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Smt Nirmala and Ors. v. State of Rajasthan through Pp

Rajasthan HC13 Jan 2023CRLMP/1944/2015

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What is this about?

High Court quashed a first-complaint petition filed in 2002 under Sections 498A and 406 IPC. The court held it was barred pending a settlement which remains subsisting and that the complainant is currently abroad and unable to represent herself, relying on a prior civil court settlement order. Second issues regarding a renewed complaint were not examined.

What did the court decide?

the first complaint petition under Section 158 of CrPC, 2002, effectuating Section 498A and 406 IPC, read as Section 482 CrPC, 1973 is quashed.

Smt Nirmala and Ors. Vs State of Rajasthan through Pp — Quashing and FIR | Rajasthan HC (2023)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 1944/2015

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Smt. Nirmala w/o Late Shri Hotchand, Aged about 73 Years, Resident of Amba ji road, Parsi chal bagicha, Mohall Abu road, District Sirrohi.

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Madhu Chanchalani d/o Late Shri Hotchand, w/o Shri Dharmendra, Resident of near Pichhola lake, District Udaipur.

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Pushpa Hasani d/o Late Shri Hotchand, w/o Shri Madan Lal, Resident of Sardarpura, Jodhpur.

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Pradeep Dadwani s/o Late Shri Hotchand, Resident of Amba Ji Road, Parsi Chal Bagicha, Mohall Abu road, Distirict Sirohi.

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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. Sidharth Bafna for Mr. Anil Mehta For Respondent(s) : Mr. Ganesh Saini Mr. Mahaveer Singh Nathawat

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HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SHUBHA MEHTA

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Order

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13/01/2023

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;g ;kfpdk /kkjk 482 n.M izfdz;k lafgrk ds vUrxZr ;kphx.k@vfHk;qDrx.k us izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 158@2002 efgyk Fkkuk ftyk vtesj vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 498&,] 406] 423 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dks ;kphx.k ds lEcU/k esa vfHk[kf.Mr (quash) djus dh izkFkZuk ds lkFk izLrqr dh gSA

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;kfpdk esa mudk ;g vfHkdFku gS fd ;kphx.k@vfHk;qDrx.k ,oa ifjokfnuh@v;kph la[;k&2 ds e/; lHkh ekeyksa esa le>kSrk gks x;k gS vkSj v;kph la[;k&2 ,oa mlds ifr gjh'k nnokuh ds e/; /kkjk 13&ch fgUnw fookg vf/kfu;e ds izko/kkuksa ds varxZr fookg foPNsn Hkh gks x;k Fkk vkSj rRi'pkr gjh'k nnokuh dh

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(2 of 4) [CRLMP-1944/2015]

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eR;q Hkh fnukad 14-02-2014 dks gks pqdh gSA mudk vfHkdFku gS fd ifjokfnuh@v;kph la[;k&2 us iqufoZokg dj fy;k gS ,oa vc og nqcbZ esa fuokl dj jgh gSA ikfjokfjd U;k;ky; ds le{k /kkjk 13&ch fgUnw fookg vf/kfu;e ds izko/kkuksa ds varxZr izLrqr izkFkZuk&i= ,oa v;kph la[;k&2 }kjk fd, x, dFkuksa esa Hkh v;kph la[;k&2 us ;g izdV fd;k gS fd og mlds o mlds ifr ¼erd½ ds e/; lHkh eqdneksa dks jkthukek ds vk/kkj ij lekIr djk ysxh vkSj ngst dk eqdnek Hkh og viuh lgefr ls lekIr djk ysxh rFkk mlds rFkk gjh'k nnokuh ¼e`rd ifr½ ds e/; fdlh izdkj dk dksbZ ngst ;k vU; ekeyksa lEcU/kh dksbZ fookn ugha jgk gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa vc tcfd izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ tks fd o"kZ 2002 esa ntZ gqbZ gS] dks fujLr fd;k tk,A mUgksaus vius leFkZu esa fuEu U;kf;d fofu'p;ksa dk voyEc fy;kA

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1- (2012) 10 SCC 303 Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab & Anr.

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2- (2003) 4 SCC 675 B.S. Joshi & Ors. Vs. State of Haryana

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lquk x;kA i=koyh dk /;kuiwoZd v/;;u fd;k x;kA

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la{ksi esa izdj.k ds rF; bl izdkj gSa fd ifjokfnuh@v;kph la[;k&2 us efgyk Fkkuk vtesj esa ,d izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ fnukad 04-12-2002 dks bl vk'k; dh izLrqr dh fd mldh 'kknh 30-11-2001 dks gjh'k ds lkFk gqbZ Fkh ftlesa pkanh lksuk] tsojkr o vU; lkeku fn;k FkkA llqjky esa ifr gjh'k] lkl Jherh fueZyk] nsoj iznhi ,oa uun iq"ik mls ngst de ykus ds fy, 'kkjhfjd o ekufld :i ls izrkfM+r djrs ,oa ihgj ls 50000@&:i;s o lksus dh vaxwBh ykus dh ekax djrsA L=h/ku nsus ls badkj dj fn;k ,oa ekjihV Hkh dh&&&vkfnA mDr fjiksVZ ij izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 158@2002 vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 498&,] 406 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk iathc) dh xbZA blh izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ dks vfHk[kf.Mr djokus gsrq ;g ;kfpdk varxZr /kkjk 482 n.M izfØ;k lafgrk ds varxZr izLrqr dh xbZ gSA

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i=koyh ds voyksdu ls Li"V gS fd ifjokfnuh@v;kph la[;k&2 ftlds }kjk ,Q vkbZ vkj ntZ djkbZ xbZ gS mlds }kjk vius e`rd ifr gjh'k nnokuh ds lkFk le>kSrk Hkh fd;k tk pqdk gS vkSj mlus U;k;ky; esa izLrqr /kkjk 13&ch fgUnw fookg vf/kfu;e ds izkFkZuk&i= esa vfHkdfFkr fd;k gS fd muds e/;

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(3 of 4) [CRLMP-1944/2015]

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yfEcr lHkh eqdneksa dks os jkthukek ds vk/kkj ij lekIr djk ysaxs] ngst dk eqdnek izkfFkZ;k lgefr ls lekIr djk ysxhA fookg foPNsn ds ckn nksuksa iqufoZokg djus dks Lora= gksaxsA ifjokfnuh ds dFkuksa esa ;g Li"Vr% izdV fd;k gS fd mldk o gjh'k dk fookg 30-11-01 dks gqvk FkkA nksuksa ds e/; ngst] L=h/ku] fuokZg HkRrk vkfn dk dksbZ fookn ugha jgk gSA blh izdkj dk vadu fo}ku ikfjokfjd U;k;ky; us vius vkns'k fnukad 28-07-2004 esa vafdr djrs gq, mDr fookg foPNsn ;kfpdk Lohdkj dh gSA

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v;kph la[;k&2@ifjokfnuh dk fookg djds nqcbZ pys tkuk ,oa ogha ij fuokl djuk crk;k x;k gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa mldk U;k;ky; esa mifLFkr ugha gks lduk crk;k gSA mYys[kuh; gS fd v;kph la[;k&2 ds firk [kq'kky nkl ykyokuh us ;kphx.k@vfHk;qDrx.k ds lkFk le>kSrk djds fopkj.k U;k;ky; vij eq[; U;kf;d eftLVªsV dksVZ la[;k&1 vtesj esa fnukad 29-11-2010 dks izLrqr fd;k ftldh izekf.kr izfr bl izdj.k esa izLrqr gSA bl jkthukek esa mlds firk [kq'kky nkl us ;g izdV fd;k gS fd mldh iq=h ifjokfnuh ehuk mQZ 'kkyw fookg djds Hkkjr ls ckgj pyh x;h gS] o"kZ 2004 ls nqcbZ esa jg jgh gS rFkk vc mlds ifjokj ds lnL; gh jkthukek izLrqr dj jgs gSaA mlds ifjokj ds lnL; mlds firk oxSjk dks jkthukek izLrqr djus ds funsZ'k gS a A ehuk nqcbZ ls vtesj vkdj izdj.k lekIr djus dh ifjLFkfr;ksa esa ugha gS ,oa mlus crk;k gS fd Hkfo"; esa og Hkkjr ugha vk ldsxh blfy, mlus izdj.k lekIr djus dk vf/kdkj Hkh ekrk&firk dks ns fn;k gSA vr% izdj.k lekIr dj fn;k tk,A

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izdj.k esa tks lkexzh miyC/k gS mlls ;g Li"V gS fd ifjokfnuh@v;kph la[;k&2 ,oa ;kphx.k@vfHk;qDrx.k ds e/; ;g jkthukek gks x;k Fkk fd ifjokfnuh mDr nkf.Md izdj.k dks lekIr djok ysxh vkSj bl rF; dk mYys[k ikfjokfjd U;k;ky; ds fu.kZ; fnukad 28-07-2004 esa Hkh Li"Vr% fd;k gqvk gSA izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ gq, 20 o"kZ ls vf/kd le; gks pqdk gS ,oa ifjokfnuh dk /kkjk 13&ch fgUnw fookg vf/kfu;e ds varxZr vius ifr gjh'k nnokuh ls fookg foPNsn gks pqdk gS rFkk gjh'k nnokuh dh e`R;q Hkh gks pqdh gSA Lo;a ifjokfnuh ds ekrk&firk us Hkh U;k;ky; esa Li"V :i ls fopkj.k U;k;ky; esa blh izdkj ds dFku djrs gq, jkthukek izLrqr fd;k gS fd mudh iq=h v;kph la[;k&2

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(4 of 4) [CRLMP-1944/2015]

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us vc nwljk fookg dj fy;k gS ,oa og nqcbZ esa jg jgh gS rFkk U;k;ky; esa mifLFkr ugha gks ldsxhA

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mYys[kuh; gS fd bl ;kfpdk ds uksfVl Hkh v;kph la[;k&2 dh vksj ls mlds firk [kq'kky nkl }kjk gh izkIr djuk nf'kZr gSA Li"V gS fd izdj.k esa ifjokfnuh vkSj ;kphx.k@vfHk;qDrx.k ds e/; le>kSrk gks pqdk Fkk vkSj ifjokfnuh bl izdj.k dks pykuk ugha pkgrh gSaA vr% izdj.k dh fo'ks"k rF;kRed fLFkfr dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, ,oa fo}ku vf/koDrk ;kphx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr mi;qZDr U;kf;d fofu'p;ksa esa izfrikfnr fl)kUrksa dh jks'kuh esa iz'uxr izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ dh dk;Zokgh dks lekIr fd;k tkuk mfpr izrhr gksrk gSA

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ifj.kker% ;kphx.k dh vksj ls /kkjk 482 n.M izfdz;k lafgrk ds vUrxZr izLrqr ;g nkf.Md fofo/k ;kfpdk Lohdkj dh tkdj izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k & 158@2002 efgyk iqfyl Fkkuk] ftyk vtesj ,oa mlds dze esa fopkj.k U;k;ky; esa fopkjk/khu vkijkf/kd izdj.k dh dk;Zokgh dks orZeku ;kphx.k dh gn rd vfHk[kf.Mr (quash) fd;k tkrk gSA rnuqlkj LFkxu izkFkZuk ,oa vU; fofo/k izkFkZuk i=] ;fn yafcr gks] fuLrkfjr fd;s tkrs gSaA

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(SHUBHA MEHTA),J

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AJAY KUMAR SINGHAL /1

Smt Nirmala and Ors. v. State of Rajasthan through Pp

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Smt Nirmala and Ors. v. State of Rajasthan through Pp

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