Criminal appeal against conviction and sentence under Section 323 IPC for a 1991 incident. Conviction not challenged; only sentence contested on grounds of the appellant's advanced age (about 69), ill health, and 15 days custody already undergone. Sentence of one year's imprisonment reduced to period already undergone; appeal disposed accordingly.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Appeal No. 601/1995
All R/o Village Jhadka, District Alwar (Raj.).
----Appellants
Versus
The State of Rajasthan, through PP
----Respondent
For Appellant(s) : Mr. Anil Agrawal, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Devi Singh, PP Mr. Himang Singh, Adv.
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS
Judgment / Order
12/05/2026
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nksuksa i{kksa ds rdksZa ds lanHkZ esa vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;kA orZeku le; esa Lo;a vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls nks"kfl)h dks pqukSrh ugha nh x;h gS] vr% fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vk{ksfir nks"kfl)h ds fu.kZ; dks iq"V fd;k tkrk gSA
tgka rd n.Mkns'k dk iz'u gS] pwafd vfHk;qDr jrhjke dh orZeku le; esa vk;q djhc 69 o"kZ gksuk crk;k gS rFkk bl ekeys esa og fnukad 23-08-1991 ls 06-09-1991 rd vFkkZr djhc 15 fnu vfHkj{kk esa O;rhr dj pqdk gS] mldk vLoLFk gksuk Hkh crk;k gSA vr% vfHk;qDr }kjk fopkj.k rFkk U;k;ky;hu izfdz;k dh yEch ;a=.kk Hkqxr ysus rFkk orZeku esa mudh vk;q] mlds vLoLFk gksus vkfn rF;ksa dks ns[krs gq, n.Mkns'k ds fcUnq ij izLrqr vihy ;kfpdk Lohdkj djrs gq, fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk vfHk;qDr dks fn;s x;s ,d o"kZ dh ltk ds n.Mkns'k ds LFkku ij Hkqxrh gqbZ ltk ij NksMk tkuk mfpr izrhr gksrk gSA
mijksDr foospukuqlkj ;g vihy n.Mkns'k ds fcUnq ij Lohdkj dh tkrh gS rFkk vfHk;qDr jrhjke iq= jkedaokj ds laca/k esa fo}ku v/khuLFk fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr n.Mkns'k fnukad 10-11-1995 dks mikUrfjr djrs gq, ,d o"kZ ds lk/kkj.k dkjkokl ds LFkku ij Hkqxrh gqbZ ltk ls nafMr fd;k tkrk gSA
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pwafd vfHk;qDr dk iwoZ esa n.Mkns'k LFkfxr gks pqdk gS] vr% fjgkbZ laca/kh vkns'k dh vko';drk ugha gSA
blh vuqlkj ;g vihy vkaf'kd :i ls Lohdkj dj fuLrkfjr dh tkrh gSA
(UMA SHANKER VYAS),J
Mittal /65
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the one-year simple imprisonment awarded for an offence under Section 323 IPC should be reduced, given the appellant's age, health and 15 days already undergone?
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Rati Ram
Hazari
Ramkumar
The State of Rajasthan
Uma Shanker Vyas
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