Dinesh Kumar Meena S/O Shri Loduram Meena, Vs State of Rajasthan — Rajasthan HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Dinesh Kumar Meena S/O Shri Loduram Meena, Vs State of Rajasthan — Rajasthan HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

None. The petition and the accompanying application are dismissed, with the recorded clarification that the accused may tender his defence-related documents before the trial court, which shall decide their admissibility etc. at its own discretion; one copy of the order is to be sent to the trial court.

Issue for consideration

Whether the order dated 09-04-2025 passed by the trial court in Sessions Trial No. 123/2024 (State vs Dinesh Kumar, ss. 450, 376(2)(m) & 504 IPC) — declining supply of copies of defence-related documents allegedly submitted by the accused to the police during investigation but not made part of the charge-sheet — is contrary to facts and law and liable to be quashed.

Court's answer

On the accused's application for copies, the trial court called a factual report and opened the case file; since no documents alleged to have been submitted by the accused during investigation were found in the case file, copies could not be furnished. The impugned order is therefore wholly in accordance with facts and law and does not call for interference.

Ratio / Principle

Clarificatory direction: notwithstanding the above, the accused remains free to present his defence-related documents before the trial court, and in that eventuality the trial court will pass its own discretionary decision on their admissibility/acceptability and allied aspects.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 352/2026 under Section 528 BNSS — petitioner/accused in Sessions Trial No. 123/2024, State vs Dinesh Kumar (offences under ss. 450, 376(2)(m) & 504 IPC, Session Nyayadhish Kram-2, Bundi) — challenged order dated 09.04.2025 declining copies of defence-related documents which, per counsel, were offered to the police during investigation, returned unaccepted, sent by registered post, and never made part of the charge-sheet. HELD: on the accused's application the trial court had called a factual report and opened the case file; no such documents were traceable therein, so copies could not be supplied; the impugned order is wholly in accordance with facts and law and warrants no interference. Clarified that the accused may still produce his defence documents before the trial court, which will decide their admissibility etc. at its own discretion. Petition and accompanying application dismissed (Uma Shanker Vyas, J.; 02.04.2026).

[2026:RJ-JP:13818]

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 352/2026

Dinesh Kumar Meena S/o Shri Loduram Meena, R/o Brahmano Ki Jhopdiyan, Po Gudagokulpura, P.s. Hindoli, Brahmano Ki Jhopdiyan- 323024, Rajasthan.

----Petitioner

Versus

State Of Rajasthan, Through P.p.

Victim, R/o

----Respondents

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ashish Gausinga, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Devi Singh, PP Mr. Manvendra Singh Shekhawat, PP

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS

Judgment / Order

02/04/2026

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(UMA SHANKER VYAS),J

Murari Lal Sharma /24