The single-judge bench quashed the judgment convicting a 3-year-old juvenile offender for abduction, adultery, and sexual intercourse, holding facts clear, evidence inadmissible, and additional material presented later sufficient to rule that no error was committed.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 254/2021
Sunil Kumar @ Golu Son Of Rajpal, Aged About 16 Years, Resident Of Kuhadwas, Police Station Buhana, District Jhunjhunu Rajasthan (Raj) Through The Natural Guardian And Father Rajpal Son Of Kishorilal, Resident Of Kuhadwas, Police Station Buhana, District Jhunjhunu (Raj) (At Present Confined In Observation Home Jhunjhunu )
----Petitioner
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through P.p
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : None For Respondent(s) : Mr. Bhawani Shanker Sharma, PP Mr. Lakhan Singh Meena
HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SHUBHA MEHTA
Order
04/11/2022
;kph&vfHk;qDr ¼cky vipkjh½ dh vksj ls ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk v/khuLFk U;k;ky;] fd'kksj U;k; cksMZ] >qa>uwa ds izdj.k la[;k 112@2019 esa ikfjr vkns'k 24-07-2020 ftlds }kjk ;kph&vfHk;qDr ¼cky vipkjh½ dks vijk/k /kkjk 363] 366] 376 ,] ch Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk] 3@4 o 5@6 iksDlks ,DV ds vijk/k esa nks"kfl) ,oa n.Mkfn"V djrs gq, rhu o"kZ dh vof/k ds fy, lq/kkjkRed lsokvksa ds gsrq fo'ks"k x`g esa Hksts tkus dk vkns'k fn;k x;k ,oa mlds v/khuLFk vihyh; U;k;ky; fo'ks"k U;k;k/kh'k ySafxd vijk/kksa ls ckydksa dk laj{k.k vf/kfu;e 2012 ,oa ckyd vf/kdkj laj{k.k vk;ksx vf/kfu;e 2005 >qa>uw esa izLrqr vihy la[;k 34@2020 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 28-01-2021 ftlds }kjk ;kph@fd'kksj dh vihy fujLr djrs gq, fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds nks"kfl)h ,oa n.Mkns'k dh iqf"V dh x;h] ls O;fFkr gksdj is'k dh xbZ gSA
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iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk ds fuLrkj.k ds Øe eas ekeys ds la{ksi esa rF; bl izdkj gSa fd fnukad 28-09-2019 dks djhcu 3-30 ih,e ls 4 ih,e ds chp ifjoknh lathr dh cPph dks ;kph&vfHk;qDr ¼cky vipkjh½ ?kj ls mBkdj ys x;k ,oa cykRdkj fd;kA cPph dh mez 5 lky gS] vkfn rF;ksa dh fjiksVZ ij izdj.k ntZ fd;k tkdj ckn vuqla/kku orZeku ;kph&vfHk;qDr ¼cky vipkjh½ ds fo:) v/khuLFk U;k;ky; esa /kkjk 363] 366] 376 ,] ch Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk] 3@4 o 5@6 iksDlks ,DV ds vijk/k esa vkjksi&i= is'k gksus ij U;k;ky; }kjk mDr vijk/kksa dk izlaKku ysdj fopkj.k izkjEHk fd;k x;kA vfHk;kstu lk{; esa 16 xokgksa ds ijhf{kr djkus ,oa nLrkostksa ds iznf'kZr djok, tkus ds i'pkr ;kph@vfHk;qDr dks nks"kfl) ,oa n.Mkfn"V fd;k x;k] ftlds fo:) vihy is'k gksus ij mldh vihy fujLr djrs gq, fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds fu.kZ; dks ;Fkkor j[kk x;k gS] ftlds fo:) ;kph&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk is'k dh xbZ gSA
bl iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk ds yfEcr jgus ds nkSjku ;kph@vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls ltk LFkxu dk izkFkZuk&i= Hkh izLrqr fd;k x;k Fkk ftl ij dksbZ vkns'k ikfjr ugha gqvk gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk v;kph us izdV fd;k fd ;kph@vfHk;qDr dks rhu o"kZ dh ltk ls nf.Mr fd;k x;k Fkk] tks iw.kZ gks pqdh gS ,oa mls fjgk dj fn;k x;k gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk ;kph@fd'kksj mifLFkr ugha gq, gS a A
i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izdV gksrk gS fd ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk bl vk/kkj ij i z Lrqr dh x;h gS fd nksuksa v/khuLFk U;k;ky;ksa dk vkns'k euekuk gS] lk{; ij vk/kkfjr ugha gSA i=koyh ij vkbZ lk{; ls ;kph@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) vkjksi izekf.kr ugha gSA v/khuLFk U;k;ky;ksa }kjk lk{; dk lgh foospu ugha fd;k x;k gSA xokgksa ds dFkuksa esa fojks/kkHkkl gS] ftl ij v/khuLFk U;k;ky;ksa us /;ku ugha fn;k gSA xokgksa dh lk{; fo'oluh; ugha gSA ;kph@vfHk;qDr ij vkjksfir vijk/k lansg ls ijs izekf.kr ugha gSaA ihfM+rk dh igpku Hkh fd'kksj U;k; cksMZ esa ugha djk;h x;h FkhA
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i=koyh dk /;kuiwoZd v/;;u fd;k x;kA i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izdV gksrk gS fd ihfM+rk us vius U;k;ky; esa gq, c;kuksa esa ;g dFku fd;k gS fd ;kph@vfHk;qDr lquhy mls lksVk fnykus dh dgdj vius ?kj ys x;k] fQj lquhy us mlds ewr djus okyh txg ij vaxqyh ns nhA fQj mlds [kwu vk x,A fQj mlus NksM+ fn;kA og jksus yx x;hA ?kj vkdj viuh eka eqds'k dks ;g ckr crkbZA ;kph@vfHk;qDr dh igpku Hkh mDr xokg us dh gS o cPph mls ns[krs gh jksus yxhA
mlds dFkuksa dk leFkZu ih0M05 eerk] ih0M010 vfer us Hkh fd;k gSA ih0M02 eqds'k nsoh ftldks ?kVuk ds rF;ksa ls voxr djk;k tkuk ihfMrk vius c;kuksa esa dFku djrh gS] us Hkh vius c;kuksa esa mlds dFkuksa dk leFkZu djrs gq, dFku fd;k gS fd ckfydk jksrh gqbZ ?kj vkbZA mlus ns[kk fd ckfydk ds is'kkc djus okyh txg ls [kwu vk jgs FksA iwNus ij ckfydk us crk;k fd lquhy mls ?kj ys x;k tgka mlus mlds is'kkc djus okyh txg esa vaxqyh ns nh FkhA
fpfdRldh; lk{kh ih0M07 MkW0 lqeuyrk us Hkh vius c;kuksa esa ;g dFku fd;k gS fd ihfM+rk ds lkFk laHkksx dh laHkkouk ls bUdkj ugha fd;k tk ldrk gSA ihfM+rk ds esfMdy ijh{k.k ds le; mldh lgefr i`Fkd ls fy;k tkuk Hkh izdV gksrk gSA
ihfM+rk ds oDr ?kVuk igus gq, diM+s pM~Mh tfj, izn'kZih&6 tCr fd;k tkuk Hkh xokg ih0M02 eqds'k nsoh] ih0M04 'kdqUryk] vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh ih0M011 izeksn dqekj us dFku fd;k gS] ftldks fof/k foKku iz;ksx'kkyk esa tkap gsrq tek djk, tkus ds rF;ksa ds lEcU/k esa ih0M014 us vius c;kuksa esa dFku fd;k gSA
vr% ekeys ds rF;ksa ,oa ifjLFkfr;ksa dks ns[krs gq, vfHkys[k ij ekStwn lk{; ,oa lkexzh ds vk/kkj ij fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; ,oa v/khuLFk vihyh; U;k;ky; us ;kph@vfHk;qDr dh nks"kfl)h dk tks fu"d"kZ fudkyk gS mlesa fdlh
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izdkj dh fof/kd ;k rF;kRed =qfV gksuk izdV ugha gksrk gSA nks"kfl)h ckcr vkyksP; fu.kZ;ksa esa fdlh izdkj ds gLr{ksi dk dksbZ vk/kkj ugha gSA
tgka rd n.Mkns'k dk iz'u gS rks v;kph ds dFkuksa ,oa fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd }kjk izLrqr v/kh{kd jktdh; lEizs{+k.k ,oa fd'kksj xg cky vf/kdkfjrk foHkkx lhdj ds i=kad 1525 fnukad 19-10-2022 ds vuqlkj cky vipkjh lquhy dh 3 o"kZ dh ltk vof/k fnukad 30-09-2022 dks iw.kZ gksus ij mls jktdh; fd'kksj xg lhdj ls fjgk fd;k tk pqdk gSA
vr% izLrqr iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk vLohdkj dj fujLr dh tkrh gSA
(SHUBHA MEHTA),J
AJAY KUMAR SINGHAL /125
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the convictions of a 3-year-old juvenile offender under Sections 363, 366, and 376 IPC should be quashed.
SUNIL KUMAR @ GOLU S.O.RAJPAL
STATE OF RAJASTHAN
SHUBHA MEHTA
As recorded by the court registry
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