Smt. Chandni Sharma W/O Shri Deepak Dudeja D/O… — Maintenance and Alimony | Rajasthan HC (2025)

Smt. Chandni Sharma W/O Shri Deepak Dudeja D/O… — Maintenance and Alimony | Rajasthan HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Dismissed

Issue for consideration

Whether the criminal case arising out of FIR No. 187/2021 of Mahila Police Station, Bikaner, pending before Judicial Magistrate No. 3, Bikaner, should be transferred to a court of competent jurisdiction at Jaipur on the grounds of the petitioner's alleged ill-health and her residence at Jaipur.

Court's answer

The case sought to be transferred was got registered by the petitioner herself at Bikaner; although she claims ill-health, she has not furnished any reliable document in support of that claim.

Ratio / Principle

The petitioner is required to appear in the case only as a witness for the complainant, and throughout the proceedings she can appear by video conferencing or through counsel; hence transfer is not warranted.

Key takeaways

In line with the judicial precedents relied upon, a criminal case ought to be tried at the place where the cause of action arose and which ordinarily has territorial jurisdiction over its trial; transfer merely on the ground of the woman's convenience alone is not appropriate.ratio¶29
In view of the facts, circumstances and the principles laid down in the judicial precedents, the transfer petition filed by the petitioner-complainant is dismissed, and any connected applications are also dismissed.ratio¶30

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal transfer petition under Section 407 CrPC by the complainant-wife seeking transfer of a criminal case arising out of FIR No. 187/2021 of Mahila Police Station, Bikaner, from the court of Judicial Magistrate No. 3, Bikaner to a competent court at Jaipur, on the grounds of her alleged ill-health (three operations and medical advice against long travel, as contended) and residence at Jaipur, supported by a rent agreement. Held, dismissing the petition: the petitioner herself got the case registered at Bikaner; no reliable document of ill-health was produced; she is required to appear only as the complainant's witness and can appear throughout by video conferencing or through counsel. Relying on Jyoti Mridha v. Dhananjay Mridha, 2010 (10) SCC 229, Raj Kumar Sabu v. M/s Meena Sabu Trade Pvt. Ltd., Transfer Petition (Crl.) 17/2021 (SC), and Ramesh v. State of Tamil Nadu, (2005) 3 SCC 507, the Court held that a criminal case is to be tried where the cause of action arose and which ordinarily has jurisdiction, and transfer merely on the ground of the woman's convenience is not appropriate. The petitioner's earlier petition to transfer a parallel Section 125 CrPC case pending at Bikaner had already been dismissed by a coordinate bench on 31-01-2025. Connected applications, if any, also dismissed.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Transfer Petition No. 47/2024

Smt. Chandni Sharma W/o Shri Deepak Dudeja D/o Shri Rakesh Kumar Sharma, R/o A-18, Sudershana Nagar, Bikaner Presently Residing At 1036/225, J.p Colony Jal Mahal, Ramgarh Mod, Jaipur Rajasthan

----Petitioner

Versus

State Of Rajasthan, Through P.p

Deepak Dudeja S/o Shri Dharampal, R/o 6/163, Mukta Prasad Nagar, Lalgarh Bikaner

----Respondents

For Petitioner(s)	: Mr. Manvender Singh
For Respondent(s)	: Ms. Manju Dave, PP
	Mr. Ravinder Pal Singh with
	Ms. Priyamvada Singh and
	Ms. Gunjan Chawla

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SHUBHA MEHTA

Order

14/02/2025

;g varj.k ;kfpdk izkfFkZ;k&ifjokfn;k dh vksj ls /kkjk 407 n.M izfØ;k lafgrk ds varxZr izLrqr dj izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k&187@2021 efgyk Fkkuk] chdkusj ij ntZ vkijkf/kd izdj.k] tks U;kf;d eftLVªsV] la[;k&3] chdkusj ds U;k;ky; esa yafcr gS] dks mDr U;k;ky; ls izR;kgfjr dj t;iqj ds fdlh led{k U;k;ky; esa vUrfjr djok, tkus dh izkFkZuk dh xbZ gSA

varj.k ;kfpdk ij fo}ku vf/koDrk mHk; i{k dks lquk x;kA

izkfFkZ;k&ifjokfn;k ds fo}ku vf/koDrk dk rdZ gS fd izkfFkZ;k tc chdkusj esa Fkh] rc mlds }kjk mDr izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djkbZ xbZ FkhA mlds ckn og t;iqj esa jgus yxhA blds leFkZu esa fdjk;kukek Hkh izLrqr fd;k gSA mudk rdZ gS fd izkfFkZ;k vLoLFk gS] mldk rhu ckj vkWijs'ku gks pqdk gS ,oa

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fpfdRld us Hkh mls yach ;k=k ugha djus dh lykg nh gSA bl dkj.k mDr izdj.k dks chdkusj ls t;iqj ds fdlh U;k;ky; esa varfjr fd;k tk,A

blds foijhr foi{kh ds fo}ku vf/koDrk ,oa fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dk rdZ gS fd izkfFkZ;k chdkusj esa fuokl djrh Fkh vkSj chdkusj ls t;iqj esa vk tkus ls fdlh vkijkf/kd izdj.k dks lacaf/kr {ks=kf/kdkj ls nwj@vU;= fdlh U;k;ky; esa varfjr fd, tkus dk dksbZ vk/kkj ugha gSA mudk rdZ gS fd nksuksa i{kksa ds e/; /kkjk 125 n.M izfØ;k lafgrk ds izko/kkuksa ds varxZr ,d vU; izdj.k chdkusj esa gh yafcr Fkk vkSj mls Hkh bUgha vk/kkjksa ij varfjr djkus gsrq izkfFkZ;k us mPp U;k;ky; esa izkFkZuk i= izLrqr fd;k Fkk] og izkFkZuk i= bl U;k;ky; dh led{k ihB }kjk fnukad 31-01-2025 dks fujLr fd;k tk pqdk gSA mudk ;g Hkh rdZ gS fd izkfFkZ;k ;fn ;k=k ugha dj ldrh gS rks og izdj.k esa ohfM;ks dkWUÝsaflax ds ek/;e ls Hkh mifLFkr gksdj vius iSjoh dj ldrh gSA izdj.k varfjr djus dk dksbZ vk/kkj vkSj vkSfpR; ugha gSA

mudk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd lkekU;r% ftl LFkku ij vijk/k dkfjr@?kfVr gksrk gS] mlh LFkku ds {ks=kf/kdkj okys U;k;ky; esa izdj.k dh lquokbZ dh tkrh gSA fcuk vR;f/kd xEHkhj vFkok fo'ks"k dkj.kksa ds vkijkf/kd izdj.k dks vU;= varfjr ugha djuk pkfg,A ,slk djus ls lk{khx.k dks ijs'kkuh gksus dk vUns'kk gSA vr% varj.k ;kfpdk dks fujLr fd;k tkosA

mHk; i{k ds fo}ku vf/koDrkx.k ds rdksZa ij euu fd;k x;kA i=koyh dk /;kuiwoZd v/;;u fd;k x;kA

i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izdV gS fd izkfFkZ;k&ifjokfn;k us ftl izdj.k dks varfjr djk;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh gS] og izdj.k mlus Lo;a gh chdkusj esa ntZ djk;k gSA izkfFkZ;k us Lo;a dks vLoLFk gksuk crk;k gS] ijarq vLoLFk gksus laca/kh dksbZ fo'oluh; nLrkost izLrqr ugha fd;s gSaA izkfFkZ;k dks bl izdj.k esa ek= vfHk;kstu ds lk{kh ds :i esa gh mifLFkfr nsuh gSA ;g Hkh mYys[kuh; gS fd lEiw.kZ fopkj.k esa izkfFkZ;k ohfM;ks dkWUÝsaflax ds ek/;e ls vFkok vf/koDrk ds ek/;e ls Hkh mifLFkr gks ldrh gSA

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izkfFkZ;k dh vksj ls chdkusj U;k;ky; esa yafcr /kkjk 125 n.M izfdz;k lafgrk ds vU; izdj.k dks viuh vLoLFkrk ds vk/kkj ij gh t;iqj U;k;ky; esa varfjr djk;s tkus dk izkFkZuk i= izLrqr fd;k x;k Fkk] ftls bl U;k;ky; dh led{k ihB }kjk fnukad 31-01-2025 dks fujLr fd;k tk pqdk gSA

;g Hkh lqlaxr gS fd U;kf;d fofu'p; 2010¼10½ ,llhvkj 229 T;ksfr feJk&cuke&/kuat; feJk esa dsoyek= efgyk dh lqfo/kk ds vk/kkj ij izdj.k dks ,d LFkku ls nwljs LFkku ij varfjr fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha ekuk x;k gSA blh izdkj ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk QkStnkjh varj.k ;kfpdk 17@2021 jktdqekj lkcw&cuke&eSllZ lkcw VªsM izkbZosV fyfeVsM esa ;g fl)kUr izfrikfnr fd;k x;k gS fd vkijkf/kd izdj.k dk fopkj.k ftl LFkku ij okn gsrqd mRiUu gqvk gS vkSj lkekU;r% ftl U;k;ky; dks mlds fopkj.k dk {ks=kf/kdkj gS] mlh LFkku ij fd;k tkuk pkfg,A ;gh fl)kUr jes'k&cuke&rfeyukMq jkT; ¼2005½ 3 ,llhlh ist 507 esa Hkh fu.khZr fd;k x;k gSA

mi;qZDr foospukuqlkj izdj.k ds rF;ksa o ifjfLFkfr;ksa ,oa mDr U;kf;d fofu'p;ksa esa izfrikfnr fl)kUrksa ds izdk'k esa izkfFkZ;k&ifjokfn;k dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g varj.k ;kfpdk fujLr dh tkrh gSA rnuqlkj layXu vU; izkFkZuk i=] ;fn dksbZ gks] Hkh fujLr fd;s tkrs gSaA

(SHUBHA MEHTA),J

NIMIT GOYAL /64