High Court bench held that Section 307 IPC charge could be withdrawn at all stages by the other party even without the prima facie case relating to chance of injury. Consequently, the filed revision was dismissed as infringing article 21 and 22 of Constitution.
The filed criminal revision petition was dismissed.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 68/2020
Gopal Sen Son Of Late Shri Durgalal, Aged About 45 Years, By Caste Sen Resident Of Village Supa Police Station, Kekari District Ajmer, Presently Residing At Chhatari Yojna, Kachchi Basti, Ated, Christenganj, Ajmer. (Presently Confined At Central Jail, Ajmer.)
----Petitioner Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through P.p.
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Peush Nag. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rajendra Yadav GA cum AAG Mr. Chandra Shekhar.
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS
Order
21/02/2022
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(2 of 4) [CRLR-68/2020]
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nksuksa i{kksa dh cgl ds lanHkZ esa vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;kA
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(3 of 4) [CRLR-68/2020]
gSA vkgr us iqfyl c;ku esa dFku fd;k fd lqcg 7-30 ,,e ij og viuh nqdku ij pk; cuk jgk Fkk rc xksiky gkFk esa ryokj ysdj vk;k vkSj tku ls ekjus dh fu;r ls ml ij geyk fd;k] ,dne ls vius cpko esa gkFk vkxs fd;s rks mldh gFksyh o pkjksa vaxqfy;ksa ij ryokj ls pksVsa vkbZ ftlls lkjk ekal yVd x;kA cka;s gkFk ij Hkh ryokj ls pksVsa vkbZ gS] Mj ds ekjs yksx Hkkx x;s] ?kjokys lwpuk ij vLirky igqapsA xokg ykypan us Hkh mijksDr vkjksiksa dks nksgjk;k gS rFkk vU; xokgku us Hkh bldh iqf"V dh gSA
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fo}ku vf/koDrk vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls izLrqr U;kf;d n"Vkar izdj.k fo'ks"k ds rF;ksa ij vk/kkfjr gSA vfHk;kstu dh vksj ls izLrqr U;kf;d n"Vkar fdzfeuy vihy ua- 1589@18 e/;izns'k jkT; cuke dkUgk mQZ vkseizdk'k esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 4-2-19] fdzfeuy vihy ua- 1190@2009 e/;izns'k jkT; cuke gjthr flag o vU; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 19-2-19] 1983 ¼2½ ,l lh lh 28 egkjk"Vª jkT; cuke cyjke ckek ikfVy o 2005 ¼5½ ,l lh lh 554 e/;izns'k jkT; cuke lyhe esa ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS fd /kkjk 307 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk ds vkjksi esa vfHk;qDr dk vk'k; ;k fd;s x;s dR; ls vkgr dh eR;q gks ldrh gS] bldk Kku gksuk i;kZIr gSA vkgr ds 'kjhj ds ekfeZd Hkkx ij vkSj ;gka rd pksVsa vkuk Hkh vko';d ugha gSA
(4 of 4) [CRLR-68/2020]
gLrxr ekeys esa vkgr ds lkFk vfHk;qDr ds }kjk ryokj ls okj fd;s x;s gSa] cpko ds fy, gkFk vkxs djus ij gkFkksa ij xaHkhj o lk/kkj.k pksVsa /kkjnkj gfFk;kj ls dkfjr gqbZ gS] ekal yV x;k gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa ?kVuk ds le; iz;qDr gfFk;kj] dkfjr pksVksa dh izdfr vkfn dks ns[krs gq, izFken"V;k ;g Li"V gS fd vfHk;qDr dk vk'k; vkgr dh gR;k dkfjr djus dk jgk gS vkSj mlh ds iz;kl esa ;g pksVsa igqapk;h x;h gS] vr% /kkjk 307 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk ds vkjksi fojfpr djus gsrq i=koyh ij i;kZIr lk{; jgh gSA
,slh fLFkfr esa v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk mijksDr leLr rF;ksa dks /;ku esa j[krs gq, 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 17-12-19 iq"V djrs gq;s ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk ,oa LFkxu izkFkZuk i= [kkfjt fd;k tkrk gSA
(UMA SHANKER VYAS),J
Murari/64
2 issues framed by the court
Whether Section 307 IPC charge can be withdrawn at all stages by the other party even without the prima facie case relating to chance of injury.
Whether the revision impugned could have been strengthened.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Gopal Sen
State Of Rajasthan
Uma Shanker Vyas
As recorded by the court registry
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