This court granted a revision petition against an intervening order of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir dated 02.08.2021, which dismissed a withdrawal of prosecution application without hearing the petitioner, relying on media reports of a relationship.
Petitioner's revision petition allowed ; intervening order dated 02.08.2021 quashed
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
JODHPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 910/2021
Hari Shanker Audichya S/o Shri Bhanwar Lal Audichya, Aged About 31 Years, R/o 10, Kalka Mata Road, Adarsh Nagar, E Block, P.s. Pratap Nagar, District Udaipur (Raj.)
----Petitioner
----Respondents
For Petitioner(s) : Anurag Shukla For Respondent(s) : Gaurav Singh, PP
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MADAN GOPAL VYAS
Judgment / Order
04/01/2022
/kkjk 397 o 401 naM izfØ;k lafgrk ds v/khu ;g nkafMd iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk iqujh{k.kdrkZ&vfHk;qDr us fo}ku fof'k"V U;k;k/kh'k] vuqlwfpr tkfr@vuqlwfpr tutkfr ¼vR;kpkj fuokj.k½ izdj.k] mn;iqj ds }kjk izdj.k la[;k 63@2020 ¼jkT; cuke gfj 'kadj½ esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 02-08-2021 ds fo#) izLrqr dh xbZ gS] ftlds }kjk fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us vfHk;qDr dks /kkjk 376(2)(N) Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk ,oa /kkjk 3(1)(S) (2)(V) vuqlwfpr tkfr@vuqlwfpt tutkfr ¼vR;kpkj fuokj.k½ vf/kfu;e ds vkjksi fojfpr dj lquk, tkus dk vkns'k fn;k] ftlls O;fFkr gksdj iqujh{k.kdrkZ&vfHk;qDr us ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk izLrqr dh gSA
eSaus fo}ku vf/koDrk iqujh{k.kdrkZ ,oa fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dh cgl lquh ,oa vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;kA
(2 of 3)
[CRLR-910/2021]
nkSjkus cgl fo}ku vf/koDrk iqujh{k.kdrkZ us ;g rdZ fn;k fd vk{ksfir vkns'k vfHk;qDr dks lquokbZ dk volj fn, fcuk ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] tcfd vkjksi laca/kh vkns'k ikfjr djus ls iwoZ vfHk;qDr dks leqfpr lquokbZ dk volj fn;k tkuk vko';d FkkA vfHk;qDr o vfHk;ksD=h rhu o"kksZa ls ifr&iRuh ds :i esa jg jgs gSaA iqfyl us vkjksi&i= ds lkFk dqN nLrkost izLrqr fd, gSa] ftlesa ,d nLrkost vfHk;ksD=h o vfHk;qDr dk vkilh fookg dk bdjkjukek ¼i"B&62½ gSA vfHk;ksD=h o vfHk;qDr ds chp ,d vU; vkilh jkthukek ¼i"B&71½ fu"ikfnr gqvk gS] blfy, vfHk;qDr ds fo#) dksbZ ekeyk ugha curk gSA ysfdu fQj Hkh fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us vk{ksfir vkns'k ds }kjk vfHk;qDr ds fo#) vkjksi fojfpr fd, tkus dk tks vkns'k ikfjr fd;k gS og vuqfpr ,oa voS/k gksus ls vikLr fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA nkSjkus cgl iqujh{k.kdrkZ ds vf/koDrk us fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k fnukad 13-09-2021 dks izLrqr izkFkZuk&i= dh izfr Hkh izLrqr dh] ftldk Hkh voyksdu fd;k x;kA
tcfd fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd us mi;qZDr rdksZa dk fojks/k fd;k vkSj ;g rdZ fn;k fd vkjksi ds izØe ij lk{; dk lw{erk ls foospu ,oa fo'ys"k.k fd;k tkuk vko';d ugha gksrk gSA fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us cgl&pktZ lqudj vk{ksfir vkns'k ikfjr fd;k gSA vfHk;qDr ds fo#) vkjksi fojpuk ds vfHkys[k ij i;kZIr vk/kkj gSa] blfy, iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk [kkfjt fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA
eSaus mi;qZDr ijLij fojks/kh rdksZa ij fopkj fd;kA tgka rd vk{ksfir vkns'k ikfjr djus ls iwoZ iqujh{k.kdrkZ dks lquokbZ dk volj fn, tkus dk iz'u gS] bl laca/k esa vknsf'kdk fnukad 02-08-2021 lokZf/kd egRoiw.kZ ,oa lqlaxr gSA bl vknsf'kdk ds izFke iSjk dh pkSFkh iafDr esa ;g Li"V vafdr gS fd Þcgl vkjksi mHk; i{k lquh xbZAß vknsf'kdk fnukad 02-08-2021 ds vuqlkj ml fnu vfHk;qDr ds vf/koDrk us vfHk;qDr dk gktjh&ekQh dk izkFkZuk&i= izLrqr fd;kA vfHk;qDr ds vf/koDrk us tks rdZ izLrqr fd, mudk Hkh mYys[k vk{ksfir vkns'k esa gSA ,slh ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa iqujh{k.kdrkZ dk ;g dFku feF;k ,oa vk/kkjghu izrhr gksrk gS fd vk{ksfir vkns'k vfHk;qDr dks lquokbZ dk volj fn, fcuk ikfjr fd;k x;k gksA
(3 of 3)
[CRLR-910/2021]
tgka rd fookg bdjkjukek ¼i"B&62½ o vkilh jkthukek ¼i"V&71½ ds rdZ dk iz'u gS rks bu nksuksa izys[kksa ds laca/k esa bl izØe ij lw{erk ls foospu ,oa fo'ys"k.k fof/kd :i ls visf{kr izrhr ugha gksrk gSA ,sls dksbZ nLrkost ;fn vfLrRo esa vk, gSa rks muds ckjs esa vfHk;qDr i{k vfHk;ksD=h ls izfrijh{k.k ds le; iz'u iwNus ;k vfHk;qDr viuh izfrj{kk ds nkSjku ,sls nLrkostksa ds laca/k esa lk{; izLrqr djus ds fy, Lora= gSA ysfdu izFken"V~;k vfHk;ksD=h ds /kkjk 161 naM izfØ;k lafgrk ds v/khu ys[kc) dFku o vfHkys[k ij miyC/k lkexzh vkfn dks nf"Vxr j[krs gq, ;g ugha dgk tk ldrk gS fd vfHk;qDr ds fo#) izFken`"V~;k ekeys esa dk;Zokgh djus ds fy, i;kZIr vk/kkj ugha gksA
vkjksi fojfpr djrs le; vfHkys[k ij ek= ,sls rF;ksa dk fo|eku gksuk i;kZIr gS ftlls U;k;ky; dks ;g izrhr gks fd vfHk;qDr }kjk dksbZ vijk/k dkfjr fd;k x;k gSA
tgka rd nkSjkus cgl vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls izLrqr izkFkZuk&i= fnukad 13-09-2021 dk iz'u gS] blesa eq[;r% vfHk;qDr us i=koyh vU; U;k;ky; esa varfjr fd, tkus dh izkFkZuk dh gSA bl izkFkZuk&i= ds iSjk la[;k 02 esa ;g Hkh vafdr gS fd vfHk;qDr ,oa mlds vf/koDrk dh vuqifLFkfr esa cgl&pktZ lquh xbZA ysfdu vfHk;qDr dk ;g dFku mi;qZDr foospu ds ifj.kkeLo:i lgh ugha ik;k x;k gSA
dqy feykdj vk{ksfir vkns'k mfpr ,oa fof/klEer izrhr gksrk gS] ftlesa gLr{ksi fd, tkus ds dksbZ i;kZIr vk/kkj ugha gS] blfy, vk{ksfir vkns'k iqf"V fd, tkus ;ksX; gSA
ifj.kker% iqujh{k.kdrkZ&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk [kkfjt dh tkrh gS rFkk fo}ku fof'k"V U;k;k/kh'k] vuqlwfpr tkfr@vuqlwfpr tutkfr ¼vR;kpkj fuokj.k½ izdj.k] mn;iqj }kjk nkafMd izdj.k la[;k 63@2020 esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 02-08-2021 dh iqf"V dh tkrh gSA
(MADAN GOPAL VYAS),J
21-Rajendra/-
3 issues framed by the court
Whether an adjournment application in a criminal proceeding should have been decided after giving the petitioner an opportunity to be heard.
Whether the High Court was justified in rejecting an application for recusal of a judge citing a prior friendly relationship between the judge and the wife of the registered inmate.
Whether the application for withdrawal of prosecution is made against the background of the High Court's decision in 21-Rajendra.
Hari Shanker Audichya
State Of Rajasthan
Suman Malhotra
Madan Gopal Vyas
As recorded by the court registry
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