Conviction under Section 138 NI Act with one year's simple imprisonment and Rs.72,000 fine; appellate court modified sentence to fine only. Petitioner's revision challenging that modification was dismissed, the High Court holding the appellate court acted within its powers.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 454/2005
Srawan Kumar Sant S/o shri Gumaniram Sant, resident of Santo ki Dhani Moriza P.S. Samod Distt. Jaipur (Raj.)
----Petitioner
Versus
----Non-Petitioner
----Non-Petitioner/Accused
For Petitioner(s) : None For Respondent(s) : Mr. Manvendra Singh, PP
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEER BHATNAGAR
Order
09/07/2025
;kph Jo.k dqekj }kjk vihyh; U;k;ky; ds fu.kZ; fnukad 29-03-2005 ls O;fFkr gksdj mDr iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk izLrqr dh xbZ gSA ;kph ds vf/koDrk vuqifLFkr gSaA
;kph }kjk iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk esa eq[;r% ;g vk/kkj izdV fd;k x;k gS fd vihyh; U;k;ky; dks naM dks ifjofrZr djus dk vf/kdkj ugha gSA izLrqr izdj.k esa /kkjk 138 ijØkE; foys[k vf/kfu;e ds varxZr izR;FkhZ la[;k 2 xksiky yky dks fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk nks"kfl) fd;k tkdj ,d o"kZ ds lk/kkj.k dkjkokl ,oa 72]000@& #i;s ds vFkZnaM ls nafMr fd;k x;k gS] rnqijkar vk{ksfir vkns'k }kjk vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk mDr naMkns'k dks ifjofrZr djrs gq, vfHk;qDr dks ek= 72]000@& #i;s ds vFkZnaM ls nafMr fd;k x;k vkSj ,d o"kZ ds lk/kkj.k dkjkokl ds naMkns'k dks vikLr dj fn;k x;kA vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa tks ,d o"kZ ds lk/kkj.k dkjkokl dks
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Hkqxrk, tkus ds vkns'k dks vikLr fd;k x;k gS] og mfpr ugha dgk tk ldrk gSA
fo}ku~ yksd vfHk;kstd }kjk vk{ksfir vkns'k fof/k vuq:i ikfjr fd;k tkuk mYysf[kr fd;k x;k gSA
cgl lquh xbZA i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA
/kkjk 386 naM izfØ;k lafgrk ds varxZr vihyh; U;k;ky; dh 'kfDr;ka of.kZr gSa rFkk /kkjk 386¼ch½¼III½ naM izfØ;k lafgrk ds vuqlkj ;fn nks"kflf) ds fo#) dksbZ vihy izLrqr dh tkrh gS] rks mlds lanHkZ esa vihyh; U;k;ky; fcuk ifj.kke dks ifjofrZr fd, naMkns'k dh izd`fr dks ifjofrZr dj ldrk gS] ek= mls naMkns'k dks c<+kus dk vf/kdkj ugha gSA izLrqr izdj.k esa vihyh; U;k;ky; }kjk /kkjk 138 ijØkE; foys[k vf/kfue; ds varxZr v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr /kkjk 138 ijØkE; foys[k vf/kfue; dh nks"kflf) dks dk;e j[kk x;k gS] ijarq vfHk;qDr ds naMkns'k dks dk;e ugha j[kk gS vkSj naMkns'k dks vikLr djrs gq, ek= tqekZus dh jkf'k vf/kjksfir djus ds v/khuLFk U;k;ky; ds vkns'k dks ;Fkkor j[kk gSA vihyh; U;k;ky; dk mDr vkns'k fdlh Hkh izdkj ls fof/k ds izko/kkuksa ds fo#) ugha ekuk tk ldrk gSA /kkjk 386¼ch½¼III½ naM izfØ;k lafgrk ds varxZr vihyh; U;k;ky; dks naM dks ifjofrZr djus dh 'kfDr;ka izkIr gSaA vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa ;kph@ifjoknh }kjk tks iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk bl U;k;ky; esa vihyh; U;k;ky; ds vkns'k dks vk{ksfir djrs gq, izLrqr dh xbZ gS] og fof/k vuq:i ugha dgh tk ldrh gSA
vr% ;kph@ifjoknh }kjk izLrqr mDr iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk [kkfjt dh tkrh gSA
(PRAVEER BHATNAGAR),J
MOHIT/ 2
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the appellate court had power under Section 386 CrPC to modify a sentence of imprisonment to fine alone in a Section 138 NI Act conviction.
3 provisions across 2 enactments
Srawan Kumar Sant
The State of Rajasthan through PP
Gopal Lal Sant
Praveer Bhatnagar
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