Dismissed

Babulal Gurjar S/O Laduram Gurjar, v. the State of Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC1 May 2025CRLMP/2413/2025

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What is this about?

This Court dismissed connected criminal miscellaneous petitions filing against State inaction, non-compliance in FIR naming, and quashing of criminal proceedings. Relying on Ch. Bhajan Lal, the Court held disputed facts and cognizable offence prevented quashing but directed expeditious investigation.

What did the court decide?

Investigating Officer to proceed with investigation in fair, impartial and expeditious manner.

Babulal Gurjar S/O Laduram Gurjar, Vs the State of… — Quashing and FIR | Rajasthan HC (2025)

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[2025:RJ-JP:18346]

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 2413/2025

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Babulal Gurjar S/o Laduram Gurjar, Aged About 79 Years, R/o 36 Indra Nagar, Gopalpura Mode, Tonk Road, Jaipur (Raj.).

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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The State Of Rajasthan, Through Public Prosecutor.

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Police Commissioner, Commissionerate Office, Mi Road, Jaipur (Raj.)

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S.h.o., Police Station Malpura Gate, Sanganer District Jaipur.

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Vinod Kumar Yadav S/o Shri Gopal Yadav, R/o Gram Didvadi, Tehsil Boli District Sawaimadhopur At Present R/o Plot No. 1 Ganpati Nagar, Jda Colony, Sanganer Railway Phatak Ke Bahar, Jaipur (Raj.)

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Ganesh Sharma S/o Om Prakash, R/o Plot No. 21C, Shiksha Sagar Colony, Near Sitapura Pulia, Govindpura Sanganer, Jaipur (Raj.).

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Munish Kumar Kanchan S/o Damodar Lal Saxena, R/o B- 116, Rhb, Talwandi, Kota (Raj.).

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Rajiv Kumar Meena S/o Samay Singh Meena, R/o Felikapura, Kheda, Tehsil Hindaun City, District Karauli.

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Kapil Jangid S/o Hanuman Prasad Jangid, R/o Gram Bopiya, Tehsil Neemkathana, District Sikar.

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----Respondents

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Connected With

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S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 1817/2025

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Ratni Devi Meena Wife Of Shri Ganeshram, Aged About 40 Years, Resident Of C-21, Shiksha Sagar Colony, Goviindpura, Sanganer, Police Station Malpura Gate, Jaipur East, Jaipur (Raj).

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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State Of Rajasthan, Through Public Prosecutor.

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Babu Lal Gurjar Son Of Laduram Gurjar, Aged About 78 Years, Resident Of 36, Indira Nagar, Bajaj Nagar, Jaipur City East, Gopalpura Moad, Tonk Road, Jaipur (Raj).

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----Respondents

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S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 2244/2025

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Vinod Kumar Yadav Son Of Shri Gopal Yadav, Aged About 35 Years, Resident Of Dindwadi, Tehsil Bonli, District Sawai Madhopur ( Rajasthan).

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----Petitioner

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State Of Rajasthan, Through P.p.

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[CRLMP-2413/2025]

Babu Lal Gurjar Son Of Shri Laduram Gurjar, Resident Of Plot No. 36, Indra Nagar, Gopalpura Mod, Tonk Road, Jaipur ( Rajasthan).

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----Respondents

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For Petitioner(s)	: Mr. Dinesh Sharma
	Mr. Kirodee Lal Meena Mr. Devendra Kumar Sharma
For Respondent(s)	: Mr. M. S. Shekhawat, PP
	Mr. Rishi Raj Singh Rathore, PP

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN

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Judgment

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01/05/2025

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Bunch of matters having akin factual matrix and legal issues are listed before this Court.

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SBCRLMP No. 2413/2025 is filed by the complainant being aggrieved by the non-action on the part of State authorities in the FIR dated 17.10.2024.

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SBCRLMP Nos. 2244/2025 and 1817/2025 are filed with a prayer seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings in the present FIR No. 542/2024 on account of the fact that name of the petitioner-Ratni Devi Meena is not mentioned in the FIR and she is remotely connected with the alleged incident.

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Learned Public Prosecutor has opposed the present petitions and has submitted that investigation in the instant matters is ongoing and progressing actively. It is further submitted that some of the persons are arrested by the police authorities. It is further submitted that Investigating Officer is conducting the investigation in an expeditious manner.

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Considering the foregoing facts of the case and settled position of law, upon perusal of the material available on record,

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this Court has noted that disputed questions of facts are involved in the instant matters; that contents of the FIR reflects commission of a cognizable offence. Therefore, in light of the above stated, this Court relying upon the dictum enunciated in State Of Haryana And Ors vs Ch. Bhajan Lal And Ors., reported in AIR 1992 SUPREME COURT 604 is inclined to dismiss the present petitions.

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However, Investigating Officer is directed to proceed with the investigation in a fair, impartial and expeditious manner.

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Accordingly, present petitions are dismissed. Pending applications, if any shall stand disposed of.

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(SAMEER JAIN),J

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Babulal Gurjar S/O Laduram Gurjar, v. the State of Rajasthan

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