Quashed

Kaushalendra Singh S/O Shri Shipendra Singh v. State of Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC4 Aug 2022CRLR/295/2021

Case brief

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What is this about?

The High Court quashed a Criminal RevisionPetition and dismissed the present S.B. Criminal RevisionPetition, holding that the lower court erred in convicting the husband for dowry death without recording evidence from probable eyewitnesses. The case was dismissed on the grounds of failure of proof beyond reasonable doubt and violation of section 319 CrPC.

What the court decided

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Kaushalendra Singh S/O Shri Shipendra Singh Vs… — Criminal Trial and Appeal | Rajasthan HC (2022)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 295/2021

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Kaushalendra Singh S/o Shri Shipendra Singh, R/o Gram Kumha Police Station Sevar District Bharatpur (Rajasthan)

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp

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Jaishree W/o Late Mukesh Kumar, R/o Gram Kumha At Present R/o Subhash Nagar Bharatpur (Rajasthan)

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----Respondents

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For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ajay Singh For : Mr. Imran Khan, PP Respondent(s) Mr. Anil Upman

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS

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Order

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04/08/2022

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(2 of 5)

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[CRLR-295/2021]

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(3 of 5) [CRLR-295/2021]

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(4 of 5)

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[CRLR-295/2021]

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euthr ls izkIr gqbZ gksrh rks bldk ifjokn esa mYys[k vo'; gksrkA

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xokg ih-M-&9 euthr rFkk ih-M-&17 czg~ethr okLroe esa ?kVukLFky ij ekStwn gksrs rks iqfyl dks vuqla/kku ds nkSjku lHkh rF; voxr djkrs] bu nksuksa xokgksa ds /kkjk 161 n.M izfdz;k lafgrk ds dFku djhc N% ekg ckn fnukad 20-05-2017 dks ys[kc) gq, gSa] mlls igys Hkh bu nksuksa xokgksa us ?kVuk dh tkudkjh gks] ,slk dksbZ fyf[kr izfrosnu iqfyl vFkok fdlh Hkh ofj"B vf/kdkjh dks izLrqr ugha fd;k gSA mijksDr ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa bu nksuksa xokgku dh mifLFkfr lafnX/k gSA

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xokg euthr rFkk czgethr nksukas gh erd ds llqjky ds xkao tViqjk tkuk dFku djrs gSaA euthr tkfgj djrk gS fd ogka dksbZ izksxzke ugha Fkk] tcfd czgethr tkfgj djrk gS fd 'kknh dk dk;Zdze py jgk FkkA izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa mijksDr foospukuqlkj djhc 8&9 O;fDr;ksa }kjk ;g ?kVuk dkfjr fd;s tkus dk mYys[k gS rFkk mudks uketn Hkh fd;k gS] tcfd ;s nksuksa xokg izLrkfor vfHk;qDr t;Jh rFkk fxjh;k dks gh bl ?kVuk esa fyIr gksuk crkrs gSa] ;g fojks/kkHkkl Hkh iwoZorhZ ifjfLFkfr;ksa dh i"BHkwfe esa xaHkhj lansg mRiUu djrk gSA

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fo}ku v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk vius vkns'k esa ;g Hkh mYys[k fd;k gS fd dfFkr lqlkbZM uksV esa ek= fxjh;k dk uke gh mYysf[kr gS] bl lqlkbZM uksV ea izLrkfor vfHk;qDr t;Jh dk uke mYysf[kr gks] ,slk rF; U;k;ky; ds le{k ugha vk;k gSA

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(5 of 5) [CRLR-295/2021]

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/kkjk 319 n.M izfdz;k lafgrk ds rgr iznRr 'kfDr;ksa dk iz;ksx lko/kkuh vkSj la;r rjhds ls lqn< o fo'oluh; lk{; gksus ij gh fd;k tkuk pkfg,A ,sls ekeyksa esa nks"kfl)h miyC/k lk{; ds vk/kkj ij laHko gksxh gh] bl Lrj ls de rFkk vkjksi fojfpr djus gsrq lqn< lansg ds vk/kkj ds Lrj dh lk{; ls vf/kd Lrj dh lk{; gksuk vko';d gS tks orZeku ekeys esa ugha gSA bu lHkh rF;ksa ij fopkj djus ds mijkUr gh v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk vk{ksfir vkns'k ikfjr fd;k gS tks iw.kZr% rF;ksa o fof/k ds vuq:i gksdj izLrqr fuxjkuh ;kfpdk [kkfjt gksus ;ksX; gSA

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mijksDr foospukuqlkj ;g fuxjkuh ;kfpdk [kkfjt dh tkrh gS rFkk fo}ku v/khuLFk U;k;ky; ds vk{ksfir vkns'k dh iqf"V dh tkrh gS] LFkxu izkFkZuk i= Hkh mDr izdkj ls vLohdkj fd;k tkrk gSA

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(UMA SHANKER VYAS),J

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Mittal /59

Kaushalendra Singh S/O Shri Shipendra Singh v. State of Rajasthan

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