Rajasthan High Court quashed a conviction under Section 307/149 PPC in a criminal revision. The court held that since the High Court lacked materials to form its own conviction, it could not convict, and thus the appeal for acquittal was barred.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 842/2021
----Petitioners
Versus
----Respondents
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Tarun Kumar Mishra, through VC For Respondent(s) : Mr. Imran Khan, P.P.
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS Order
19/01/2022
dk;kZy; }kjk yxkbZ xbZ =qfV ds dze esa lquk
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dk;kZy; }kjk yxkbZ xbZ =qfV dh izd`fr ,oa ;ksX; vf/koDrk ;kphx.k }kjk fd, x;s fuosnu dh jks'kuh esa mDr =qfV dks oso fd;k tkrk gSA
;kphx.k@vfHk;qDr }kjk ;g fjohtu ;kfpdk] fo}ku fof'k"V U;k;k/kh'k] vuqlwfpr tkfr@tutkfr vR;kpkj fuokj.k izdj.k] Vksad }kjk ,QvkbZvkj la[;k 205@2016 iqfyl Fkkuk dksrokyh] Vksad ds ekeys esa ikfjr vkns'k fnuakd 9-9-2016] ftlds rgr ;kphx.k ds fo:) vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 307@149 Hkknala dk vkjksi fojfpr fd;k x;k] ls O;fFkr gksdj izLrqr dh xbZ gSA
;ksX; vf/koDrk ;kphx.k dk rdZ gS fd i{kdkjksa ds e/; vkil esa dzkWl&dsl ntZ gq, gSa] ;kphx.k }kjk vkgr dh gR;k djus ds vk'k; ls ?kkrd okj djus dk rF; i=koyh ij miyC/k ugha gS] vkgr ds 'kjhj ij vkbZ pksVsa izk.k?kkrd ugha gS] i=koyh ij /kkjk 307@149 Hkknala dk vkjksi fojfpr djus dk dksbZ vk/kkj ugha gS] vr% vk{ksfir vkns'k vikLr fd;k tkdj ;kphx.k@vfHk;qDrx.k dks 307@149 Hkknala ls vkjksi&eqDr fd;k tk;saA vius rdksZa ds leFkZu esa mudh vksj ls led{k ihB }kjk ,l-ch-nkf.Md fjohtu ;kfpdk la[;k 1583@2008 bZ'Qkr gqlSu o vU; cuke jktLFkku jkT; o vU; esa ikfjr vkns'k fnuakd 20-5-2013 dh izfr izLrqr dh xbZA
mDr rdksZa dk fojks/k djrs gq, ;ksX; yksd vfHk;kstd dk dFku jgk fd vkjksi fojfpr fd, tkus ds izdze ij i=koyh ij miyC/k lk{; ,oa lkexzh dk lw{e foospu fd;k tkuk vko';d ugha gS] bl izdze ij ek= vfHk;qDrx.k dk vk'k; gh egRoiw.kZ gS] bl ekeys esa
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ifjoknh@vkgr eks0 Qk:[k }kjk tks izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djkbZ xbZ gS] mlesa 5 O;fDr;ksa dks uketn djrs gq, ;g vkjksi yxk;k gS fd ?kVuk ds le; og vkSj ljQjkt vius pkpk dh nqdku ds vanj cSBs Fks] rks ikapksa vfHk;qDrx.k lfj;s] ryokj o fLVd vkfn ysdj nqdku esa ?kql vk;s vkSj eR;q dkfjr djus ds vk'k; ls mlds o ljQjkt ds lkFk ekjihV dh] rc HkhM us vkdj chp&cpko djok;kA mijksDr nksuksa xokgku lfgr vU; izR;{kn'khZ lk{khx.k us c;ku vUrxZr /kkjk 161 na-iz-lavfHk;qDrx.k }kjk mijksDrkuqlkj ?kVuk dkfjr djus ds rF;ksa dks nksgjk;k gSA eksgEen Qk:[k ds pksV izfrosnu ls mlds flj ij /kkjnkj gfFk;kj ls xaHkhj pksV vkus dk mYys[k gSA blds vykok mldh Nkrh ij Hkh /kkjnkj gfFk;kj ls xaHkhj pksV o vU; fgLlksa ij lk/kkj.k pksVsa vkuk izdV gqvk gSA blh izdkj vU; vkgr ljQjkt ds 'kjhj ij Hkh pksVsa vkuk] mlds pksV izfrosnu ls izdV gqvk gSA ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n"Vkar Cr. L.R. 2005 SC Page 575 State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Saleem esa ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS fd vkjksi fojfpr fd, tkus ds izdze ij] vkgr dh pksV izk.k?kkrd gS] bl ckcr~ i=koyh ij lkexzh miyC/k gksuk vko';d ugha gS] cfYd vfHk;qDrx.k dk vk'k; egRoiw.kZ gSA
fo}ku vf/koDrk ;kphx.k }kjk ,l-ch-nkf.Md fjohtu ;kfpdk la[;k 1583@2008 bZ'Qkr gqlSu o vU; cuke jktLFkku jkT; o vU; esa ikfjr vkns'k fnuakd 20-5-2013 izdj.k fo'ks"k ds rF;ksa vkSj lkexzh ds vk/kkj ij ikfjr gqvk gS] blesa dksbZ loZekU; fl)kUr izfrikfnr ugha gqvk gS] vr% rF;ksa
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dh fHkUurk ds dkj.k mijksDr U;kf;d n`"Vkar esa izfrikfnr fl)kUr gLrxr izdj.k esa ykxw gksuk ugha ik;s tkrsA
i=koyh ij miyC/k lkexzh ls rFkk fo'ks"k :i ls lk{khx.k ds c;kukr o vkgr Qk:[k ds pksV izfrosnu ds vk/kkj ij izFke n`"V;k ;gha izdV gksrk gS fd vfHk;qDrx.k dk vk'k; eksgEen Qk:[k ds izk.k?kkrd pksV dkfjr dj gR;k djus dk FkkA ek= blh vk/kkj ij fd vfHk;qDrx.k }kjk Hkh dzkWl&dsl ntZ djok;k x;k Fkk] vfHk;qDrx.k&;kphx.k dks vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 307@149 Hkknala esa vkjksi&eqDr djus dk vk/kkj ugha ekuk tk ldrkA
mDr foospu ds vk/kkj ij v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vk{ksfir vkns'k esa ,slh dksbZ rF;kRed ;k fof/kd =qfV ugha gS] ftlls mlesa gLr{ksi dh vko';drk gksA
ifj.kkeLo:i ;g fjohtu ;kfpdk [kkfjt dh tkrh gS rFkk vk{ksfir vkns'k fnukad 9-9-2016 dh iqf"V dh tkrh gSA
rn~uqlkj LFkxu izkFkZuk i= Hkh fuLrkfjr fd;k tkrk gSA
JS Panwar /05
mijksDr fu.kZ;@vkns'k Hkkjr ljdkj dk jkti= la[;k 1] fnuakd 2 tuojh 1999 esa izdkf'kr x`g ea=ky; jktHkk"kk foHkkx ds ladYi@ uksfVfQds'ku ds rgr lEcfU/kr Hkk"kk fgUnh eas [kqys U;k;ky; esa fy[kk;k x;kA
1 issue framed by the court
Whether High Court Revision under Section 397 CrPC can be exercised to quash conviction when there are insufficient materials for own conviction.
Rafik S/o Rashid Balam and others
State Of Rajasthan
Mohd. Farook S/o Abdul Gaffar
Uma Shanker Vyas
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
