[2025:RJ-JP:40334] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 4100/2018 Bhawani Singh S/o Shri Jagdish, R/o Mandawara, Police Station Udaipurwati, Distt. Jhunjhunu, Presently Manager Banshiwala Cement Factory, Village Tikawara. ----Accused/Petitioner Versus 1. State of Rajasthan Through P.P. 2. Shri Om Prakash Kilania S/o Shri Bhagirath, Circle Inspector, Circle Office (Police) Kishangarh, Ajmer. 3. Shri Hemant Burdia, Lancer Network Ltd., Saket, New Delhi. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. R.K. Agarwal, Sr. Adv. with Ms. Sunita Pareek, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vivek Sharma, Addl. G.A. Mr. Devi Singh, Dy.G.A. Mr. Rakesh Trivedi, Adv. for Mr. Vinay Pal Yadav, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Order DATE OF RESERVED :: 08/09/2025 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT :: 08/10/2025 Reportable 1- ;kph dh vksj ls ;g ;kfpdk n.M izfØ;k lafgrk dh /kkjk 482 ds vUrxZr iqfyl Fkkuk&fd'kux<+] ftyk&vtesj esa ntZ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k&136@2018] vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 103] 104 o 115 VªsM ekdZ vf/kfu;e] 1999 dks fujLr djok;s tkus gsrq izLrqr dh x;h gSA 2- ekeys ds laf{kIr esa rF; bl izdkj ls gSa fd fnukad 01-07-2018 dks iqfyl Fkkuk&fd'kux<+] vtesj esa ifjoknh vkse izdk'k us ,d izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k&136@2018 bl vk'k; dh iathc) djokbZ fd xzke fVdkoM+k [2025:RJ-JP:40334] (2 of 9) [CRLMP-4100/2018] esa fLFkr ca'khokyk lhesaV QSDVªh esa voS/k :i ls lhesaV cukus dh QSDVªh py jgh gS] ftlesa ts-ds- lhesaV uke ds dV~Vksa dk iz;ksx dj VsªM ekdZ dk mYya?ku fd;k tk jgk gSA mDr o`Rrkf/kdkjh }kjk ekSds ij igqWpdj tkap dh x;h rks ik;k fd mDr lhesaV QSDVªh esa lhesaV ds dV~Vs feys] ftuesa ,d dV~Vs ij "Banshiwala Unitight Cement" nwljs dV~Vs ij "Banshiwala The Ulexite Cement" rFkk rhljs dV~Vs ij "Banshiwala Jaipur King Cement" fy[kk feykA mDr dV~Vksa ij yxs ekdZ ds laca/k esa ekSds ij ekStwn feys Hkokuh flag }kjk VªsM ekdZ lfVZfQdsV miyC/k djok x;kA ekSds ij feys ca'khokyk t;iqj fdax lhesaV ds [kkyh IykfLVd ds u;s dV~Vksa ds ckjs esa iwNk rks dksbZ larks"kizn tokc ugha fn;kA ekSds ij ts-ds- lhesaV fyfeVsM ds vf/kÑr deZpkjhx.k gseUr cjfM;k us crk;k fd mDr t;iqj fdax lhesaV uke ls tks VsªM ekdZ Nkidj O;kikj fd;k tk jgk gS] mlesa t;iqj fdax lhesaV ds ekdkZ esa ts- vkSj ds- dks cM+s&cM+s v{kj esa fy[kk x;k gS] og feukj ts-ds- lhesaV dh dEiuh ls gqcgw feyrh gSA bl izdkj mDr Hkokuh flag us VsªM ekdZ vf/kfu;e ds izko/kkuksa dk xaHkhj mYya?ku fd;k gSA ekSds ij gh Hkokuh flag dks fxj¶rkj fd;k x;kA cjken'kqnk lhesaV ds dV~Vksa dks tCr fd;k x;k rFkk mDr izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ VsªM ekdZ vf/kfu;e] 1999 dh /kkjk 103] 104 o 115 ds v/khu n.Muh; vijk/kksa ds vkjksi esa iathc) dh x;hA 3- nkSjkus cgl fo}ku vf/koDrk ;kph dk rdZ jgk gS fd izFker% rks ;kph dh QSDVªh esa tks lhesaV cuk;k tkrk gS] mldks vius VsªM ekdZ ds dV~Vksa esa cspk tkrk gSA ;kph dEiuh ds VsªM ekdZ t;iqj fdax lhesaV ds dV~Vs ekSds ij feys gSa] ftls ts-ds- lhesaV crk;k x;k gS] ,sls ts-ds- lhesaV dk dksbZ gqcgw feyku ugha gqvk gS] u gh ts-ds- lhesaV ds dksbZ dV~Vs ekSds ij cjken gq, gSaA fo}ku vf/koDrk ;kph dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd bl ekeys esa VsªM ekdZ vf/kfu;e] 1999 dh /kkjk 115 esa fn;s x;s izko/kkuksa dk Li"V mYya?ku gqvk gSA bl ekeys esa ;kph dh QSDVªh dh ^ryk'kh o vf/kxzg.k* dh dk;Zokgh djus ls iwoZ o`Rrkf/kdkjh ds fy, vko';d Fkk fd [2025:RJ-JP:40334] (3 of 9) [CRLMP-4100/2018] og VsªM ekdZ jftLVªkj ls bl laca/k esa jk; izkIr djrk vkSj mDr jk; izkIr djus ds mijkar gh dksbZ dk;Zokgh fd;k tkuk visf{kr FkkA fdUrq bl ekeys esa VsªM ekdZ vf/kfu;e] 1999 dh /kkjk 115 ds izko/kkuksa dk Li"V mYya?ku gksus ls ;kph ds fo#) ntZ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ o mlds vk/kkj ij mn~Hkwn vkijkf/kd dk;Zokgh pyus ;ksX; ugha gSA vr% ;kph dh vksj ls izLrqr ;kfpdk Lohdkj dh tkdj ;kph ds fo#) iqfyl Fkkuk&fd'kux<+] ftyk&vtesj esa ntZ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k&136@2018 dks fujLr fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh x;hA vius rdksZa ds leFkZu esa fo}ku vf/koDrk ;kph }kjk U;k;ky; dk /;ku fuEu U;kf;d n`"Vkarksa dh vksj vkdf"kZr fd;k x;k %& ● Satpal Vs. State of Punjab, reported in 2011 1 PLR 472 ● Kasim Ali And Another Vs. State of M.P. And Another, reported in 2016 2 JLJ 415 ● Shantanu Bhowmik Vs. State of Tripura, reported in 2014 0 Supreme (Tri) 159 & ● Shrenik Shantilal Dhadiwal Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors., reported in [2018] 0 Supreme (Bom) 1445 4- blds foijhr fo}ku vf/koDrk jsLiksaMsaV dh vksj ls rdZ izLrqr fd;k x;k fd /kkjk 115 VsªM ekdZ vf/kfu;e] 1999 ds izko/kkuksa ds vuqlkj ftu ekeyksa esa izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ dh x;h gS] og lHkh laKs; izÑfr ds vijk/k gSa] ftuds laca/k esa tkap dh tkus gsrq iqfyl vf/kdkjh dks fdlh iwoZ vuqefr dh vko';drk ugha gksrhA vr% mijksDr vk/kkjksa ij ;kph dh vksj ls izLrqr ;kfpdk lkjghu gksus ds dkj.k mDr ;kfpdk dks fujLr fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh x;hA 5- lquk x;kA i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA 6- i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izdV gksrk gS fd bl ekeys esa tks izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ dh x;h gS] mlesa eq[;r% VsªM ekdZ vf/kfu;e] 1999 dh /kkjk 103] 104 o 115 ds vkjksi yxk;s x;s gSaA mDr vkjksiksa ds lanHkZ esa VsªM ekdZ vf/kfu;e] 1999 dh /kkjk 115 esa fuEu fyf[kr izko/kku fn;s x;s gSa %& [2025:RJ-JP:40334] (4 of 9) [CRLMP-4100/2018] "115. Cognizance of certain offences and the powers of police officer for search and seizure.— (1) No court shall take cognizance of an offence under section 107 or section 108 or section 109 except on complaint in writing made by the Registrar or any officer authorised by him in writing: Provided that in relation to clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 107, a court shall take cognizance of an offence on the basis of a certificate issued by the Registrar to the effect that a registered trade mark has been represented as registered in respect of any goods or services in respect of which it is not in fact registered. (2) No court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try an offence under this Act. (3) The offences under section 103 or section 104 or section 105 shall be cognizable. (4) Any police officer not below the rank of deputy superintendent of police or equivalent, may, if he is satisfied that any of the offences referred to in sub-section (3) has been, is being, or is likely to be, committed, search and seize without warrant the goods, die, block, machine, plate, other instruments or things involved in committing the offence, wherever found, and all the articles so seized shall, as soon as practicable, be produced before a Judicial Magistrate of the first class or Metropolitan Magistrate, as the case may be: Provided that the police officer, before making any search and seizure, shall obtain the opinion of the Registrar on facts involved in the offence relating to trade mark and shall abide by the opinion so obtained. [2025:RJ-JP:40334] (5 of 9) [CRLMP-4100/2018] (5) Any person having an interest in any article seized under sub-section (4), may, within fifteen days of such seizure, make an application to the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class or Metropolitan Magistrate, as the case may be, for such article being restored to him and the Magistrate, after hearing the applicant and the prosecution, shall make such order on the application as he may deem fit." 7- bl izdkj VsªM ekdZ vf/kfu;e] 1999 dh mijksDr /kkjk 115¼4½ ds ijUrqd ds vuqlkj iqfyl vf/kdkjh ds fy, ;g vko';d Fkk fd og ;kph ds QSDVªh esa ^ryk'kh o vf/kxzg.k* djus ls iwoZ VsªM ekdZ ds jftLVªkj ls bl laca/k esa jk; ysrs] fdUrq LohÑr :i ls ,slh dksbZ jk; VsªM ekdZ jftLVªkj ls izkIr ugha dh x;h gS o fcuk mDr jk; ds bl ekeys esa ^ryk'kh o vf/kxzg.k* rFkk fxj¶rkjh dh dk;Zokgh dh x;h gSA ;gka ;g mYys[kuh; gS fd fo}ku jktdh; vf/koDrk dh vksj ls fnukad 31-07-2025 dks bl U;k;ky; esa ekeys dh rF;kRed fjiksVZ izLrqr dh x;h] ftlesa fuEu fyf[kr rF; vafdr fd;s x;s gS %& ^^izdj.k gktk esa tfj;s i=kad 2998 fnukad 05-07-2018 ds Jheku jftLVªkj egksn;] VªsM ekdkZ] ubZ fnYyh ls tfj;s fo"ks'k okgd jk; pkgh xbZ rks Jheku jftLVªkj egksn;] VªsM ekdkZ] ubZ fnYyh }kjk muds i=kad 443 fnukad 06-07-2018 ds VsªM ekdkZ jftLVªkj vkWfQl vgenkckn ls lacaf/kr fjdkWMZ izkIr djus ckcr~ vafdr fd;kA ftl ij tfj;s i=kad 3492 fnukad 21-07-2018 ds tfj;s fo"ks'k okgd fjdkWMZ pkgk x;k] rks Jheku mi iathdkj] O;kikj fpUg] vgenkckn }kjk tfj;s i=kad 7354 fnukad 21-08-2018 ls fjiksVZ dh Nk;kizfr izsf"kr dj vafdr fd;k gS fd ^^izko/kku ds vUrxZr jk; ls iwoZ gh eqdnek iathÑr dj eqdnesa esa ryk'kh o [2025:RJ-JP:40334] (6 of 9) [CRLMP-4100/2018] vf/kxzg.k dh dk;Zokgh iw.kZ dh tk pqdh gS**] vr% bl Lrj ij vkids }kjk O;kikj fpUg vf/kfu;e] 1999 dh /kkjk 115¼4½ ds rgr ekaxh xbZ jk; ugha nh tk ldrh gSA** 8- bl izdkj mDr rF;kRed fjiksVZ ls Li"V gS fd bl ekeys esa ;kph dh QSDVªh esa dh x;h ^ryk'kh o vf/kxzg.k* dh dk;Zokgh ls iwoZ VªsM ekdZ jftLVªkj ls dksbZ jk; ugha yh x;h cfYd izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ gksus ds mijkar vuqla/kku ds nkSjku mDr jk; ysus dk iz;kl fd;k x;k] fdUrq lacaf/kr jftLVªkj dk;kZy; ls iqfyl dks lwfpr fd;k x;k fd iqfyl }kjk vius Lrj ij gh VªsM ekdZ vf/kfu;e] 1999 dh /kkjk 115¼4½ dh jk; fy;s tkus ls iwoZ gh dk;Zokgh dj yh x;h gSA vr% vc mDr jk; ugha nh tk ldrhA bl izdkj bl ekeys esa iqfyl }kjk VªsM ekdZ vf/kfu;e] 1999 dh /kkjk 115¼4½ ds ijUrqd dk Li"V mYya?ku fd;k x;k gSA 9- bl laca/k esa fo}ku vf/koDrk ;kph dh vksj ls tks U;kf;d n`"Vkar izLrqr fd;s x;s gSa] muesa Satpal (supra) ds ekeys esa fuEu fyf[kr er O;Dr fd;k x;k gS %& "7. As per sub-clause (4) of Section 115 of the Trademarks Act, 1999, no police officer below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police can search and seize for goods regarding offence under Sections 103, 104 and 105. Secondly, as per the proviso, the said police officer will have to obtain opinion of the Registrar on facts involved in the offence relating to Trademarks Act, 1999 and shall abide by the opinion before such search and seizure is carried out, whereas, in the present case, admittedly the search and seizure had been done by the Sub Inspector without taking any opinion from the Registrar. The proceedings are, therefore, vitiated. The word "shall" in the proviso is indication of the fact that the provision is indeed mandatory. Moreover, the said offences could have only been [2025:RJ-JP:40334] (7 of 9) [CRLMP-4100/2018] investigated by the Officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police." 10- blh izdkj vU; U;kf;d n`"Vkar Kasim Ali (supra) ds ekeys esa Hkh fuEu fyf[kr er O;Dr fd;k x;k gS %& "16. In the present case, no such opinion has been obtained from the Registrar and search and seizure has been conducted by the Sub-Inspector. Thus, the mandatory provisions of the Act, 1999 have not been complied with. When statutes, which create an offence provide for a procedure the Court or the authorities cannot ignore the same. In the present case, the procedure provided under section 115 of the Act, 1999 has not been complied with, therefore, the Court is not competent to take cognizance of the offence under section 103 of the Act, 1999." 11- blh izdkj vU; U;kf;d n`"Vkar Shantanu Bhowmik (supra) ds ekeys esa Hkh fuEu fyf[kr er O;Dr fd;k x;k gS %& "7. In this case no such opinion of the Registrar of Trade Marks is available before causing the search and seizure. As such, the search and seizure are ex facie illegal and no legal action can be taken against the petitioner. Apart that, this court does not find any other material incriminating the petitioner in the offence. Hence, both the impugned judgment and order are set aside. As consequence thereof, the petitioner is discharged from the criminal liability." 12- blh izdkj vU; U;kf;d n`"Vkar Shrenik Shantilal Dhadiwal (supra) ds ekeys esa Hkh fuEu fyf[kr er O;Dr fd;k x;k gS %& "11. On perusal of papers of investigation it appears in the present matter that the investigation was carried by Assistant Police Inspector. Local Crime Branch, Ahmednagar. Furthermore, no opinion of the Registrar is taken before carrying the investigation. At the initial stage matter [2025:RJ-JP:40334] (8 of 9) [CRLMP-4100/2018] requires to be examined by the expert i.e. the Registrar. Therefore, the investigating officer has to act upon the opinion given by the Registrar. Herein the present case no such opinion of the Registrar was taken by the investigating officer, nor the alleged offence is investigated by the officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police. So the above two facts are in contravention of provisions of section 115 sub-clause 4 and it's proviso clause. So basically the investigating officer was not authorized to carry the investigation and due to such irregularity committed by the investigating officer he was not authorized to investigate the matter and file the charge-sheet." 13- mijksDr leLr foospu ds vk/kkj ij Li"V gS fd bl ekeys esa ;kph ds fo#) VªsM ekdZ vf/kfu;e] 1999 dh /kkjk 103] 104 o 115 ds v/khu tks dk;Zokgh dh x;h gS] ml dk;Zokgh dks fd;s tkus ls iwoZ /kkjk 115¼4½ ds ijUrqd esa fn;s x;s vkKkid izko/kku dh ikyuk djrs gq, mDr dk;Zokgh fd;s tkus ls iwoZ VsªM ekdZ jftLVªkj dh dksbZ jk; izkIr ugha dh x;h gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa mijksDr U;kf;d n`"Vkarksa esa O;Dr fd;s x;s er o /kkjk 115 ijUrqd ¼4½ ds izko/kkuksa dh Li"V vogsyuk ds dkj.k ge ;gh ikrs gSa fd ekeys esa ;kph ds fo#) tks vkijkf/kd dk;Zokgh iqfyl Fkkuk&fd'kux<+] ftyk&vtesj esa ntZ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k&136@2018 esa dh tk jgh gS] og fof/k fo#) gSA mijksDr leLr rF;ksa ,oa ifjfLFkfr;ksa dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, ;g ;kfpdk Lohdkj fd;s tkus ;ksX; izrhr gksrh gSA 14- fu"d"kZr% ;kph dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g ;kfpdk Lohdkj dh tkrh gS rFkk ;kph ds fo#) iqfyl Fkkuk&fd'kux<+] ftyk&vtesj esa ntZ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k&136@2018 dks fujLr fd;k tkrk gS rFkk mDr izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ls mn~Hkwn gksus okyh leLr vkijkf/kd dk;Zokfg;ksa dks Hkh mijksDrkuqlkj fujLr fd;k tkrk gSA [2025:RJ-JP:40334] (9 of 9) [CRLMP-4100/2018] 15- LFkxu izkFkZuk i= o vU; lHkh yafcr izkFkZuk i=ksa dks Hkh mijksDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd;k tkrk gSA (ASHUTOSH KUMAR),J LOKESH RAJ /22