Quashed

Vinod Prakash @ Vin Sharma S/O Late Sh. Omprakash Sharma v. State of Rajsthan

Rajasthan HC10 Jul 2025CRLR/1361/2023

Case brief

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What is this about?

The High Court of Rajasthan dismissed criminal revisions challenging the validity of a police registration (Crim. Misc. P. No. 1610/2023) and the subsequent order canceling bail (Crl. R. No. 1361/2023). The Court held that as the accused is at liberty pending trial, no interim relief is warranted; the matter can be addressed in the session Court if sufficient cause exists. The First Information Re

What did the court decide?

Criminal Revisions allowed; FIR quashed with directions to the trial court to conduct fair trial without arrest in absence of sufficient cause.

Vinod Prakash @ Vin Sharma S/O Late Sh… — Criminal Trial and Appeal | Rajasthan HC (2025)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 1361/2023

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Vinod Prakash @ Vin Sharma S/o Late Sh. Omprakash Sharma, Aged About 35 Years, R/o Plot No. 51,52 Second Floor, Nemi Nagar, Vaishali Nagar, Thana Chitrakoot Nagar, District Jaipur (Raj)

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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State Of Rajsthan, Through P.p

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----Respondent

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Connected With

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S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 1610/2023 Vinod Prakash @ Vin Sharma S/o Late Sh. Omprakash Sharma, Aged About 35 Years, R/o Plot No. 51,52, Second Floor, Nemi Nagar, Vaishali Nagar, Thana Chitrakoot Nagar, District Jaipur (Raj)

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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State Of Rajasthan, Through The P.p.

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----Respondent

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For Petitioner(s)	:	Mr. Praveen Balwada, Adv. Mr. Mohit Balwada, Adv. Ms. Bhavna Choudhary, Adv. Mr. Sunil Shekhawat, Adv. Mr. Aditya Raj, Adv.
For	:	Ms. Manju Dave, PP
Respondent(s)		Mr. Poonam Chand Bhandari, Adv.
		Dr. T N Sharma, Adv.

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS

Judgment / Order

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,dyihB nkf.Md fuxjkuh ;kfpdk la[;k&1361@2023 mijksDr fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk blh ls'ku izdj.k esa fnukad 16-08-2023 dks ikfjr vk{ksfir vkns'k ls O;fFkr gksdj izLrqr dh x;h gS] ftlds ek/;e ls vfHk;qDr dks /kkjk 376¼2½¼,u½ o 506 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk ds vkjksi ls vkjksfir fd;k x;k gSA

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nksuksa izdj.k layXu fd;s tkus ls lquokbZ gsrq ,d lkFk izLrqr gq, gSa] ftu ij fo}ku vf/koDrk ;kph] fo}ku vf/koDrk ifjoknh o fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dh cgl lquh xbZ ,oa vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA

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lqlaxr rF; ;g gS fd fnukad 16-02-2022 dh jkf= ds le; ihfM+rk ds ?kj ds ckgj Hkaoj flag rFkk vfHk;qDr fouksn izdk'k }kjk gaxkek o 'kkafr Hkax dk dfFkr :i ls d`R; fd;k x;k ftlds vk/kkj ij /kkjk 151 n.M izfØ;k lafgrk ds rgr dk;Zokgh dj mijksDr nksuksa O;fDr;ksa dks fu:) fd;k x;kA rRi'pkr~ vkxkeh fnol fnukad 17-02-2022 dks 20 o"khZ; ihfM+rk }kjk vfHk;qDr ds fo:) izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djokdj ;g vkjksi yxk;k fd T;wuh;j czkaM izk- fy- dh QeZ esa tkWc ds fy, og fnukad 16-05-2020 dks baVjO;w ds fy,

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mifLFkr gqbZ tgka vfHk;qDr fouksn izdk'k rFkk ,d vU; efgyk fiz;adk }kjk mldk lk{kkRdkj fy;k x;k] fnukad 26-06-2020 dks mls fu;qfDr i= tkjh fd;k x;k] ijarq og bl tkWc ls larq"V ugha Fkh] ysfdu mijksDr vk/kkj ij vfHk;qDr us ihfM+rk ls laidZ gksus dk vuqfpr ykHk mBkdj yxkrkj ihfM+rk ls Qksu ij laidZ djuk 'kq: dj fn;kA tqykbZ] 2020 ds izFke lIrkg esa vPNs LFkku o csgrj tkWc fnykus ds fy, esjh;V gksVy esa cqyk;k ogka dksYMfMªad fiykdj mlds lkFk nq"deZ dj QksVks [khap fy, rFkk ckn esa ok;jy djus dh /kedh nsdj yEcs le; rd vusd ckj blh gksVy esa cqykdj mlds lkFk nq"deZ fd;k rFkk vfHk;qDr }kjk mls ckj&ckj CySdesy fd;k x;kA

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fo}ku vf/koDrk vfHk;qDr dk ;g rdZ gS fd okLro esa ;g guhVªSi dk ekeyk gS] vfHk;qDr o ihfM+rk ds chp tks Hkh 'kkjhfjd laca/k cus og lgefr ls cus gSa] ihfM+rk }kjk dgha Hkh fdlh Hkh volj ij dksbZ fojks/k ugha fd;k x;k gSA ihfMrk }kjk vius o vius ekrk&firk ds Hkkstu vkfn dh O;oLFkk ds :i esa ykHk izkIr fd;k gS rFkk dqN voljksa ij vfHk;qDr ls jkf'k Hkh izkIr dh xbZ gSA vfHk;qDr us ihfM+rk dks eksckbZy fnyk;k] le;≤ ij fjpktZ djok;kA mudk ;g Hkh fuosnu gS fd vfHk;qDr fookfgr Fkk vkSj bl rF; dh tkudkjh izkjaHk ls ihfMrk dks Fkh] vr% fookg dh laHkkouk ugha Fkh fQj Hkh lgefr ls ihfM+rk }kjk vfHk;qDr ds lkFk 'kkjhfjd laca/k cuk;s x;s gSaA vr% ;g ekeyk iw.kZr;k lgefr dk gksdj nq"deZ dk ekeyk ugha curk gSA ;g Hkh fuosnu fd;k fd

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bl ?kVuk ds laca/k esa ihfM+rk ds vykok fdlh Hkh Lora= xokg dh dksbZ lk{; vkfn izLrqr ugha dh gSA

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fo}ku vf/koDrk vfHk;qDr }kjk vkijkf/kd fofo/k ;kfpdk ds laca/k esa ;g Hkh fuosnu x;k fd bl ekeys esa vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh }kjk fu"i{k vuqla/kku ugha fd;k x;k gS] bl ij bl U;k;ky; esa vkijkf/kd fofo/k ;kfpdk izLrqr dh xbZ Fkh ftlesa vfHk;qDr ds }kjk vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh ds le{k foLr`r izfrosnu e; nLrkost ds is'k djus o ml ij vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh }kjk vuqla/kku djus dk funsZ'k fn;k x;k] ysfdu bl vkns'k dh ikyuk vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh }kjk ugha dj vkjksi i= U;k;ky; esa izLrqr dj fn;k x;k rFkk fopkj.k ls'ku U;k;ky; }kjk mijksDr ifjfLFkfr;ksa ds ckotwn vfxze vuqla/kku dk vkosnu vk{ksfir vkns'k fnukad 13-02-2023 ds ek/;e ls vLohdkj dj fn;k x;kA bl vkns'k dks rFkk vkjksi fojfpr fd;s tkus ds vkns'k dks rF;ksa o fof/k ds vuq:i ugha gksuk crkrs gq, vikLr fd;s tkus o mfpr vkns'k ikfjr fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA

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fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd o fo}ku vf/koDrk ifjoknh dk rdZ gS fd lgefr dk fo"k; lk{; dk gS] vfHk;qDr }kjk vuqfpr :i ls ihfM+rk dk 'kks"k.k fd;k x;k gS] bZ&esy o vU; nwjlapkj ek/;eksa ls ihfM+rk o mlds ifjtuksa dks /kedhHkjs vFkok HkkoukRed lans'k Hksts x;s gSaA ihfM+rk dh ekrk dks ihfM + rk ds v.MjxkjesUV~l ds QksVks Hkh Hksts x;s gSaA bl izdkj vfHk;qDr }kjk ihfM+rk ds lkFk ekufld o HkkoukRed 'kkjhfjd 'kks"k.k ncko nsdj fd;k x;k gS] ,sls esa lgefr dk ekeyk ugha ekuk tk ldrkA vfxze vuqla/kku ds laca/k esa mudk ;g fuosnu jgk gS fd iqfyl }kjk vfHk;qDr i{k dh vksj ls izLrqr

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izfrosnu ij lE;d :i ls fopkj fd;k x;k gS] vfHk;qDr vuqla/kku dh fn'kk r; ugha dj ldrk gS] ;g vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh dk foosdkf/kdkj gS] var esa vkijkf/kd fofo/k ;kfpdk o fuxjkuh ;kfpdk nksuksa [kkfjt fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA

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tgka rd vfxze vuqla/kku ds laca/k esa ikfjr vk{ksfir vkns'k fnukad 13-02-2023 dk iz'u gS] fo}ku vf/koDrk vfHk;qDr }kjk izLrqr U;kf;d n"Vkar Vinubhai Haribhai Malaviya and Others Vs. State of Gujarat and Another (2019) 17 SCC 1 ds ekeys esa fu"i{k vuqla/kku ds laca/k esa U;k;ky;ksa dh vf/kdkfjrk ds laca/k esa fof/kd O;oLFkk izfrikfnr dh x;h gSA vU; U;kf;d n"Vkar State of Tamil Nadu Vs. V. Krishnaswami Naidu and Another (1979) 4 SCC 5 ds ekeys esa ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS fd fof'k"B U;k;k/kh'k ftudks eftLVªsV dh 'kfDr;ka gSa] muds }kjk Hkh vfxze vuqla/kku dk vkns'k fn;k tk ldrk gSA

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orZeku ekeys esa vfHk;qDr ds fo:) izLrqr vkjksi i= ds vuqlkj ;g Li"V gS fd vfHk;qDr }kjk fu"i{k vuqla/kku o vius cpko ds l a ca/k esa ,d foLr`r izfrosnu izLrqr fd;k x;k] ysfdu ml ij fopkj djus ds mijkar vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh dk ;g er jgk fd vfHk;qDr ds fo:) vkjksfir vijk/k izekf.kr gks jgk gS vkSj bl vk/kkj ij vkjksi i= izLrqr fd;k x;k gSA fo}ku ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k }kjk fnukad 13-02-2023 ds vkns'k ds ek/;e ls ;g vfHker izdV fd;k x;k gS fd vc vfxze vuqla/kku ds laca/k esa dksbZ vkns'k fn;s tkus dh vko';drk ugha gS rFkk vfHk;qDr ds cpko vHkh 'ks"k jgrs gSa rks lk{; lQkbZ ds nkSjku izLrqr fd;s tk ldrs gSaA vfHk;qDr ds

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izfrosnu vkfn ij Hkh bl U;k;ky; }kjk fopkj fd;k x;kA vfHk;qDr dk eq[; cpko ;g jgk gS fd ekeyk vkilh lgefr dk vFkok guhVªSi dk gS] bl laca/k esa vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh }kjk vius foosdkuqlkj lE;d :i ls vuqla/kku fd;k tk pqdk gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa vfxze vuqla/kku ds laca/k esa fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk vk{ksfir vkns'k ds ek/;e ls vfHk;qDr dk tks vkosnu [kkfjt fd;k x;k gS] og iw.kZr% rF;ksa o fof/k ds vuq:i gSA ;g Li"V fd;k tkrk gS fd vfHk;qDr dk vHkh Hkh dksbZ cpko 'ks"k jgrk gS rks og lk{; lQkbZ ds nkSjku fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k viuk i{k j[kus gsrq fuosnu djus gsrq Lora= gSA

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tgka rd vfHk;qDr ds fo:) vkjksi fojfpr djus dk iz'u gS] fo}ku vf/koDrk vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls izLrqr U;kf;d n"Vkar Yogesh Alias Sachin Jagdish Joshi Vs. State of Maharashtra (2008) 10 SCC 394 o P. Vijayan Vs. State of Kerala and Another (2010) 2 SCC 398 esa izfrikfnr O;oLFkk ds vuqlkj ;g izdV gqvk gS fd ek= lansg ds vk/kkj ij vfHk;qDr ds fo:) vkjksi fojfpr fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha gS] vfirq lqn<+ lansg dk ekeyk izdV gksuk visf{kr gS vkSj bl O;oLFkk ds laca/k esa fojks/kh i{k }kjk Hkh dksbZ fookn ugha fd;k x;k gSA

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vU; U;kf;d n`"Vkar Pramod Suryabhan Pawar Vs. State of Maharashtra & Another (2019) 9 SCC 608 rFkk Deepak Gulati Vs. State of Haryana (2013) 7 SCC 675 ds ekeys esa izdj.k dh fo'ks"k ifjfLFkfr;ksa ds vk/kkj ij lgefr ds laca/k esa vfHker izdV fd;k x;k gS] mijksDr U;kf;d

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fu.kZ;ksa esa dksbZ Lof.kZe loZekU; fl)kar izfrikfnr ugha gqvk gS cfYd izdj.k fo'ks"k ds rF;ksa ij ;s fuHkZj djrs gSaA

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orZeku ekeys esa fo}ku vf/koDrk vfHk;qDr dk ;g Hkh fuosnu gS fd izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ foyEc ls gS] ysfdu ihfM+rk }kjk izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa gh ;g mYys[k fd;k gS fd vfHk;qDr }kjk izFke ckj mlds lkFk nq"deZ fd;s tkus ds ckn v'yhy QksVks ok;jy djus dh /kedh nsdj mldk yxkrkj 'kks"k.k fd;k gS vkSj og ekufld volkn dh fLFkfr esa jgh gSA i'pkr~orhZ voljksa ij Hkh blh ifjfLFkfr dk ykHk mBkdj nq"deZ fd;s tkus dk vkjksi ihfM+rk }kjk yxk;k x;k gSA vuqla/kku ds nkSjku ladfyr lkexzh ds vk/kkj ij fo}ku vf/koDrk vfHk;qDr dk ;g fuosnu gS fd tqykbZ] 2020 ds izFke lIrkg ds ctk; ihfM+rk o vfHk;qDr esjh;V gksVy esa twu ekg esa x;s Fks] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa ;g fojks/kkHkkl gSA

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tSlk fd Åij foospu fd;k x;k gS izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ihfM+rk }kjk mijksDr izfrdwy ifjfLFkfr;ksa ds dkj.k ls 1-5 o"kZ i'pkr~ ntZ djokbZ xbZ gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa 1-5 o"kZ i'pkr~ ?kVuk dk iw.kZ o rkjh[k okbZt o`Rrkar ihfM+rk dks ;kn jgs] ;g izR;sd ifjfLFkfr esa vko';d ugha gSA ihfM+rk }kjk izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa yxk;s x;s vkjksiksa dh iqf"V vius /kkjk 161 o 164 n.M izfØ;k lafgrk ds dFkuksa esa dh xbZ gS rFkk muesa dksbZ lkjoku folaxfr ugha gSA nq"deZ ds ekeys esa Lora= xokg dh vis{kk dh tkuk mfpr ugha gS cfYd ihfM+rk dk dFku o vU; lkexzh gh egRoiw.kZ gksrh gSA

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tgka rd ihfMrk dh lgefr gksus dk iz'u gS] mlds } kjk yxk;s x;s vkjksi] dFku vkfn dks ns[krs gq, bl LVst ij 'kkjhfjd laca/k cukus gsrq ihfMrk dh lgefr dk ekeyk izdV ugha gks jgk gSA vfHk;qDr ds fo:) vkjksi fojfpr djus gsrq lqn`< lkexzh o lk{; jgh gSA lgefr ds fcUnq ij vfHk;qDr fopkj.k ds nkSjku cpko lk{; esa viuk i{k j[k ldrk gSA ;gka ;g Hkh mYys[kuh; gS fd vfHk;qDr ds fo:) bUgha vijk/kksa esa izlaKku fy;k x;k Fkk tks v[kf.Mr jgk gSA

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mijksDr foospukuqlkj vk{ksfir vkns'k fnukad 13-02-2023 rFkk 16-08-2023 iw.kZr% rF;ksa o fof/k ds vuq:i gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa mijksDr vk{ksfir vkns'kksa dh iqf"V djrs gq, ;g vkijkf/kd fofo/k ;kfpdk o fuxjkuh ;kfpdk nksuksa [kkfjt dh tkrh gSA LFkxu izkFkZuk i= Hkh mijksDrkuqlkj [kkfjt fd;k tkrk gSA

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pwafd vfHk;qDr ds fo:) nq"deZ ds xaHkhj vijk/k dk vkjksi gS] vHkh Hkh ihfMrk ds fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k c;ku ugha gq, gSa] ,sls ekeyksa esa vfHk;qDr o ihfMrk nksuksa i{kksa ds n`f"Vdks.k ls fu"i{k o 'kh?kz fopkj.k visf{kr gS] vr% fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks vkns'k fn;k tkrk gS fd fcuk fdlh vuqfpr foyac ds izR;sd is'kh ij izHkkoh dk;Zokgh djrs gq, ;Fkk'kh?kz fopkj.k iw.kZdjus dk iz;kl djsA

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