The Rajasthan High Court granted bail to the petitioner in a criminal matter. The adjudicating judge later destroyed the trial record due to delays. The court considered the petitioner's status as a beneficiary, the lack of opponent, and the destruction of evidence before granting bail under Section 439 CrPC.
Bail granted to the petitioner on Section 439 CrPC.
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.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 1769/2023
Peeraram S/o Sh. Raghunath Ram, Aged About 32 Years, Hemaguda, P.s. Jhab, Dist. Jalore. (Presently Lodged In Dist. Jail, Udaipur).
----Petitioner
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp
----Respondent
| For Petitioner(s) | : | Mr. Pradeep Shah |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Ramesh Kumar | ||
| Mr. RajSingh Bhati | ||
| For Respondent(s) | : | Mr. Anil Joshi, GA-cum-AAG with Mr. |
| Rajat Chhaparwal | ||
| Mr. Mukesh Kumar Sankhla, Add. SP, | ||
| PS Sukher,Udaipur,Present inperson |
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MADAN GOPAL VYAS
Order
Date of Order:
21/02/2023
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ls cjken lafnX/k iz'ui=ksa ds Øekad ls feyku fd;k x;k] rc djhc 80 iz'u eSp dj jgs FksA iz'ui= yhd gksus ls jkr&fnu dfBu esgur djus okys vH;FkhZ vuqRrh.kZ gksrs gSaA vuqfpr lk/kuksa dk iz;ksx dj izfr;ksxh ijh{kk esa tks vH;FkhZ mRrh.kZ gksrs gSa] os lsok esa jgrs gq, Hkh vius dÙkZO; dk ikyu lgh o mfpr izdkj ls ugha dj ikrsA dbZ vH;FkhZ vf/kd esgur djus ds ckotwn vuqRrh.kZ gksrs gSa vkSj muesa ls dqN vkRegR;k rd dj ysrs gSaA gLrxr ijh{kk ds iz'ui= yhd ds eq[; vfHk;qDr HkwisUnz lkj.k o lqjs'k <kdk gSa] tks vHkh Qjkj gSaA HkwisUnz iz'ui= lqjs'k dqekj dks nsrk FkkA Ldwy dk LVkQ Hkh udy esa lfEefyr gSA lg&vfHk;qDr iq[kjkt f'k{kk foHkkx esa dfu"B fyfid ds in ij tkyksj esa inLFkkfir gSA iz'ui= yhd dk dk;Z mn;iqj esa gks jgk FkkA ihjkjke iz'ui= yhd ds lg&vfHk;qDrx.k ds laidZ esa FkkA ihjkjke dh cl esa gh vH;FkhZ iz'ui= lkWYo djrs gq, ik, x,A cl esa ysiVkWi] fizaVj vkSj lkWYOM iz'ui= cjken gq, gSaA izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr dh iz'ui= yhd esa lfØ; Hkwfedk gSA izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr dh lg&vfHk;qDrx.k ls okrkZ dh dkWy fMVsy Hkh gSA lg&vfHk;qDr iq[kjkt ls ihjkjke us iz'ui= ysdj cl esa ijh{kkfFkZ;ksa dks fn;kA 'kr&izfr'kr iz'ui= eSp gksrs gSaA jktLFkku yksd lsok vk;ksx dks ijh{kk izkjEHk gksus ls iwoZ gh mi;qZDr izfr;ksxh ijh{kk fujLr djuh iM+hA izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr dh Hkh vuqfpr lk/kuksa ls izkIr jkf'k esa fgLlsnkjh gSA izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr ij xaHkhj izd`fr ds vkjksiksa dk vk{ksi gSA izdj.k vHkh vUos"k.kk/khu gSA vr% izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr dk tekur vkosnu [kkfjt fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA
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08egRoiw.kZ izfr;ksxh ijh{kkvksa ds iz'ui= vxj ijh{kk ls igys yhd gks tk,a] rks lcls T;knk d"V mu esgurh ijh{kkfFkZ;ksa vkSj mEeh}kjksa dks gksrk gS] tks izfrHkk ds cy ij fdlh ijh{kk esa viuh ;ksX;rk lkfcr djus dk tru djrs gSaA ,d iz'ui= dk jÌ gksuk dbZ ckj vH;fFkZ;ksa ds Hkhrj vlqj{kk vkSj vfLFkjrk dh Hkkouk iSnk dj ldrk gSA
09dqy feykdj mi;qZDr foospu] izLrqr rdksaZ] vfHkys[k ij miyC/k lkexzh] izdj.k ds rF;ksa&ifjfLFkfr;ksa] vkfn dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq,] bl izØe ij izdj.k ds xq.kkoxq.k ij dksbZ foospu fd, fcuk izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr dks tekur dk ykHk fn;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr izrhr ugha gksrk gSA
10ifj.kker% izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr ihjkjke dh vksj ls izLrqr tekur vkosnu varxZr /kkjk 439 naM izfØ;k lafgrk bl Lrj ij [kkfjt fd;k tkrk gSA
(MADAN GOPAL VYAS),J
80-Rajendra/-
3 issues framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner whose trial record has been destroyed/lost and who appears to be a beneficiary.
Whether the defense counsel of the State could justify the destruction of the trial record due to delays in listing.
Whether the petitioner is a beneficiary entitled to bail despite not being the beneficiary.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Peeraram S/o Sh. Raghunath Ram
State Of Rajasthan
Madan Gopal Vyas
As recorded by the court registry
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