State appeal against a special court's acquittal of a doctor charged with accepting a bribe during medical examination. Witness testimony on who demanded the Rs.500 bribe was contradictory and the written FIR report itself was doubtful. The court found no legal basis to interfere and upheld the acquittal.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Appeal No. 628/1995
State of Rajasthan Through Public Prosecutor.
----Appellant
Versus
Dr. Om Parkash Khandelwal S/o Shri Bansidhar Gupta, R/o Morpa, Tehasil Deegod, Distt. Kota. (Raj.)
----Respondent
For Appellant(s) : Mr. Rishi Raj Singh Rathore, P.P. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Mohan Lal Goyal, Adv.
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR
Judgment
DATE OF RESERVED :: 06/03/2025 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT :: 17/04/2025
1- vihykaV jktLFkku jkT; dh vksj ls yksd vfHk;kstd }kjk ;g vkijkf/kd vihy /kkjk&378 n.M izfØ;k lafgrk ds rgr U;k;ky; fof'k"B U;k;k/kh'k] Hkz"Vkpkj fujks/kd ekeykr] dksVk ¼ftls vkxs ^fopkj.k U;k;ky;* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ }kjk vkijkf/kd izdj.k la[;k&04@1983] ljdkj cuke MkWDVj vkseizdk'k [k.Msyoky esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 03-06-1995 ¼ftls vkxs vkyksP; vkns'k ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ ls O;fFkr gksdj izLrqr dh xbZ gS] ftlds }kjk fopkj.k U;k;ky; us MkWDVj vkseizdk'k [k.Msyoky dks vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 161 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk rFkk /kkjk 5¼1½¼Mh½ lifBr /kkjk 5¼2½ Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e ds vkjksi ls nks"keqDr ?kksf"kr fd;k gSA
2- izdj.k ds laf{kIr rF;ksa ds vuqlkj j.kthr flag uked O;fDr us fnukad 17-08-1982 dks ,d fyf[kr fjiksVZ ,-,l-ih-,-lh-Mh-] dksVk ds le{k bl vk'k; dh izLrqr dh fd mlds fe= ijekuan xqtZj ds lkFk yM+kbZ >xM+k gks x;k Fkk] ftlesa ijekuan ds flj o gkFk ij dkQh pksVsa vkbZ FkhA
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ijekuan dh pksVksa dk fpfdRldh; ijh{k.k fd;k x;kA fpfdRldh; ijh{k.k ds le; og Lo;a Hkh lkFk FkkA fpfdRldh; ijh{k.k djus okys MkWDVj vkseizdk'k [k.Msyoky ¼ftls vkxs ^vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV* ds uke ls lacksf/kr fd;k tk,xk½ us j.kthr flag o ijekuan ls dgk fd ;fn /kkjk 307 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dk dsl cukuk pkgrs gks rks 500@& #i;s fj'or nsuh gksxhA varr% 300@& #i;s ij ekeyk r; gqvk] ftl ij j.kthr flag us vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV dks 100@& #i;s mlh le; ns fn;s o 'ks"k 200@& #i;s dh jkf'k nsus gsrq fnukad 17-08-1982 dk fnu r; fd;k x;kA j.kthr flag us fjiksVZ esa ;g Hkh vafdr fd;k fd os fpfdRld dks fj'or ugha nsuk pkgrs] idM+okuk pkgrs gSaA mDr fyf[kr fjiksVZ ds vk/kkj ij vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV ds fo#) Vsªi dk;Zokgh laikfnr dh x;hA vuqla/kku ds mijkar vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV ds fo#) Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dh /kkjk 161 o Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 5¼1½¼Mh½ lifBr /kkjk 5¼2½ ds v/khu n.Muh; vijk/k dk vkjksi&i= izLrqr fd;kA
3- fnukad 05-09-1983 dks vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV ij vkjksi fojfpr fd;s x;sA vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV }kjk vijk/k dkfjr djus ls badkj fd;k x;k o vUoh{kk pkgh x;hA 4- vfHk;kstu i{k dh vksj ls xokg ih-MCY;w&1 j.kthr flag] ih-MCY;w&2 ?kklhyky] ih-MCY;w&3 ijekuan] ih-MCY;w&4 izsefcgkjh yky HkVukxj] ihMCY;w&5 lq/khUnz xqekor] ih-MCY;w&6 ';keyky R;kxh] ih-MCY;w&7 xksiky yky] ih-MCY;w&8 egsUnz flag] ih-MCY;w&9 jk/ks';ke xqIrk o ih-MCY;w&10 tsvkj- eYgks=k ds c;ku ys[kc) djok;s x;sA
5- vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV dks n.M izfØ;k lafgrk dh /kkjk 313 ds v/khu ijhf{kr fd;k x;k rks mlus vfHk;kstu lk{; dks xyr gksuk crk;k rFkk ;g Hkh O;Dr fd;k fd mlus rks ijekuan dh fpfdRldh; ijh{k.k fjiksVZ fnukad 15-08-1982 dks gh cuk nh FkhA vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV dh vksj ls vius cpko esa xokg Mh-MCY;w&1 MkWDVj vfuy flag lDlsuk o Mh-MCY;w&2 MkWDVj vkj-ds- [kjksyh oky ds c;ku ys[kc) djok;s x;sA
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6- mHk;i{k dks lquus ds mijkar fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk vkyksP; fu.kZ; fnukad 03-06-1995 ds }kjk vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV dks mlds fo#) yxk;s x;s vkjksiksa ls nks"keqDr ?kksf"kr dj fn;k] ftlls O;fFkr gksdj jktLFkku jkT; }kjk ;g vihy izLrqr dh xbZA
7- fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dk rdZ jgk gS fd fo}ku fopkj.k }kjk vkyksP; fu.kZ;] lqLFkkfir fof/k ds fl)kUrksa o i=koyh ij vkbZ vfHk;kstu lk{; dk lgh foospu ugha djrs gq, ikfjr fd;k gSA fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk j.kthr flag] ?kklh yky o ijekuan dh lk{; dks xyr :i ls foosfpr fd;k x;k gSA tcfd vfHk;kstu i{k dh vksj ls izLrqr lk{khx.k us vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV ds fo#) vdkV~; lk{; izLrqr dh xbZ gSA vr% fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds vkyksP; fu.kZ; dks vikLr fd;k tkdj vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV dks mlds f[kykQ yxk;s x;s vkjksiksa ls nks"kfl) fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA
8- blds foijhr fo}ku vf/koDrk vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV dh vksj ls rdZ izLrqr fd;k x;k fd vfHk;kstu i{k dh vksj ls tks lk{; fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k izLrqr dh xbZ gS] og ijLij fojks/kkHkklh gSA bl ekeys esa j.kthr flag }kjk izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djokbZ xbZ gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ drkZ j.kthr flag o ijekuan ftldh pksVksa dk ijh{k.k vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV }kjk fd;k x;k gS] gh egRoiw.kZ lk{kh Fks] bu nksuksa gh lk{khx.k dh lk{; eas xaHkhj fojks/kkHkkl gSA fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk fu.kZ; lgh ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] ftlesa gLr{ksi fd;s tkus dk dksbZ mfpr vk/kkj miyC/k ugha gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV dh vksj ls vius rdksZa ds leFkZu esa U;k;ky; dk /;ku U;kf;d n`"Vkar V. Sejappa Vs. State By Police
Inspectorlokayukta, Chitradurga 2016 V AD (S.C.) 1 dh vksj vkdf"kZr djrs gq, rdZ izLrqr fd;k gS fd Hkz"Vkpkj fujks/kd ekeyksa esa fj'or dh ekax fd;s tkus dk rF; lkfcr fd;k tkuk ije vko';d gSA ;fn fj'or dh ekax dk rdZ lkfcr ugha gks ldk gS rks vfHk;qDr dks
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nks"kfl) ugha fd;k tk ldrkA blds lkFk gh U;k;ky; dk /;ku U;kf;d n"Vkar **AIR 2023 Supreme Court 1199 Roopwanti v. State of Haryana** dh vksj vkdf"kZr djrs gq, O;Dr fd;k fd tgka fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk vfHk;qDr dks nks"keqDr ?kksf"kr dj fn;k x;k gks rFkk nks"keqfDr ds fu.kZ; dks nks"kflf) esa ifjofrZr djok;s tkus ds fy, vihy izLrqr dh xbZ gks rks ,sls ekeyksa esa vihykFkhZ dk nkf;Ro vkSj Hkh T;knk lqn< gks tkrk gSA fcuk lqn`< lk{; ds nks"keqfDr ds fu.kZ; dks nks"kflf) esa ifjofrZr ugha fd;k tk ldrkA vr% mijksDr rdksZa ds vk/kkj ij vihykFkhZ jktLFkku jkT; dh vksj ls izLrqr dh x;h vihy dks fujLr fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh xbZA
9- cgl lquh x;hA i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA 10ekeys esa vfHk;kstu i{k dk dFku ;g jgk gS fd vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV }kjk ijekuan ds 'kjhj ij vkbZ pksVksa dks xaHkhj cukus ds mís'; ls ijekuan o j.kthr flag ls 500@& #i;s dh ekax dh xbZA fj'or dh ekax fd;s tkus ds le; ijekuan o j.kthr flag nksuksa gh mifLFkr FksA blh vk'k; ds rF; ifjoknh j.kthr flag }kjk rgjhjh fjiksVZ fnukad 17-08-1982 izn'kZ ih&1 esa vafdr fd;s x;s gSaA ifjoknh j.kthr flag dk c;ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k ys[kc) fd;k x;kA mlesa eq[; ijh{k.k esa gh j.kthr flag us c;ku fd;k gS fd ^^FkksM+h nsj ckn ijekuan us ckgj vkdj eq>s crk;k fd MkWDVj lkgc vPNh fjiksVZ cukus ds 200@& #i;s ekax jgs gSaA MkWDVj lkgc o ijekuan ds chp tks ckrphr gqbZ] ml le; eSa dejs ds ckgj njokts ds ikl [kM+k FkkA ijUrq MkWDVj Jh [k.Msyoky }kjk vPNh fjiksVZ cukus ds fy, ijekuan ls tks 200@& #i;s ekaxs x;s] og ckr eSaus [kqn us ugha lquhA ijekuan ds ckgj vkdj dgus ij gh eq>s ekywe gqbZ FkhA** bl izdkj ,d vksj rks ifjoknh j.kthr flag izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ izn'kZ ih&1 esa ;g vafdr djrk gS fd ^^MkWDVj lkgc us esjs ls o ijekuan ls dgk fd ;fn 307 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dk dsl cukuk gS rks 500@& #i;s fj'or esa ns nksA** bl izdkj vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV }kjk
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fj'or dh jkf'k ekaxus ds fcUnq ij j.kthr flag dk c;ku izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa vafdr rF;ksa ds foijhr gSA bl laca/k esa tc ge pksVxzLr ijekuan ih-MCY;w&3 ds c;ku dk voyksdu djrs gSa rks ijekuan us vius eq[; ijh{k.k esa O;Dr fd;k gS fd ^^MkWDVj us dgk rqe vxj vPNk dsl cuokvksxs rks 500@& #i;s ywaxk rks bl ij j.kthr us vius ikl ls 100@& #i;s MkWDVj lkgc dks ns fn;sA** blh izdkj xokg ih-MCY;w&3 ijekuan #i;s dh ekax fd;s tkus ds le; j.kthr flag tks fd ekeys dk ifjoknh gS] dh mifLFkfr ckcr~ c;ku nsrk gS] tcfd ih-MCY;w&1 j.kthr flag blds foijhr c;ku nsrk gSA
11ih-MCY;w&1 j.kthr flag ifjoknh tks fd ekeys dk ,d egRoiw.kZ xokg gS] D;ksafd j.kthr flag }kjk ntZ djokbZ x;h fyf[kr fjiksVZ ds vk/kkj ij gh iwjk vfHk;kstu i{k dk ekeyk ntZ gqvk gS] i{knzksgh ?kksf"kr gqvk gSA bl lk{kh dk izfrijh{kk esa ;g Hkh c;ku jgk gS fd mlus fyf[kr fjiksVZ izn'kZ ih&1 fnukad 18-08-1982 dks nh Fkh o izn'kZ ih&1 ij 17-08-1982 rkjh[k iqfyl ds dgs vuqlkj Mkydj iqfyl dks nh FkhA bl lk{kh us izfrijh{kk esa ;g Hkh c;ku fn;k gS fd mlus iqfyl okyksa dks dgk Fkk fd mlls izn'kZ ih&1 ij 17-08-1982 rkjh[k D;ksa fy[kokbZ tk jgh gS rks iqfyl okyksa us dgk Fkk fd ;g rkjh[k fy[kuh iM+sxhA ;g KkrO; gS fd ifjoknh j.kthr flag }kjk ekeys esa fyf[kr fjiksVZ 17-08-1982 dks ntZ djokbZ xbZ] ftl ij dk;Zokgh djrs gq, gh Vsªi dk;Zokgh laikfnr dh xbZ gSA tcfd U;k;ky; ds le{k ys[kc) djok;s x;s c;kuksa ds vuqlkj j.kthr flag ifjoknh dgrk gS fd Vsªi dk;Zokgh gksus ds mijkar iqfyl ds dgus ij mlus fyf[kr fjiksVZ izn'kZ ih&1 18-08-1982 dks nh] ftl ij mlus 17-08-1982 rkjh[k iqfyl ds ncko esa vafdr dh FkhA yksd vfHk;kstd }kjk dh xbZ izfrijh{kk esa bl lk{kh us bl ckr ls Li"V badkj fd;k gS fd vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV }kjk fj'or dh jkf'k dh ekax] ifjoknh ds lkeus] ijekuan ls dh gksA
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12,d egRoiw.kZ rF; ;g Hkh gS fd ih-MCY;w&1 j.kthr flag izfrijh{k.k esa ;g Hkh Lohdkj djrk gS fd mlus izn'kZ ih&1 fyf[kr fjiksVZ ugha fy[kh FkhA mlus rks dsoy viuk uke] irk crk;k Fkk] ckdh lc fy[kus okys us viuh rjQ ls fy[kh FkhA bl izdkj dHkh ;g lk{kh dgrk gS fd fyf[kr fjiksVZ izn'kZ ih&1 mlus fy[kh FkhA tcfd dHkh ;g O;fDr dgrk gS fd mlus dsoy uke] irk crk;k Fkk] fjiksVZ fdlh vU; O;fDr us fy[kh FkhA iqu% ;g lk{kh O;Dr djrk gS fd iqfyl ds vkneh us izn'kZ ih&1 dk etewu igys gh rS;kj dj fy;k Fkk] ftl etewu dks ns[kdj izn'kZ ih&1 ds :i esa mlus udy dh FkhA bl izdkj ftl fyf[kr fjiksVZ ds vk/kkj ij vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV ds fo#) ekeyk ntZ fd;k x;k gS] og fyf[kr fjiksVZ vius vki esa gh lansgkLin gks tkrh gSA vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV }kjk fj'or dh ekax ds lanHkZ esa gekjs le{k izFke rF; ;g vkrk gS fd vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV }kjk fj'or dh ekax j.kthr o ijekuan nksuksa ds lkeus dh xbZ] tSlk fd izn'kZ ih&1 esa mfYyf[kr gSA tcfd ih-MCY;w&1 j.kthr flag us vius c;ku esa dgk gS fd vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV }kjk fj'or dh ekax mlds lkeus ugha dh xbZ cfYd ijekuan ls dh FkhA ijekuan us j.kthr flag dks crk;k Fkk fd MkWDVj us fj'or dh ekax dh gSA bu leLr rF;ksa ,oa ifjfLFkfr;ksa dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, rFkk i=koyh ij vkbZ lk{; dk lE;d :i ls foospu djrs gq, fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV dks nks"keqDr fd;s tkus dk tks fu.kZ; ikfjr fd;k gS] mlesa ge fdlh Hkh izdkj ls dksbZ =qfV gksuk ugha ikrsA ge ;gh ikrs gSa fd vfHk;kstu i{k vfHk;qDr&jsLiksaMsaV ds fo#) yxk;s x;s vkjksiksa dks lansg ls ijs lkfcr djus esa vlQy jgk gSA vr% fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vkyksP; fu.kZ; esa gLr{ksi fd;s tkus dk dksbZ fof/kd vk/kkj gekjs le{k ugha gSA fu"d"kZr% ;g vihy lkjghu o cyghu gksus ls fujLr fd;s tkus ;ksX; izrhr gksrh gSA
13vr% mijksDr foospu vuqlkj jktLFkku jkT; dh vksj ls tfj;s yksd vfHk;kstd }kjk izLrqr dh x;h mDr vkijkf/kd vihy esa dksbZ lkj miyC/k
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ugha gksus ls mDr vkijkf/kd vihy cyghu o lkjghu gksus ls vLohdkj dj [kkfjt dh tkrh gS rFkk fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 03-06-1995 dh iqf"V dh tkrh gSA
14izdj.k dk vfHkys[k] vkns'k dh izfr ds lkFk lacaf/kr fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks ykSVk;k tkosA
15lHkh yafcr izkFkZuk&i=ksa dks Hkh mijksDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd;k tkrk gSA
(ASHUTOSH KUMAR),J
LOKESH RAJ /2
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the trial court erred in acquitting Dr. Om Parkash Khandelwal of charges under Section 161 IPC and Section 5(1)(d) Prevention of Corruption Act despite contradictory witness testimony on the b
Whether the prosecution proved beyond doubt that the accused-respondent demanded a bribe of Rs.500 from the complainant and injured party.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
V. Sejappa v. State by Police Inspector Lokayukta, ChitradurgaReferred
V. Sejappa Vs. State By Police Inspector lokayukta, Chitradurga 2016 V AD (S.C.) 1
Roopwanti v. State of HaryanaReferred
AIR 2023 Supreme Court 1199 Roopwanti v. State of Haryana · Who else cites this
3 provisions across 3 enactments
State of Rajasthan Through Public Prosecutor
Dr. Om Parkash Khandelwal
Ashutosh Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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