Complainant's revision challenged acquittal of the accused under Section 307/498 IPC. The High Court found the injured witness gave mutually contradictory statements at different stages regarding who poured kerosene and set her ablaze, and held the trial court's appreciation of evidence was lawful. Revision dismissed.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 506/2003
Liyakat Ali S/o Munim Khan by caste Musalman Kayamkhani r/o Kirdoli, Police Station Sadar District Sikar.
----Complainant Petitioner
Versus
----Accused-Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Dariya Singh For Respondent(s) : Mr. Shree Ram Dhakar, PP
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEER BHATNAGAR
Order
16/07/2025
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lkl&llqj vkSj tsB ljrkt us mls idM+ fy;k vkSj ifr us dsjkslhu dk rsy mldh Nkrh ds fgLls ij Mky fn;kA**
lk{kh ds dFku vuqla/kku ds izdze ij /kkjk 161 lhvkjihlh esa izn'kZ Mh43 ds :i esa lacaf/kr vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh }kjk ys[kc) fd, x, gSaA rc lk{kh us vius c;kuksa esa vius iwoZ esa fn, x, lHkh c;kuksa ls vyx tkdj ;g dFku mYysf[kr fd;k gS fd mlds ifr us ekjihV dh o Nr ls uhps Hkkxus yxh rHkh ifr us ihNs ls idM dj fpeuh ls dsjkslhu rsy Mky fn;k vkSj jksyk lqudj mlds tsB fldanj ljrkt o lkl vkbZ vkSj os esjs vkMs iM x, vkSj ifr us ekfpl dh fryh tykdj mls vkx yxk nhA
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vr% esjs fouez er esa mDr fu"d"kZ fdlh izdkj ls fof/k fo#) ugha ekuk tk ldrk gS rFkk ;g ugha ekuk tk ldrk gS fd lacaf/kr U;k;ky; us lk{; dk Bhd ls fo'ys"k.k ugha fd;k gks vkSj vfHkys[k ij miyC/k lkexzh ls ijs tkdj vfHk;qDr dh nks"keqfDr ds lanHkZ esa fu"d"kZ fu"ikfnr fd;k gksA vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa ;kfpdkdrkZ }kjk tks iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk izLrqr dh xbZ gS og Lohdkj fd, tkus ;ksX; ugha gSA
vr% ;kfpdkdrkZ dh mDr ;kfpdk [kkfjt dh tkrh gSA
(PRAVEER BHATNAGAR),J
RAMESHWAR PRASHAD /2
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the trial court erred in acquitting respondent No. 2 under Section 307 IPC despite evidence of PW-13 Bal Kesh, whose statements were materially contradictory across stages.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Liyakat Ali s/o Munim Khan
State of Rajasthan
Gayasuddin s/o Abdul Majid Khan
Praveer Bhatnagar
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
