Partly allowed

Rajeev Kumar v. State of Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC26 Jul 2023CRLMB/3365/2023

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Partial bail application allowed for one petitioner and dismissed for the other in a case involving question paper leakage. The court emphasized the severity of the offense but suggested further inquiry and reference to relevant authorities before making a final decision on bail for both.

What did the court decide?

Bail granted to Rajeev Kumar; Bail application of Smt. Anita Kumari dismissed. Reference to National Investigation Agency and other authorities.

Rajeev Kumar Vs State of Rajasthan — Bail and Remand | Rajasthan HC (2023)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR

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S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 3365/2023

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Rajeev Kumar S/o Premlal Upadhyay, Aged About 38 Years, R/o House No. R 3/f F 3, Gayatrinagar, First Sanganer, Police Station Sanganer, Jaipur (Raj) (At Present Lodged At Central Jail, Udaipur)

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp

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----Respondent

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Connected With

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S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 5026/2023 Smt. Anita Kumari W/o Prabhu Singh, Aged About 44 Years, A/201-F, Sector No. 2, Vidhyadhar Nagar, Jaipur. (Lodged In Central Jail, Udaipur).

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp

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----Respondent

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For Petitioner(s)	: Mr. Ravi Bhansali, Sr. Advocate assisted by Mr. Dhanesh Kumar Saraswat and Mr. Vipul Dharnia Mr. J.S. Choudhary, Sr. Advocate assisted by Mr. PradeepChoudhary
For Respondent(s)	: Mr. Anil Joshi, GA-cum-AAG assisted by Mr. Rajat Chhaparwal and Mr. Pallav Sharma
	Mr. Lakhan Singh, Addl. S.P., SOG, Jaipur

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MADAN GOPAL VYAS

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Order

Date of Order:

27/07/2023

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lsV ds #i;s vfurk eh.kk dks nsrk FkkA vfuy mQZ 'ksj flag eh.kk isij yhd djus dh vk; dk T;knkrj fgLlk vfurk eh.kk dks nsrk Fkk ;k mlds uke ls laifÙk [kjhn ysrk FkkA QnZ fo'ys"k.k lafnX/k nLrkost eqrkfcd lwpuk jkexksiky }kjk tCr djok,] mlesa ;g vafdr gS fd lsd.M xzsM tujy uksyst isij dh ijh{kk ds pkj&ikap fnu ckn vfuy dqekj eh.kk mQZ 'ksjflag o vfurk eh.kk }kjk fn, x, ysiVkWi] eksckbZy] dkxtkr] Mksaxy vkfn cjken gq,A izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr jktho dqekj dks isij dh tkudkjh Fkh vkSj izR;sd vH;FkhZ ls 5&5 yk[k #i;s ysuk r; gqvkA izkFkhZx.k vfHk;qDrx.k isij yhd fxjksg ds lfØ; lnL; gSaA izkFkhZx.k vfHk;qDrx.k ds fo#) xaHkhj izd`fr ds vijk/kksa dk vk{ksi gSA vr% izkFkhZx.k vfHk;qDrx.k dk tekur vkosnu [kkfjt fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA mUgksaus vius bu rdksZa dh iqf"V esa Karnail Singh vs Union Terrirory of J&K and Another: Bail Application No. 10/2023, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Pronounced on 15.03.2023 dh uthj is'k dhA

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dh bfRryk ij izkfFkZuh vfHk;qDrk vfurk dqekjh ds ihgj ls tehu ds vanj eVds esa xkM+s x, 19 yk[k 50 gtkj #i;s cjken fd, x,A

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08bl laca/k esa ;ksX; vfrfjDr egkf/koDrk dh vksj ls izLrqr mi;qZDr m)`r uthj Karnail Singh vs Union Terrirory of J&K and Another: Bail Application No. 10/2023, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Pronounced on 15.03.2023 esa tEew o d'ehj vkSj yÌk[k mPp U;k;ky; }kjk iSjk la[;k 14 esa fuEufyf[kr er O;Dr fd;k gS %&

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" ... There can be no doubt about the fact that the petitioner is stated to be involved in offences which do not carry punishment of imprisonment of more than seven years but the nature of accusations against the petitioner makes the crime alleged to have been committed by him extremely heinous. The severity of punishment that the charge may entail may be one of the considerations for grant of bail, but then nature and seriousness of allegations against a person seeking bail is also of vital importance. A person, who indulges in facilitating leakage and sale of question papers relating to competitive examinations, plays with the career and future of thousands of young aspirants. Such an act is more heinous than an offence of murder because by killing a person only one family gets affected but by ruining the career of thousands of aspirants, whole society is adversely impacted. Therefore, the charges levelled against the petitioner can by no stretch of imagination be termed as ordinary charges."

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09tgka rd izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr jktho dqekj dh vksj ls izLrqr uthj 2023(2)RLW1583(SC): Ritu Chhabaria vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors., Decided on 26.04.2023 dk iz'u gS] ;g uthj eq[;r% /kkjk 167¼2½ naM izfØ;k lafgrk ds v/khu Default Bail ls lacaf/kr gS ysfdu gLrxr

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izdj.k esa Default Bail dk iz'u varxZzLr ugha gSA gLrxr izdj.k esa izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr jktho dqekj ds laca/k esa iw.kZ vkjksi i= izLrqr fd;k x;k gSA vfHk;qDr jktho dqekj ds laca/k esa /kkjk 173¼8½ naM izfØ;k lafgrk ds v/khu vUos"k.k yafcr ugha j[kk x;k gSA

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11egRoiw.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

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12dqy 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 izkFkhZx.k vfHk;qDrx.k dks tekur dk ykHk fn;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr izrhr ugha gksrk gSA

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13ifj.kker% izkFkhZx.k vfHk;qDrx.k jktho dqekj o Jherh vfurk dqekjh dh vksj ls izLrqr tekur vkosnu varxZr /kkjk 439 naM izfØ;k lafgrk [kkfjt fd;k tkrk gSA

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14izkFkhZx.k vfHk;qDrx.k U;kf;d vfHkj{kk esa gSa] blfy, fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks funsZf'kr fd;k tkrk gS fd bl izdj.k esa fopkj.k ;FkklaHko 'kh?kz iw.kZ djus dk iz;kl djsaA

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15bl vkns'k dh izfr fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks Fax/E-mail ls 'kh?kz izsf"kr dh tk,A

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53-Rajendra/-

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;g vkns'k 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 dks s izkf/kd`r fd, tkus ds ifj.kkeLo:i fgUnh Hkk"kk es a fy[kk;k x;kA ftldk dk;kZy; }kjk iznRr vuqoknd ls vaxzsth Hkk"kk esa vuqokn djok dj izekf.kr izfr tkjh dh tkosaA

Rajeev Kumar v. State of Rajasthan

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