High Court allowed a criminal revision, quashing the order behind a charge sheet by DPP. It held that Sections 457 and 323 CrPC do not apply to fresh charges after a charge is altered via Section 3/4 CrPC legislation by the Public Prosecutor.
The CRLR was allowed and the order behind the charge sheet was set aside.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 658/2022
Ajay Singh @ Jawal Singh Son Of Mohan Singh, Aged About 23 Years, Resident Of Panditpura Police Station Pragpura District Jaipur (Accused Confined In Central Jail, Jaipur)
----Petitioner
Versus
----Respondents
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Dilip Singh Jadaun, For Respondent(s) : Mr. Bhawani Shankar Sharma, PP
HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SHUBHA MEHTA
Order
14/09/2022
;kph&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk v/khuLFk U;k;ky;] fof'k"V U;k;ky;] ySafxd vijk/kksa ls ckydksa dk laj{k.k vf/kfu;e] 2012 t;iqj ftyk }kjk ls'ku izdj.k la[;k&59@2019 esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukafdr 06-05-2022 ls O;fFkr gksdj is'k dh xbZ gSA bl vkns'k }kjk v/khuLFk U;k;ky; us bl U;k;ky; dh led{k ihB }kjk ,dyihB QkStnkjh iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk la[;k&439@2020 esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukafdr 01-04-2022 dh ikyuk esa /kkjk 3@4 ikWDlks vf/kfu;e ds vkjksi ds fodYi esa cgl pktZ lquus ds i'pkr U;k;ky; us /kkjk 3@4 ikWDlks vf/kfu;e ds fodYi esa /kkjk 376¼2½¼vkbZ½ Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds LFkku ij /kkjk 376 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dk vkjksi fojfpr djus dk vkns'k fn;k gS vkSj lkFk gh ;g vkns'k fn;k gS fd ewy vkjksi esa ifjorZu ugha gksus ls fdlh Hkh lk{kh dks okil cqykuk vko';d ugha gSA
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mHk;i{k dks lquk x;kA ;kph&vfHk;qDr ds fo}ku vf/koDrk dk rdZ gS fd iwoZ esa vfHk;qDr ds fo:) /kkjk 457 o 323 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk o /kkjk 3@4 ikWDlks vf/kfu;e ,oa fodYi esa /kkjk 376¼2½¼vkbZ½ Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds vkjksi fojfpr fd;s x;s Fks] ftlds fo:) mPp U;k;ky; esa ;kfpdk la[;k&439@2020 izLrqr dh FkhA ;g ;kfpdk fnukad 01-04-2022 dks fu.khZr gqbZ] ftlesa bl U;k;ky; dh led{k ihB us ;kfpdk dks vkaf'kd :i ls Lohdkj fd;k vkSj /kkjk 376¼2½¼vkbZ½ Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds vijk/k dk vkjksi fojfpr djus ds vkns'k dks vikLr fd;k rFkk fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks ;g Lora=rk iznku dh xbZ fd U;k;ky; /kkjk 376¼2½¼vkbZ½ Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds LFkku ij ;fn vkjksi dks la'kksf/kr djuk pkgs rks nksuksa i{kksa dks lqudj fof/k vuqlkj vkns'k ikfjr djsA mudk rdZ gS fd bl vkns'k ds ckn vkyksP; vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] ftlesa vfHk;qDr ds fo:) /kkjk 457] 323 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk rFkk /kkjk 3@4 ikWDlks vf/kfu;e ds fodYi esa /kkjk 376 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dk vkjksi fojfpr djus dk vkns'k fn;k gSA mudk rdZ gS fd i=koyh ij tks lkexzh miyC/k gS] mlls /kkjk 457] 323 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk rFkk /kkjk 3@4 ikWDlks vf/kfu;e dk vijk/k vfHk;qDr ds fo:) ugha curk gSA vr% ;kfpdk Lohdkj dj vkyksP; vkns'k vikLr djrs gq, vfHk;qDr dks vkjksfir vijk/k ls mUeksfpr fd;k tk,A
blds foijhr fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dk rdZ gS fd vkyksP; vkns'k vius vki esa fof/klEer gSA iwoZ esa vkjksi fojpu ds vkns'k dks pqukSrh nh xbZ Fkh] mlesa bl U;k;ky; dh led{k ihB us /kkjk 457 o 323 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk o /kkjk 3@4 ikWDlks vf/kfu;e ds laca/k esa vkjksi fojfpr djus ds vkns'k esa fdlh izdkj dk dksbZ gLr{ksi fd;k tkuk okafNr ugha ekuk Fkk vkSj vfHk;qDr ds fo:) mDr vijk/kksa ds laca/k esa vkjksi fojpu gsrq i;kZIr lkexzh gksuk vius vkns'k esa vafdr fd;k FkkA ,slh fLFkfr esa vc mlh ds laca/k esa nwljh ;kfpdk izLrqr ugha dh tk ldrh gSA tgkWa rd /kkjk 376¼2½¼vkbZ½ Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds LFkku ij 376 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dk vkjksi fojfpr djus dk iz'u gS] bl laca/k esa bl U;k;ky; dh led{k ihB us fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks Lora=rk iznku dh Fkh vkSj fopkj.k U;k;ky; us fof/klEer rjhds ls /kkjk 3@4 ikWDlks vf/kfu;e ds fodYi esa /kkjk 376 Hkkjrh;
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n.M lafgrk dk vkjksi fojfpr djus dk vkns'k fn;k gSA ;kfpdk lkjghu gS] fujLr dh tk,A
mHk;i{k ds rdksZa ij fopkj fd;kA i=koyh dk /;kuiwoZd v/;;u fd;k x;kA i=koyh ds voyksdu ls Li"Vr% nf'kZr gS fd iwoZ esa ;kph&vfHk;qDr ds fo:) /kkjk 457 o 323 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk o /kkjk 3@4 ikWDlks vf/kfu;e ,oa fodYi esa /kkjk 376¼2½¼vkbZ½ Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds vkjksi fojfpr fd;s x;s Fks] ftlds fo:) ;kph&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls izLrqr iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk bl U;k;ky; dh led{k ihB }kjk fnukad 01-04-2022 dks vkaf'kd :i ls Lohdkj dj /kkjk 376¼2½¼vkbZ½ Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds vijk/k dk vkjksi fojfpr djus ds vkns'k dks vikLr fd;k rFkk fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks ;g Lora=rk iznku dh xbZ fd U;k;ky; /kkjk 376¼2½¼vkbZ½ Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds LFkku ij ;fn vkjksi dks la'kksf/kr djuk pkgs rks nksuksa i{kksa dks lqudj fof/k vuqlkj vkns'k ikfjr djs rFkk /kkjk 457 o 323 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk o /kkjk 3@4 ikWDlks vf/kfu;e ds vkjksi ds laca/k esa fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds vkns'k esa fdlh izdkj dk gLr{ksi djuk mfpr ugha ekuk FkkA
bl U;k;ky; dh led{k ihB }kjk ikfjr mDr vkns'k dh gh vuqikyuk esa fopkj.k U;k;ky; us iqu% lquokbZ djus ds i'pkr /kkjk 3@4 ikWDlks vf/kfu;e ds fodYi esa /kkjk 376 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dk vkjksi fojfpr djus dk vkns'k fn;k gSA ,d ckj vkjksi vkns'k dks pqukSrh nsus ds ckn vc iqu% ;kph&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls iqu% mUgha vkjksiksa ds fojpu vkns'k dks pqukSrh nh tk jgh gS] tks fdlh izdkj ls fof/kr% Lohdkj fd;s tkus ;ksX; ugha gSA
cgl ds nkSjku ;kph&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls ;g ugha crk;k x;k fd /kkjk 3@4 ikWDlks vf/kfu;e ds fodYi esa /kkjk 376 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dk vkjksi fojfpr djus dk vkns'k fdl izdkj ls vuqfpr vFkok fof/kfo:) gSA oSls Hkh fopkj.k U;k;ky; us fodYi esa vkjksi fojfpr djus laca/kh vkyksP; vkns'k esa vko';d dkj.k mYysf[kr fd;s gSa] ftlesa fdlh izdkj dh voS/krk] vuqfprrk vFkok vfu;ferrk ugha gSA
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Qyr% ;kph&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls izLrqr iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk fujLr dh
tkrh gSA
(SHUBHA MEHTA),J
Pradeep Thawani /67
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a fresh Section 376 CrPC charge sheet after amendment of charge by Public Prosecutor can be challenged in a criminal revision under Sections 457 and 323 CrPC.
Ajay Singh @ Jawal Singh
State Of Rajasthan
Smt. Santosh Devi
Shubha Mehta
As recorded by the court registry
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