High Court of Rajasthan at Jodhpur allowed a Schedule VII Criminal Revision Petition quashing Section 307 IPC charges against petitioners involved in a single incident where injuries were minor and caused neither death nor grave injury.
Quashed the charge of attempt to murder under Section 307 IPC and restored the petitioners to their pre-charges status.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 1058/2021
----Petitioners
Versus
----Respondents
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Lal Singh Jakhaniya, on V.C. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Gaurav Singh, P.P.
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MADAN GOPAL VYAS
Order
R eserved on 07.02.2022 Pronounced on 10/02/2022
01;g nkafMd iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk iqujh{k.kdrkZ&vfHk;qDrx.k us fo}ku vij ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k la[;k&01] ukxkSj ds }kjk ls'ku izdj.k la[;k 44@2020 esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 08-11-2021 ds fo#) izLrqr dh gS] ftlds }kjk fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us iqujh{k.kdrkZ&vfHk;qDrx.k dks /kkjk 147] 323@149] 325@149] 307@149 o 447 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk ds vkjksi fojfpr dj lquk, tkus dk vkns'k fn;k] ftlls O;fFkr gksdj ;g ;kfpdk izLrqr dh xbZA
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02eSaus ;ksX; vf/koDrk iqujh{k.kdrkZ&vfHk;qDrx.k ,oa ;ksX; yksd vfHk;kstd dh cgl lquh ,oa vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;kA
03;ksX; vf/koDrk iqujh{k.kdrkZ&vfHk;qDrx.k us ;g rdZ fn;k fd vfHk;qDrx.k ds fo#) /kkjk 307 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk dk vkjksi ugha curk gSA flj ij dkfjr pksV lk/kkj.k izd`fr dh gS] blfy, tc /kkjk 308 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk dk ekeyk gh ugha curk gS rc /kkjk 307 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk dk ekeyk rks fdlh Hkh izdkj ls ugha curk gSA fnukad 28-07-2020 dks ftl fpfdRld us pksVksa ds laca/k esa jk; nh og fpfdRld vkgr /kekZjke dk mipkj djus okyk fpfdRld ugha gS] blfy, mldh jk; dksbZ egRo ugha j[krh gSA blds vfrfjDr fpfdRld us viuh jk; esa ;g vafdr fd;k gS fd ;fn vkgr dh pksVksa dk le; ij bZykt ugha gksrk rks pksVsa izk.k?kkrd gks ldrh FkhA vkgr /kekZjke us euhjke ls dgk fd flxjsV fiyk] rks mlus dgk fd mlds ikl ugha gS] blfy, ekjihV gqbZA vpkud ekjihV gqbZ gSA fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vk{ksfir vkns'k mfpr ,oa fof/klEer ugha gS] blfy, vk{ksfir vkns'k vikLr dj /kkjk 307 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk ds vkjksi ls mUeksfpr fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA mUgksaus vius bu rdksZa dh iqf"V esa fuEufyf[kr uthjsa is'k dh] ftudk eSaus llEeku voyksdu fd;k %&
04;ksX; yksd vfHk;kstd us mDr rdksZa dk fojks/k fd;k vkSj ;g rdZ fn;k fd /kkjk 307 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk ds vijk/k ds fy, vfHk;qDrx.k dk vk'k; egRoiw.kZ gksrk gSA vfHk;qDrx.k us vkgr /kekZjke ds flj ij nks pksVsa dkfjr dh gSaA vkgr /kekZjke ds 'kjhj ij 06 pksVsa dkfjr dh xbZ] ftuesa ls pksV la[;k 03] 05 o 06 xaHkhj izd`fr dh ikbZ xbZ gSA vkjksi fojpuk ds izØe ij lk{; dk lw{erk ls foospu vko';d ugha gksrk gSA vk{ksfir vkns'k dk leFkZu djrs gq, iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk [kkfjt fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA mUgksaus vius bu rdksZa dh iqf"V esa fuEufyf[kr uthjsa is'k dh] ftudk eSaus llEeku voyksdu fd;k %&
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05eSaus mi;qZDr ijLij fojks/kh rdksZa ij fopkj fd;kA vfHk;qDrx.k dh vksj ls eq[; ;g vkifRr dh xbZ gS fd vfHk;qDrx.k ds fo#) /kkjk 307 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk dk vkjksi ugha curk gSA bl laca/k esa izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa ;g vafdr gS fd ikcwjke us dqYgkM+h dh /kekZjke ds flj] euhjke us dqYgkM+h dh tho.ks gkFk] lqjs'k o ekejkt us ck,a gkFk ij dLlh dh] nsohyky us flj ij dLlh dh pksVsa dkfjr dh] ftlls /kekZjke uhps fxj x;k vkSj lHkh us /kM+k/kM+k pksVsa ekjhA vkgr /kekZjke ds pksV izfrosnu ds vuqlkj mlds 'kjhj ij 06 pksVsa dkfjr gqbZ gSa] ftuesa ls pksV la[;k 03] 05 vkSj 06 xaHkhj izdfr dh ikbZ xbZ gSA pksV la[;k 01 o 02 flj dh pksVsa gSa ysfdu ,Dl&js fjiksVZ ds vuqlkj ;s pksVsa lk/kkj.k HkksVs vky; ls dkfjr gSA pksV la[;k 01 Lacerated wound, 8×2 cm bone depth, Left parietal region of head o pksV la[;k 02 Lacerated wound, 10×5 cm bone depth, Right parietal frontal region of head dh gSA ,Dl&js fjiksVZ ds vuqlkj pksVsa lk/kkj.k izdfr dh gS ysfdu pksVksa dh vkdfr vkSj izdfr egRoiw.kZ gSA blds vfrfjDr Fkkukf/ kdkjh] iqfyl Fkkuk tk;y us vius i= fnukad 20-07-2020 ds }kjk fpfdRlkf/kdkjh] jktdh; fpfdRlky;] tk;y ls ;g jk; pkgh fd D;k et:c /kekZjke dh pksVksa dk le; ij bZykt ugha gksrk rks izk.k?kkrd gks ldrh Fkh ;k ugha \ ftldk dfu"B fo'ks"kK izHkkjh] lkeqnkf;d LokLF; dsanz] tk;y us ;g mÙkj fn;k fd ;fn le; ij bZykt ugha gksrk rks ;g pksVsa izk.k?kkrd gks ldrh FkhA iqfyl ds mDr i= esa gh ;g vafdr gS fd ;fn pksVksa dk le; ij bZykt ugha gksrk rks izk.k?kkrd gks ldrh Fkh ;k ugha \ rc fpfdRld us Hkh i= dh Hkk"kk ds vuqlkj jk; nh gSA dqy feykdj fpfdRld us pksVsa izk.k?kkrd gksus ds laca/k esa jk; nh gSA
06vkjksi fojfpr fd, tkus ds izØe ij U;k;ky; dks izFke n`"V~;k (prima facie) ;g fopkj djuk gksrk gS fd D;k vfHk;qDr ds fo#) dk;Zokgh fd, tkus ds fy, i;kZIr vk/kkj gSA U;k;ky; ls ;g vis{kk ugha dh tkrh gS fd og
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lk{; dk ewY;kadu dj bl fu"d"kZ ij igqaps fd vfHk;qDr dks nks"kfl) djus ds fy, izLrqr dh xbZ lkexzh i;kZIr gS ;k ugh a A ;fn U;k;ky; dh larqf"V gks tkrh gS fd vfHk;qDr ds fo#) vkxs dk;Zokgh dh tkus ds fy, izFke n`"V~;k izdj.k curk gS rks vkjksi fojfpr fd;k tkrk gSA
07mi;qZDr m)r uthj (2001) 3 Supreme Court Cases 703 Suresh Alias Pappu Bhudharmal Kalani Versus State of Maharashtra ds i"B la[;k 704 esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k gS fd %&
"At the stage of framing of the charge the court has to consider the material with a view to find out if there is ground for presuming that the accused has committed the offence or that there is not sufficient ground for proceeding against him and not for the purpose of arriving at the conclusion that it is not likely to lead to a conviction. The court has to prima facie consider whether there is sufficient ground for proceeding against the accused. The court is not required to appreciate evidence to conclude whether the materials produced are sufficient or not for convicting the accused. Each case depends upon its particular facts and circumstances and sometimes even a remote link between the activities of an accused and the facts of the case may justify a reasonable inference warranting a judicial finding that there is ground for presuming that an accused has committed the offence or at least to presume that the question of his being directly or indirectly involved in the commission of such offence is not to be ruled out."
08vr% mi;qZDr foospu ds ifj.kkeLo:i fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vk{ksfir vkns'k mfpr ,oa fof/klEer izrhr gksrk gSA vk{ksfir vkns'k esa gLr{ksi fd, tkus ds dksbZ i;kZIr vk/kkj ugha gS] blfy, iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk [kkfjt fd, tkus ;ksX; gSA
09ifj.kker% iqujh{k.kdrkZ&vfHk;qDrx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk [kkfjt dh tkrh gS rFkk fo}ku vij ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k la[;k&01]
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ukxkSj ds }kjk ls'ku izdj.k la[;k 44@2020 jkT; cuke nscwjke o vU; esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 08-11-2021 dh iqf"V dh tkrh gSA
(MADAN GOPAL VYAS),J
21-Rajendra/-
Debu Ram
Mani Ram
Mamraj
Suresh
Pabu Ram
State Of Rajasthan
Madan Gopal Vyas
As recorded by the court registry
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