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Mohan Lal Soni v. State and Ors.

Rajasthan HC21 Aug 2024CRLR/609/2005

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What is this about?

Criminal Revision Petition challenging an order quashing an FIR on maintainable grounds. The single judge had remanded the case to_cfir for further inquiry and acquitted some accused. Theconviction of others vacated. The High Court allowed the revision, quashed the FIR and the conviction order, and remanded the matter.

What did the court decide?

The FIR was quashed, the conviction order was set aside, and the matter was remanded to the Sessions Court for probable cause and further inquiry.

Mohan Lal Soni Vs State and Ors. — Quashing and FIR | 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. 609/2005

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Mohan Lal Soni son of Jamna Lal Soni r/o Deoli, Distt. Tonk.

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----Complainant-Petitioner

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Versus

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State of Rajasthan

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----Non-Petitioner

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Ajmat Hussain son of Mohd. Hussain

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Rafique Mohd. son of Chand Khan both r/o Ujjain (M.P.)

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Mohd. Shokat son of Ishaq Khan r/o Nalkheda, Distt. Shahjahapura (M.P.)

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Ahsan Gani son of Subhan Gani r/o Ganjava Soda Distt. Vidisha.

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---Accused-non-petitioners

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For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rinesh Gupta with Mr. Sarwat Alam For Respondent(s) : Mr. N.K.Gupta, PP

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HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SHUBHA MEHTA

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Order

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21/08/2024

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fuxjkdkj@ifjoknh dh vksj ls ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk izFke vihyh; U;k;ky; ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k] Vksad }kjk izR;FkhZx.k@vfHk;qDrx.k dh vihy la[;k 39@2004 tfj, fu.kZ; fnukad 07-06-2005 Lohdkj dj izdj.k esa cjken'kqnk eky dk lqiqnZxhukek] fujLr djrs gq, fuxjkdkj@ifjoknh dks mls lqiqnZxh ij fn;k gqvk lksuk U;k;ky; esa izLrqr djus ds funsZ'k vkSj bl lEcU/k esa uohu vkns'k ikfjr fd, tkus gsrq fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks fn, x, funsZ'kksa ds fo:) izLrqr dh xbZ gSA

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xSj&fuxjkdkjku@vfHk;qDrx.k iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk ds uksfVl rkehy gksus ds ckotwn U;k;ky; esa mifLFkr ugha gS a A

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[CRLR-609/2005]

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(2 of 4)

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izdj.k esa cgl lquh xbZA fo}ku vf/koDrk fuxjkdkj@ifjoknh dk rdZ gS fd fuxjkdkj@ifjoknh }kjk izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ] vfHk;qDrx.k dks uketn djrs gq, /kkjk 420 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds vijk/k dh izLrqr dh xbZ Fkh vkSj mlh ij ntZ izdj.k esa vUos"k.k ds nkSjku izdj.k dh fo"k;oLrq lksuk vfHk;qDrx.k ls cjken fd;k x;k FkkA mudk rdZ gS fd bl eky dks lqiqnZxh ij izkIr djus gsrq fuxjkdkj@ifjoknh }kjk Lo;a fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k izkFkZuk&i= izLrqr fd;k x;k FkkA vfHk;qDrx.k us ,slk dksbZ izkFkZuk&i= rc izLrqr ugha fd;k Fkk vkSj u gh ifjoknh ds izkFkZuk&i= ij ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 08-01-1998 dks dHkh Hkh pqukSrh gh nh FkhA mudk ;g Hkh rdZ gS fd vfHk;qDrx.k us dHkh Hkh mDr eky ¼lksuk½ Lo;a dk gksuk ugha dgk cfYd ,d vfHk;qDr vCnqy xuh us lksuk vius llqj dk gksuk dgk gS ijUrq mlds llqj dh vksj ls Hkh dksbZ izkFkZuk&i= u rks fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k izLrqr fd;k Fkk vkSj u gh lqiqnZxh lEcU/kh vkns'k dks pqukSrh gh nh FkhA og U;k;ky; esa lk{kh ds :i esa ijhf{kr Hkh ugha gqvk gSA mudk ;g Hkh rdZ gS fd eky dks lqiqnZxh ij fn, tkus ds vkns'k fnukad 08-01-1998 dks fcuk bl lEcU/k esa fo'ks"k lquokbZ fd, izFke vihyh; U;k;ky; us fujLr dj fn;kA mDr vkns'k loZFkk fof/kfo:) gSA vr% mDr vkns'k dks vikLr fd;k tk,A

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rdksZa ij euu fd;k x;kA i=koyh dk /;kuiwoZd v/;;u fd;k x;kA

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izdj.k ds rF; la{ksi esa bl izdkj gSa fd fnukad 18-10-1990 dks gqbZ ?kVuk ds lEcU/k esa fnukad 20-03-1996 dks fuxjkdkj@ifjoknh us iqfyl Fkkuk nsoyh ds le{k ,d fjiksVZ is'k dj fuosnu fd;k fd fnukad 18-10-1990 dks jQhd dk iq= pkan [kka] vter gqlSu ,oa nks vU; lkFkh mldh nqdku ij vk, ,oa /kks[kk/kM+h ls 200 xzke lksus dk dpjk ¼'kq) djhc 150 xzke½ Vky dj ys x, vkSj xyr irk ns x, fd ;g 600 :i;s lkbZ yks] vkrs gS a A fuf'pr frfFk ds i'pkr~ mudks crk, x, irs ij i= fy[kus ij i= fjVuZ gksdj vk x;kA eky pSd djus ij lksuk xk;c feyk tks os mlh fnu vius lkFk ys x,&&vkfnA mDr fjiksVZ ij izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 70@96 vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 406] 420 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa iathc) fd;k tkdj vUos"k.k ds i'pkr~ mDr /kkjkvksa ds vijk/k esa xSj&fuxjkdkj la[;k&2 ls 5 ¼vfHk;qDrx.k½ ds fo:) vkjksi&i= fopkj.k U;k;ky; esa is'k fd;kA

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[CRLR-609/2005]

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(3 of 4)

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ckn fopkj.k mDr U;k;ky; }kjk vfHk;qDrx.k dks /kkjk 420 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa nks"kfl) djrs gq, nks&nks o"kZ ds dBksj dkjkokl o ,d&,d lkS :i;s ds vFkZn.M ls nf.Mr fd;k x;kA vne vnk;xh tqekZuk 10&10 fnu dk lk/kkj.k dkjkokl vfrfjDr Hkqxrk, tkus dk vkns'k fn;k x;kA izdj.k esa tCr'kqnk lksus dh Myh tks fuxjkdkj@ifjoknh eksgu yky ds ikl lqiqnZxh ij Fkh] dks ifjoknh ds ikl gh jgus dk vkns'k fn;k x;kA

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mDr vkns'k ls O;fFkr gksdj vfHk;qDrx.k }kjk vihyh; U;k;ky; esa vihy izLrqr dh ftldk fuLrkj.k djrs gq, vkns'k fnukad 07-06-2005 ds ek/;e ls vihy Lohdkj dj fopkj.k U;k;ky; dk fu.kZ; o n.Mkns'k fnukad 23-08-2004 vikLr fd;k x;k ,oa vfHk;qDrx.k dks vkjksi varxZr /kkjk 420 n.M izfØ;k lafgrk ls nks"keqDr fd;k x;kA lqiqnZxhukes ij fn, tkus lEcU/kh vkns'k fnukad 08-01-1998 dks Hkh fujLr fd;k x;k rFkk fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks ;g vkns'k o funsZ'k fn;k x;k fd bl ekeys esa u, fljs ls dk;Zokgh djsA

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fuxjkdkj@ifjoknh }kjk blh fu.kZ; ls O;fFkr gksdj ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk izLrqr dh xbZ gSA

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i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izdV gksrk gS fd izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa gh ifjoknh us viuk lksuk vfHk;qDrx.k }kjk /kks[kk/kM+h ls ys tk;k tkuk crk;k gS] tks vuqla/kku ds nkSjku cjken Hkh fd;k x;k gSA mDr lksuk vfHk;qDr ,sglku xuh dh lwpuk ij cjken fd, tkus dk rF; Hkh i=koyh ij vk;k gSA mlds }kjk ;g lksuk vius llqj dk gksuk crk;k gS ijUrq vfHk;qDr dk llqj lk{; izfrj{kk esa izLrqr ugha gqvk gS] ftlls vfHk;qDr ds bl dFku ij fo'okl ugha fd;k tk ldrk gS fd cjken'kqnk lksuk mlds llqj dk gksA vkjfEHkd Lrj ij fopkj.k ds nkSjku vfHk;qDrx.k }kjk tCr'kqnk lksus dks vius vkf/kiR; dk gksus dk dgha Hkh dksbZ nkok fd;k gks] ,slk Hkh i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izdV ugha gks jgk gSA

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;gka ;g Hkh mYys[kuh; gS fd vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk vfHk;qDrx.k dh nks"keqfDr Hkh lansg dk ykHk nsdj dh xbZ gSA ifjoknh }kjk izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa viuk lksuk vfHk;qDrx.k }kjk /kks[kk/kMh ls ys tk, tkus dh lwpuk ij gh vuqla/kku ds izØe ij lksuk cjken fd;k x;k gS ,oa fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk mls lqiqnZxh ij

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[CRLR-609/2005]

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(4 of 4)

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Hkh fn;k x;k FkkA vfHk;qDrx.k }kjk dHkh Hkh ;g lksuk viuk crkrs gq, ml ij viuk nkok trk;k x;k gks] ,slk Åij of.kZr rF;ksa ls drbZ Hkh nf'kZr ugha gks jgk gSA vfHk;qDrx.k dh vksj ls fdlh Hkh izØe ij tCr'kqnk lksuk viuk gksus dk nkok (claim) ugha gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa gekjs fopkj ls ifjoknh dks lqiqnZxhukes ij fn;k x;k lksuk] mlh ds vkf/kiR; esa jgus nsus dk fopkj.k U;k;ky; dk vkns'k loZFkk mfpr ,oa fof/klEer gSA vihyh; U;k;ky; ds fu.kZ; fnukad 07-06-2005 esa lqiqnZxhukes ij lksuk ifjoknh dks lksuk fn, tkus lEcU/kh fopkj.k U;k;ky; dk vkns'k fnukad 08-01-1998 fujLr fd, tkus ,oa iwoZ esa fn, x, vkns'kkuqlkj u, :i ls dk;Zokgh djus dk vkns'k gekjs fopkj ls fof/klEer ugha gksus ls la/kkj.kh; ugha gS ,oa bl lhek rd vikLr fd, tkus ;ksX; gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa fuxjkdkj@ifjoknh dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk Lohdkj fd, tkus ;ksX; gSA

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ifj.kker% fuxjkdkj@ifjoknh dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk vkaf'kd :i ls Lohdkj dh tkrh gS rFkk fo}ku vihyh; U;k;ky; ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k Vksad }kjk QkStnkjh vihy la[;k 39@2004 vter gqlSu&cuke&jktLFkku ljdkj esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 07-06-2005 dks] fu.kZ; ds vafre i`"B ij fn, x, vkns'k esa vafdr ^^lkFk gh lqiqnZukes ij fn, tkus lEcU/kh vkns'k fnukad 8-1-98 dks Hkh fujLr fd;k tkrk gS vkSj v/khuLFk U;k;ky; dks ;g vkns'k o funsZ'k fn;k tkrk gS fd iwoZ esa fn, x, vkns'kkuqlkj bl ekeys esa u, :i ls dk;Zokgh djs^^ dh lhek rd vikLr fd;k tkrk gS vkSj bl lEcU/k esa fopkj.k U;k;ky; U;kf;d eftLV s ªV izFke oxZ nsoyh ftyk Vksad ds QkStnkjh izdj.k la[;k 2266@2003¼149@96½ }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 23-08-2004 esa vafdr vkns'k ^^izdj.k esa tCr'kqnk lksus dh Myh vkfVZdy&1 U;k;ky; vkns'k ls vfHk;ksxh eksguyky ds ikl lqiqnZxh ij gS] tks ckn xqtjus fe;kn vihy lqiqnZxkj ds ikl gh jgsxh^^ dh iqf"V dh tkrh gSA

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vU; dksbZ izkFkZuk&i= ;fn yfEcr gks rks os Hkh mDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr

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fd, tkrs gSaA

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(SHUBHA MEHTA),J

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AJAY KUMAR SINGHAL /13

Mohan Lal Soni v. State and Ors.

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