The High Court quashed order for adult trial made under section 15 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. While acknowledging eight-month delay, court held trial dismissed as not cumulative to juvenile's circumstances. Bail granted for be .
The order for transfer to adult court was set aside, and bail was granted to the petitioner.
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. 965/2021
Majeed Khan S/o Haneef Khan, Aged About 44 Years, B/c Muslim, R/o Charanasi, Ps - Jamba, Tehsil - Falodi, Dist. Jodhpur. (At Present Lodged In Sub Jail, Abu Road)
----Petitioner
| ----Respondents | |
|---|---|
| For Petitioner(s) | : Mr. Suryadeep,on V.C. |
| For Respondent(s) | : Mr. Gaurav Singh,P.P. |
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MADAN GOPAL VYAS
Order
17/01/2022
01iqujh{k.kdrkZ&vfHk;qDr us ;g nkafMd iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk fo}ku vij ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k la[;k&01] vkcwjksM+] ftyk fljksgh ds }kjk nkafMd vihy la[;k 5@2012] vehu [kku o vU; cuke jktLFkku jkT; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 20-02-2017 ds fo#) izLrqr dh gSA
02vk{ksfir fu.kZ; fnukad 20-02-2017 ds }kjk fo}ku vij ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k us vfHk;qDr vehu [kku o vU; dh vihy [kkfjt dh rFkk fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr nks"kflf) ,oa naMkns'k ds fu.kZ; fnukad 19-01-2012 dh iqf"V dhA fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us /kkjk 5@8 jktLFkku xksoa'kh; vf/kfu;e] 1995 esa ,d o"kZ ds dBksj dkjkokl ,oa ikap lkS #i;s ds vFkZnaM] vne vnk;xh vFkZnaM 15 fnu ds vfrfjDr lk/kkj.k dkjkokl rFkk /kkjk 11 i'kq Øwjrk vf/kfu;e ds vijk/k esa ,d ekg ds lk/kkj.k dkjkokl ds naM ls naMkfn"V fd;kA
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05eSaus fo}ku vf/koDrk iqujh{k.kdrkZ&vfHk;qDr 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 vk{ksfir fu.kZ; dks pqukSrh ugha nh gSA mudk eq[;r% ;g rdZ gS fd vfHk;qDr djhc 05 ekg ls vf/kd le; ls vfHkj{kk esa gSA fo}ku vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr naMkns'k vR;f/kd dBksj gSA vfHk;qDr 22 o"kZ ls vf/kd le; ls vUoh{kk dh ;a=.kk Hkqxr jgk gSA vfHk;qDr dk ;g izFke vijk/k gSA vfHk;qDr 44 o"khZ; xjhc O;fDr gSA vfHk;qDr ds ifjokj esa vU; dksbZ O;fDr vk; vftZr djus okyk ugha gSA vfHk;qDr gh vius ifjokj dk ikyu&iks"k.k djrk gS] blfy, vfHk;qDr
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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
08eSaus mi;qZDr ijLij fojks/kh rdksZa ij fopkj fd;kA vfHk;qDr dh nks"kflf) ds fu"d"kZ dks xq.kkoxq.k ij dksbZ pqukSrh ugha nh xbZ gS] dsoy naMkns'k dks ifjofrZr dj y?kwRrj djus dk fuosnu fd;k gSA vfHkys[k ls vfHk;qDr dh dksbZ iwoZ nks"kflf) izdV ugha gksrh gSA vfHk;qDr bl izdj.k esa djhc 22 o"kZ ls vUoh{kk dh ;a=.kk Hkqxr jgk gS] ftlls mls dkQh 'kkjhfjd] vkfFkZd ,oa ekufld osnuk gksuk LokHkkfod gSA vfHk;qDr dh mez] izdj.k ds rF;ksa&ifjfLFkfr;ksa] vfHk;qDr 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;qDr ethn [kku dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g nkafMd iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk vkaf'kd :i ls Lohdkj dh tkdj fo}ku vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk nkafMd vihy la[;k 5@2012] vehu [kku o vU; cuke jktLFkku jkT; esa ikfjr vk{ksfir fu.kZ; ds }kjk nks"kflf) varxZr /kkjk 5@8 jktLFkku xksoa'kh; vf/kfu;e o /kkjk 11 i'kq Øwjrk fuokj.k vf/kfu;e dh iqf"V dh tkrh gS] ysfdu vfHk;qDr ds fo#) ikfjr naMkns'k dks vikLr@ifjofrZr djrs gq, /kkjk 5@8 jktLFkku xksoa'kh; vf/kfu;e ds vijk/k ds fy, 06 ekg ds lk/kkj.k dkjkokl ,oa 500@&#i;s ¼ikap lkS #i;s½ ds vFkZnaM] vne vnk;xh vFkZnaM 05 fnu ds vfrfjDr lk/kkj.k dkjkokl rFkk /kkjk 11 i'kq Øwjrk fuokj.k vf/kfu;e ds vijk/k ds fy, 01 ekg ds lk/kkj.k dkjkokl ds naM ls naMkfn"V fd;k tkrk gSA nksuksa ewy ltk,a lkFk&lkFk pysxhA vfHk;qDr }kjk bl izdj.k esa vc rd Hkqxrh gqbZ vfHkj{kk dh vof/k dks og eqtjk ¼lek;ksftr½ djokus dk vf/kdkjh gSA
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10bl vkns'k dh izfr lfgr v/khuLFk U;k;ky; dk vfHkys[k 'kh?kz
izsf"kr gksA
(MADAN GOPAL VYAS),J
42-Rajendra/-
;g vkns'[email protected]; vkt fnuakd 17-01-2022 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 accused, a juvenile over 22 years old but under 18 at the time of crime, should face trial as an adult for rape.
Whether the trial court committed a legal error by delaying the proceedings by eight months.
Whether anticipatory bail was justified given the accused's family circumstances and length of trial.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Majeed Khan
State Of Rajasthan
Ganga Singh
Madan Gopal Vyas
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
