This Single Judge reserved a criminal miscellaneous petition challenging limitation and abuse of process in a cheque dishonour case, holding that fresh proceedings on the same cause of action were barred after prior effective High Court orders.
Disposal of the petition was held; further incidental delving into the matter was not permitted.
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 Misc(Pet.) No. 2378/2013
Mohan Lal S/o Mana Ji, Aged Mejor, R/o, Bisalpur, Tehsil Bali, District Pali.
----Petitioner
Versus
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : None For Respondent(s) : Mr. Sharwan Bishnoi, PP
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT Judgment
Reserved on 09 /07/2024 Pronounced on 24/07/2024
01;kph dh vksj ls ;g ;kfpdk vUrxZr /kkjk 482 lhvkj-ih-lh- fo}ku v/khuLFk U;k;ky; vij eq[; U;kf;d eftLVªsV] lqesjiqj ds vkns'k fnukad 10-05-2013 o U;k;ky; vij ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k] lqesjiqj ds vkns'k fnukad 26-07-2013 ls O;fFkr gksdj is'k dh xbZ gSA
02la{ksi esa ekeys ds rF; bl izdkj ls gSa fd v;kph la[;k 2 }kjk ;kph o Jherh valh nsoh ds fo:) ,d ifjokn vUrxZr /kkjk 420] 467] 468] 471 120ch Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa U;kf;d eftLVªsV] lqesjiqj esa is'k fd;k x;k tks /kkjk 156¼3½ lhvkj-ih-lh- ds rgr iqfyl Fkkuk lqesjiqj dks Hkstk x;k] tgka ij izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 111@11 ntZ dh xbZA ftlesa ckn rQ~rh'k pkyku vij eq[; U;kf;d eftLVªsV] lqesjiqj esa /kkjk 420 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa is'k fd;k vkSj /kkjk 468] 471 ds laca/k esa ,Q-,l-,y- fjiksVZ vkus rd ekeyk /kkjk 173¼8½ Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa yafcr j[kk x;kA ckn esa ,Q-,l-,y- dh fjiksVZ vkus ij mldk urhtk is'k dj fn;k x;kA
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03fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk bl ekeys eas fu;fer QkStnkjh izdj.k la[;k 323@13 esa cgl pktZ lquh tkdj vk{ksfir vkns'k fnukad 10-05-2013 ikfjr djrs gq, /kkjk 420 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dk vijk/k izekf.kr ekuk vkSj pktZ yxk, tkus dk vkns'k fn;k x;kA bl vkns'k ls O;fFkr gksdj ;kph }kjk ls'ku U;k;ky; esa fuxjkuh dh xbZ] tks fuxjkuh vij ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k] lqesjiqj }kjk vkijkf/kd fuxjkuh ;kfpdk la[;k 14@2013 eksguyky cuke jkT; vkns'k fnukad 26-07-2013 ds }kjk [kkfjt dh xbZA ftl ij ;g ;kfpdk izLrqr dh xbZA
04;kph dh vksj ls viuh ;kfpdk esa ;g fuosnu fd;k fd iwoZ esa v;kph la[;k 2 }kjk izLrqr fjiksVZ ij ,Q-vkbZ-vkj- la[;k 378@10 iqfyl Fkkuk lqesjiqj esa fnukad 21-10-2010 dks /kkjk 420] 120ch Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ;kph o mldh iRuh valh nsoh ds fo:) ntZ dh xbZ FkhA ftlesa Hkh ;g fuosnu fd;k x;k Fkk fd v;kph dk iVVslqnk IykWV fclyiqj esa gSA ftldk dqN Hkkx Hkaojflag dks foØ; fd;k gqvk gSA 'ks"k Hkkx 100 :i;s izfrekg ds fglkc ls ;kph dks fdjk, ij fn;k gqvk gS vkSj ml eqdnes esa ;g vafdr fd;k x;k fd xzke iapk;r ds pquko esa ;kph iap ds :i esa lysDV gks tkus ls v;kph la[;k 2 ds IykWV dks ljiap] xzke iapk;r fclyiqj esa viuh iRuh ds uke ls iVVk cukus gsrq vkosnu fd;k x;k] tks vijk/k /kkjk 420] 120ch Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds rgr n.Muh; gSA
05mDr fjiksVZ ij iqfyl }kjk ,Q-vkj- 08-11-2010 dks nh xbZ] ml ,Qvkj- ds i'pkr v;kph la[;k 2 }kjk u;k ifjokn mlh Cause of action ij is'k dj ,Q-vkbZ-vkj- la[;k 111@11 fnukad 02-04-2011 dks ntZ djokbZA tks /kkjk 420] 467] 468] 471] 120ch Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds rgr ntZ dh xbZA tks Gross abuse of process of law gSA bl ,Q-vkbZ-vkj- esa ,xzhesaV Vw lsy fnukad 23-09-1986 dks QthZ vkSj concocted MksD;wesaV gksuk crkrs gq, fjiksVZ is'k dh xbZ] ftlesa iqfyl }kjk dsoy /kkjk 420 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa pkyku is'k fd;k x;kA ,Q-,l-,y- fjiksVZ ds i'pkr /kkjk 467] 468] 471 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dk vijk/k cuuk ugha ik;k x;k vkSj fnukad 10-05-2013 ds vkns'k ds }kjk /kkjk 420 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa gh pktZ lquk, tkus dk vkns'k fn;k x;kA
06;kph dh vksj ls ;g fuosnu fd;k rFkk tc iwoZ esa izLrqr ,Q-vkbZ-vkj esa izksVsLV ihfV'ku dks [kkfjt dj ,Q-vkj- Lohdkj dj yh xbZ rks f}rh; ,Q-vkbZvkj- mlh Cause of action dh ntZ ugha dh tk ldrh vkSj tc iwoZ esa ,Q-vkjLohdkj dj yh xbZ gks rks ml voLFkk esa iqu% mlh Cause of action ds laca/k esa pktZ /kkjk 420 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa ugha yxk;k tk ldrkA var esa fofHkUu vk/kkj
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of.kZr djrs gq, v/khuLFk U;k;ky;ksa ds vkns'k fnukad 10-05-2013 o 26-07-2013 dks fujLr fd, tkus vkSj QkStnkjh dk;Zokgh dks fujLr o vikLr fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA
07bl ekeys esa ;kph dh vksj ls dksbZ mifLFkr ugha gksus ij fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dh cgl lquh xbZA fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd }kjk ;kfpdk [kkfjt fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;k vkSj fo}ku v/khuLFk U;k;ky;ksa ds vkns'kksa dh iqf"V fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA
08bl ;kfpdk ds fuLrkj.k ds fy, ;kph dh vksj ls tks ;kfpdk esa vk/kkj fy, x, gSa] mu ij fopkj djrs gq, xq.kkoxq.k ij fuLrkj.k fd;k tkuk fof/klEer gSA bl ekeys esa fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk vfHk;qDr ds }kjk tks vk/kkj o nLrkost ij xkSj fd, tkus dh izkFkZuk dh xbZ Fkh] mlds laca/k esa ;g vafdr fd;k x;k fd vfHk;qDr }kjk tks nkSjkus cgl rdZ fn, x, gSa] os vfHk;qDr ds cpko ds vk/kkj gks ldrs gSa ijarq cgl pktZ esa vfHk;qDr ds cpko ds vk/kkj dks ugha ns[kk tkuk gSA
09fuxjkuh U;k;ky; }kjk i=koyh ij miyC/k lk{;ksa dk foLr`r foospu djrs gq, ;kfpdk [kkfjt dh xbZA
10bl ekeys esa ;kph dh vksj ls iwoZ dh izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 378@10 fnukad 21-10-2010 dks mlh Cause of action ds vk/kkj ij ntZ gksuk vkSj ml ,Q-vkbZ-vkj- esa ,Q-vkj- is'k gksus ij ,Q-vkj- Lohdkj dj fy;k tkuk viuh ;kfpdk esa mfYyf[kr fd;k x;k gS vkSj mlls lacaf/kr nLrkostkr Hkh izLrqr fd, gSaA pktZ dh LVst ij ;kph dh vksj ls izLrqr bu nLrkostkr ij foospu ugha fd;k tk ldrk ijarq tks lk{; o nLrkost ,Q-vkbZ-vkj- la[;k 111@11 fnukafdr 02-04-2011 esa ,d= dh xbZ gS] ml ij vo'; gh fopkj fd;k tk ldrk gSA bl laca/k esa fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; o fo}ku fuxjkuh U;k;ky; }kjk tks v;kph la[;k 2 eqLrxhl cLrhey }kjk c;ku vUrxZr /kkjk 161 lhvkj-ih-lh-] ,Q-vkbZ-vkj- la[;k 111@02-04-2011 esa fnukad 04-04-2011 dks fn, x,] ml ij xgurk ls fopkj ugha fd;k x;k ;fn blds c;ku ij nksuksa v/khuLFk U;k;ky;ksa }kjk /;ku fn;k tkrk rks iwoZ esa blh ?kVuk ds laca/k esa ,Q-vkbZ-vkj- la[;k 378@10 vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 420] 120ch Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ntZ gksus ds rF; ij fopkj fd;k tk ldrk Fkk tks bl ekeys esa nksuksa U;k;ky;ksa }kjk fopkj ugha fd;k x;k gSA
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11cLrhey v;kph la[;k 2 }kjk vius /kkjk 161 lhvkj-ih-lh- ds c;ku esa Li"V :i ls ;g crk;k gS fd ^^rc eq>s ghjkjke th ckcqth ljiap ifr us crk;k fd eksguyky rsjs IykWV dk iVVk Lo;a ds uke cukus vk;k FkkA exj dkxtkr ugha Fks rc rsjs HkkbZ ekaxhyky us iapk;r dks iVVk cukus ij jksd yxk fn;kA rc eSaus ekyqekr dh rks irk pyk fd esjs uke ls tkjh iVVk dks QthZ LVkEi [kjhndj eksguyky us o"kZ 2010 esa okMZiap ij fuokZfpr gksus ds ckn viuh iRuh vU'khnsoh ds uke dk iVVk cukus gsrq iapk;r esa dkxtkr is'k fd;s rc eSus eqdnek ua- 378@10 vUrxZr /kkjk 420] 120ch Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa iqfyl Fkkuk lqesjiqj esa ntZ djok;k ftlesa iqfyl us ,Q-vkj- 08-11-2010 dks >wB esa nhA** mDr c;ku ds vykok ;g Hkh vafdr fd;k fd ^^vHkh eSus LVkEi dks ns[kk rks eqy- eksguyky iq= Hkkukth ? kkaph us esjs }kjk fdjk;s ij fn;s Hkq[k.M dks esjs firkth o xokgkuksa ds QthZ gLrk{kj dj LVkEi rS;kj fd;k gS o esjs uke dk 23-09-86 esa eksguyky us QthZ LVkEi Lo; ds gLrs ij [kjhnkA bl izdkj eqy- eksguyky us QthZ gLrk{kj LVkEi ij dj ds Ny diV dj dwVjfpr rS;kj fd;sA**
12bl c;ku dks i<+us ek= ls gh Li"V gS fd iwoZ esa gh QthZ LVkEi [kjhndj ;kph }kjk o"kZ 2010 esa okWMZ iap fuokZfpr gksus dk ykHk mBkrs gq, viuh iRuh ds uke ls iV~Vk cukus dh dk;Zokgh dh xbZ FkhA ftlds laca/k esa ,Q-vkbZ-vkjla[;k 378@10 eqdnek vUrxZr /kkjk 420] 120ch Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa ntZ djokbZ xbZ] ftl ij iqfyl }kjk ,Q-vkj- fnukad 08-11-2010 dks >wB esa nhA ,QvkbZ-vkj- la[;k 111@11 iqu% D;ksa ntZ djokbZ xbZ] blds ckjs esa eqLrxhl ds c;ku ds vafre ykbuksa esa ;g vk;k gS fd vHkh mlds }kjk LVkEi ns[kk rks ;g izdV gqvk fd Hkw[k.M dks ;kph ds firk o xokgkuksa ds QthZ gLrk{kj djokdj LVkEi rS;kj fd;k gS vkSj mlds uke ls fnukad 23-09-86 dks eksguyky us QthZ LVkEi Lo;a ds gLrs [kjhn fd;k x;k gSA bl izdkj eksguyky us QthZ LVkEi ij Ny diV dj dwVjfpr nLrkost rS;kj fd;k gS ;kuh Li"V :i ls nwljk eqdnek bdjkjukek ij Lo;a ds firkth o xokgku ds QthZ gLrk{kj gksuk vkSj bdjkjukek dwVjfpr gksuk crkrs gq, gh fd;k x;kA
13iwoZ esa vius iVVklqnk Hkwfe dks ;kph }kjk okWMZ iap dk pquko thr tkus ls bldk ykHk mBkrs gsrq viuh iRuh ds gd esa tks iVVk cukus dh dk;Zokgh dh xbZ] mlds laca/k esa ,Q-vkbZ-vkj- la[;k 378@10 dh tk pqdh FkhA ml voLFkk esa mUgha rF;ksa] ftles a ,Q-vkj- is'k gks xbZ] ds vk/kkj ij iqu% eqdnek ntZ ugha djok;k tk ldrk FkkA
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14vf/kdkf/kd ;g eku Hkh fy;k tkos fd rFkkdfFkr QthZ bdjkjukek mlds }kjk ns[kus ij mlds firkth o xokgku ds QthZ gLrk{kj gksus dh tkudkjh gqbZ rks ml voLFkk esa QthZ nLrkost rS;kj djus dk eqdnek ntZ djok ldrk Fkk] tks Hkh bl ekeys esa mfpr ugha gSA D;ksafd iwoZ esa gh Hkw[k.M fdjk, ij v;kph la[;k 2 }kjk ;kph dks fn;k gksuk vkSj xyr rjhds ls iVVk cukus dh dk;Zokgh iapk;r esa djus vkSj iVVk QthZ LVkEi [kjhndj tkjh djokus dh dk;Zokgh djus dk mYys[k dj fn;k x;k Fkk] ml voLFkk esa mUgha vk/kkj ij iqu% eqdnek ntZ ugha djok;k tk ldrk FkkA
15vU;Fkk Hkh bl ekeys esa ,Q-vkbZ-vkj- la[;k 111@11 ds ekeys esa iqfyl }kjk ,Q-,l-,y- fjiksVZ ds i'pkr /kkjk 467] 468] 471 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dk ekeyk lkfcr ugha ekuk x;k vkSj vk{ksfir vkns'k fnukafdr 10-05-2013 ds }kjk /kkjk 467] 468] 471 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dk vkjksi ugha yxk;k x;k vkSj bl vkns'k esa gh ;g Li"V fd;k x;k fd ,Q-,l-,y- fjiksVZ esa fof/kfoKku iz;ksx'kkyk }kjk fookfnr gLrk{kjksa ckcr jk; fn, tkus esa vleFkZrk tkfgj dh xbZ gS] ml voLFkk esa /kkjk 467] 468] 471 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dk vijk/k vf/kd ls vf/kd ckn okyh ,Q-vkbZ-vkj- ds fy, lqlaxr gksuk eku Hkh fy;k tkos rks Hkh /kkjk 420] 120ch Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk bl ekeys esa iwoZ esa ntZ ,Q-vkbZ-vkj- ds Cause of action ds vuq:i ubZ ,Q-vkbZ-vkj- esa bu /kkjkvksa esa pktZ ugha yxk;k tk ldrkA
16;fn Same cause of action ds fy, ckj&ckj ,Q-vkbZ-vkj- ntZ djokus dh vuqefr i{kdkjku dks nh tkrh gS rks og Gross abuse of process of law gksxk] tks fof/klEer ugha gSA gLrxr ekeys esa eqLrxhl ds /kkjk 161 lhvkj-ih-lh- ds c;kuksa ls gh ;g Li"V gks x;k Fkk fd iwoZ esa blh okndkj.k ds fy, /kkjk 120ch] 420 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds fy, ,Q-vkbZ-vkj- ntZ djokbZ xbZ Fkh] ml voLFkk esa ckn esa ntZ ,Q-vkbZ-vkj- ds vk/kkj ij tks /kkjk 420 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dk pktZ yxk, tkus dk vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] og Gross abuse of process of law dh Js.kh esa vkus ls fujLr fd, tkus ;ksX; gSA
17gLrxr ekeys esa /kkjk 482 lhvkj-ih-lh- dk mi;ksx djrs gq, v/khuLFk U;k;ky;ksa ds vkns'k fujLr dj vfHk;qDr&;kph dks /kkjk 420 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa vkjksi ls fMLpktZ fd;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr izrhr gksrk gSA
18vr% ;kph dh ;kfpdk Lohdkj dh tkdj fo}ku v/khuLFk U;k;ky; vij eq[; U;kf;d eftLVªsV] lqesjiqj ds vkns'k fnukad 10-05-2013 o fuxjkuh
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U;k;ky; vij ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k] lqesjiqj ds vkns'k fnukad 26-07-2013 dks fujLr fd;k tkrk gS vkSj ;kph eksguyky ds fo:) fopkj.k U;k;ky; esa yafcr izdj.k la[;k 323@13 LVsV cuke eksguyky dh dk;Zokgh fujLr dh tkrh gS vkSj vfHk;qDr&fuxjkuhdrkZ dks fMLpktZ fd;k tkrk gS rFkk vfHk;qDr dh mifLFkfr ckcr is'k tekur eqpyds Hkh fujLr fd, tkrs gSaA lkFk gh LFkxu izkFkZuk&i= dk Hkh fuLrkj.k fd;k tkrk gSA
19vkns'k dh izfr nksuksa v/khuLFk U;k;ky;ksa dks Hksth tkosA
(YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT),J
38-mayank/-
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the setting aside of previous orders under section 482 CrPC due to limitation bars subsequent proceedings on the same cause of action.
Whether fresh charges under Section 420 IPC could be framed after an earlier composite trial was dismissed by the High Court.
Whether the High Court held that continued delving into the matter after earlier orders constituted an abuse of process of law.
3 provisions across 2 enactments
Mohan Lal S/o Mana Ji
State of Rajasthan
Bastimal S/o Himmat Ram Ji
Yogendra Kumar Purohit
As recorded by the court registry
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