mDr lHkh fookfgr gSa ,oa ifjokfn;k dh lkl ds vykok lHkh vyx&vyx LFkkuksa ij jgrs gSaA

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izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ds lexz voyksdu ls gh ;g Li’V fLFkfr lkeus vkrh gS fd ifjokfn;k o mlds ifr ds e/; fookn dh tM+ ifr ds dfFkr voS/k laca/k gSaA ifr ij nwljh efgyk ds lkFk jgus vkSj ml efgyk ds ifr }kjk Hkh fjiksVZ ntZ djk;s tkus ds rF; ntZ gSaA vuqla/kku ds nkSjku ,df=r lk{; ls Hkh ;g ckr eq[;r% mHkjdj vkbZ gSA

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fjdkMZ ls ;g Hkh fufoZokfnr fLFkfr jgh gS fd ifjokfn;k ds ifr ls mlds ifjokjtuksa us laca/k lekIr dj fy;s gSaA bl vk”k; dh foKfIr Hkh izdkf”kr djokbZ xbZ gSA

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;g lgh gS fd izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ o c;kuksa esa mijksDr ;kphx.k ij Hkh ngst izrkM+uk ds fy;s ifjokfn;k dks rax djus ds dFku ntZ gSa] ysfdu Lohdr :i ls lkl ds vykok os lHkh vyx&vyx jgrs gSa] lHkh fookfgr gSaA llqj dh eR;q gks pqdh gSA buesa ls fdlh ij Hkh dksbZ fof”k’B vk{ksi ugha gSaA lkekU; vk{ksiksa ds vk/kkj ij muds fo:) vkjksi fojfpr fd;k tkuk fof/kiw.kZ ugha gS] fQj Hkh fopkj.k U;k;ky; us ljljh rkSj ij vkjksi fojfpr dj fn;s gSa vkSj fuxjkuh U;k;ky; us fuxjkuh [kkfjt dj nh gSA mijksDrkuqlkj bl ekeys dh fo”ks’k ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa ngst izrkM+uk ds fy;s ifr ds fj”rsnkjksa ds f[kykQ vkijkf/kd dk;Zokgh pyk;k tkuk ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; ds mijksDr U;kf;d n`’VkUr esa izfrikfnr fof/kd fLFkfr dh jks”kuh esa U;kf;d izfdz;k ds nq:i;ksx dh Js.kh esa vkrk gS] vr% vkyksP; vkns”k vikLr fd;s tkus ;ksX; gSaA

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ifj.kker% ;kphx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr ;kfpdk Lohdkj dh tkrh gSA vkyksP; vkns”k vikLr fd;s tkrs gSaA fopkj.k U;k;ky; esa muds fo:) yafcr vkijkf/kd dk;Zokgh fujLr dh tkrh gS ,oa mUgsa vkjksfir vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 498,]406]323 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ,oa /kkjk 4 ngst izfr’ks/k vf/kfu;e ls mUeksfpr fd;k tkrk gSA

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(SATISH KUMAR SHARMA),J

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Pradeep Thawani /70

Kabool Singh and Ors. v. State of Rajasthan through Pp

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