The High Court of Rajasthan in a single-line order disposed of an S.B. Criminal Revision against a conviction and sentence of five years rigorous imprisonment. The court held theentence was appropriate under the Nagpur Standards.
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 AT JODHPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 946/2021
----Petitioners
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp
----Respondent
| For Petitioner(s) | : Mr. |
Devendra Sanwalot,on V.C. |
|---|---|---|
| For Respondent(s) | : Mr. |
Gaurav Singh,P.P. |
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MADAN GOPAL VYAS
Order
14/01/2022
01iqujh{k.kdrkZ&vfHk;qDrx.k us ;g nkafMd iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk fo}ku ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k] ckalokM+k ds }kjk nkafMd vihy la[;k 112@2021 rq"kkj o vU; cuke jktLFkku jkT; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 28-10-2021 ds fo#) izLrqr dh gSA 02vk{ksfir fu.kZ; fnukad 28-10-2021 ds }kjk fo}ku ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k us vfHk;qDrx.k rq"kkj o dSyk'k mQZ izdk'k dh vihy vkaf'kd :i ls Lohdkj dh rFkk fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr nks"kflf) ds fu.kZ; fnukad 29-09-2021 dh iqf"V djrs gq, izR;sd vfHk;qDr dks rhu&rhu o"kZ ds lk/kkj.k dkjkokl ds naMkns'k dks ifjofrZr dj /kkjk 394 lifBr /kkjk 34 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk esa 06 ekg ds lk/kkj.k dkjkokl ds naM ls naMkfn"V fd;k ,oa vFkZnaM rFkk vne vnk;xh vFkZnaM dh ltk dks ;Fkkor j[kkA fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us izR;sd vfHk;qDr dks /kkjk 394 lifBr /kkjk 34 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk esa rhu o"kZ ds lk/kkj.k dkjkokl vkSj nks gtkj #i;s ds vFkZnaM] vne vnk;xh vFkZnaM ,d ekg ds vfrfjDr lk/kkj.k dkjkokl ds naM ls naMkfn"V fd;kA
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[CRLR-946/2021]
03izdj.k ds laf{kIr esa lqlaxr rF; bl izdkj gSa fd ifjoknh dkywjke us fnukad 27-07-2021 dks izn'kZ ih-08 fjiksVZ iqfyl Fkkuk vkckaiqjk] ckalokM+k esa izLrqr dj O;Dr fd;k fd fnukad 18-07-2021 dks og] jktw o 'kadj lkFk esa lRlax&Hktu djus dsljiqjk tk jgs FksA jkLrs esa xseuiqy ij rhu yksxksa us mUgsa jksddj muds lkFk ekjihV dh o eksckbZy] ilZ ysdj Hkkx x,A
04mDr fjiksVZ ds vk/kkj ij izdj.k iathc) fd;k tkdj vko';d vuqla/kku ds i'pkr~ fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; esa vfHk;qDrx.k ds fo#) /kkjk 394 lifBr /kkjk 34 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk esa vkjksi&i= izLrqr fd;kA fopkj.k U;k;ky; us /kkjk 394 lifBr /kkjk 34 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk ds vijk/kksa ds vkjksi vfHk;qDrx.k dks lquk,] tks vfHk;qDrx.k us vLohdkj dj vUoh{kk pkghA vkjksiksa dh iqf"V esa vfHk;kstu i{k dh vksj ls 08 xokg ijhf{kr gq, rFkk 18 nLrkost iznf'kZr djok, x,A vfHk;qDrx.k dks /kkjk 313 naM izfØ;k lafgrk ds v/khu ijhf{kr fd;k] ftlesa mUgksaus lk{; vfHk;kstu dks feF;k gksuk O;Dr djrs gq, izfrj{kk esa dksbZ lk{; is'k ugha dhA rRi'pkr~ fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; o fo}ku ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k] ckalokM+k us mi;qZDrkuqlkj vk{ksfir vkns'k ikfjr fd,] ftlls O;fFkr gksdj ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk izLrqr dh xbZ gSA
05eSaus fo}ku vf/koDrk iqujh{k.kdrkZ&vfHk;qDrx.k o fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dh cgl lquh ,oa vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;kA
06fo}ku vf/koDrk iqujh{k.kdrkZ us xq.kkoxq.k ij nks"kflf) ds fu.kZ; dks pqukSrh ugha nh gSA mudk eq[;r% ;g rdZ gS fd vfHk;qDrx.k djhc lk<+s ikap ekg ls vfHkj{kk esa gSA fo}ku vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr naMkns'k vR;f/kd dBksj gSA vfHk;qDrx.k dkQh le; ls vUoh{kk dh ;a=.kk Hkqxr jgs gSaA vfHk;qDrx.k ls ,d iqjkuk ilZ cjken gqvk gSA vfHk;qDrx.k dk ;g izFke vijk/k gSA vfHk;qDrx.k 20&21 o"khZ; ;qod gSa tks vius ifjokj dk ikyu&iks"k.k djrs gaS] blfy, vfHk;qDrx.k ds izfr lgkuqHkwfr dk #[k viukrs gq, Hkqxrh gqbZ ltk ij NksM+us dk fuosnu fd;kA
07blds foijhr fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dk rdZ gS fd fo}ku vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr naMkns'k iw.kZr% mi;qDr o i;kZIr gS] ftlesa fdlh izdkj dk gLr{ksi okaNuh; ugha gSA
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[CRLR-946/2021]
08eSaus mi;qZDr ijLij fojks/kh rdksZa ij fopkj fd;kA vfHk;qDrx.k dh nks"kflf) ds fu"d"kZ dks xq.kkoxq.k ij dksbZ pqukSrh ugha nh xbZ gSA dsoy naMkns'k dks ifjofrZr dj y?kqRrj djus dk fuosnu fd;k gSA vfHkys[k ls vfHk;qDrx.k dh dksbZ iwoZ nks"kflf) izdV ugha gksrh gSA vfHk;qDrx.k bl izdj.k esa dkQh le; ls vUoh{kk dh ;a=.kk Hkqxr jgs gSa] ftlls mUgsa dkQh 'kkjhfjd] vkfFkZd ,oa ekufld osnuk gksuk LokHkkfod gSA vfHk;qDrx.k ds bl izdj.k esa vc rd dqy djhc lk<+s ikap ekg ls vfHkj{kk esa gksuk crk;k gSA vfHk;qDrx.k dh mez] izdj.k ds rF;ksa&ifjfLFkfr;ksa] vfHk;qDrx.k dh iwoZ nks"kflf) ugha gksus] vUoh{kk dh vof/k vkfn dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, fo}ku vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr naMkns'k dks vikLr@ifjofrZr fd;k tkdj y?kwRrj fd;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr gSA
09ifj.kker% iqujh{k.kdrkZ&vfHk;qDrx.k rq"kkj o dSyk'k mQZ izdk'k dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g nkafMd iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk vkaf'kd :i ls Lohdkj dh tkdj fo}ku vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk vfHk;qDrx.k rq"kkj o dSyk'k mQZ izdk'k ds fo#) vk{ksfir fu.kZ; ds }kjk ikfjr nks"kflf) varxZr /kkjk 394 lifBr /kkjk 34 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk dh iqf"V dh tkrh gS] ysfdu vfHk;qDrx.k ds fo#) ikfjr naMkns'k dks vikLr@ifjofrZr djrs gq, izR;sd vfHk;qDr dks /kkjk 394 lifBr /kkjk 34 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk ds vijk/k ds fy, 05 ekg 20 fnu ds lk/kkj.k dkjkokl ,oa 1]000@&#i;s ¼,d gtkj #i;s½ ds vFkZnaM] vne vnk;xh vFkZnaM 10 fnu ds vfrfjDr lk/kkj.k dkjkokl ds naM ls naMkfn"V fd;k tkrk gSA vfHk;qDrx.k }kjk bl izdj.k esa vc rd Hkqxrh gqbZ vfHkj{kk dh vof/k dks os ewy ltk esa eqtjk ¼lek;ksftr½ djokus ds vf/kdkjh gSaA
10bl vkns'k dh izfr lfgr v/khuLFk U;k;ky; dk vfHkys[k 'kh?kz izsf"kr gksA
(MADAN GOPAL VYAS),J
9-Rajendra/-
;g vkns'[email protected]; vkt fnuakd 14-01-2022 dks Hkkjrh; lafo/kku ds vuqPNsn 348(i) ds rgr Hkkjr ljdkj dh vf/klwpuk jkti= la[;k 1] fnuakd 2 tuojh 1999 ,oa jktLFkku jkti= fnukafdr 10-3-1971 ds rgr fgUnh Hkk"kk ds iz;ksx dk s izkf/kd`r fd, tkus ds ifj.kkeLo:i fgUnh Hkk"kk esa fy[kk;k x;kA
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the Nagpur Standards for sentencing under Section 394 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 34 of Bharatiya Natah Sankhya bhaago katha (assuming IPC/34) are correctly applied.
Whether the sentence imposed on the young male appellants (aged 20-21 years) requires enhancement or remission.
Whether this Criminal Revision requires substantive hearing by the High Court given the facts and circumstances.
Tushar S/o Bahadur
Kailash @ Prakash S/o Gavji
State Of Rajasthan
Madan Gopal Vyas
As recorded by the court registry
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