This Court dismissed the criminal miscellaneous petition quashing proceedings under Section 482 Cr.P.C. holding that the lower court erroneously conducted a mini-trial and appreciated disputed evidence, which is impermissible at this stage.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 63/2021
Ashok Kumar Saini S/o Shri Damodar Lal Saini, R/o Naya Kuwa, By Pass Road, Bansur Distt. Alwar Raj.
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Versus
----Respondents
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Yenu Satyan, Adv. for Mr. Jai Kishan Yogi, Adv. For : Mr. S S Mahala, PP Respondent(s)
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS
Judgment / Order
10/10/2023
1- ;kph&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls ;g ;kfpdk varxZr /kkjk 482 n.M izfdz;k lafgrk ds rgr ifjoknh&izR;FkhZ dh vksj ls iqfyl Fkkuk ckulwj ftyk fHkokMh ¼vyoj½ esa iathc) djok;h x;h izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 327@20 vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 13 vkjihthvks dks fujLr fd;s tkus gsrq izLrqr dh x;h gSA
2- fo}ku vf/koDrk ;kph dk fuosnu gS fd vfHk;qDr ds fo:) yxk;s x;s vkjksi feF;k gS vkSj var esa mijksDr vk/kkjksa ij ;g izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ fujLr fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA
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3- fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd }kjk ;kfpdk dk fojks/k djrs gq, tkfgj fd;k fd izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa of.kZr rF;ksa ds vk/kkj ij laKs; vijk/k ds rRo izdV gks jgs gSa] mijksDr vkjksiksa vFkok bl ;kfpdk ds ek/;e ls vfHk;qDr }kjk fy, x;s cpko ds laca/k esa vHkh vafre fu"d"kZ ugha fn;k tk ldrk] ;g vuqla/[email protected] dk fo"k; gS] vUr esa ;kfpdk [kkfjt fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA
4- nksuksa i{kksa ds rdksaZ ds lanHkZ esa vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;kA
5- orZeku izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa ifjoknh iqfyldfeZ;ksa }kjk vfHk;qDr dks ekSds ij rk'k ds irksa ij nkao yxkdj tqvk [ksyus ds vkjksi esa fxjQ~rkj fd;k x;k gS rFkk mijksDr lkexzh Hkh ekSds ls cjken dh x;h gSA fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd }kjk izLrqr rF;kRed fjiksVZ ds vuqlkj ckn vuqla/kku ekeyk izekf.kr ekurs gq, fnukad 04-09-21 dks eftLVªsV U;k;ky; ds le{k vkjksi i= Hkh is'k fd;k tk pqdk gSA
6- ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk 2022 SCC OnLine SC 820 State of Uttar Pradesh and Anrs. Vs. Akhil Sharda and Ors with Sanjeet Jaiswal Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors. ds iSjk la[;k&07 esa ;g O;oLFkk izfrikfnr dh x;h gS%&
"7. Having gone through the impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court by which the High Court has set aside the criminal proceedings in exercise of powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C., it appears that the High Court has virtually conducted a mini trial,
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which as such is not permissible at this stage and while deciding the application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. As observed and held by this Court in a catena of decisions no mini trial can be conducted by the High Court in exercise of powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. jurisdiction and at the stage of deciding the application under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the High Court cannot get into appreciation of evidence of the particular case being considered."
7- blh izdkj ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk (2002) 1 SCC 555 Kamaladevi Agarwal V. State of W.B. & Ors. ds iSjk la[;k&07 esa ;g O;oLFkk izfrikfnr dh x;h gS%&
"7. This Court has consistently held that the revisional or inherent powers of quashing the proceedings at the initial stage should be exercised sparingly and only where the allegations made in the complaint or the FIR, even if taken it at the face value and accepted in entirety, do not prima facie discolse the commission of an offence. Disputed and controversial facts cannot be made the basis for the exercise of the jurisdiction."
8- mijksDr U;kf;d n`"Vkarksa esa izfrikfnr O;oLFkk ds vuqlkj Li"V gS fd vuqla/kku dh LVst ij izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ dks fujLr djkus gsrq vUrfuZfgr 'kfDr;ksa dk iz;ksx djrs le; izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa of.kZr vkjksi rFkk vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls fy, x;s cpko o vU; lkexzh dh lR;rk] fo'oluh;rk vkfn ds laca/k esa laf{kIr tkap vFkok laf{kIr fopkj.k vuqKs; ugha gSA
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orZeku ekeys esa izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa of.kZr rF;ksa ds vk/kkj ij laKs; vijk/k ds rRo izdV gks jgs gksa] ;g izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ U;k;ky;hu izfdz;k dk nq:i;ksx djus gsrq ntZ djk;h x;h gks] ,slk Li"V ekeyk ugha gS rFkk yxk;s x;s vkjksi vius vki esa vlaHkkO; gks] ,slh fLFkfr Hkh ugha gSA vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls tks cpko fy;s x;s gSa] os vuqla/kku dk fo"k; gks ldrs gSa rFkk ;fn vkjksi i= izLrqr gksrk gS rks cpko lk{; ds le; lqlaxr gks ldrs gSaA vfHk;qDr }kjk fy, x;s cpko ek= vk/kkj ij izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ dks fujLr fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha gSA izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ dks fujLr djus gsrq vUrfuZfgr 'kfDr;ksa dk iz;ksx la;r rjhds ls o iw.kZ lko/kkuh ds lkFk visf{kr gSA lkekU; :i ls tc rd lqn`< vk/kkj ugha gksa] vuqla/kku izfdz;k dks jksdk tkuk vFkok ckf/kr fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha gSA
9- mijksDr foospkukuqlkj izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ fujLr djus gsrq /kkjk 482 n.M izfdz;k lafgrk ds rgr {ks=kf/kdkfjrk dk iz;ksx gLrxr ekeys esa fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha gSA
10ifj.kker% ;g ;kfpdk [kkfjt dh tkrh gSA
(UMA SHANKER VYAS),J
Murari Lal Sharma /489
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the High Court can conduct a mini-trial or appreciate evidence while exercising powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash criminal proceedings?
Whether disputed and controversial facts can form the basis for quashing criminal proceedings at the initial stage?
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State of Uttar Pradesh and Anrs. Vs. Akhil ShardaExplained¶22
(2022) 5 SCC 175 · Who else cites this
Kamaladevi Agarwal V. State of W.B. & Ors.Explained¶28
(2002) 1 SCC 555 · Who else cites this
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Ashok Kumar Saini
State Of Rajasthan
Daya Ram Meena
Uma Shanker Vyas
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