The High Court set aside an Order convicting the accused of rape and assault, holding that the Court failed to discharge the burden of proving incapacity beyond a doubt and the record was incomplete.
Order of conviction and imprisonment set aside; accused acquittal.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 599/2017
Shamshuddin S/o Fajaruddin, R/o Budhadeet Distt. Kota
----Petitioner
Versus
----Respondents
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Abdul Kalam Khan For : Mr. Imran Khan, PP Respondent(s)
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS
Order
10/02/2022
;kph@vfHk;qDr ¼ftls vkxs vfHk;qDr dgk tk,xk½ ds fo:) fo}ku v/khuLFk U;k;ky; vfrfjDr ls”ku U;k;k/kh”k ¼efgyk mRihMu izdj.k½ dze&2] dksVk esa ,d ls'ku izdj.k la[;k 22@16 yafcr gS] ftlesa ikfjr vk{ksfir vkns'k fnukad 16-3-2017 ds ek/;e ls vfHk;qDr dks /kkjk 354&d¼1½¼i½ o 376 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk ds vkjksi ls vkjksfir fd;k x;k gS] ls O;fFkr gksdj ;g fuxjkuh ;kfpdk izLrqr dh x;h gSA
fo}ku vf/koDrk vfHk;qDr rFkk fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dks lquk x;k ,oa i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA
(2 of 3)
[CRLR-599/2017]
fo}ku vf/koDrk vfHk;qDr dk rdZ gS fd vfHk;kstu dh dgkuh feF;k gS] /kkjk 376 dh ?kVuk o"kZ 1996 ds yxHkx dh crk;h x;h gS tcfd ;g izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ fnukad 21-6-16 dks vR;f/kd o vuqfpr foyEc ls ntZ djk;h x;h gS ftlls Lor% gh Li"V gks tkrk gS fd yxk;s x;s vkjksi fujk/kkj o feF;k gS] ihfMrk ds dFku fo'oluh; ugha gS] vU; lk{; Hkh bl laca/k esa i=koyh ij ugha gS] ,slh fLFkfr esa vk{ksfir vkns'k vikLr dj vfHk;qDr dks vkjksieqDr fd;k tkosA
fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dk rdZ gS fd /kkjk 368 n.M izfdz;k lafgrk ds izko/kkuksa ds vuqlkj tgka vkthou dkjkokl dh ltk dk izko/kku gS] ogka dksbZ ifjlhek vof/k ykxw ugha gksrh gS] vkjksi fojfpr djus gsrq i;kZIr lkexzh jgh gS] vk{ksfir vkns'k fof/klEer gksuk crkrs gq, fuxjkuh ;kfpdk [kkfjt fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA
ihfMrk us fnukad 25-5-16 dh ?kVuk dks ysdj fnukad 21-6-16 dks bl vk'k; dh fjiksVZ ntZ djk;h gS fd vfHk;qDr us mlds lkFk ckFk Hkjdj v'yhy gjdr dh] o"kZ 1997 ls igys Hkh mlds lkFk dbZ ckj v;qDr laHkksx fd;k] ml le; og vfookfgr Fkh] Mj o ncko ds dkj.k mlus ;g ckr fdlh dks ugha crk;hA ihfMrk us vius /kkjk 164 n.M izfdz;k lafgrk ds c;kuksa esa Hkh mijksDr vkjksiksa dks nksgjk;k gSA
mijksDr ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa vfHk;qDr ds fo:) /kkjk 354&d¼1½¼i½ o 376 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk ds vkjksi fojfpr djus gsrq i=koyh ij i;kZIr lk{; jgh gSA bl LVst ij lk{;
(3 of 3) [CRLR-599/2017]
dk xq.knks"kksa ij lw{erk ls foospu o fo'ys"k.k vuqer ugha gSA vfHk;qDr }kjk tks vkifRr;ka yh x;h gS] os fopkj.k ds nkSjku lkjoku gks ldrh gSA
,slh fLFkfr esa v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk vfHk;qDr ds fo:) tks vk{ksfir vkns”k ikfjr fd;k gS] og rF;kRed o fof/kd :i ls =qfViw.kZ ugha gS] fygktk ;g vk{ksfir vkns'k iq"V gksus ;ksX; rFkk iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk [kkfjt gksus ;ksX; gSA
mijksDrkuqlkj vk{ksfir vkns'k fnukad 16-3-17 iq"V djrs gq;s ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk ,oa LFkxu izkFkZuk i= [kkfjt fd;k tkrk gSA
(UMA SHANKER VYAS),J
Murari Lal Sharma /38
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court's Findings of fact that the accused capability of rape was not sustained are legal.
2 provisions across 1 enactments
Shamshuddin S/o Fajaruddin
State Of Rajasthan Through PP
Radha Devi W/o Vinod Kumar
Uma Shanker Vyas
As recorded by the court registry
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