The High Court quashed an interim order under Section 25 of the CrPC preventing sale proceeds of motij covered paddy, citing a lack of satisfactory discussion on witness credibility and the premature nature of the charge sheet despite uncontested facts.
The interim order dated 02-11-1993 barring the sale of proceeds from mouj motij covered paddy was quashed.
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 BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Appeal No. 465/1993
----Accused-Appellants
Versus
The State of Rajasthan
----Non-Appellant
For Appellant(s) : Mr. Anshuman Saxena, Adv. For : Mr. Sanjeev Mahla, PP Respondent(s)
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS
Judgment / Order
08/04/2024
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blds foijhr fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd us v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; dks fof/klEer gksuk crkrs gq, vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDrx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vihy [kkfjt fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA
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la{ksi esa lqlaxr rF; ;g gS fd ifjoknh jru yky }kjk dfFkr ?kVuk fnukad 07-10-91 ds laca/k esa ,d ifjokn izn'kZ ih-8 fnukad 09-10-91 dks lacaf/kr U;kf;d eftLVªsV ds
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U;k;ky; esa izLrqr dj vkjksi yxk;k fd fnukad 07-10-91 dks fnu ds djhc 4&5 cts og xzke Hkknok esa fLFkr vius firk dh d`f"kHkwfe [kljk uacj 570 ij ekStwn Fkk rc lHkh vfHk;qDrx.k ifjoknh ds lkFk ekjihV dj dk'r dh gqbZ Xokj o ewaxQyh dh Qly dks cyiwoZd m[kkMus yx x;s] ifjoknh o vU; xokg gjukFk o iks[kj us euk fd;k rks vfHk;qDrx.k ykBh] QlhZ vkfn mBkdj tku ls ekjus d fy, mlds ihNs nkSMs] mlus ceqf'dy tku cpkbZ] tkrs le; uhp] cykbZ] dehu] vNwr vkfn tkfr lwpd 'kCnksa ls xkyh xykst dhA mijksDr ifjokj tkap gsrq lacaf/kr iqfyl Fkkus dks Hkstk x;k] ftl ij izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 105@91 ntZ dj ckn vuqla/kku fopkj.k U;k;ky; esa vkjksi i= is'k fd;k x;k rFkk ckn fopkj.k mijksDrkuqlkj vfHk;qDrx.k dks nks"kfl) o nafMr fd;k x;kA
?kVuk fnukad 07-10-91 dh crk;h x;h gS] ifjokn nks fnu ds foyac ls fnukad 09-10-91 dks l{ke U;k;ky; esa izLrqr fd;k x;k gS] foyac dk dksbZ Li"Vhdj.k ifjoknh ih-McY;w-&1 jru yky us vius dFkuksa esa ugha crk;k gSA tgka vuqfpr o vLi"Vhd`r foyac gks] ogka vfHk;kstu dgkuh dks ?kVkus c<kus vFkok vyx jax nsus dk volj ifjoknh dks izkIr gks tkrk gS vkSj ml fLFkfr esa lk{; dk fo'ys"k.k lko/kkuh ls fd;k tkuk visf{kr gks tkrk gSA
ifjoknh ih-McY;w-&1 jruyky us izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa ;g dFku fd;k gS fd vfHk;qDRkx.k us mlds lkFk ekjihV dh] Qly m[kkMdj Hkjus yx x;s rks euk djus ij ?kkrd gfFk;kjksa ls geyk djus dk iz;kl fd;k] ysfdu U;k;ky;hu dFkuksa esa ekjihV djus vFkok Vksdus ij ?kkrd gfFk;kjksa ls
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ys'k gksdj geys ds iz;kl dk dksbZ dFku ifjokn esa ugha fd;k gSA ifjoknh vius eq[; ijh{k.k esa tkfgj djrk gS fd mlus 18&19 ekg igys bl tehu ij Xokj o ewaxQyh dh Qly cks;h Fkh rFkk 18&19 ekg igys gh Qly laHkkyus x;k rks vfHk;qDrx.k mldh Qly dks dkV jgs FksA Qly cksus o vfHk;qDrx.k }kjk dkVus dk le; o vof/k ,d gh crk;h x;h gS vkSj bl dkj.k ls gh ifjoknh i{k dh dgkuh vfo'oluh; gks tkrh gS] D;ksafd Qly rS;kj gksus esa U;wure rhu&pkj ekg yxrs gSa] vr% Li"V gS fd ifjoknh mijksDr fcUnq ij vlR; dFku dj jgk gS vkSj ek= bl vk/kkj ij gh mldh lk{; ij fo'okl ugha fd;k tk ldrkA
izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa ifjoknh us ?kVuk ds izR;{kn'khZ xokg ih-McY;w-&2 iks[kj o ih-McY;w-&5 gjukFk dks crk;k gSA ;|fi bu nksuksa xokgku dks i{knzksgh ?kksf"kr ugha fd;k x;k gS] ysfdu ih-McY;w-&2 iks[kj tkfgj djrk gS mlds lkeus dksbZ uki&pkSd ugha gqbZA ;g xokg vfHk;qDRkx.k }kjk ?kVuk dkfjr djus ds rF; ds laca/k esa dksbZ lk{; ugha nsrk gSA ihMcY;w-&5 gjukFk tkfgj djrk gS fd mlus vfHk;qDrx.k dks jru cykbZ ds [ksr ls Qly dkV dj ys tkrs ugha ns[kkA ihMcY;w-&4 Nhrj] ifjoknh jru yky dk firk gS tks tkfgj djrk gS fd nwj ls ns[kk Fkk fd vfHk;qDrx.k Qly dkV dj ys tk jgs Fks] ysfdu mls vka[kksa ls de fn[kkbZ nsrk gSA ekSds ij ;fn okLro esa og mifLFkr gksrk rks izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa Hkh mldk uke mYysf[kr gksrkA ih-McY;w-&1 ifjoknh jru yky us Hkh vius firk dh mifLFkfr ekSds ij ugha crk;h gSA ih-McY;w-&6 :?kk] ih-McY;w-&7 lqok rFkk ih-McY;w-&8 dkukjke us Hkh vfHk;qDrx.k }kjk mijksDr ?kVuk dkfjr gksuk ns[kus ls
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badkj fd;k gSA ih-McY;w-&10 j.kthr [kka vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh gS tks tkfgj djrk gS fd ekSds ij ewaxQyh dh Qly m[kkMus ds dksbZ fu'kku ugha Fks] mlus dksbZ Qly ugha ns[khA ifjoknh dk dksbZ dCtk ugha Fkk] cfYd ifjoknh viuk gd trk jgk FkkA
mijksDr foospu ls Li"V gS fd izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ tks ifjokn ds ek/;e ls ntZ gqbZ gS] vR;f/kd o vuqfpr foyEc ls gSA izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ o ifjokn ds dFkuksa esa fojks/kkHkkl o xaHkhj folaxfr gSA izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa uketn dfFkr izR;{kn'khZ xokg vFkok vU; xokgku us Hkh vfHk;kstu dgkuh dh iqf"V ugha dh gSA Lo;a vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh ds dFkuksa ls Hkh ekSds ij dfFkr ?kVuk ds dksbZ vykekr ugha FksA Qly dk'r dh gqbZ ugha Fkh] vfHk;qDrx.k Qly dk'r djus rFkk rS;kj gksus dk ,d le; crk jgs Fks] tks vius vki esa vlaHko gSA Li"V gS fd laiw.kZ vfHk;kstu dgkuh feF;k o dkYifud gSA miyC/k lk{; ds vk/kkj ij vfHk;qDrx.k dh mijksDrkuqlkj nks"kflf) dh tkuk mfpr rFkk rF;ksa o fof/k ds vuq:i ugha gSA
mijksDr fLFkfr esa fo}ku v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk vihyk/khu fu.kZ; ds rgr vfHk;qDrx.k dks vkjksfir vijk/k esa nks"kh djkj fn;k x;k gS] tks rF;ksa o lk{; ds foijhr gksus ls U;k;ksfpr izrhr ugha gksrk gSA vr% vfHk;qDrx.k dh nks"kfl)h o n.Mkns'k vikLr fd;k tkdj mls vkjksfir vijk/k ls nks"keqDr fd;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr izrhr gksrk gSA
mijksDr foospu ds QyLo:i] vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDrx.k dkywjke] uwUnk] dkukjke] ykyk jke] dYykjke] ukuwjke o lqtkjke dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vihy Lohdkj dh tkdj dj
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fo}ku fof'k"V U;k;k/kh'k vuqtk@ttk vR;kpkj fuokj.k] t;iqj }kjk ls'ku izdj.k la[;k 106@92 esa ikfjr vihyk/khu fu.kZ; o n.Mkns'k fnukafdr 02-11-93 vikLr fd;k tkdj vihykFkhZ&vfHk;qDrx.k dks mlds fo:) yxk, x, vkjksi varxZr /kkjk 143] 447] 379 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk rFkk /kkjk 3 (i) (V) vuqlwfpr tkfr tu tkfr vR;kpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e ls nks"keqDr fd;k tkrk gSA
bl fu.kZ; dh izfr ds lkFk v/khuLFk U;k;ky; dk vfHkys[k ykSVk;k tkosA
(UMA SHANKER VYAS),J
Murari Lal Sharma /1
3 issues framed by the court
Whether quashing the interim order was required as the High Court did not discuss the circumstances and credibility of witnesses in the charge-sheet stage.
Whether the charge-sheet was premature given no questions arose during the investigation into the alleged sale of covers on the same day.
Whether the subsequent trial and conviction became uncertain and the order was legally sustainable despite the trial.
Kalu Ram
Noonda Ram
Kaana Ram
Lala Ram
Kalla Ram
Nanu Ram
UMA SHANKER VYAS
As recorded by the court registry
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