High Court quashed the magisterial inquiry and remanded petition to District Judge under Section 14 BNS/CrPC. Order held jurisdiction for settlement exclusivity lies with Special Court for offences under relevant Act, overriding subordinate court power.
Impugned Magisterial Inquiry Order quashed and case remitted to Special Court.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Transfer Petition No. 22/2022
Sri Narayan Son Of Laddu Lal Meena, Aged About 71 Years, Resident Of Kemiya Indragarh, Bundi (Raj)
----Petitioner
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through Public Prosecutor
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sudarshan Kumar Laddha For Respondent(s) : Mr. Imran Khan, PP
HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SHUBHA MEHTA
Order
01/09/2022
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lquk x;k ,oa fopkj fd;k x;kA
vuqlwfpr tkfr ,oa vuqlwfpr tutkfr vR;kpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 14 esa fuEu izko/kku gS fd %&
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14. Special Court and Exclusive Special Court. -
(1) For the purpose of providing for speedy trial, The State Government shall, with the concurrence of the Chief Justice of the High Court, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish an Exclusive Special Court for one or more District.
Provided that.........under this Act:
Provided further that the courts so established or Specified shall have power to directly take cognizance of offences under this Act.
bl izko/kku dks ns[krs gq, ;g Li"V gS fd bl vf/kfu;e ds vUrxZr n.Muh; vijk/k ds lEcU/k esa izlaKku ysus dk vf/kdkj fof'k"V U;k;ky; dks gSA orZeku ekeys esa ckn vuqla/kku udjkRed vafre izfrosnu izLrqr gqvk gS] ftlds fo:) ifjoknh ukjktxh ;kfpdk izLrqr djuk pkgrk gSA ukjktxh ;kfpdk izLrqr djus ds mijkar dh xbZ dk;Zokgh ds i'pkr~ ;fn bl vf/kfu;e ds vUrxZr n.Muh; vijk/k esa izlaKku dh fLFkfr curh gS rks tSlk fd mij foosfpr fd;k x;k gS fd mDr izlaKku ysus dk vf/kdkj dsoy fof'k"V U;k;ky; dks gh gS] fo}ku U;kf;d eftLVªsV] bUnzx<] tgka mDr izdj.k yfEcr gS] dks l{ke {ks=kf/kdkj okys fof'k"V U;k;ky; dks varfjr fd;k tkuk mfpr gSA
ifj.kkeLo:i ;g varj.k izkFkZuk i= Lohdkj fd;k tkrk gS ,oa fo}ku lS'ku U;k;k/kh'k] cwUnh }kjk ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 26-4-2022 dks vikLr fd;k tkdj izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 168@2021 ls lEcfU/kr udkjkRed vafre izfrosnu dks U;k;ky; U;kf;d eftLVªsV] bUnzx< ftyk cwUnh ls U;k;ky;] fof'k"V U;k;k/kh'k] vuqlwfpr tkfr ,oa vuqlwfpr tutkfr ¼vR;kpkj fuokj.k½] vf/kfu;e] cwUnh dks varfjr fd;k tkrk gSA U;k;ky; U;kf;d eftLVªsV] bUnzx< ftyk cwUnh dks vknsf'kr fd;k tkrk gS
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fd og muds le{k fopkjk/khu mDr izdj.k dks varfjr dj leLr vfHkys[k lEcfU/kr U;k;ky; dks izsf"kr djsaA
i{kdkjku U;k;ky;] fof'k"V U;k;k/kh'k] vuqlwfpr tkfr ,oa vuqlwfpr tutkfr ¼vR;kpkj fuokj.k½] vf/kfu;e] cwUnh ds le{k fnukad 19-9-2022 dks mifLFkr jgsaA
(SHUBHA MEHTA),J
Jitendra Singh Panwar/41
2 issues framed by the court
Whether Magisterial inquiry can be held under law to challenge settlement of compromise before Special Court.
Whether Section 14 of CrPC/BNS reserves jurisdiction for Special Court in disputes under Special Court Act.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Narayan Son Of Laddu Lal Meena
State Of Rajasthan
Shubha Mehta
As recorded by the court registry
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