This court disposed of a criminal revision petition filed by Mohar Singh challenging the conviction under Sections 279 and 304 of the Motor Vehicles Act. The court set aside the lower courts' finding that drove recklessly causing death, holding it against the evidence as the deceased was hit by moving transport. The petition was declared stale.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 649/2004
Mohar Singh S/o Shri Sloorajbhan Resident of Village Balhakala, Police Station Narnaul (Haryana)
----Petitioner
Versus
The State of Rajasthan, through P.P.
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. S.K.Jain For Respondent(s) : Mr. S. Mahala, PP
HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SHUBHA MEHTA Order
10/07/2024
fuxjkdkj@vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk fo}ku U;k;ky; vfrfjDr eq[; U;kf;d eftLVªsV] fd'kux<+ckl ftyk vyoj ds ewy QkStnkjh izdj.k la[;k 156@1993 ljdkj&cuke&eksgjflag ¼ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 116@1993 ih,l fd'kux<+ckl ½ vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 279] 304&, Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa ikfjr fu.kZ; ,oa n.Mkns'k fnukad 14-06-2000 ftlds }kjk fuxjkdkj@vfHk;qDr dks vijk/k /kkjk 279 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa ,d gtkj :i;s vFkZn.M ,oa /kkjk 304&, Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa ,d o"kZ dk lk/kkj.k dkjkokl rFkk ikap gtkj :i;s vFkZn.M ls nf.Mr fd, tkus dk vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k ,oa mlds fo:) izLrqr vihy fo}ku vihyh; U;k;ky; vij ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k Øe la[;k&1 fd'kux<+ckl ftyk vyoj ds }kjk vius izdj.k nkf.Md vihy la[;k 01@2000 eksgjflag&cuke&jktLFkku ljdkj esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 09-07-2004 ls fujLr fd, tkus ls O;fFkr gksdj izLrqr dh xbZ gSA
iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk ij fuxjkdkj@vfHk;qDr ds fo}ku vf/koDrk dks lquk x;kA mudk rdZ gS fd izdj.k esa fuxjkdkj@vfHk;qDr us fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk
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ikfjr n.Mkns'k Hkqxr fy;k gS ,oa tqekZuk jkf'k Hkh tek djok nh gS] vr% ;kfpdk dk fuLrkj.k dj fn;k tk,A
fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd us Hkh fof/kvuqlkj iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk dk fuLrkj.k djus dk fuosnu fd;kA
nksuksa i{kksa ds rdksZa ij euu fd;k x;kA i=koyh dk /;kuiwoZd voyksdu fd;k x;kA
izdj.k ds laf{kIr rF;kas ds vuqlkj fnukad 28-05-1993 dks ifjoknh nkSyr Hkkjrh vyoj ls fd'kux<+ckl ds fy, jktLFkku jksMost cl la[;k vkjts&14 ih&142 esa cSBdj fd'kux<+ckl vk jgk FkkA cl /kkslksayh LVs.M ds ikl igqaph rks cl dk pkyd cl dks cgqr rsth o ykijokgh ls pykdj yk jgk FkkA lkeus ls LdwVj ij v'ouh dqekj 'kekZ fd'kux<+ dh rjQ vk jgk FkkA LdwVj esa cl us tksj ls VDdj ekjh ftlls v'ouh fxj x;kA ml ij cl dk vxyk ifg;k fQj x;k ,oa og ?kVukLFky ij gh ej x;kA cl pkyd dk uke iwNk rks eksgjflag crk;kA pkyd cl dks NksM+dj Hkkx x;kA
mDr izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ij ckn vuqla/kku fuxjkdkj@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) vijk/k /kkjk 279] 304&, Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa vkjksi&i= lEcfU/kr U;k;ky; esa is'k fd;k x;kA nksuksa i{kksa dh lk{; yh tkdj fopkj.k ds i'pkr~ fo}ku eftLVªsV U;k;ky; us mls mDr /kkjkvksa ds vkjksiksa esa nks"kfl) ,oa n.Mkfn"V fd;k] ftlls O;fFkr gksdj vihykFkhZ }kjk vihyh; U;k;ky; esa vihy izLrqr dh] ftlds fujLr dj fn, tkus lEcU/kh ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 09-07-2004 ls O;fFkr gksdj ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk is'k dh xbZ gSA
fopkj.k U;k;ky; dh i=koyh ds voyksdu ls ;g izdV gksrk gS fd ifjoknh nkSyr Hkkjrh tks fd nq?kZVukxzLr cl esa lokj Fkk] dks ih0M01 ds :i eas ijhf{kr djok;k x;k gS] ftlus viuh lk{; esa Li"V :i ls ;g dFku fd;k fd mlus cl pkyd dk uke iwNk rks mlus eksgj flag gksuk crk;k FkkA nLrkosth lk{; esa okgu cl dh ykWx cqd Hkh iznf'kZr djokbZ xbZ gS] ftlesa Hkh okgu pkyd dk uke eksgjflag vafdr gSA mDr xokg us izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djokrs le; Hkh ;gh dFku fd, Fks fd mlus cl pkyd dk uke iwNk rks mlus viuk uke eksgjflag gksuk
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crk;k FkkA ,slh fLFkfr esa fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk fuxjkdkj@vfHk;qDr dks nq?kZVukxzLr cl dk pkyd gksuk izekf.kr ekuk gS] tks fu"d"kZ gekjs fopkj ls mfpr ,oa fof/klaxr gSA
tgka rd cl dks fuxjkdkj@vfHk;qDr }kjk rst xfr] mrkoysiu o ykijokgh ls pykus dk iz'u gS rks bl lEcU/k esa ifjoknh nkSyr Hkkjrh ih0M01 us cl ds pkyd }kjk cl dks rst xfr ls pykuk dFku fd;k gSA ih0M02 lQsnk us Hkh cl dh j¶rkj cgqr rst gksuk dFku fd;k gSA mi;qZDr lk{; dk [k.Mu fopkj.k U;k;ky; esa ugha gqvk gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa ;g Hkh izekf.kr gS fd cl pkyd eksgjflag }kjk nq?kZVuk ds le; cl dks rst xfr] ykijokgh ,oa mrkoysiu ls pyk;k tk jgk Fkk ftlds dkj.k vkxs py jgs LdwVj lokj dks VDdj yxh ,oa v'ouh dqekj dh e`R;q gks xbZA
vr% izdj.k dh mi;qZDr rF;kRed fLFkfr dks ns[krs gq, fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk fuxjkdkj@vfHk;qDr dks vijk/k /kkjk 279] 304&, Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds vkjksi esa nks"kfl) ,oa n.Mkfn"V fd;k gS rFkk vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds fu.kZ; esa fdlh izdkj dh fof/kd Hkwy ugha gksuk iz{ksfir djrs gq, fuxjkdkj@vfHk;qDr dh vihy fujLr dh gSA fuxjkdkj@vfHk;qDr dks nks"kfl) ,oa n.Mkfn"V djus ds nksuksa U;k;ky;ksa ds leorhZ fu"d"kZ gaS] ftUgsa gekjs fopkj ls i=koyh ij miyC/k lk{; ds foospu ds QyLo:i euekuk ,oa fof/k ds foijhr ugha dgk tk ldrk gSA fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk fuxjkdkj@vfHk;qDr dks nks"kfl) ,oa n.Mkfn"V djrs gq, vijk/k /kkjk 279 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa ,d gtkj :i;s vFkZn.M ,oa /kkjk 304&, Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa ,d o"kZ dk lk/kkj.k dkjkokl rFkk ikap gtkj :i;s vFkZn.M ls nf.Mr fd;k gS] ftls vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk lEiq"V fd;k x;k gS] esa gLr{ksi dk dksbZ vk/kkj ugha gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa gekjs fopkj ls fuxjkdkj@vfHk;qDr dh iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk lkjghu gksus ls fujLr fd, tkus ;ksX; gSA
;gka ;g Hkh mYys[kuh; gS fd fuxjkdkj@vfHk;qDr }kjk fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; dh ikyuk esa ewy ltk Hkqxr yh gS ,oa tqekZuk jkf'k Hkh
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tek djk nh gS] ftlds i'pkr~ mls o"kZ 2005 esa gh dkjkx`g ls eqDr fd;k tk pqdk gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa Hkh vc bl ;kfpdk esa dksbZ dk;Zokgh 'ks"k ugha jgrh gSA
ifj.kker% fuxjkdkj@vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk lkjghu gksus ls fujLr dh tkrh gSA vU; dksbZ izkFkZuk&i=] ;fn yfEcr gks rks og Hkh rnuqlkj fujLr fd, tkrs gSaA
(SHUBHA MEHTA),J
AJAY KUMAR SINGHAL /13
Mohar Singh
The State of Rajasthan
SHUBHA MEHTA
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