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State v. Dr.Sudha Sharma

Rajasthan HC16 Jul 2024CRLMP/2564/2013

Case brief

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What is this about?

The plea challenges the validity of an inquiry order bad on two grounds: the collector who passed the order was not the Appropriate Authority at the time of the incident, and the inquiry lacked the mandatory presence of two independent witnesses.

What did the court decide?

The order allowing Mrs. Sudha Sharma to file a writ petition under Section 482 CrPC to set aside the inquiry order was set aside.

State Vs Dr.Sudha Sharma — Criminal Trial and Appeal | Rajasthan HC (2024)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR

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S.B. Criminal Misc(Pet.) No. 2564/2013

State of Rajasthan

----Petitioner

Versus

Dr. Smt. Sudha Sharma W/o Dr. DC Sharma, the Owner Sarjan Hospital 111, Anand Nagar, Ayad Puliya, Udaipur (Raj.).

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----Respondent

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For Petitioner(s)	: Mr. Sharwan Bishnoi,PP
For Respondent(s)	: Mr. Sanjeet Purohit

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT Judgment Order Reserved on 09/07/2024 Date of Pronouncement 16/07/2024 R eportable

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01jktLFkku jkT; dh vksj ls ;g ;kfpdk fo}ku fuxjkuh U;k;ky; vij ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k Øe&3] mn;iqj ds vk{ksfir fu.kZ; fnukad 14-01-2013 ls O;fFkr gksdj izLrqr dh xbZ gSA

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02la{ksi esa ekeys ds rF; bl izdkj ls gSa fd jktLFkku ljdkj tfj;s MkWJh vkj-,u- cSjok] leqfpr izkf/kdkjh ¼ihlhih,uMhVh½ mi[k.M fxokZ ,oa eq[; fpfdRlk ,oa LokLF; vf/kdkjh dh vksj ls MkW- lq/kk 'kekZ lapkyd] ltZu gkWLihVy 111] vkuUn uxj vk;M iqfy;k] mn;iqj ds fo#) eq[; U;kf;d eftLVªsV] mn;iqj esa ,d ifjokn vUrxZr /kkjk 23 xHkZ/kkj.k iwoZ vkSj izlo iwoZ funku rduhd ¼fyax fu/kkZj.k otZu½ vf/kfu;e] 1994 ,oa /kkjk 23 xHkZ/kkj.k iwoZ vkSj izlo iwoZ funku rduhd fu;e] 1996 ds fu;e 17 ¼1½] ¼2½ ds rgr fnukad 11-01-2012 dks izLrqr fd;k x;k] ftlesa eq[; U;kf;d eftLVªsV U;k;ky;] mn;iqj }kjk fnukad 16-04-2012 dks izlaKku fy;k tkdj v;kph dks ryc fd;k x;kA

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03rRi'pkr~ ;g izdj.k Jheku~ ftyk ,oa ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k] mn;iqj ds vkns'k Øekad 158 fnukad 12-06-2012 dh ikyuk esa varfjr gksdj fo}ku fof'k"B vij eq[; U;kf;d eftLVªsV] ¼ihlhih,uMhVh ,DV izdj.k½ mn;iqj] jkt- dks izkIr gqvkA v;kph ds mifLFkr vkus ij izh pktZ lk{; esa nks xokgku ds c;ku djokdj cgl pktZ lquh tkdj fnukad 30-07-2012 dks fo}ku fof'k"B vij eq[; U;kf;d

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eftLVªsV] ¼ihlhih,uMhVh ,DV izdj.k½ mn;iqj] jkt- }kjk v;kph dks ihlhih,uMhVh ds fu;e 17¼2½ ,oa 18¼8½ dk mYya?ku djus ls xHkZ/kkj.k iwoZ ,oa izlqfr iwoZ funku rduhd ¼fyax p;u izfr"ks/k½ vf/kfu;e] 1994 dh /kkjk 23 ds rgr vkjksi lquk;s tkus dk vkns'k fn;k x;k vkSj vkjksi lquk;k x;k] ftlls O;fFkr gksdj v;kph dh vksj ls fuxjkuh dh xbZ] ftlesa fuxjkuh U;k;ky; fo}ku vij ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k Øe&3] mn;iqj }kjk fuxjkuh QkStnkjh izdj.k la[;k 13@2012 esa fu.kZ; fnukad 14-01-2013 dks ikfjr djrs gq;s fuxjkuh Lohdkj dh xbZ vkSj fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; fof'k"B vij eq[; U;kf;d eftLVªsV] ¼ihlhih,uMhVh ,DV izdj.k½ mn;iqj] jkt- dk vkns'k fnukad 30-07-2012 dks vikLr fd;k x;k vkSj v;kph dks vkjksfir vijk/k ls mUeksfpr fd;k x;k] ftlls O;fFkr gksdj jktLFkku jkT; dh vksj ls ;g ;kfpdk is'k dh xbZ gSA

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04;kph dh vksj ls ;kfpdk esa ;g fuosnu fd;k x;k fd bl ekeys esa CM & HO, mn;iqj }kjk fujh{k.k fd;k x;k Fkk] ftlesa v;kph ds uke o in ds lac/k esa iV~Vhdk yxh gqbZ ugha Fkh] tks fu;e 17¼2½ o 18¼8½ fu;e 1996 dk mYya?ku Fkk] tks /kkjk 23 ihlhih,uMhVh ,DV ds rgr naM ;ksX; FkkA fujh{k.k ds le; ihlhih,uMhVh ,DV dh dkWih lsaVj ij ugha FkhA ,slh voLFkk esa ifjokn leqfpr izkf/kdkjh }kjk is'k fd;k x;k gS] ftl ij izlaKku fy;k x;kA bl vk/kkj ij ;kfpdk Lohdkj dj fo}ku fuxjkuh U;k;ky; vij ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k Øe&3] mn;iqj ds fu.kZ; fnukad 14-01-2013 dks fujLr fd;s tkus vkSj fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; fof'k"B vij eq[; U;kf;d eftLVªsV] ¼ihlhih,uMhVh ,DV izdj.k½ mn;iqj] jkt- ds vkns'k fnukad 30-07-2012 dks cgky fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh xbZA

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05cgl ;kfpdk lquh xbZA

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06;ksX; yksd vfHk;kstd dh vksj ls ;g rdZ izLrqr fd;k x;k fd bl ekeys esa fuxjkuh U;k;ky; dk vkns'k fof/klEer ugha gS] ftl vf/kdkjh }kjk fujh{k.k fd;k x;k gS] mudh vksj ls gh bl ekeys esa ifjokn is'k fd;k x;k gS] tks leqfpr izkf/kdkjh dh Js.kh esa vkrk gS vkSj dsoy ek= bl vk/kkj ij fd fujh{k.k ds le; nks xokgku ds gLrk{kj ugha gS] leLr izdj.k dks >wBk ugha ekuk tk ldrk vkSj vfHk;qDr dks fMLpktZ ugha fd;k tk ldrkA ,slh voLFkk esa fuxjkuh U;k;ky; dk fu.kZ; fujLr djus vkSj fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds vkns'k dh iqf"V fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh xbZA

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07;ksX; vf/koDrk v;kph dh vksj ls ;g rdZ izLrqr fd;k x;k fd bl ekeys esa ifjokn fnukad 11-01-2012 dks is'k fd;k x;k] ml jkst+ eq[; fpfdRlk

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LokLF; vf/kdkjh mn;iqj leqfpr izkf/kdkjh ugha Fkk] cfYd jkT;&ljdkj ds fnukad 05-01-2012 dh vf/klwpuk ds eqrkfcd ftyk Lrj ij lEiw.kZ jktLo ftys ds fy;s ftyk dyDVj o lEiw.kZ jktLo mi[k.M ds fy;s mi[k.M vf/kdkjh leqfpr izkf/kdkjh FkkA ,slh voLFkk esa bLrxklk leqfpr izkf/kdkjh }kjk is'k ugha djus ls /kkjk 28 ds rgr izlaKku ugha fy;k tk ldrk Fkk vkSj fujh{k.k fjiksVZ fnukafdr 3009-2009 ds eqrkfcd fu;e 12 ds vuqlkj nks xokgku ds gLrk{kj ugha gksus ls fujh{k.k fjiksVZ fof/klEer ugha gSA ,slh voLFkk esa fuxjkuh U;k;ky; dk fu.kZ; fof/klEer gksus ls mldh iqf"V dh tkdj ;kfpdk [kkfjt fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;k x;kA

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08eSaus mijksDr rdksZa ij euu fd;k rFkk i=koyh dk lko/kkuhiwoZd voyksdu fd;kA

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09bl ekeys esa fof/kd fLFkfr ij fopkj fd;k tk jgk gSA ihlhih,uMhVh ,DV] 1994 dh /kkjk 2, esa "Appropriate Authority" ;kfu leqfpr izkf/kdkjh ds ckjs esa crk;k x;k gS vkSj ;g Li"V fd;k x;k gS fd /kkjk 17 ds eqrkfcd fu;qDr gksus okyk O;fDr leqfpr izkf/kdkjh gksxkA /kkjk 17¼1½ ds eqrkfcd lsaVªy xouZesaV }kjk ,d ;k vf/kd O;fDr dks leqfpr izkf/kdkjh cukus ckcr~ vf/klwpuk tkjh dj vf/kd`r djus dk izko/kku fd;k x;k gS vkSj /kkjk 17¼2½ esa jkT;&ljdkj }kjk vf/klwpuk vkWfQf'k;y xtV esa tkjh dj ,d ;k vf/kd leqfpr izkf/kdkjh bl ekeys esa fu;qDr djus dk izko/kku fd;k x;k gSA

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10ihlhih,uMhVh ,DV dh /kkjk 28 esa vijk/kksa ds izlaKku ds ckjs esa izko/kku fd;k x;k gS] tks fuEukuqlkj gS %&

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Section 28 :-

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Cognizance of offences. (1) No court shall take cognizance of an offence under this Act except on a complaint made by--

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(a) the Appropriate Authority concerned, or any officer authorised in this behalf by the Central Government or State Government, as the case may be, or the Appropriate Authority; or

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(b) a person who has given notice of not less than thirty days in the manner prescribed, to the Appropriate Authority, of the alleged offence and of his intention to make a complaint to the court. Explanation.--For the purpose of this clause, "person" includes a social organisation.

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(2) No court other than that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence punishable under this Act.

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(3) Where a complaint has been made under clause (b) of subsection (1), the court may, on demand by such person, direct the Appropriate Authority to make available copies of the relevant records in its possession to such person.

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11ihlhih,uMhVh ,DV fu;e] 1996 esa fu;e 12 fuEukuqlkj izko/kku fd;k x;k gS %&

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12.Procedure for search and seizure :-

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(1) The Appropriate Authority or any officer authorized in this behalf may enter and search at all reasonable times any Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory, Genetic Clinic, Imaging Centre or Ultrasound Clinic in the presence of two or more independent witnesses for the purposes of search and examination of any record, register, document, book, pamphlet, advertisement, or any other material object found therein and seal and seize the same if there is reason to believe that it may furnish evidence of commission of an offence punishable under the Act.

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(2) A list of any document, record, register, book, pamphlet, advertisement or any other material object found in the Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory, Genetic Clinic, Ultrasound Clinic or Imaging Centre and seized shall be prepared in duplicate at the place of effecting the seizure. Both copies of such list shall be signed on every page by the Appropriate Authority or the officer authorized in this behalf and by the witnesses to the seizure: Provided that the list may be prepared, in the presence of the witnesses, at a place other than the place of seizure if, for reasons to be recorded in writing, it is not practicable to make the list at the place of effecting the seizure.

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12iwoZ esa of.kZr fof/kd izko/kku ds vuqlkj lpZ ,oa lhtj ds le; nks xokgku dk gksuk vko';d gS rFkk ifjokn leqfpr izkf/kdkjh }kjk is'k djus ij gh izlaKku /kkjk 28 ds eqrkfcd fy;k tk ldrk gSA mDr fof/kd fLFkfr dks en~nsutj j[krs gq;s gLrxr ekeys ij fopkj fd;k x;kA

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13gLrxr ekeys esa tks fujh{k.k fjiksVZ fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; esa izn'kZ ih&1 ds #i esa iznf'kZr djokbZ xbZ gS] mlesa fnukad 30-09-2009 ds fujh{k.k ds le; dsoy eq[; fpfdRlk ,oa LokLF; vf/kdkjh] mn;iqj o MkW lq/kk 'kekZ v;kph ds gh gLrk{kj gSA nks xokgku ds gLrk{kj bl ij ugha gS vkSj xokg ih-MCY;w-01 MkW- jes'k pUnz vkgkjh }kjk izh pktZ lk{; esa v;kph dh vksj ls dh xbZ ftjg esa ;g Lohdkj fd;k gS fd izn'kZ ih&1 ij nks Lora= xokgksa ds gLrk{kj ugha gSa] ftlds ckjs esa ;g vafdr fd;k x;k gS fd nks Lora= xokg miyC/k ugha gksus ls lk{; ugha djokbZ xbZA ,slh voLFkk esa bl ekeys esa fu;e 12 ds eqrkfcd nks xokgku ds le{k fujh{k.k dh dk;Zokgh ugha dh xbZ gSA bl vk/kkj ij gh fujh{k.k fjiksVZ Lohdk;Z ugha gSA

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14bl ekeys esa bLrxklk izn'kZ ih&2 fnukad 11-01-2012 dks is'k fd;k x;k] ftl ij izlaKku fnukad 16-04-2012 dks fy;k x;kA bLrxklk ds lkFk izn'kZ ih&3 fpfdRlk ,oa LokLF; ¼xzqi&3½ foHkkx vf/klwpuk t;iqj] vxLr 10] 2009 tks /kkjk 17¼2½ ds rgr tkjh vf/klwpuk gS] mldh izfr is'k dh xbZ gS] ftlesa leLr

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ftyksa esa eq[; fpfdRlk vf/kdkjh jktLo ftyk ds fy;s o mi[k.M ds fy;s mi eq[; fpfdRlk ,oa LokLF; vf/kdkjh dks vf/kd`r fd;k x;k gSA

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15mijksDr ds i'pkr~ fnukad 05-01-2012 dks fpfdRlk ,oa LokLF; xzqi&3 foHkkx }kjk vf/klwpuk tkjh dj iwoZ ds vf/klwpuk fnukad 10-08-2009 dks vf/kØfer djrs gq;s ftyk Lrj ,oa mi[k.M Lrj ij leqfpr izkf/kdkjh u;s fu;qDr fd;s] ftlds eqrkfcd lEiw.kZ jktLo ftyk ds fy;s ftyk dyDVj ,oa lEiw.kZ jktLo mi[k.M ds fy;s mi[k.M vf/kdkjh leqfpr izkf/kdkjh fu;qDr fd;s x;sA ,slh voLFkk esa gLrxr ekeys esa izn'kZ ih&2 bLrxklk fnukad 05-01-2012 dks ubZ vf/klwpuk ikfjr gksus ds i'pkr~ MkW- vkj-,u- cSjok CM & HO }kjk ifjokn is'k fd;k x;k] tks fnukad 11-01-2012 dks leqfpr izkf/kdkjh ugha jgkA ,slh voLFkk esa bl ekeys esa bLrxklk iwoZ ds leqfpr izkf/kdkjh ftls fd ubZ vf/klwpuk fnukad 05-01-2012 dks ykxw gksus ds i'pkr~ iwoZ vf/klwpuk fujLr gksus ls leqfpr izkf/kdkjh ds vf/kdkj lekIr dj fn;s x;s] ml O;fDr }kjk bLrxklk is'k fd;k x;k gS] tks /kkjk 28 ihlhih,uMhVh ,DV ds eqrkfcd ml le; leqfpr izkf/kdkjh ugha gksus ls mudh vksj ls is'k bLrxklk esa izlaKku ysdj fopkj.k fd;k tkuk fof/klEer ugha FkkA ,slh voLFkk esa bl ekeys esa leqfpr izkf/kdkjh }kjk bLrxklk is'k ugha djus ds dkj.k vfHk;qDr&v;kph fMLpktZ fd;s tkus ;ksX; Fkk o gSA

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16,slh voLFkk esa fo}ku fuxjkuh U;k;ky; vij ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k Øe&3] mn;iqj }kjk vius vk{ksfir fu.kZ; fnukad 14-01-2013 esa fof/kd izko/kkuksa ij fopkj dj tks vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k] og vkns'k fof/klEer gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa ;kph dh ;kfpdk [kkfjt fd;s tkus rFkk fo}ku fuxjkuh U;k;ky; dk fu.kZ; iqf"V fd;s tkus ;ksX; gSA

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17vr% ;kph jktLFkku jkT; dh vksj ls izLrqr ;kfpdk vUrxZr /kkjk 482 naM izfØ;k lafgrk [kkfjt dh tkrh gS rFkk fo}ku fuxjkuh U;k;ky; vij ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k Øe&3] mn;iqj ds vk{ksfir fu.kZ; fnukad 14-01-2013 dh iqf"V dh tkrh gSA

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18vkns'k dh ,d izfr lfgr fo}ku fuxjkuh U;k;ky; o fopkj.k U;k;ky; dk vfHkys[k ykSVk;k tkosA

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(YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT),J

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6-GouravG/-

State v. Dr.Sudha Sharma

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

State v. Dr.Sudha Sharma

Case brief

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A compact analysis

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