Revision filed against conviction under Section 138 NI Act where petitioner claimed blood relationship was not established and he was served notice for convenience. Bench quashed impugned order and confirmed acquittal.
Compound action under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act set aside; conviction quashed.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 1086/2015
Rakesh Agarwal S/o Sh. N.L. Agarwal, aged about 57 years, resident of 120A, Ballabhabadi, Kota (Rajathan).
----Petitioner
Versus
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vijay Choudhary Mr. Anant Priya Jain For : Mr. Suresh Kumar, PP Respondent(s) Mr. Ram Singh Gurjar
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS
Order
14/12/2022
v/khuLFk fopkj.k U;k;ky; vfrfjDr eq[; U;kf;d eftLVªsV dze&4] dksVk }kjk izdj.k la[;k &386@2014 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukafdr 19-11-2014] ftlds rgr v;kph@ifjoknh dh vksj ls izLrqr ifjokn ij ;kph@vfHk;qDr dks /kkjk 138 ijdzkE; fy[kr vf/kfu;e esa nks"kh djkj nsrs gq, dkjkokl ,oa {kfriwfrZ ls nf.Mr fd;k x;k] vne vnk;xh {kfriwfrZ vfrfjDr lk/kkj.k dkjkokl ls nf.Mr fd;k x;k] ds fo:) izLrqr nkf.Md vihy la[;k &51@2014 v/khuLFk vihyh; U;k;ky;] vij ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k dze&5] dksVk }kjk
(2 of 3) [CRLR-1086/2015]
fu.kZ; fnukad 15-07-2015 ls [kkfjt dh xbZ] ls O;fFkr gksdj ;kph@vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk izLrqr dh xbZ gSA
cgl lquh xbZA ;ksX; vf/koDrk ;kph dk dFku jgk fd i{kksa ds e/; jkthukek gks pqdk gS rFkk ifjoknh dks ;kph }kjk jkthukek vuqlkj jkf'k vnk dj nh xbZ gS ,oa bl dze esa fyf[kr esa le>kSrk i= i=koyh ij izLrqr gSA jkthukek bl U;k;ky; ds jftLVªkj ¼U;kf;d½ }kjk rLnhd fd;k tk pqdk gSA vr% mDr le>kSrk i= ds vk/kkj ij izdj.k dk fuLrkj.k fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh xbZA
fo}ku vf/koDrk v;kph&ifjoknh dks bl laca/k esa dksbZ vkifRr ugha gSA
;kph@vfHk;qDr o v;kph@ifjoknh ds fo}ku vf/koDrkx.k us jkthukek LosPN;k ls gksuk Lohdkj fd;k] jkthukek i=koyh ij miyC/k gS rFkk jftLVªkj U;kf;d }kjk mls rLnhd fd;k x;k gS] vijk/k 'keuh; gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa mijksDr jkthukes ds vk/kkj ij ;kph@vfHk;qDRk dks /kkjk 138 ,u-vkbZ-,DV ds vijk/k ls nks"keqDr fd;k tkuk lehphu gSA
ifj.kker% ;kph dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk jkthukek ds vk/kkj ij Lohdkj dh tkrh gS ,oa v/khuLFk fopkj.k U;k;ky; rFkk v/khuLFk vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; dze'k% fnukafdr 19-11-2014 rFkk 15-07-2015 vikLr fd;s tkrs gSa rFkk ;kph&vfHk;qDr dks /kkjk 138 ijdzkE; fy[kr
(3 of 3)
[CRLR-1086/2015]
vf/kfu;e ds vkjksi ls jkthukek ds vk/kkj ij nks"keqDr fd;k tkrk gSA
(UMA SHANKER VYAS),J
Mittal /165
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the plea that blood relationship between the parties is not established and the complaint was filed for convenience warrants setting aside the criminal judgment.
Whether the livelong service plea by the petitioner falls within the definition of 'for sufficient cause' under Section 145 CrPC.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Rakesh Agarwal
State Of Rajasthan
Shiv Shankar Sharma
UMa SHAnKEr VYaS
As recorded by the court registry
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