In a criminal revision petition, Rajasthan HC quashed a suo motu order recalling the accused for a second trial within 20 days, citing lack of explicit direction and violation of Section 228 CrPC.
Petition allowed; trial remanded to get explicit direction to reseize accused for further trial.
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. 1075/2021
Veerbhadra Singh S/o Shri Jorawar Singh, Aged About 65 Years, R/o Village Ratariya, Tehsil Sagwara, District Dungarpur (Rajasthan)
----Petitioner
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp
----Respondent Connected With
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 1078/2021
----Petitioners
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Shambhoo Singh on V.C. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Gourav Singh, PP
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MADAN GOPAL VYAS
Order
14/01/2022
1- ;g nkf.Md iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk iqujh{k.kdrkZ&vfHk;qDr us fo}ku fof’k"B U;k;k/kh’k ¼Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e½] la[;k&02] mn;iqj ds }kjk ls’ku izdj.k la[;k 28@2019 esa ikfjr vkns’k fnukad 09-11-2021 ds fo:) izLrqr dh gS] ftlds }kjk iqujh{k.kdrkZ&vfHk;qDr dks /kkjk 13¼1½¼lh½¼Mh½ Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k
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2- eSaus ;ksX; vf/koDrk iqujh{k.kdrkZ&vfHk;qDr ,oa ;ksX; yksd vfHk;kstd dh cgl lquh ,oa vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;kA
3- ;ksX; vf/koDrk iqujh{k.kdrkZ&vfHk;qDr us ;g rdZ fn;k fd fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vk{ksfir vkns’k fof/klEer ugha gS D;ksafd vk{ksfir vkns’k ds }kjk vfHk;qDr dks vkjksi fojfpr dj lquk,] vknsf’kdk fnukad 20-10-2021 ds }kjk vfHk;qDRk dks vkjksi lquk, tkus dk vkns’k fn;k] ysfdu ml fnu vfHk;qDr vuqifLFkr Fkk blfy, i=koyh fnukad 09-11-2021 dks fu;r dh xbZA vkns’k fnukad 20-10-2021 vfHk;qDr dks lquokbZ dk volj fn, fcuk ikfjr fd;k x;k gSA vkjksi ds izØe ij vfHk;qDr dks lquokbZ dk volj fn;k tkuk fof/kd :i ls vko’;d gSA vfHk;qDr ds fo:) vkjksi fojpuk ds dksbZ i;kZIr vk/kkj ugha gSA blfy, vfHk;qDr dks mUeksfpr fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA
4- tcfd ;ksX; yksd vfHk;kstd us mDr rdksZa dk fojks/k fd;k vkSj vk{ksfir vkns’k dk leFkZu djrs gq, iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk [kkfjt fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA
5- eSaus mi;qZDr ijLij fojks/kh rdksZa ij fopkj fd;kA gLrxr iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk esa vkns’k fnukad 09-11-2021 dks pqukSrh nh xbZ gS ysfdu fnukad 09-11-2021 dks vfHk;qDr dks vkjksi fojfpr dj lquk,] tks vfHk;qDr us vLohdkj dj vUoh{kk pkghA iz'uxr vkjksi fojpuk laca/kh vkns’k fnukad 20-10-2021 dks ikfjr fd;k x;k gSA fnukad 20-10-2021 ds vkns’k dh ikyuk ,oa fujUrjrk esa fnukad 0911-2021 dks vfHk;qDr dks vkjksi fojfpr dj lquk, x, gSaA fnukad 20-10-2021 dks vfHk;qDr vuqifLFkr Fkk blfy, vfHk;qDr dks vkjksi ugha lquk, tk ldsA dqy feykdj vknsf’kdk fnukad 20-10-2021 o 09-11-2021 nksuksa gh ,d&nwljs ls lacaf/kr gSA
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6- /kkjk 228 n.M izfØ;k lafgrk esa vkjksi fojpuk ds izØe ij lquokbZ dk volj fn;s tkus dk izko/kku gSA oSls Hkh lk/kkj.kr;k fdlh O;fDr ds fo:) izHkkoh ,oa izfrdwy vkns’k ikfjr djus ls iwoZ lquokbZ dk volj fn;k tkuk fof/kd :i ls vko’;d gksrk gSA uSlfxZd U;k; dh Hkh ;g vis{kk gS fd fdlh Hkh O;fDr ds fo:) izHkkoh ,oa izfrdwy vkns’k ml O;fDr dks lquokbZ dk volj fn, fcuk ikfjr ugha fd;k tkuk pkfg,A
7- gLrxr izdj.k esa fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; dh vknsf’kdk fnukad 20-10-2021 lokZf/kd egRoiw.kZ gS ftlds }kjk vfHk;qDr ds fo:) vkjksi fojfpr fd, tkus dk vkns’k fn;k x;kA vknsf’kdk fnukad 20-10-2021 fuEufyf[kr gS%&
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i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;k ,oa nLrkosth lk{; ds vk/kkj ij vfHk;qDr ij /kkjk 13¼1½¼lh½¼Mh½@13¼2½ ih-lh- ,Dr 1988 ,oa /kkjk 489] 420] 467] 468] 477 ,] 120 ch vkbZ-ih-lh- esa pktZ yxk;s tkus ds I;kZIr vk/kkj ekStwn gksus ls mijksDr /kkjkvksa esa yxk;s tkosA vfHk;qDr ohj panz ds vkt vuqifLFkr jgus ls pktZ ugha yxk;k tk ldkA vkbUnk vko’;d :i ls mifLFkr jgsA i=koyh okLrs yxk;s tkus pktZ fnukad 09-11-2021 dks is’k gksA**
8- fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; dh vknsf’kdk fnukad 09-11-2021 Hkh lqlaxr gS ftldks pqukSrh nh xbZ gSA vknsf’kdk fnukad 09-11-2021 fuEufyf[kr gS%&
^^fof’k"B yksd vfHk;kstd mi-A vfHk;qDr ohjpan flag ,oa mi-A vfHk;qDr dks vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 13¼1½¼lh½¼Mh½@13¼2½ ihlh- ,Dr 1988 ,oa /kkjk 489] 420] 467] 468] 477 ,] 120 ch vkbZih-lh- esa pktZ yxk;k tkdj lquk;k x;k rks vfHk;qDr us vkjksiksa ls bUdkj dj vUohKk pkghA
lk{kh vfHk;kstu esa xokgku la[;k 8] 16 dks igys ryc fd;k tkdj i=koyh okLrs lk{; vfHk;kstu fnukad 19-01-2022 dks is’k gksA**
9- mi;qZDr nksuksa vknsf’kdksa ds voyksdu ls ;g izdV ugha gksrk gS fd fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us vkjksi ds izØe ij vfHk;qDr dh lquokbZ dh gksA mi;qZDr nksuksa vknsf’kdkvksa esa ;g vafdr ugha gS fd cgl pktZ lquh xbZA tcfd /kkjk 228 n.M izfØ;k lafgrk ds vuqlkj vkjksi fojpuk ds izØe ij vfHk;qDr dks lquokbZ dk volj fn;k tkuk fof/kd :i ls vko’;d gSA pwafd fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us mi;qZDr fof/kd izko/kkuksa dh ikyuk ugha dh gS] blfy, vk{ksfir vkns’k fof/klEer izrhr ugha gksrk gSA blfy, vk{ksfir vkns’k vikLr fd, tkus ;ksX; gSA fo}ku
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fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks ;g funsZ’k fn;k tkuk mfpr izrhr gksrk gS fd fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; vkjksi ds izØe ij i{kdkjku~ dks lquokbZ dk leqfpr volj nsdj vkjksi fojpuk laca/kh u, fljs ls fof/klEer vkns’k ikfjr djsaA
10ifj.kker% iqujh{k.kdrkZ&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk Lohdkj dh tkdj fo}ku fof’k"B U;k;k/kh’k ¼Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e½] la[;k&02] mn;iqj ds }kjk ikfjr vk{ksfir vkns’k vikLr fd;k tkrk gS vkSj ;g izdj.k fo}ku fof’k"B U;k;k/kh’k ¼Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e½] la[;k&02] mn;iqj dks bl funsZ’k ds lkFk izfriszf"kr fd;k tkrk gS fd fo}ku fof’k"B U;k;k/kh’k ¼Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e½] la[;k&02] mn;iqj i{kdkjku~ dks lquokbZ dk leqfpr volj nsdj u;s fljs ls vkjksi fojpuk laca/kh fof/klEer vkns’k ikfjr djsaA
(MADAN GOPAL VYAS),J
11-12 mayank/-
;g vkns'[email protected]; vkt fnuakd 14-01-2022 dks Hkkjrh; lafo/kku ds vuqPNsn 348(i) ds rgr Hkkjr ljdkj dh vf/klwpuk jkti= la[;k 1] fnuakd 2 tuojh 1999 ,oa jktLFkku jkti= fnukafdr 10-3-1971 ds rgr fgUnh Hkk"kk ds iz;ksx dk s izkf/kd`r fd, tkus ds ifj.kkeLo:i fgUnh Hkk"kk esa fy[kk;k x;kA
2 issues framed by the court
Whether a High Court invoking Section 482 CrPC could remand a trial for a second time within a short duration.
Whether the High Court should have been explicit in recalling the trial to prevent frustration of fundamental rights.
3 provisions across 3 enactments
Veerbhadra Singh
State Of Rajasthan
Madan Gopal Vyas
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
