Single judge order rejects petition to quash Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. direction issued on 20-2-2025. Court distinguishes cited precedents, holding that unequal investigative scope across proceedings does not entitle petitioner to relief when insufficient evidence persists.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous II Bail Application No. 8847/2025
Arvind Gupta S/o Prabhunath Gupta, Aged About 29 Years, R/o Near Hanuman Mandir, Govind Nagar / Prem Nagar-1 Industrial Estate, Police Station Udhyog Nagar (Raj.) (Petitioner Is In Central Jail Kota).
----Petitioner
Versus
C.b.n., Through Special Pp
| ----Respondent | |
|---|---|
| For Petitioner(s) | : Mr. Ali Mohd. Khan |
| For Respondent(s) | : Mr. TejPrakash Sharma,Spl. PP |
HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SHUBHA MEHTA
Order
11/08/2025
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1. Shambhulal Gurjar @ Rohit Vs. State of Rajsthan Special Leave for Appeal (Crl,) No. 16671/2024 Order Passed by Hon'ble Supreme Court on Dated 10.1.2025
2. Mohsin @ Gandhi Vs. State of Rajasthan S.B.Criminal Misc. II Bail Application No. 14857/2024
Order Passed by Rajasthan High Court on Dated 7.2.2025
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1. The State of Jharkhand Vs. Sunny Kumar & Sunny Kumar Rao 2025 INSC 153
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vkjksi gSA ekeys esa rhu vfHk;qDrx.k ds la;qDr vkf/kiR; ls 16-040 fdyksxzke xkatk cjken gksuk crk;k x;k gSA fopkj.k ds nkSjku vc rd dqy pkj lk{khx.k ijhf{kr gks pqds gSaA ftuesa ls lfpu 'kekZ ih-MCY;w- 1 rFkk jkts'k dqekj ih-MCY;w- 3] tks fd iqfyldehZ gSa] us vius l'kiFk dFkukas esa ,d Vkijh esa izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr vjfoUn dks vU; vfHk;qDrx.k nkSyrjke o fjadq dqekj ds lkFk cSBs gksuk rFkk muds la;qDr vkf/kiR; ls 16-040 fdyksxzke xkatk cjken gksus dk Li"V dFku fd;k gS rFkk vfHk;kstu ds izfr ldkjkRed lk{; nh gSA vHkh izdj.k esa vU; lk{khx.k dh lk{; Hkh ys[kc) dh tkuh 'ks"k gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa] iwoZ esa fnukad 20-2-2025 dks izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk izFke tekur izkFkZuk i= fujLr gksus ds ckn izdj.k dh ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa ,slk dksbZ lkjoku ifjorZu ugh gqvk gS] ftlls izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr tekur dk vf/kdkjh gks tk;sA
tgka rd bl U;k;ky; }kjk iwoZ esa mi;qZDr eksgflu mQZ xka/kh ds izdj.k eas tekur fn, tkus dk iz'u gS] ml ekeys esa vfHk;qDr eksgflu mQZ xka/kh ds fo:) tks nks izdj.k lafLFkr gksuk crk;s x;s Fks] muesa ls ,d izdj.k esa rks mlds vkf/kiR; ls eknd inkFkZ gh cjken ugha gqvk Fkk rFkk nwljs izdj.k esa mlds vkf/kiR; ls y?kq ek=k esa eknd inkFkZ cjken gqvk FkkA bl izdkj mDr izdj.k ds rF; leku ugha dgs tk ldrsA bu ifjfLFkfr;kas esa orZeku izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr mDr eksgflu ds izdj.k eas ikfjr vkns'k ls ykHk izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh ugha gSA vr% izdj.k ds leLr rF;ksa ,oa ifjfLFkfr;ksa dks /;ku eas j[krs gq, ;g tekur izkFkZuk i= Lohdkj fd, tkus ;ksX; ugha gSA
ifj.kkeLo:i tekur dk ;g f}rh; izkFkZuk i= fujLruh; gksus ls fujLr fd;k tkrk gSA
(SHUBHA MEHTA),J
JITENDRA SINGH PANWAR /1
3 issues framed by the court
Whether Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. direction should be quashed when insufficient evidence exists against the petitioner in the pending trial and witnesses are uncommitted.
Whether existence of other pending proceedings involving same witnesses negates the necessity of quashing this direction.
Whether the court has jurisdiction to alter the scope of police investigation after the first bail application was disposed of.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
Shambhulal Gurjar @ Rohit Vs. State of Rajsthan Special Leave for Appeal (Crl,) No. 16671/2024 Order Passed by Hon'ble Supreme Court on Dated 10.1.2025Distinguished¶18
Mohsin @ Gandhi Vs. State of Rajasthan S.B.Criminal Misc. II Bail Application No. 14857/2024 Order Passed by Rajasthan High Court on Dated 7.2.2025Distinguished¶18
The State of Jharkhand Vs. Sunny Kumar & Sunny Kumar Rao 2025 INSC 153Distinguished¶18
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Arvind Gupta
C.b.n.
Shubha Mehta
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