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Aakash @ Dholya S/O Chittar Lal v. State of Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC4 Apr 2025SOSA/481/2025

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What is this about?

Suspension-of-sentence application by a convict sentenced to ten years' imprisonment under IPC Sections 363, 366 and POCSO Sections 3/4(1). Considering conflicting birth-date evidence about the victim's minority and the likelihood of delay in the appeal, the High Court suspended the sentence subject to furnishing bail bonds and depositing the fine.

What did the court decide?

Sentence suspended till disposal of appeal on depositing full fine and furnishing personal bond of Rs. 1,00,000 with two sureties of Rs. 50,000 each.

Aakash @ Dholya S/O Chittar Lal Vs State of… — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Rajasthan HC (2025)

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[2025:RJ-JP:15300]

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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. 481/2025

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S.B. Criminal Appeal No. 3448/2024

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Aakash @ Dholya S/o Chittar Lal, Aged About 23 Years, R/o Jaysthal , P.s. Gandoli, District Bundi (Raj). At Present Confined In District Jail Bundi Raj.).

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp

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----Respondent

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For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Govind Lal Choudhary For Respondent(s) : Mr. Devi Singh, PP with Mr. Shubham Saini, AAAG Ms. Rekha Arora for complaintant Mr. Hemraj Rodiya for victim

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HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SHUBHA MEHTA

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Order

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04/04/2025

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blds foijhr fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd us ltk LFkxu izkFkZuki= dk fojks/k djrs gq, rdZ izLrqr fd;k fd ,lvkj jftLVj izn'kZ ih 23 vkSj izFke izos'k QkeZ izn'kZ ih 22 ds vuqlkj ihfM+rk dh tUefrfFk 16-06-2006 Fkh] ftlds vuqlkj ihfM+rk ?kVuk ds le; 17 o"kZ 06 ekg 05 fnu dh gksdj vo;Ld Fkh rFkk vo;Ld dh lgefr fof/k dh n`f"V esa dksbZ egRo ugha j[krh gSA ihfM+rk us U;k;ky; ds le{k i{knzksgh gksus ds i'pkr~ fof'k"V yksd vfHk;kstd }kjk dh xbZ izfrijh{kk esa vihykFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ds lkFk lgefr ls 'kkjhfjd laca/k gksuk Lohdkj fd;k gSA izLrqr fof/k foKku iz;ksx'kkyk dh fjiksVZ izn'kZ lh 1 ds vuqlkj ihfM+rk dh v.Mjoh;j ij ik;s x;s oh;Z dk Mh,u, vfHk;qDr ds Mh,u, ls esy [kkrk gSA vfHk;qDr dks nl o"kZ

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[SOSA-481/2025]

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ds dkjkokl dk n.M fn;k x;k Fkk] ftlesa ls mls vHkh rd 06 ekg gh vfHkj{kk esa gq, gSaA vr% mls tekur ij eqDr ugha fd;k tkosA

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fo}ku vf/koDrk ifjoknh ¼ihfM+rk ds firk½ U;k;ky; ds le{k mifLFkr gSa] ftUgksaus izdV fd;k fd vihykFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ihfM+rk dks cgyk&Qqlykdjj ys x;k rFkk mlds lkFk nq"deZ fd;kA

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ihfM+rk dh vksj ls mifLFkr vf/koDrk us izdV fd;k fd ihfM+rk dk fookg vihykFkhZ ds lkFk gks x;k gS vkSj mUgsa ltk LFkxu izkFkZuki= Lohdkj fd;s tkus ij dksbZ vkifRr ugha gSA

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mHk;i{k ds rdksZa ij euu fd;k x;kA i=koyh dk /;kuiwoZd v/;;u fd;kA izdj.k esa ihfM+rk fd Ldwy dk ,lvkj jftLVj izn'kZ ih 23 vkSj izFke izos'k QkeZ izn'kZ ih 22 iznf'kZr gq, gSa] ftuesa ihfM+rk dh tUefrfFk 16-06-2006 vafdr gS] ftuds vuqlkj ?kVuk ds le; ihfM+rk 17 o"kZ 06 ekg 05 fnu dh Fkh] tks o;Ldrk ds fudV gSA ihfM+rk ds firk@ifjoknh }kjk tks izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djokbZ xbZ gS] mlesa ihfM+rk dh tUefrfFk fnukad 01-01-2004 vafdr gSA ihfM+rk us U;k;ky; ds le{k ihMCY;w 2 ds :Ik esa ijhf{kr gksdj vius dFku esa izdV fd;k fd ekrk&firk ds MkaVus ds dkj.k og viuh ethZ ls vfHk;qDr ds lkFk xbZ Fkh] ysfdu vfHk;qDr us mlds lkFk dksbZ nq"deZ ugha fd;k vkSj u gh muds e/; 'kkjhfjd laca/k cusA ihfM+rk us i{knzksgh ?kksf"kr gksus ds i'pkr~ iqfyl dFku izn'kZ ih 9 o eftLVªsV ds le{k gq, dFku izn'kZ ih 7 ncko esa fn;k tkuk crk;k gSA dsoy ,d ckj vfHk;kstu dh vksj ls dh xbZ izfrijh{kk esa ihfM+rk us ;g dgk gS fd muds chp laca/k lgefr ls cus Fks] ijUrq iqu% vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls dh xbZ izfrijh{kk esa fdlh Hkh izdkj ds lca/k cuus ds rF; ls budkj fd;k gSA viykFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks yxHkx 06 ekg dh vof/k vfHkj{kk esa gks pqdh gS rFkk fopkj.k ds nkSjku og tekur ij eqDr FkkA vihy ds fuLrkj.k esa le; yxus dh lEHkkouk ls budkj ugha fd;k tk ldrk gSA vr% izdj.k esa miyC/k mi;qZDr rF;kRed fLFkfr] cgl ds nkSjku izLrqr rdksZa ,oa vihy esa vUrofyZr egRoiw.kZ ,oa 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 leLr jkf'k v/khuLFk fopkj.k U;k;ky; esa tek djok nsa] rks bl iwoZorhZ 'krZ dh ikyuk ds mijkUr bl U;k;ky; esa fnukad 05-04-2025 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 rks mls tekur ij fjgk dj fn;k tk, ,oa fo}ku fof'k"V U;k;k/kh'k] ySafxd vijk/kksa ls ckydksa dk laj{k.k vf/kfu;e] 2012 ,oa ckyd vf/kdkj laj{k.k vk;ksx vf/kfu;e 2005] dze&1] cwUnh }kjk izdj.k la[;k&18@2024 esa ikfjr vk{ksfir fu.kZ; fnukafdr 03-12-2024 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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VISHAL SHARMA /41

Aakash @ Dholya S/O Chittar Lal v. State of Rajasthan

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