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Anil Kumar S/O Shri Gopal Lal v. State of Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC5 Dec 2025CRLMP/3826/2020

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What is this about?

Petition under Section 482 CrPC sought quashing of an FIR registered on a Block Chief Medical Officer's complaint that the petitioner spread a false WhatsApp message about eight COVID-positive persons in Mahuwa. The court found no evidence the petitioner posted the message, no order violating Section 188 IPC, and health authorities themselves recommended returning the FIR, and quashed it.

What did the court decide?

FIR No. 160/2020 PS Mahuwa under Sections 505(2), 188 IPC, chargesheet No. 179/2020 and all consequential proceedings quashed.

Anil Kumar S/O Shri Gopal Lal Vs State of Rajasthan — Quashing and FIR | Rajasthan HC (2025)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 3826/2020

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Anil Kumar S/o Shri Gopal Lal, Aged About 31 Years, R/o House No. 109, Nanu Nagar, Murlipura, Jaipur, Raj. 302039

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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State of Rajasthan, Through PP

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Dr. Ramesh Bairwa S/o Shri Amar Chand, R/o Moti Nagar, PS Mahuwa, Posted As Block Chief Medical And Health Officer, Mahuwa Distt. Dausa, Raj.

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SP, Distt. Dausa, Raj.

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SHO, PS Mahuwa, Distt. Dausa, Raj.

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----Respondents

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For Petitioner(s)	: Mr. P.C. Sharma, Adv. with
	Ms. Arpita Joshi, Adv. and
	Mr. Raj Singh, Adv.
For Respondent(s)	: Mr. Devi Singh, PP

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI Order

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05/12/2025

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;kph@vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls ;g ,dyihB vkijkf/kd fofo/k ;kfpdk varxZr /kkjk 482 n.M izfØ;k lafgrk izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 160@2020 iqfyl Fkkuk egqvk] ftyk nkSlk vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 505¼2½] 188 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ,oa mlls mn~Hkwr leLr dk;Zokgh dks jí ,oa vikLr fd, tkus dh izkFkZuk ds lkFk izLrqr dh xbZ gSA

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;kph@vfHk;qDr ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd dk cgl ds nkSjku ;g rdZ jgk gS fd izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr vkns'k fnukad 21-08-2018 ds }kjk lhfu;j VªhVesaV

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lqijokbZtj ¼STS½ ds in ij iw.kZr% lafonk vk/kkj ij inLFkkfir gqvk FkkA ;kph@vfHk;qDr ds fo#) CykWd eq[; fpfdRlk vf/kdkjh] CykWd egqvk] ftyk nkSlk us ;g vkjksi yxk;k fd mlus dksjksuk ds 8 ejht ikWftfVo gksuk vkSj mudk Lis'ky okMZ ckanhdqbZ] ftyk nkSlk esa fd;s tkus dh >wBh [kcj okVl,i xzqi ij QSyk;h] ftlls yksxksa esa ?k`.kk o Hk; iSnk gks x;k vkSj jkT; ljdkj ds vkns'kksa dk tkucw>dj mYya?ku fd;kA mDr ?kVuk dh fjiksVZ fnukad 15-03-2020 ds vk/kkj ij iqfyl Fkkuk egqvk] ftyk nkSlk esa izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 160@2020 ntZ dh x;hA ftl okVl,i xzqi esa ;kph@vfHk;qDr }kjk 8 ejht dksjksuk ikWftfVo gksus dh [kcj QSyk;s tkus dk vkjksi gS] ml okVl,i xzqi ij mlus vius eksckbZy uacj ls [kcj QSyk;h gks] ;g Li"V ugha gqvk gSA blds vfrfjDr ^2018 ulsZt Hkrh iw.kZ rd* okVl,i xzqi cuk gqvk Fkk] mlesa ^vkt rd* pSuy dh ;g [kcj vk;h fd ^^jktLFkku nkSlk ftys ds ckanhdqbZ esa ,d lkFk dksjksuk ds 8 ejht ikWftfVo Lis'ky okMZ cuk;k x;k**] mDr [kcj xqy'ku lksu uked O;fDr us xzqi esa MkyhA mDr lekpkj vkfnR; uked O;fDr us v'kksd dks QkWjoMZ fd;kA ;kph@vfHk;qDr us mDr lekpkj okV~l,i xzqi esa Mkyk gks] ;g Li"V ugha gSA

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mudk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd ;kph@vfHk;qDr ij ;g vkjksi gS fd mlus Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dh /kkjk 188 o 505¼2½ esa of.kZr izko/kkuksa dk mYya?ku fd;k gSA mDr izko/kku ;kph@vfHk;qDr ij ykxw ugha gksrs gSaA mlus jkT; ljdkj] dsUnz ljdkj ;k fdlh l{ke izkf/kdkjh ds fdlh Hkh vkns'k dk mYya?ku ugha fd;k gSA jkT; ljdkj dk ,slk dksbZ Hkh vkns'k vkjksi i= ij izLrqr ugha gqvk gS] ftlds vk/kkj ij ;g ekuk tk ldrk gks fd ;kph@vfHk;qDr us jkT; ljdkj ds vkns'kksa dk tkucw>dj mYya?ku

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fd;k gksA blds vfrfjDr ;kph@vfHk;qDr us okV~l,i ij mDr lekpkj QSyk;k gks] ftlls O;fDr;ksa esa ?k`.kk ;k Hk; mRiUu gqvk gks] bl izdkj dh Hkh dksbZ lk{; i=koyh esa ugha vk;h gSA CykWd eq[; fpfdRlk vf/kdkjh] egok] ftyk nkSlk us izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ iqfyl Fkkuk egqvk esa ntZ djok;h] ftlus vius i= fnukafdr 14-06-2022 esa ;kph@vfHk;qDr dk O;ogkj o vuqHko larks"ktud ekudj izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 160@2020 i q fyl Fkkuk egqvk] ftyk nkSlk dks okil fy;s tkus dh vuq'kalk dhA blh izdkj dh vuq'kalk ftyk {k; jksx vf/kdkjh] ftyk {k; fuokj.k dsUnz] nkSlk us vius i= fnukafdr 16-06-2022 esa dh gS] ftlds vk/kkj ij eq[; fpfdRlk ,oa LokLF; vf/kdkjh] nkSlk us vius dk;kZy; vkns'k fnukad 28-06-2022 o 24-07-2022 esa dk;kZy; vkns'k Øekad 1824 fnukad 15-03-2020 dks izHkko 'kqU; ?kksf"kr djrs gq, mDr izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa ;kph@vfHk;qDr dks nks"keqDr ekurs gq, izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 160@2020 okil fy;s tkus dh vuq'kalk dh gSA

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;kph@vfHk;qDr ds fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd dk ;g Hkh fuosnu gS fd ;kph@vfHk;qDr izfr;ksxh ijh{kkvksa esa Hkkx ys jgk gS vkSj izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ rFkk mlls lacaf/kr vkijkf/kd izfØ;kvksa ds dkj.k mls ck/kk mRiUu gks jgh gSA gfj;k.kk jkT; oxSjg cuke Hktu flag oxSjg [1992 AIR 604] rFkk Janta Dal Vs. H.S. Chowdhary and Ors. [AIR 1993 SC 892] fofu'p;ksa esa vfHkfu/kkZfjr fl)karksa ds vuqlkj tgka izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ds vk/kkj ij izFke n`"V;k vfHk;qDr ds fo:) vijk/k dkfjr fd;k tkuk izdV ugha gksrk gks] U;k;ky; dk mn~ns'; foQy gks jgk gks vFkok U;k;ky; dh izfØ;k dk nq#i;ksx gks jgk gks] ,slh fLFkfr esa izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ o mlls mRiUu vU; vkijkf/kd dk;Zokfg;ksa dks fujLr fd;k tkuk pkfg,A vr% ;kph@vfHk;qDr

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dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vkijkf/kd fofo/k ;kfpdk Lohdkj dh tkdj izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 160@2020 Fkkuk egqvk] ftyk nkSlk o mlls lacaf/kr leLr vkijkf/kd dk;Zokfg;ksa dks fujLr fd;k tkosA

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fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dk cgl ds nkSjku ;g rdZ jgk gS fd ;g lgh gS fd CykWd eq[; fpfdRlk vf/kdkjh] egok] ftyk nkSlk o eq[; fpfdRlk ,oa LokLF; vf/kdkjh] nkSlk us dk;kZy; vkns'k ds }kjk izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 160@2020 iqfyl Fkkuk egqvk esa ;kph@vfHk;qDr dks nks"keqDr djrs gq, mls okil fy;s tkus dh vuq'kalk dh gS vkSj ?kVuk dh fjiksVZ dks 'kqU; ekuk gS] ijarq ;kph@vfHk;qDr ds fo#) mDr izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa vkjksi i= izLrqr gks pqdk gS] ftlesa mlds fo#) vkjksi lkfcr ekuk x;k gSA vr% ;g ;kfpdk vLohdkj dj [kkfjt dh tkosA

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eSaus nksuksa i{kksa dh vksj ls izLrqr rdksZa ij euu fd;k rFkk i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;kA

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orZeku izdj.k esa rRdkyhu CykWd eq[; fpfdRlk vf/kdkjh] egok] ftyk nkSlk MkW- jes'k us fnukad 15-03-2020 dks iqfyl Fkkuk egqvk esa ?kVuk dh fjiksVZ bl vk'k; dh ntZ djok;h fd lafonkdehZ vfuy Vkad us okV~l,i xzqi ij >wBk lekpkj izlkfjr fd;k gS fd ckanhdqbZ ftyk nkSlk esa ,dlkFk dksjksuk ds 8 ejht ikWftfVo] Lis'ky okMZ cuk;k x;kA ,slh >wBh [kcj ls yksxksa esa ?k.kk o Hk; iSnk gks x;k vkSj jkT; ljdkj ds vkns'kksa dk tkucw>dj mYya?ku fd;k x;kA izdj.k esa jkT; ljdkj dk ,slk dksbZ vkns'k izLrqr ugha gqvk gS] ftlesa ;g Li"V fd;k x;k gks fd fdlh Hkh O;fDr }kjk okV~l,i xzqi esa dksjksuk ls lacaf/kr >wBh [kcj QSyk;k tkuk vkijkf/kd dR; gksxkA ;kph@vfHk;qDr ds fo#) /kkjk 188 o 505¼2½

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Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa izdj.k ntZ fd;k x;k gS o vkjksi fojfpr fd;s x;s gSaA /kkjk 188 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds vuqlkj ;fn fdlh yksdlsod }kjk fdlh O;fDr dks dksbZ fuf'pr dk;Z djus ds fy, jksds tkus dk vkns'k fn;k tkrk gS vkSj dksbZ O;fDr mldh ikyuk ugha djrk gS vkSj mlls fdlh dks {kfr] ?k.kk bR;kfn mRiUu gksrh gS] rks mDr dR; /kkjk 188 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds rgr n.Muh; gksxkA

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orZeku izdj.k esa ,slk dksbZ vkns'k izLrqr ugha gqvk gS] ftlls ;g Li"V gksrk gks fd jkT; ljdkj ;k dsUnz ljdkj ;k l{ke izkf/kdkjh us dksjksuk ls lacaf/kr vkns'k fudkyk gks vkSj ftldk mYya?ku ;kph@vfHk;qDr us fd;k gksA /kkjk 505¼2½ Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa of.kZr vko';d rF;ksa dks nf"Vxr djsa rks bl izdj.k esa ;g Li"V ugha gksrk gS fd ftl eksckbZy ls okV~l,i xzqi ij iksLV Mkyh x;h] ml eksckbZy dh fle ;kph@vfHk;qDr ds uke gksA ;kph@vfHk;qDr ls tks eksckbZy tCr fd;k x;k gS] ml lSelax eksckbZy esa ,;jVsy o ft;ks dh nks fle yxh gksuk crk;k x;k gS] mu nksuksa fleksa ds uacjksa dk mYys[k QnZ tCrh esa ugha fd;k x;k gSA mDr ,;jVsy o ft;ks ds eksckbZy uacj ls okV~l,i xzqi ij dksbZ iksLV ok;jy dh x;h gks] ,slk dksbZ fjdkWMZ izdj.k esa izLrqr ugha gqvk gSA izdj.k esa tks okV~l,i xzqi ij lekpkj izdkf'kr gq, gSa] muesa vkt rd pSuy ij fn;s x;s lekpkj dks ok;jy fd;k x;k gSA ;kph@vfHk;qDr us Lo;a dksbZ iksLV VkbZi djds okV~l,i xzqi esa Mkyh gks] ;g izFke n"V;k Li"V ugha gqvk gSA tks nLrkost izLrqr gq, gSa] muds vuqlkj vkfnR; o xqy'ku uke ds O;fDr us vkt rd ij izdkf'kr lekpkj dks 2018 ulsZt HkrhZ iw.kZ rd xzqi esa Mkyk gSA mDr lekpkj ;kph@vfHk;qDr us Mkyk gks vkSj mlls jkT; ljdkj ;k l{ke vf/kdkjh ds vkns'k dk mYya?ku gqvk gks ;k mlls

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O;fDr;ksa esa ?k.kk] Hk; o ruko mRiUu gqvk gks] ,slh dksbZ lk{; izFke n"V;k i=koyh ij ugha vk;h gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa mDr foospu ds vk/kkj ij ;kph@vfHk;qDr ds fo#) /kkjk 505¼2½] 188 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dk vkjksi izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ds vk/kkj ij Li"V gksrk gks] ;g izFke n`"V;k Li"V ugha gSA

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bl izdj.k esa izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 160@2020 iqfyl Fkkuk egqvk] ftyk nkSlk esa CykWd eq[; fpfdRlk vf/kdkjh] egok] ftyk nkSlk us ntZ djok;h FkhA CykWd eq[; fpfdRlk vf/kdkjh] egok] nkSlk us vius i= Øekad laLFkk@2022@770 fnukafdr 14-06-2022 esa vafdr fd;k gS fd vfuy dqekj dh lsok,a] O;ogkj o vuqHko larks"ktud gS vkSj muds }kjk ntZ djok;h x;h izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ okil fy;s tkus dh vuq'kalk dh tkrh gSA blh izdkj dk ,d i= Øekad {k;@laLFkkiu@2022@290 fnukafdr 16-06-2022 ftyk {k; jksx vf/kdkjh] ftyk {k; fuokj.k dsUnz] nkSlk }kjk eq[; fpfdRlk ,oa LokLF; vf/kdkjh] nkSlk dks fy[kk] ftlds vk/kkj ij eq[; fpfdRlk ,oa LokLF; vf/kdkjh] nkSlk us dk;kZy; vkns'k Øekad lh-ch-@2022@3549&53 fnukad 28-06-2022 rFkk dk;kZy; vkns'k Øekad lh-ch@2022@4300 fnukad 24-07-2022 ds }kjk muds iwoZ dk;kZy; vkns'k Øekad 1824 fnukad 15-03-2020 dks izHkko 'kqU; ?kksf"kr djrs gq, iqfyl Fkkuk egqvk] ftyk nkSlk esa ntZ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 160@2020 dks okil fy;s tkus vkSj ;kph@vfHk;qDr dks nks"keqDr fd;s tkus dh vuq'kalk dh gSA

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f'kdk;rdrkZ CykWd eq[; fpfdRlk vf/kdkjh] egok] ftyk nkSlk o mlds mPp vf/kdkjh eq[; fpfdRlk ,oa LokLF; vf/kdkjh] nkSlk us i= ds ek/;e ls ;kph@vfHk;qDr ds fo#) ntZ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k

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160@2020 iqfyl Fkkuk egqvk] ftyk nkSlk dks okil fy;s tkus dh vuq'kalk djus rFkk mDr foospu ds vk/kkj ij ;kph@vfHk;qDr ds fo#) vkjksfir vijk/k izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa vafdr rF;ksa ds vk/kkj ij izFke n`"V;k cuuk ugha ik;k tkrk gSA ,sls esa /kkjk 482 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds rgr vUrfuZfgr 'kfDr;ksa dk iz;ksx djrs gq, gLrxr izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ,oa mlls mn~Hkwr leLr dk;Zokgh dks vikLr fd;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr izrhr gksrk gSA

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vr% ;kph@vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vkijkf/kd fofo/k ;kfpdk Lohdkj dh tkrh gS rFkk izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 160@2020 iqfyl Fkkuk egqvk] ftyk nkSlk vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 505¼2½] 188 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk] mlds vk/kkj ij izLrqr vkjksi i= la[;k 179@2020 ,oa mlls mn~Hkwr leLr dk;Zokgh dks jí ,oa vikLr fd;k tkrk gSA

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layXu izkFkZuk i=] ;fn dksbZ yafcr gksa] fuLrkfjr fd;s tkrs gSaA

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(CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI),J

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MANISH SAINI /14

Anil Kumar S/O Shri Gopal Lal v. State of Rajasthan

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Anil Kumar S/O Shri Gopal Lal v. State of Rajasthan

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