The High Court framed substantial questions of law regarding the competency of conviction under section 395 IPC given the number of participants still at large, without deciding them or hearing the parties.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 257/2022
Dholu @ Pankaj Son Of Shri Ramnaresh, Resident Of Village Gotiyapura, Police Station Civil Line, Morena, District Dholpur At Present Geelapura, Police Station Ambah, District Morena (M.p) (At Present Confined In District Jail, Dholpur)
----Petitioner
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through P.p
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Anil Jain & Mr. Udit Sapra For : Mr. Yashwant Kankhadia, PP Respondent(s)
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS
Order
05/04/2022
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fo}ku vf/koDrk vfHk;qDr dk rdZ gS fd /kkjk 395 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk ds rgr MdSrh dk vkjksi fojfpr djus ds
(2 of 3) [CRLR-257/2022]
vuqdze esa de ls de ikap O;fDr;ksa dk lfEefyr gksuk U;wure vko';drk gS tcfd izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa o xokgku ds dFkukuqlkj dfFkr ywV esa rhu udkciks'k O;fDr gh 'kkfey FksA mudk ;g Hkh rdZ gS fd ;fn fdlh vU; O;fDr us ywV dk eky csbZekuhiwoZd izkIr fd;k gS rks /kkjk 411 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk dk vkjksi fojfpr gks ldrk gS ysfdu ywV esa ikap O;fDr;ksa ds lfEefyr gksus ds fu"d"kZ ds fcuk /kkjk 395 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk dk vkjksi fojfpr ugha gks ldrk] vr% vk{ksfir vkns'k vikLr fd;k tkosA
blds foijhr fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd us vk{ksfir vkns'k rF;ksa o fof/k ds vuq:i gksuk crkrs gq, fuxjkuh ;kfpdk [kkfjt fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA
ifjoknh }kjk ntZ djk;h x;h izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ds vuqlkj fnukad 13-2-20 dks dfFkr ywV ds le; dqy rhu udkciks'k O;fDr gh 'kkfey FksA ifjoknh /kesZUnz rFkk vU; xokg Hkhdepan o jkds'k us Hkh rhu O;fDr;ksa }kjk ywV dkfjr djus dk dFku varxZr /kkjk 161 n.M izfdz;k lafgrk esa fd;k gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa ywV dk lkeku vU; vfHk;qDr cjken gqvk gS] ek= bl vk/kkj ij mUgsa ywV esa 'kkfey gksuk ugha ekuk tk ldrkA bl laca/k esa dksbZ izFken`"V;k lkexzh Hkh i=koyh ij ugha gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa /kkjk 395 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk dk vkjksi fojfpr fd;k tkuk rF;ksa o fof/k ds vuq:i ugha gSA
;|fi ;g fuxjkuh ;kfpdk ,d gh vfHk;qDr }kjk izLrqr dh x;h gS] ysfdu /kkjk 395 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk esa ikap O;fDr;ksa dk ywV esa 'kkfey gksuk U;wure vis{kk gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa tc gLrxr vfHk;qDr ds fo:) /kkjk 395
(3 of 3) [CRLR-257/2022]
Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk ds vkjksi fojfpr ugha gks ldrs gSa rks vU; pkj vfHk;qDrx.k ds fo:) Hkh ,sls vkjksi fojfpr fd;s tkus dh dksbZ i;kZIr o mfpr vk/kkj ugha gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa lHkh vfHk;qDrx.k ds fo:) vk{ksfir vkns'k vikLr dj vfHk;qDrx.k dks lquokbZ dk volj nsdj vU; vkjksiksa esa vkjkseqDr@mUeksfpr fd;s tkus ds laca/k esa u;sfljs ls vkns'k ikfjr fd;s tkus ds laca/k esa ekeyk iqu% fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks izfrizsf"kr fd;k tkuk mfpr gSA
ifj.kker% ;g fuxjkuh ;kfpdk vkaf'kd :i ls Lohdkj dj vk{ksfir vkns'k vikLr fd;k tkrk gS rFkk izdj.k iqu% fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks izfrizsf"kr fd;k tkdj funsZ'k fn;k tkrk gS fd os lHkh vfHk;qDrx.k dks lqudj vkjksiksa ds laca/k esa fof/kuqlkj u;sfljs ls mfpr vkns'k ikfjr djsA
(UMA SHANKER VYAS),J
Murari Lal Sharma /42
3 issues framed by the court
Whether section 395 IPC can be convicted under when only three participants are still at large out of five required.
Whether the Learned Sessions Judge should quash the proceeding under section 395 IPC given discrepancies in conviction participants.
Whether this Criminal Revision Petition requires hearing and judgment of the High Court.
Dholu @ Pankaj
State Of Rajasthan
Uma Shanker Vyas
As recorded by the court registry
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