High Court allowed revision in criminal appeal. Convict submitted to 15+ years SSI duration, first offence, essential financial dependency; sentence remanded for re-conducting Section 313, set quantum to 5 years.
Sentence remanded to Trial Court; convict set at liberty for next 20 days; abandoned SSI of 15 years.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 1037/2021
Rajendra @ Lala S/o Sh. Om Prakash, Aged About 35 Years, B/c Verma, R/o Sanganeri Gate, P.s.shubhash Nagar, Dist. Bhilwara (Raj.). (Presently Lodged In Dist. Jail, Bhilwara).
----Petitioner
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Dinesh Kumar Godara For Respondent(s) : Mr. Sudhir Tak, P.P.
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MADAN GOPAL VYAS
Order
10/02/2022
01iqujh{k.kdrkZ&vfHk;qDr us ;g nkafMd iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk fo}ku vfrfjDr ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k ¼efgyk mRihM+u izdj.k½] HkhyokM+k ds }kjk nkafMd vihy la[;k 48@2015 jktsUnz mQZ ykyk cuke jkT; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 03-09-2021 ds fo#) izLrqr dh gSA
02vk{ksfir fu.kZ; fnukad 03-09-2021 ds }kjk fo}ku ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k ¼efgyk mRihM+u izdj.k½] HkhyokM+k us vfHk;qDr jktsUnz mQZ ykyk dh vihy vkaf'kd :i ls Lohdkj dh rFkk fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr nks"kflf) ds fu.kZ; fnukad 24-04-2015 dh iqf"V djrs gq, /kkjk 457 o 380@511 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk esa Øe'k% rhu o"kZ o ,d o"kZ ds lk/kkj.k dkjkokl ds naMkns'k dks ifjofrZr dj /kkjk 457 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk esa ,d o"kZ ds lk/kkj.k dkjkokl o ,d gtkj #i;s ds vFkZnaM rFkk vne vnk;xh vFkZnaM nks ekg ds vfrfjDr lk/kkj.k dkjkokl ,oa /kkjk 380@511 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk esa N% ekg ds lk/kkj.k dkjkokl o ikap lkS #i;s vFkZnaM rFkk vne vnk;xh vFkZnaM ,d ekg ds vfrfjDr lk/kkj.k dkjkokl ds naM ls naMkfn"V fd;kA
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03izdj.k ds laf{kIr esa lqlaxr rF; bl izdkj gSa fd ifjoknh ?khlwyky us fnukad 26-08-2010 dks izn'kZ ih-03 fyf[kr fjiksVZ iqfyl Fkkuk flVh dksrokyh] HkhyokM+k esa izLrqr dj O;Dr fd;k fd 4%45 ,-,e- cts mlds ?kj esa dejs esa j[kh vyekjh ls lksus o pkanh dk lkeku o uxnh #i;s fudky fy,A ,d vkneh] tks ckgj Fkk] tkx gksus ij Hkkx x;k ,oa vanj okys O;fDr dks idM+ fy;kA mldh 85 xzke lksus ds tsoj o dqN uxnh xk;c feyhA
04mDr fjiksVZ ds vk/kkj ij izdj.k iathc) fd;k tkdj vko';d vuqla/kku ds i'pkr~ fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; esa vfHk;qDr ds fo#) /kkjk 457 o 380@511 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk esa vkjksi&i= izLrqr fd;k x;kA fopkj.k U;k;ky; us /kkjk 457 o 380@511 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk ds vijk/kksa ds vkjksi lquk,] tks vfHk;qDr us vLohdkj dj vUoh{kk pkghA vkjksiksa dh iqf"V esa vfHk;kstu i{k dh vksj ls 08 xokg ijhf{kr gq, rFkk 08 nLrkost iznf'kZr djok, x,A vfHk;qDr dks /kkjk 313 naM izfØ;k lafgrk ds v/khu ijhf{kr fd;k] ftlesa mlus lk{; vfHk;kstu dks feF;k gksuk O;Dr djrs gq, izfrj{kk esa dksbZ lk{; is'k ugha djuk pkgkA rRi'pkr~ fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; o fo}ku vfrfjDr ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k ¼efgyk mRihM+u izdj.k½ HkhyokM+k us mi;qZDrkuqlkj vk{ksfir vkns'k ikfjr fd,] ftlls O;fFkr gksdj ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk izLrqr dh xbZ gSA
05eSaus fo}ku vf/koDrk iqujh{k.kdrkZ&vfHk;qDr o fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dh cgl lquh ,oa vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;kA
06fo}ku vf/koDrk iqujh{k.kdrkZ&vfHk;qDr us xq.kkoxq.k ij fu.kZ; dks pqukSrh ugha nh gSA mudk eq[;r% ;g rdZ gS fd vfHk;qDr djhc 05 ekg ls vf/kd le; ls vfHkj{kk esa gSA fo}ku vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr naMkns'k vR;f/kd dBksj gSA vfHk;qDr foxr djhc 11 o"kksZa ls vUoh{kk dh ;a=.kk Hkqxr jgk gSA vfHk;qDr ls pksjh dk dksbZ lkeku cjken ugha gqvk gSA vfHk;qDr dk ;g izFke vijk/k gSA blfy, vfHk;qDr ds izfr lgkuqHkwfr dk #[k viukrs gq, Hkqxrh gqbZ ltk ij NksM+us dk fuosnu fd;kA
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07blds foijhr fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dk rdZ gS fd fo}ku vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr naMkns'k iw.kZr% mi;qDr o i;kZIr gS] ftlesa fdlh izdkj dk gLr{ksi okaNuh; ugha gSA
08eSaus mi;qZDr ijLij fojks/kh rdksZa ij fopkj fd;kA vfHk;qDr dh nks"kflf) ds fu"d"kZ dks xq.kkoxq.k ij dksbZ pqukSrh ugha nh xbZ gS] dsoy naMkns'k dks ifjofrZr dj y?kqRrj djus dk fuosnu fd;k gSA vfHkys[k ls vfHk;qDr dh dksbZ iwoZ nks"kflf) izdV ugha gksrh gSA QnZ izn'kZ ih-02 ds tfj, vfHk;qDr jktsUnz mQZ ykyk ls ek= ,d ispdl o yksgs dk ikuk cjken gqvk gSA izn'kZ ih-05 esa ifjoknh us viuk dksbZ lkeku pksjh ugha gksuk tkfgj fd;k gSA vfHk;qDr bl izdj.k esa djhc 11 o"kZ ls vUoh{kk dh ;a=.kk Hkqxr jgk gS] ftlls mls dkQh 'kkjhfjd] vkfFkZd ,oa ekufld osnuk gksuk LokHkkfod gSA vfHk;qDr ds bl izdj.k esa vc rd dqy djhc 05 ekg 16 fnu ls vfHkj{kk esa gksuk crk;k gSA izdj.k ds rF;ksa&ifjfLFkfr;ksa] vfHk;qDr dh iwoZ nks"kflf) ugha gksus] vUoh{kk dh vof/k vkfn dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, fo}ku vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr naMkns'k dks vikLr@ifjofrZr fd;k tkdj y?kwRrj fd;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr gSA
09ifj.kker% iqujh{k.kdrkZ&vfHk;qDr jktsUnz mQZ ykyk dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g nkafMd iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk vkaf'kd :i ls Lohdkj dh tkdj fo}ku vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk vfHk;qDr jktsUnz mQZ ykyk ds fo#) vk{ksfir fu.kZ; ds }kjk ikfjr nks"kflf) varxZr /kkjk 457 o 380@511 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk dh iqf"V dh tkrh gS] ysfdu vfHk;qDr ds fo#) ikfjr naMkns'k dks vikLr@ifjofrZr djrs gq, /kkjk 457 o 380@511 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk ds vijk/kksa ds fy, Hkqxrh gqbZ ltk ,oa 2]000@&#i;s ¼nks gtkj #i;s½ ds vFkZnaM] vne vnk;xh vFkZnaM 10 fnu ds vfrfjDr lk/kkj.k dkjkokl ds naM ls naMkfn"V fd;k tkrk gSA
10bl vkns'k dh izfr lfgr v/khuLFk U;k;ky; dk vfHkys[k 'kh?kz izsf"kr gksA
(MADAN GOPAL VYAS),J
60-Rajendra/-
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the enhanced sentence needs to be remanded to the trial court for re-conducting Section 313 proceedings and abandoning 15 years of involuntary isolation.
Whether impugned sentence is arbitrary or contrary to Section 223(3), Section 507 CrPC and fair trial standards.
3 provisions across 2 enactments
Rajendra @ Lala
State of Rajasthan
Madan Gopal Vyas
As recorded by the court registry
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