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Ramji Lal Meena v. State

Rajasthan HC5 Aug 2024CRLR/1369/2006

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

The High Court allowed a criminal revision petition to quash a conviction and imposition of disqualification under IPC sections 409 and 477. The lower courts erred in proceedings where the petitioner was absent but witnesses were not cross-examined. The contempt petition was deemed bonafide. The court quashed the conviction, remanded the petitioner from disqualification, and enhanced the fine.

What did the court decide?

Conviction and disqualification quashed. Petitioner remitted from disqualification. Fine increased from ₹1,000 to ₹25,000.

Ramji Lal Meena Vs State — Corruption | Rajasthan HC (2024)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 1369/2006

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Ramji Lal Meena S/o Govind Ram Meena, resident of village Rajolai Ki Dhani, Tehsil Banskho, Police Station Bassi, District Jaipur, ex-Booking Clerk, Railway Station Jaipur.

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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State of Rajasthan, through PP, CBI, Jaipur.

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----Respondent

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For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Lokesh Sharma Ms. Anzum Parveen For Respondent(s) : Mr. S. S. Yadav, Spl. PP

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEER BHATNAGAR

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Judgment

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fu.kZ; lqjf{kr djus dh fnukad% 08/05/2024

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fu.kZ; lqukus dh fnukad% 05 /08/2024

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1- ;g vkijkf/kd iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr jkethyky eh.kk }kjk fo}ku~ fopkj.k U;k;ky; ,oa vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; ,oa n.Mkns”k Øe”k% fnukad 16-12-1997 ,oa 22-11-2006 ds fo:) izLrqr dh xbZ gSA

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2- izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr dks fo}ku~ fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk fu.kZ; fnukad 16-12+-1997 ls Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dh /kkjk 409 ,oa /kkjk 477, ds varxZr nks’kfl) djrs gq;s Øe”k% ,d o’kZ dk dBksj dkjkokl ,oa :i;s 1000@& vFkZn.M ,oa /kkjk 477, esa N% ekg ds dBksj dkjkokl ls nf.Mr fd;k x;k vkSj nksuksa ltk,¡ lkFk&lkFk pyus dk vkns”k fn;kA

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3- rRi”pkr~ fo}ku~ vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk izkFkhZ dh vihy vLohdkj djrs gq;s vk{ksfir vkns”k fnukad 22-11-2006 }kjk fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds fu.kZ; dks iq’V djrs gq;s Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dh /kkjk 409 esa

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ikfjr n.Mkns”k dks rhu ekg ds lk/kkj.k dkjkokl ,oa :i;s 1000@&ds vFkZn.M esa ifjofrZr fd;k x;k rFkk lkFk gh /kkjk 477, ds varxZr Hkh rhu ekg ds lk/kkj.k dkjkokl ls nf.Mr dj ewy ltk,¡ lkFk&lkFk Hkqxrk;s tkus dk vkns”k fn;k x;kA

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4- iqujh{k.kdrkZ }kjk fo}ku~ fopkj.k U;k;ky; ,oa vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; dks bu vk/kkjksa ij pqukSrh nh xbZ fd fopkj.k U;k;ky; ,oa vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; ,oa n.Mkns”k rF;kRed fLFkfr ds fo:) gSA fopkj.k U;k;ky; ,oa vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk ihMCY;w-2 dSyk”k izlkn dh lk{; ij vfo”okl fd;k x;k gS tcfd mlds }kjk vius izfrijh{k.k esa izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr ds gLrk{kj igpkus tkus ls bUdkjh dh xbZ gSA blh izdkj ih-MCY;w-1 cStukFk us vius izfrijh{k.k esa ;g Lohdkj fd;k gS fd tks nLrkost mlds }kjk iznf”kZr djok;s x;s gSa og mlus rS;kj ugha fd;s gSa rFkk vius izfrijh{k.k esa ;g izdV fd;k gS fd mlds }kjk dksbZ nLrkost rS;kj ugha fd;s x;s gSaA ;g Hkh rdZ fn;k x;k gS fd ih-MCY;w-9 uanyky eh.kk }kjk dksbZ nLrkost ugha cuk;s x;s gSa vkSj ml rF; dks izfrijh{k.k esa Lohdkj fd;k gS] ijUrq fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk mldh lk{; dks Hkh fo”oluh; ekurs gq;s izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr ds fo:) nks’kfl)h dk vkns”k ikfjr fd;k gS] vr% mDr vkns”k vikLr fd;s tkus ;ksX; gSA

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5- fo}ku~ vf/koDrk iqujh{k.kdrkZ dk ;g Hkh rdZ gS fd /kkjk 263 Hkkjrh; jsYos eSuqoy dh ikyuk ugha dh xbZ gS vkSj ;g rF; lansg ls ijs izekf.kr ugha gqvk gS fd vfHk;qDr us b”;w fVdV dks ukWu b”;w fVdV ds :i esa fn[kk;s gks] ek= ukWu b”;w LVsVesaV dks fu;fer :i ls la?kkfjr ugha djus dks ;g ugha ekuk tk ldrk fd mDr fVdV tkjh ugha gq;s gksA mudk ;g Hkh rdZ gS fd lHkh tkjh fd;s x;s fVdVksa ij ;kf=;ksa us ;k+=k dh gS vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa ek= rduhdh vk/kkj ij fopkj.k U;k;ky; ,oa vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk vfHk;qDr dks nks’kfl) fd;k x;k gS] vr% nks’k fl)h ds vkns”k dks vikLr fd;k tk;s rFkk fodYi esa ;g Hkh fuosnu fd;k

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x;k fd iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk Lohdkj ugha dh tkrh gS rks izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr dks Hkqxrh gqbZ ltk dh vof/k ls nf.Mr fd;k tk;sA

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6- blds foijhr fo}ku~ yksd vfHk;kstd us rdZ fn;k fd fo}ku~ fopkj.k U;k;ky; ,oa vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk izdj.k esa foLr`r fu.kZ; lHkh egRoiw.kZ lk{khx.kksa dh lk{; dk foospu djrs gq;s ikfjr fd;k x;k gS vkSj vius fu.kZ; ds iSjk la[;k 22] 23] 24 ,oa 25 esa fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk bl lanHkZ esa lk{khx.k ds dFkuksa dk foospu djus ds mijkar ;g fu’d’kZ Li’Vr% fudkyk x;k gS fd izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr }kjk cqfdax DydZ t;iqj jsyos LVs”ku ij dk;Zjr gksrs gq;s tuojh]1992 ls ysdj fnlEcj]1992 ds e/; 336 fVdVksa dh jkf”k dqy :i;s 25]837@&dk vkijkf/kd U;kl Hkax fd;k vkSj bl lEcU/k esa izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr }kjk feF;k :i ls tkjh fd;s x;s fVdV dks ukWu b”;w fVdV foØ; fd;k x;k vkSj fu;fer :i ls la?kkfjr fd;s tkus okys ukWu b”;w fVdVksa ds LVsVesaV esa mDr fVdVksa dks vafdr ugha fd;k x;kA

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7- bl lanHkZ esa fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ih-MCY;w-1 cStukFk ftlds }kjk mDr izdj.k dh foLrr foospuk dh xbZ gS vkSj izLrqr izys[kh; ,oa ekSf[kd lk{; ds vk/kkj ij izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr dks mfpr :i ls Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dh /kkjk 409 ,oa 477, esa nks’kfl) ekurs gq;s nf.Mr fd;k x;k gSA ih-MCY;w-1 cStukFk ds foLrr dFku vfHkys[k ij gS ftlls rF;ksa dh iqf’V gksrh gS fd izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr us tkjh fd;s x;s fVdVksa dks ukWu b”;w fVdV esa n”kkZdj dqy :i;s 25]837@& dh jkf”k dk vkijkf/kd U;kl Hkax fd;kA

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8- mudk ;g Hkh rdZ gS fd jsyos eSuqoy dh iw.kZ ikyuk dh xbZ gS rFkk vfHk;kstu i{k dh lk{; ls ;g rF; izekf.kr gksrk gS fd vfHk;qDr }kjk ukWu b”;w vFkok ,sls fVdV ftlls [kjhnnkj ;k=k ugha djrs Fks mu fVdVksa dk fjQ.M Lo;a mBk fy;k x;k vkSj mUgsa jnn vkSj fujLr ugha fd;k x;kA ,sls fVdV izfØ;k ds rgr MhVhlh cqd esa ukWu b”;w bUnzkt fd;s tkus ds i”pkr ,uvkbZVh LVsVesaV esa ntZ fd;s tkus pkfg;s Fks

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ijUrq vfHk;qDr us bl izdkj dh dksbZ izfØ;k ugha viukbZA fopkj.k U;k;ky; ,oa vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr dks mfpr :i ls nks’kfl) fd;k x;k gS] mDr vkns”k esa gLr{ksi djus dh vko”;drk ugha gSA mudk ;g Hkh rdZ gS fd iqujh{k.k U;k;ky; dh “kfDr;k¡ vR;f/kd lhfer gS rFkk iqujh{k.k U;k;ky; vihyh; U;k;ky; dh rjg lk{; dk iqufoZospu mlh voLFkk esa dj ldrk gS tcfd dksbZ xEHkhj rkfRod =qfV fopkj.k U;k;ky; ,oa vihyh; U;k;ky; us dh gks] vr% iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk vikLr dh tk;sA

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9- cgl lquh xbZA fo}ku~ fopkj.k U;k;ky; ,oa vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ;ksa dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA 10;g lqLFkkfir fof/k gS fd iqujh{k.k U;k;ky; dh “kfDr;k¡ lhfer gS iqujh{k.k U;k;ky; }kjk fopkj.k U;k;ky; ;k vihyh; U;k;ky; ds fu.kZ; esa rHkh gLr{ksi fd;k tk ldrk tcfd dksbZ izdVh; xEHkhj =qfV fopkj.k U;k;ky; ;k vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk dh xbZ gksA iqujh{k.k U;k;ky; vihyh; U;k;ky; dh rjg lk{; dk iqufoZospu vfr fo”ks’k ifjfLFkfr esa gh dj ldrk gSA bl lanHkZ esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us LVsV vkWQ mM+hlk cuke udwy lkgw ,oa vU; ,vkbZvkj 1979 i’B 663 esa ekuk gS fd mPp U;k;ky; dks nks U;k;ky;ksa }kjk nh xbZ leorhZ fu’d’kZ dks iqujh{k.k “kfDr;ksa ds v/khu gLr{ksi ugha djuk pkfg;s FkkA blh izdkj dk er LVsV vkWQ dsjyk cuke iqVekuk tjosu 1999 ,llhlh i’B 452 esa izdV fd;k gSA izLrqr izdj.k esa ;g Li’V gS fd fopkj.k U;k;ky; ,oa vihyh; U;k;ky; us foLr`r :i ls lk{khx.k dh lk{; dk foLrkj ls foospu djus ds mijkar vfHk;qDr dh nks’kfl)h ds laca/k esa leorhZ fu’d’kZ fn;k x;k gS vkSj vfHk;qDr dks Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dh /kkjk 409 ,oa 477, ds varxZr nks’kfl) fd;k gSA

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11bl lanHkZ esa ;g dguk U;k;ksfpr gksxk fd lk{kh cStukFk }kjk fu;fer :i ls izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr }kjk la?kkfjr MhVhlh cqd dks pSd fd;k tkrk Fkk rFkk lkFk gh ,uvkbZVh LVsVesaV Hkh mDr lk{kh ds le{k

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fu;fer :i ls fVdVksa dh jkf”k ds lkFk o cps gq;s ukWu b”;w fVdVksa ds lkFk tek gksrs Fks vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa fo}ku~ vf/koDrk dk ;g dguk fd mDr nLrkost mDr lk{kh ds le{k ugha fy[ks x;s] Lor% gh xkS.k gks tkrs gaS rFkk mlls izdj.k ds ewyHkwr rF;ksa ij dksbZ izHkko ugha iM+rk gSA izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr dk Hkh ;g mRrjnkf;Ro Fkk fd og fu;fer :i ls MhlhVh cqd esa mYysf[kr b”;w fVdVksa dk fooj.k vafdr djrk vkSj lkFk gh ukWu b”;w fVdVksa ds lanHkZ esa Hkh ,uvkbZVh LVsVesaV esa mUgsa vafdr djrk o l{ke vf/kdkjh ds le{k izLrqr djrkA

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blds vfrfjDr lk{kh cStukFk izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr mldk v/khuLFk deZpkjh gksus ds dkj.k mldh gLrfyfi o gLrk{kjksa ls fHkK Fkk] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa ;fn izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr us mDr nLrkost lk{kh cStukFk ds le{k ugha Hkh fy[ks x;s gSa rks blls izdj.k ds xq.kkoxq.k ij o rF;kRed fLFkfr ij dksbZ foijhr izHkko ugha iM+rk gSA

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12fo}ku~ fopkj.k U;k;ky; ,oa vihyh; U;k;ky; us vius foLr`r fu.kZ;ksa esa jsyos eSuqoy dh izfØ;k dk mYys[k djrs gq;s eq[; lk{kh ihMCY;w-1 cStukFk dh lk{; ds vk/kkj ij vfHk;qDr dks nks’kfl) fd;k gSA iqujh{k.kdrkZ ds vf/koDrk dksbZ rkfRod =qfV mDr fu.kZ; ds lEcU/k esa crkus esa vleFkZ jgs gSa] vr% esjs fouez er esa iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk ds ek/;e ls fopkj.k U;k;ky; ,oa vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk tks fu’d’kZ izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr ds laca/k esa nks’kfl)h ds lanHkZ esa fu’df’kZr fd;s gaS mlesa gLr{ksi fd;s tkus dk dksbZ vkSfpR; ugha gSA

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13tgk¡ rd izLrqr izdj.k esa n.Mkns”k esa gLr{ksi fd;s tkus dk iz”u gSA bl lanHkZ esa vfHkys[k ds voyksdu ls ;g Li’V gS fd ,QvkbZvkj o’kZ 1993 esa iathc) gqbZ Fkh rFkk vfHk;ksx i= o’kZ 1994 esa lacaf/kr U;k;ky; ds le{k izLrqr fd;k x;k gS rFkk rRi”pkr~ fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk fnukad 16-12-1997 ds fu.kZ; ls izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr ds laca/k e s a nks’kfl)h dk vkns”k ikfjr fd;k x;k gSA rRi”pkr~ vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk vius fu.kZ; fnukad 22-11-2006 }kjk vihy dks vkaf”kd :i ls Lohdkj

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djrs gq;s n.Mkns”k esa gLr{ksi djrs gq;s Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dh /kkjk 409 ,oa 477, esa rhu&rhu ekg ds lk/kkj.k dkjkokl esa ifjofrZr fd;k tkdj vFkZn.M ds :i esa vf/kjksfir jkf”k dks ;Fkkor j[kk x;kA vfHkys[k ds vuqlkj o’kZ 1993 esa izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr dh mez 39 o’kZ Fkh izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr vc lsokfuoRr gks pqdk gS orZeku esa mldh mez 69 o’kZ gks pqdh gS vkSj izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr fodykaxrk ls xzflr gSA vfHkys[k ls ;g Hkh Li’V gksrk gS fd vfHk;qDr }kjk dqy 33 fnu dh vof/k dk dkjkokl mDr izdj.k esa Hkqxr pqdk gSA izdj.k esa vfHk;qDr dh mez ,oa fodykaxrk dks nf’Vxzr j[krs gq;s n.Mkns”k esa ifjorZu djrs gq;s Hkqxrh gqbZ ltk dk ykHk fn;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr izrhr gksrk gS rFkk vFkZn.M dh jkf”k dks ,d gtkj :i;s ls c<+kdj Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dh /kkjk 409 ds varxZr :i;s 25]000@&] vf/kjksfir fd;k tkrk gSA

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(PRAVEER BHATNAGAR),J

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vkns”k

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14izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr }kjk izLrqr iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk vkaf”kd :i ls Lohdkj dh tkdj izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr dks Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dh /kkjk 409] 477, esa fopkj.k U;k;ky; ,oa vihyh; U;k;ky; ds }kjk ikfjr nks’kfl)h ds vkns”k dks ;Fkkor j[kk tkrk gSA

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15fo}ku~ fopkj.k U;k;ky; ,oa vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr n.Mkns”k ds vkns”k dks vikLr djrs gq;s izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr dks bl izdj.k esa mlds }kjk O;rhr dh xbZ dkjkokl dh vof/k dqy 33 fnu ls nf.Mr fd;k tkrk gS rFkk lkFk gh Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dh /kkjk 409 esa ikfjr vFkZn.M dh jkf”k dks ,d gtkj :i;s esa o`f) dj :i;s 25]000@&vFkZn.M vf/kjksfir dh tkrh gSA

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16izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr mDr jkf”k fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k vkns”k dh frfFk ls nks ekg dh vof/k esa tek djok;sxkA izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr }kjk mDr

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vFkZn.M dh jkf”k nks ekg dh vof/k esa tek ugha djokus dh fLFkfr esa fopkj.k U;k;ky; izkFkhZ vfHk;qDr ds fo:) vFkZn.M esa O;frØe esa fn;s x;s ,d ekg ds dkjkokl dh vof/k dks Hkqxrkus dh dk;Zokgh djsxkA

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(PRAVEER BHATNAGAR),J

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Ramji Lal Meena v. State

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Ramji Lal Meena v. State

Case brief

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What did the court decide?

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A compact analysis

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