In this criminal appeal against bail rejection, the High Court of Rajasthan below, the bench held the accused's continued custody unjustified due to significant delay in filing the charge sheet and holding hearings, and granted bail.
Bail is granted to the appellant in the criminal proceedings pending before the lower court.
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.
[2023/RJJP/007012]
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Appeal No. 93/2023
Devesh Kumar Saini Son Of Laxmanram, Aged About 27 Years, Resident Of Badabas, Bhandeda, Police Station Bandikui District Dausa (Raj) (At Present Appellant Confined At Sub Jail Bandikui)
----Appellant
Versus
----Respondents
For Appellant(s) : Mr. Manish Gupta, Adv. For : Mr. Sanjeev Mahala, PP Respondent(s) Mr. Arvind Sharma, Adv.
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS
Order
18/04/2023
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2- fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk fuosnu gS fd 32 o"khZ; ihfMrk }kjk vfHk;qDr ds fo:) cykRdkj dk feF;k vkjksi yxk;k gS] ftl ckFk:e esa cykRdkj dh ?kVuk gksuk crk;k gS] og ek= 4x4 QhV dk gS ftlesa ,slh ?kVuk gksuk laHko ugha gSA izdj.k esa ckn vuqla/kku vkjksi i= is'k gks pqdk gS] U;k;ky; ds vkns'kksa ds ckotwn ihfMrk ds c;ku v/khuLFk U;k;ky; esa ys[kc) ugha gks jgs gSa] izdj.k foyfEcr gks jgk gSA vfHk;qDr funksZ"k gS] yxk;s x;s lkjs vkjksi feF;k gSa] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa vk{ksfir vkns'k vikLr djrs gq, vfHk;qDr dks tekur dk ykHk fn;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA
3- blds foijhr fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd rFkk vf/koDrk ifjokfn;k@ihfMrk dk rdZ gS fd izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ fcuk fdlh foyEc ds ntZ gqbZ gS] vuqlwfpr tkfr dh efgyk ds lkFk cykRdkj dk xaHkhj vkjksi gS] pksV izfrosnu ds vuqlkj ihfMrk dh ihB ij [kjksap ds fu'kku Hkh vk;s gSaA Lo;a vfHk;qDr i{k fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k ihfMrk ds mifLFkr gksus ds ckotwn ckj&ckj LFkxu ekaxdj ihfMrk dks ijs'kku fd;k tk jgk gS vFkok ihfMrk dks c;ku fn;s tkus ls fu:Rlkfgr fd;k tk jgk gSA ;g Hkh fuosnu fd;k fd fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk bl U;k;ky; ds vkns'kksa ds ckotwn ihfMrk ds c;ku ys[kc) djus gsrq dksbZ iz;kl ugha fd;s tk jgs gS] vUr esa vijk/k dh xaHkhjrk rFkk lEiw.kZ ifjfLFkfr;ksa dks ns[krs gq, tekur vihy [kkfjt fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA
4- nksuksa i{kksa dh cgl ds lanHkZ eas vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;k ,oa izLrqr rdksaZ ij fopkj fd;kA
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5- orZeku ekeys esa 32 o"khZ; ihfMrk }kjk ;g vkjksi yxk;k gS fd fnukad 14-08-2022 dks nksigj 2-00 cts og vius ckFk:e esa ugk jgh Fkh rc vfHk;qDr us mlds ckFk:e esa ?kqldj mlds lkFk cykRdkj fd;k vkSj tkrs le; tkfrlwpd 'kCnksa ls xkyh fudkyrs gq, /kedh nhA iqfyl us bl ekeys esa ckn vuqla/kku /kkjk 452] 354x] 376 Hkk-na-la- o /kkjk 3¼1½¼r½] 3¼1½¼s½] 3¼2½¼v½ ,l-lh-@,l-Vh- ,DV dk ekeyk izekf.kr ekurs gq, vkjksi i= is'k fd;k rFkk orZeku esa ;g ekeyk 2021 ls ls'ku izdj.k ds :i esa U;k;ky; fof'k"V U;k;k/kh'k] vuqlwfpr tkfr ,oa tutkfr ¼vR;kpkj fuokj.k izdj.k½] nkSlk eas yafcr gS ftlesa ihfMrk dk eq[; ijh{k.k fnukad 07-02-2023 dks gks pqdk gS] izfrijh{kk gsrq vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls volj fy;s x;s rFkk orZeku le; esa Hkh izfrijh{kk gksuk 'ks"k gSA
6- orZeku ekeys esa vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) yxk;s x;s vkjksi vR;f/kd xaHkhj gS] ihfMrk ds c;ku gksuk 'ks"k gSA nq"deZ ds ekeyksa esa ihfMrk dks U;k;ky; esa ckj ckj ryc fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha gS] /kkjk 309 n.M izfdz;k lafgrk ds izko/kkuksa ds vuqlkj Hkh ,sls ekeyksa esa fopkj.k 02 ekg esa iw.kZ gksuk visf{kr gS] ysfdu blds ckotwn vfHk;qDr i{k }kjk mfpr vFkok vuqfpr vk/kkjksa ij ihfMrk ls izfrijh{kk ugha dj ckj ckj izdj.k dks LFkfxr djok;k tk jgk gS vkSj Lo;a }kjk foyEc dkfjr dj izdj.k ds yEck pyus dh laHkkouk ds vk/kkj ij tekur dk fuosnu fd;k tk jgk gSA tks fojks/kkHkklh o vln~Hkkfod gSA
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7- vr% izLrqr rdksaZ] izdj.k ds rF;] ifjfLFkfr;ksa] vihykFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ds fo:) yxk;s x;s vkjksiksa dh izdfr] vijk/k dh xaHkhjrk o vfHk;qDr ds vkpj.k vkfn dks nf"Vxr j[krs gq, rFkk fu"i{k fopkj.k dh n`f"V ls bl izdze ij izdj.k ds xq.koxq.k ij dksbZ foospu fd;s fcuk vihykFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks tekur dk ykHk fn;k tkuk mfpr izrhr ugha gksrk gSA
8- ifj.kker% vihykFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls izLrqr tekur vihy [kkfjt dh tkrh gSA
9- fnukad 02-02-2023 dks vihy dh lquokbZ ds nkSjku ;g fuosnu fd;k x;k fd ihfMrk ds c;ku gsrq fopkj.k U;k;ky; esa fnukad 07-02-2023 rkjh[k is'kh fu;r gS] nksuksa i{kksa ds earO; dks ns[krs gq, ihfMrk ds c;ku ;FkklaHko 15 fnu esa ys[kc) djus dk vkns'k fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks fn;k x;k FkkA /kkjk 309 n.M izfdz;k lafgrk ds rgr Hkh ,sls ekeyksa dk fopkj.k nks ekg esa iw.kZ gksus dh vis{kk dh x;h gSA fnukad 07-02-2023 dks fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k ihfMrk mifLFkr Fkh ftldk eq[; ijh{k.k ys[kc) fd;k x;k] vfHk;qDr i{k ds fuosnu ij 15 fnu ds ckn fnukad 23-02-2023 rkjh[k is'kh fu;r dj ihfMrk dh izfrijh{kk fjtoZ j[kh x;hA vkxkeh is'kh ij vf/koDrkx.k dh gMrky jgh] ysfdu blds ckotwn fnukad 08-03-2023 dks 25 fnu dk LFkxu nsrs gq, fnukad 01-04-2023 rFkk 04-04-2023 dks 23 fnu dk LFkxu nsrs gq, 27-04-2023 rkjh[k is'kh ihfMrk dh izfrijh{kk gsrq fu;r dh x;h] tcfd dqy 15 fnu esa ihfMrk ds c;ku ys[kc) djus dk vkns'k FkkA fnukad
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07-02-2023 dks bl U;k;ky; ds vkns'k dh tkudkjh fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds fo}ku U;k;k/kh'k dks gks pqdh Fkh] blds ckotwn mijksDrkuqlkj Li"V gS fd tkucw>dj 15 fnu ls vf/kd dk yEck LFkxu fn;k x;k rFkk U;kf;d vkns'kksa dh ikyuk rks nwj gS] ysfdu mlds ln~Hkkfod iz;kl Hkh ugha jgs gSaA
10bl laca/k esa lacaf/kr ihBklhu vf/kdkjh dh rF;kRed fjiksVZ@Li"Vhdj.k Hkh izkIr fd;k] layXu vknsf'kdkvksa ij vknsf'kdkvksa dks lR;kfir djus dk uksV o lhy vafdr gS] ysfdu ml ij ihBklhu vf/kdkjh ds gLrk{kj ugha gSa] lkekU; fu;e ¼flfoy ,oa nkafMd½ 2018 ds vkns'k 24 fu;e&7 ¼iii½ ds izko/kkuksa ds vuqlkj ikfjr vknsf'kdkvksa ij izdj.k ds dzekad o 'kh"kZd vkfn Hkh mYysf[kr ugha gSaA vkns'k ds vikyuk ds laca/k esa tks dkj.k crk;s gSa] og larks"ktud ugha gSaA
11mijksDrkuqlkj Li"V gS fd ihBklhu vf/kdkjh }kjk bl U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr U;kf;d vkns'k dks gYds o ykijokgh esa ysdj vuns[kk djrs gq, voKk o vogsyuk dh gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa vkns'k ds pj.k la[;k&09 o 10 esa dh x;h fVIi.kh ds vuqdze esa jftLVªkj tujy] jktLFkku mPp U;k;ky; dks ;g vkns'k fn;k tkrk gS fd lacaf/kr ihBklhu vf/kdkjh ds laca/k esa mfpr dk;Zokgh ds vuqdze esa bl vkns'k dh ,d izfr ekuuh; eq[; U;k;kf/kifr egksn; ds le{k izLrqr djsaA
(UMA SHANKER VYAS),J
Murari/96
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the appellant is entitled to be released on bail / discharged given the delay in filing the charge sheet.
Whether the delay in charge-sheet filing and subsequent trial proceedings warrants discharge of the appellant.
Devesh Kumar Saini
State Of Rajasthan
Victim
UMA SHANKER VYAS
As recorded by the court registry
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