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Lokesh Kumar S/O Ramdev v. State of Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC4 Mar 2025SOSA/1883/2023

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What is this about?

Suspension-of-sentence application under Section 389 CrPC by a convict sentenced to ten years' rigorous imprisonment and fine under Sections 376(2)(n) IPC and 67-A of the IT Act. Considering the victim's age at the FIR stage, inconsistencies in the prosecution evidence, and that hearing and disposal of the appeal would take time, the court suspended the substantive sentence on furnishing bail bond

What did the court decide?

Substantive sentence suspended till final decision of appeal; release on bail on deposit of fine and furnishing personal bond of Rs. 1 lakh with two sureties of Rs. 50,000 each.

Lokesh Kumar S/O Ramdev Vs State of Rajasthan — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Rajasthan HC (2025)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Criminal Misc Suspension Of Sentence Application (Appeal) No. 1883/2023

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S.B. Criminal Appeal No. 2769/2023

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Lokesh Kumar S/o Ramdev, Aged About 24 Years, R/o Bairwa Ka Jhounpda, Raghunathpura Police Station Dablana District Bundi (Raj) (At Present Confined In District Jail Bundi)

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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State Of Rajasthan, Through P.p

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Victim, R/o

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----Respondents

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For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Asgar Khan For Respondent(s) : Mr. Devi Singh, PP

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HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SHUBHA MEHTA

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Order

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04/03/2025

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vihykFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls /kkjk 389 n.M izfdz;k lafgrk ds varxZr izLrqr ltk LFkxu@tekur izkFkZuk i= ij nksuksa i{kksa dks lquk x;kA v/khuLFk fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds vkyksP; fu.kZ; ,oa miyC/k dkuwuh o rF;kRed fLFkfr ij fopkj fd;k x;kA

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i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izdV gksrk gS fd v/khuLFk fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk vihykFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks /kkjk 376¼2½¼,u½ Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ,oa /kkjk 67&d lwpuk izkS|ksfxdh vf/kfu;e 2000 ds vkjksi esa nks"kfl) ,oa n.Mkfn"V djrs gq, vf/kdre nl o"kZ ds dBksj dkjkokl ,oa ipkl gtkj :i;s ds vFkZn.M ls nf.Mr fd;k x;k gSA

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cgl lquh xbZA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dk rdZ gS fd mls fcuk leqfpr ,oa fo'oluh; lk{; ds vijk/k /kkjk 376¼2½¼,u½ Hkkjrh; n.M

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lafgrk ,oa /kkjk 67&d lwpuk izkS|ksfxdh vf/kfu;e 2000 ds vkjksiksa esa nks"kh Bgjkdj nf.Mr fd;k x;k gSA mudk rdZ gS fd vihykFkhZ dks nh xbZ nl o"kZ dh ltk vof/k esa ls 31 ekg mls vfHkj{kk esa gks pqds gSaA mudk rdZ gS fd izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa fjiksVZ ntZ djokus ls rhu lky igys gS.M iEi ij QksVks [khapus ,oa mlds vk/kkj ij CySdesy djus dk vk{ksi yxk;k x;k gS ijUrq fopkj.k U;k;ky; us bu rF;ksa dks feF;k ekuk gSA mudk rdZ gS fd izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa gksVy esa nq"deZ dh ?kVuk pkj ikap lky igys gksuk vafdr gS vkSj bl izdkj ls vR;Ur foyEc ls izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djkbZ xbZ gSA tks v'yhy QksVks fHktok, tkus dk vk{ksi gS] og Hkh feF;k gS D;ksafd ,sls dksbZ QksVks vfHk;qDr }kjk ihfM+rk ds ifr dks ugha fHktok, x,A mudk rdZ gS fd fdlh jktdqekj ds eksckby Qksu ij QksVks fHktokuk crk;k x;k gS ijUrq jktdqekj ih0M04 ds :i esa ijhf{kr gqvk gS] ftldk eksckby Qksu iqfyl us tCr gh ugha fd;k gS] u gh mldh dksbZ fof/k foKku iz;ksx'kkyk ls tkap gh djokbZ xbZ gSA Lo;a vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh us viuh lk{; esa ekuk gS fd mlus bl lEcU/k esa /kkjk 65&ch Hkkjrh; lk{; vf/kfu;e dk izek.k?&i= Hkh izkIr ugha fd;k gSA mudk ;g Hkh rdZ gS fd ftl dfFkr gksVy esa ys tkdj nq"deZ djuk crk;k x;k gS mldk ekfyd cuokjh ih0M07 ds :i esa ijhf{kr gqvk gS ftlus vius dFkuksa esa ;g izdV fd;k gS fd ihfM+rk vkSj vfHk;qDr nksuksa ds vk/kkj dkMZ ysdj mlus dejk fn;k FkkA nksuksa jkth[kq'kh jgs Fks vkSj izlUufpRr gh okfil x, FksA dejs esa ls Hkh yM+us >xM+us dh dksbZ vkoktsa ugha vkbZ FkhaA mudk rdZ gS fd ,l-vkj- jftLVj dh izfr lk{; esa iznf'kZr gqbZ gS] mlds vuqlkj Hkh ?kVuk ds le; ihfM+rk 20 o"kZ dh vk;q dh FkhA tks lk{; vkbZ gS mls ns[kus ls Li"V gS fd ;fn i{kdkjksa ds e/; dqN gqvk gS rks mlesa ihfM+rk ,d lger i{kdkj FkhA mudk rdZ gS fd tks Mh,u, fjiksVZ izLrqr gqbZ gS mlesa ihfM+rk ds thUl iS.V ij vfHk;qDr ds oh;Z dk Mh,u, gksuk crk;k x;k gS ijUrq nq"deZ dh ?kVuk gksVy esa fnukad 21-04-2022 dh crkbZ xbZ gS tcfd rFkkdfFkr thUl iS.V fnukad 25-05-2022 dks tCr dh xbZ gS] tSlk fd izn'kZih&2 ls Li"V gS ,oa mlds Hkh nl fnu ds ckn tkap ds fy, fHktokbZ xbZ gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa thal iS.V ij vfHk;qDr dk oh;Z ik, tkus dk rF; Hkh lansgkLin gSA mudk rdZ gS

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fd ?kVuk ds le; vfHk;qDr 24 o"kZ dh vk;q dk FkkA vihy dh lquokbZ ,oa fuLrkj.k esa le; yxsxkA vr% ltk LFkxu izkFkZuk&i= Lohdkj fd;k tk,A

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blds foijhr fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dk rdZ gS fd ihfM+rk us vius dFku esa Li"Vr% vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr }kjk v'yhy QksVks [khapuk ,oa fQj CySdesy djuk ,oa gksVy esa ys tkdj ,d ls vf/kd ckj nq"deZ djuk izdV fd;k gSA mudk rdZ gS fd Mh,u, ijh{k.k esa ihfM+rk dh thal iS.V tks tCr dh xbZ gS] ij vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds oh;Z ,oa Mh,u, ik, x, gSaA mudk rdZ gS fd lk{kh jktdqekj us vius dFkuksa esa Li"Vr% dFku fd;k gS fd izn'kZ&4 tks tC'kqnk v'yhy QksVks gSa] og mlds eksckby Qksu ij vfHk;qDr }kjk fHktok;k x;k FkkA mudk rdZ gS fd vfHk;qDr dk eksckby Qksu tCr Hkh fd;k x;k mlesa Hkh mDr QksVksxzkQ ik;k x;k gS] ;g rF; Lo;a vfHk;qDr tks fd Mh0M01 ds :i esa ijhf{kr gqvk gS us Hkh Lohdkj fd;k gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa ;g ugha dgk tk ldrk fd QksVks ,fMV fd, x, gSaA mudk rdZ gS fd vfHk;qDr dks nh xbZ nl o"kZ dh ltk esa ls ek= 31 ekg gh vfHkj{kk esa gq, gSA xEHkhj izd`fr dk vijk/k gS] vr% vfHk;qDr dh ltk LFkfxr ugha dh tk,A

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nksuksa i{kksa ds rdksZ ij euu fd;k x;kA i=koyh dk /;kuiwoZd v/;;u

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fd;k x;kA

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i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izdV gksrk gS fd izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djokrs le; ihfM+rk dh mez Lohd`r :i ls 20 o"kZ ¼tks mlus Lo;a ntZ djokbZ gS½ gksdj og o;Ld FkhA gksVy esa nq"deZ dh ?kVuk Hkh bl fjiksVZ ls pkj ikap ekg igys dh crkbZ xbZ gS] ml le; Hkh ihfM+rk dk o;Ld gksuk Li"V gSA ihfM+rk us gksVy esa vfHk;qDr }kjk nq"deZ djuk dFku fd;k gS ijUrq gksVy ekfyd cuokjh fopkj.k U;k;ky; esa ih0M07 ds :i esa ijhf{kr gqvk gS] ftlus ;g Li"V dFku fd, gSa fd mlus ihfM+rk ,oa vfHk;qDr nksuksa dk vk/kkj dkMZ ysdj dejk fn;k FkkA gksVy esa os nksuksa jkth[kq'kh ,oa izlUufpRr jgs FksA dejs esa ls Hkh fdlh izdkj ds jksus ;k 'kksj'kjkck dh vkokt ugha vkus dk rFkk psdvkmV djus ij nksuksa dk izlUufpRr eqnzk esa tkuk dgk gSA blh izdkj fpfdRld lk{kh MkW0 f'kokuh ih0M011 ds dFkuksa esa Hkh ihfM+rk ds lkFk tcju nq"deZ dh dksbZ lk{; miyC/k ugha gSA Lo;a ihfM+rk us

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U;k;ky; esa viuh izfrijh{kk esa ;g Lohdkj fd;k gS fd ;fn ifr dks irk ugha pyrk rks og fjiksVZ ntZ ugha djokrhA ?kVuk ds le; vfHk;qDr Hkh 24 o"kZ dk uo;qod FkkA vfHk;qDr dks nh xbZ ltk 10 o"kZ esa ls yxHkx 31 ekg dk le; mls vfHkj{kk esa gks pqdk gSA vihy dh lquokbZ ,oa fuLrkj.k esa le; yxsxkA vr% izdj.k esa miyC/k rF;kRed fLFkfr] cgl ds nkSjku izLrqr fd, x, rdksZa dks /;ku esa j[krs gq, ,oa vihy esa vUrofyZr egRoiw.kZ fof/kd iz'uksa ds xq.kkoxq.k ij bl izdze ij dksbZ fVIi.kh fd;s fcuk] vihy ds fuLrkj.k esa le; yxus dh lEHkkouk dks ns[krs gq, ;g ltk LFkxu izkFkZuk i= Lohdkj fd;k tkuk mfpr izrhr gksrk gSA

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ifj.kker% ;g ltk LFkxu izkFkZuk i= Lohdkj fd;k tkrk gS vkSj vkns'k fn;k tkrk gS fd ;fn vihykFkhZ&vfHk;qDr v/khuLFk fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk vf/kjksfir vFkZn.M dh jkf'k v/khuLFk fopkj.k U;k;ky; esa tek djok ns rks bl iwoZorhZ 'krZ dh ikyuk ds mijkUr bl U;k;ky; esa fnukad 04-04-2025 dks ,oa rRi'pkr tc Hkh mls vknsf'kr fd;k tkos] viuh mifLFkfr gsrq ,d yk[k :i;s dk ca/ki= ,oa ipkl&ipkl gtkj :i;s dh nks tekursa fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds larks"kizn izLrqr dj rLnhd djok ns ,oa vknsf'kr jkf'k tek djok ns rks mls tekur ij fjgk dj fn;k tk, ,oa fo}ku fof'k"V U;k;k/kh'k fo'ks"k U;k;ky; ySafxd vijk/kksa ls ckydksa dk laj{k.k vf/kfu;e rFkk ckyd vf/kdkj laj{k.k vk;ksx la[;k&2 cwanh }kjk ls'ku izdj.k la[;k&106@2022 esa ikfjr vk{ksfir fu.kZ; fnukafdr 11-09-2023 ds rgr fn;s x;s n.Mkns'k (sentence) dk fdz;kUo;u dkjkokl dh lhek rd bl vihy ds vfUre fu.kZ; rd LFkfxr j[kk tkrk gSA

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(SHUBHA MEHTA),J

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AJAY KUMAR SINGHAL /21

Lokesh Kumar S/O Ramdev v. State of Rajasthan

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