[2025:RJ-JP:40732] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Appeal (Sb) No. 2575/2025 Mohit Soni S/o Shri Goverdhan Soni, Aged About 28 Years, R/o House No.15-AF-5, Apna Ghar Yojana, R.K. Puram, Kota, Police Station R.K. Puram, District Kota (Rajasthan). (At Present Confined In Central Jail Jaipur District Jaipur (Rajasthan) ----Appellant Versus 1. State of Rajasthan, Through Public Prosecutor. ----Respondents 2. Victim-A, D/o Shri Moolchand Jaluthariya, aged about 28 Years, R/o House No.C-2, Flat No.2, Sapna Apartment, Royal City, Kalwar, Jaipur(West), Rajasthan. ----Complainant-Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Mukesh Kumar Saini, Adv. For Respondent(s) For Complainant(s) : : Mr. Shree Ram Dhakar, PP Mr. Dharmendra Choudhary, Adv. HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI Order 07/10/2025 vihykFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls /kkjk 14&, vuqlwfpr tkfr o vuqlwfpr tutkfr ¼vR;kpkj fuokj.k½ vf/kfu;e ds vUrxZr ;g tekur vihy v/khuLFk U;k;ky;] fof'k"B U;k;ky;] vuqlwfpr tkfr@tutkfr ¼vR;kpkj fuokj.k½ izdj.k] ¼vij ftyk ,oa ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k] dze02½] t;iqj egkuxj f}rh; }kjk tekur izdj.k la[;k 227@2025 esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 09-09-2025 ls O;fFkr gksdj is'k dh xbZ gS] ftlds rgr iqfyl Fkkuk dkyokM ftyk t;iqj ¼if'pe½ esa ntZ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 248@2025 esa vihykFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk tekur vkosnu varxZr /kkjk 439 n.M izfdz;k lafgrk [kkfjt dj fd;k x;kA [2025:RJ-JP:40732] (2 of 4) [CRLAS-2575/2025] fo}ku vf/koDrk izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr us rdZ fn;k fd izLrqr ekeys esa izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr funksZ"k gS] mls izdj.k esa >waBk Qalk;k x;k gSA mudk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr us ihfMrk ls tks 'kkjhfjd laca/k cuk;s gS] og vkilh lgefr ls cuk;s gS] bl rF; dks ihfMrk us /kkjk 183 Hkkjrh; ukxfjd lqj{kk lafgrk ds c;ku ds varxZr Hkh crk;k gSA mudk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd ihfMrk us izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ls dbZ ckj 'kkjhfjd laca/k cuk;s tkus ds fy, dgk gS ysfdu bldk ihfMrk us dksbZ fojks/k ugha fd;k gSA mudk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd ihfMrk ,d O;Ld efgyk gS] ;fn izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr }kjk cykRdkj fd;k tkrk rks ihfMrk }kjk izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ds fo:) rqjar izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djokbZ tkrhA mudk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd ihfMrk ,oa izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dh OgkV~l,i pSfVax ls Hkh ;g Li"V gksrk gS fd nksuksa ds e/; vkilh lgefr ls 'kkjhfjd laca/k cuk;s x;s gS] izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr }kjk mlds lkFk dksbZ cykRdkj ugha fd;k x;k gSA mudk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr }kjk ihfMrk ls 'kknh djus ls budkj djus rFkk izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ls :i;s ,saBus ds dkj.k ihfMrk }kjk ;g fjiksVZ ntZ djokbZ xbZ gSA mudk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd :i;s ,saBus ds laca/k esa iwoZ esa Hkh ihfMrk }kjk izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 450@2023] iqfyl Fkkuk eqgkuk] ftyk t;iqj 'kgj ¼nf{k.k½ esa foosd 'kekZ uke ds O;fDr ij djokbZ gS] ftlesa foosd 'kekZ uke ds O;fDr ij Hkh ihfMrk us cykRdkj dk vkjksi yxk;k gS] mlesa Hkh ;gh dgk gS fd foosd 'kekZ us mls 'kknh dk >kalk nsdj vusd txg ys x;k vkSj mlds lkFk 'kkjhfjd laca/k cuk;sA mudk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr yacs le; ls U;kf;d vfHkj{kk esa py jgk gS ,oa mlds fo:) vkjksi i= U;k;ky; esa izLrqr gks pqdk gS rFkk izdj.k ds fopkj.k esa yxus dh laHkkouk gSA vr% izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks tekur dk ykHk fn;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA blds fo:) fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd ,oa fo}ku vf/koDrk ifjoknh us dFku fd;k fd izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr us ;g tkurs gq;s fd ihfMrk vuqlwfpr tkfr ,oa vuqlwfpr tutkfr dh gS] mlls laidZ dj mls 'kknh dk >kalk [2025:RJ-JP:40732] (3 of 4) [CRLAS-2575/2025] nsdj yacs le; rd 'kkjhfjd laca/k cuk;sA izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ij ihfMrk dh vuqefr ds fcuk mldh v'yhy rLohjs ,oa ohfM;ksa cukus dk Hkh xaHkhj izd`fr dk vkjksi gSA vr% mUgksaus tekur izkFkZuk i= dk fojks/k djrs gq, izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk tekur vkosnu [kkfjt fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dhA eSaus i=koyh dk lEekuiwoZd voyksdu fd;k rFkk mHk;i{k ds rdksZa ij euu fd;kA ihfMrk ds /kkjk 183 Hkkjrh; ukxfjd lqj{kk lafgrk ds c;ku ds voyksdu ls Li"V gksrk gS fd ihfMrk o mlds ifjokjtuksa dh lgefr ls izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ihfMrk ds ?kj ij jgkA ihfMrk dk dFku gS fd dbZ ckj izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr mlds ?kj vk;k vkSj mlds lkFk 'kkjhfjd laca/k cuk;sA fQj Hkh ihfMrk dh bPNk o lgefr ds fcuk 'kkjhfjd laca/k cuk;s tkus ij ihfMrk us dksbZ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ iqfyl Fkkus esa ntZ djkbZ gks] ,slk dksbZ rF; lkeus ugha vk;k gSA ihfMrk ds c;ku ls Li"V gksrk gS fd izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr }kjk 'kknh ds fy;s euk djus ij ;g fjiksVZ ntZ djokbZ xbZ gSA izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 450@2023 iqfyl Fkkuk eqgkuk ftyk t;iqj 'kgj ¼nf{k.k½esa izLrqr gqbZ gS] ftlesa ihfMrk us foosd 'kekZ uke ds O;fDr ij blh izdkj ds vkjksi yxk;s gSa vkSj mlds }kjk 'kknh djus ls euk djus ij ?kVuk dh fjiksVZ ntZ djuk o mlds lkFk cykRdkj djuk crk;k gSA izdj.k esa izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr yacs le; ls U;kf;d vfHkj{kk esa py jgk gS ,oa izdj.k ds fopkj.k esa le; yxus dh laHkkouk gSA ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk vius fofu'p; (1) Ravish Singh Rana Vs. State of Uttarakhand & Anr. : Criminal Appeal No.2438/2025 Decided on 28.04.2025, (2) Biswajyoti Chatterjee Vs. State of West Bengal & Anr. (Criminal Appeal arising out of SLP (Crl.) No.4261/2024) : 2025 LiveLaw (S) 404, (3) Rajnish Singh @ Soni Vs. State of U.P. & Anr. : 2025 SCC OnLine SC 478, (4) Prashant Vs. State of NCT of Delhi : 2024 SCC Online SC 3375 and (5) Deepak Gulati Vs. State of Haryana : [2025:RJ-JP:40732] (4 of 4) [CRLAS-2575/2025] (2013) 7 SCC 675. esa ikfjr fl)karksa dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq;s rFkk i=koyh ij miyC/k leLr rF;ksa] ifjfLFkfr;ksa] izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dh vfHkj{kk dh vof/k] fopkj.k esa yxus okys le; dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq;s ekeys ds xq.kkoxq.k ij dksbZ fVIi.kh fd;s fcuk bl izdze ij vihykFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks tekur dk ykHk fn;k tkuk mfpr izrhr gksrk gSA ifj.kker% vihykFkhZ&vfHk;qDr eksfgr lksuh iq= xkso/kZu lksuh dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g tekur vihy Lohdkj dh tkrh gS vkSj v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 09-09-2025 vikLr fd;k tkrk gS vkSj vkns'k fn;k tkrk gS fd ;fn vihykFkhZ&vfHk;qDr bl ekeys esa fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds larks"kizn] muds U;k;ky; ;k varfjrh U;k;ky; esa fu;r frfFk;ksa ij ,oa tc Hkh mls cqyk;k tk,] mifLFkfr gsrq ,d yk[k :i;s dk cU/k&i= ,oa ipkl&ipkl gtkj :i;s dh nks lqn`< izfrHkwfr;kWa izLrqr dj izekf.kr djok;sa rks gLrxr izdj.k esa mls tekur ij fjgk dj fn;k tk,A (CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI),J DEEPAK SAINI /273