[2025:RJ-JP:34347] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 30/2008 Kumari Neha Nagar D/o Shri Arun Nagar, R/o 41 Krishan Vihar Colony, P.S. Mahesh Nagar, Jaipur ----Petitioner Versus 1. State of Rajasthan 2. Kailash Chand S/o Rameshwar Prasad R/o H.No.20 Sonawadi, P.S. Mahesh Nagar, Jaipur ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Gaurav Sharma For Respondent(s) : Ms. Manju Dave, PP Mr. Ravinder Pal Singh with Ms. Priyamvada Singh HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SHUBHA MEHTA Order 27/08/2025 fuxjkdkj@ifjoknh dh vksj ls ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk fo}ku U;k;ky; U;kf;d eftLVsªV la[;k&2 t;iqj uxj t;iqj }kjk izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 192@2007 iqfyl Fkkuk egs'k uxj t;iqj esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 03-12-2007 ls O;fFkr gksdj is'k dh xbZ gS] ftlds }kjk xSj&fuxjkdkj la[;k&2@vfHk;qDr dSyk'k pan ds fo:) /kkjk 509 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa is'k fd;k x;k vkjksi&i=] ?kVuk ds ,d o"kZ ,d ekg i'pkr~ is'k fd, tkus ds dkj.k] izlaKku le; ckf/kr gksus ls ml ij izlaKku ugha ysrs gq,] fujLr fd;k x;k gSA nksuksa i{kksa dh cgl iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk ij lquh xbZA fo}ku vf/koDrk fuxjkdkj@ifjoknh dk rdZ gS fd fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vkns'k fof/k ds foijhr gksdj vikLr fd, tkus ;ksX; gS] D;kasfd vkjksi&i= ij izlaKku ysus ds fy, vkjksi&i= is'k djus dh fnukad ls le; lhek dk fu/kkZj.k ugha fd;k tk ldrk gSA ifjoknh ds }kjk ifjokn vFkok izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ftl fnu is'k dh xbZ gS] ml vijk/k ds lEcU/k esa izlaKku fy, tkus ds fy, [2025:RJ-JP:34347] (2 of 4) [CRLR-30/2008] vof/k dk fu/kkZj.k ml fnu ls fd;k tk,xkA orZeku izdj.k esa ?kVuk fnukad 29-08-2006 dh gS rFkk ifjoknh dh vksj ls vijk/k ds lEcU/k esa izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ fnukad 03-07-2007 dks is'k dh xbZ FkhA pwafd /kkjk 509 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa izlaKku vof/k mDr /kkjk dh n.Mkof/k ds leku ,d o"kZ gS] vr% izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ vijk/k dh rkjh[k ls ,d o"kZ ds Hkhrj ntZ gks tkus ds dkj.k ml ij izlaKku fy;k tkuk vko';d gSA vr% ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk Lohdkj dj fopkj.k U;k;ky; dk vk{ksfir vkns'k vikLr djrs gq, vfHk;qDr dSyk'k ds fo:) izLrqr vkjksi&i= ij izlaKku fy, tkus dk vkns'k iznku fd;k tk,A vius rdksZa ds leFkZu esa mudh vksj ls fuEu U;kf;d fofu'p; is'k fd;k& tkikuh lkgw&cuke&pUnz 'ks[kj eksgUrh ¼2007½ 7 ,llhlh 394 blds foijhr fo}ku vf/koDrk xSj&fuxjkdkj la[;k&2@vfHk;qDr us rdZ izLrqr fd;k fd fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; dk vkns'k fof/klEer gSA ifjoknh }kjk viuh izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa gh ?kVuk fnukad 29-08-2006 dh crkbZ gS] tcfd mlds lEcU/k esa tkap dj iqfyl }kjk fnukad 28-09-2007 dks vkjksi&i= is'k fd;k x;k gSA /kkjk 509 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds vijk/k esa ,d o"kZ dh ltk dk izko/kku gS] vkjksi&i= ,d o"kZ ds i'pkr~ is'k fd;k x;k gS] vr% izlaKku vof/k ,d o"kZ ls vf/kd dk le; gks tkus ls ckf/kr gks pqdh gS] ml ij izlaKku ugha fy;k tk ldrk gSA blh dkj.k fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us vkjksi&i= fujLr fd;k gS] ftl vkns'k esa gLr{ksi dk dksbZ vk/kkj ugha gSA vr% iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk fujLr fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd us fof/klEer vkns'k ikfjr djus dk fuosnu fd;kA nksuksa i{kksa ds rdksZa ij euu fd;k x;kA i=koyh dk /;kuiwoZd v/;;u fd;kA i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izdV gksrk gS fd ifjokfn;k usgk ukxj }kjk fnukad 03-07-2007 dks vius tkap c;ku ntZ djokrs gq, ?kVuk fnukad 29-08-2006 [2025:RJ-JP:34347] (3 of 4) [CRLR-30/2008] dh gksuk crkbZ rFkk xSj&fuxjkdkj la[;k&2@vfHk;qDr dSyk'k ds fo:) dkuwuh dk;Zokgh djus dk fuosnu fd;kA iqfyl Fkkuk egs'k uxj }kjk mDr tkap c;ku ij eqdnek la[;k 192@2007 ntZ dj ckn vuqla/kku xSj&fuxjkdkj la[;k&2@ vfHk;qDr ds fo:) /kkjk 509 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa vkjksi&i= U;k;ky; esa fnukad 28-09-2007 dks is'k fd;kA /kkjk 509 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa vf/kdre ,d o"kZ ds n.M dk izko/kku gSA mDr vijk/k ds lEcU/k esa izlaKku vof/k ,d o"kZ fofgr gSA fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ?kVuk dh fnukad 29-08-2006 ds ,d o"kZ ,d ekg i'pkr~ fnukad 28-09-+2007 dks vkjksi&i= is'k gksus ds dkj.k izlaKku vof/k ckf/kr gksus ls vkjksi&i= ij izlaKku ugha ysdj mls fujLr dj fn;k gS] ftl vkns'k ls O;fFkr gksdj ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk gekjs le{k ifjoknh dh vksj ls is'k dh xbZ gSA bl lEcU/k esa fo}ku vf/koDrk fuxjkdkj@ifjoknh ds rdksZa ds izdk'k esa mudh vksj ls is'k fd, x, U;kf;d fofu'p; tkikuh lkgw&cuke&pUnz 'ks[kj dk v/;;u fd;k x;k] ftlesa fuEu izdkj vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS& In view of the above, we hold that for the purpose of computing the period of limitation, the relevant date must be considered as the date of filing of complaint or initiating criminal proceedings and not the date of taking cognizance by a Magistrate or issuance of process by a court. We, therefore, overrule all decisions in which it has been held that the crucial date for computing the period of limitation is taking of cognizance by the Magistrate/court and not of filing of complaint or initiation of criminal proceedings. mDr U;kf;d fofu'p; esa ;g Li"V :i ls fu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS fd izlaKku gsrq ifjlhek dh x.kuk ds fy, lqlaxr frfFk vkijkf/kd dk;Zokgh izkjEHk djus vFkok ifjokn is'k djus dh frfFk gksxh] u fd ml ij izlaKku ysus dh frfFkA orZeku izdj.k esa ?kVuk dh frfFk 29-08-2006 gS ftlls ,d o"kZ ds Hkhrj fnukad 03-07-2007 dks ifjoknh dh vksj ls izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djokdj vkijkf/kd dk;Zokgh izkjEHk dj nh xbZ gSA ,slh fLFkfr esa /kkjk 509 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds [2025:RJ-JP:34347] (4 of 4) [CRLR-30/2008] vkjksi esa izlaKku fy, tkus gsrq ifjlhek vof/k ,d o"kZ ds Hkhrj&Hkhrj ifjoknh }kjk vkijkf/kd dk;Zokgh izkjEHk dj fn;k tkuk Li"Vr% nf'kZr gks jgk gSA vr% mDr U;kf;d fofu'p; ,oa fo}ku vf/koDrk fuxjkdkj ds rdksZa ds izdk'k esa ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk Lohdkj fd, tkus ;ksX; gSA vr% fuxjkdkj@ifjoknh dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk Lohdkj dh tkrh gSA fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; dk vk{ksfir vkns'k fnukad 03-12-2007 vikLr fd;k tkrk gS rFkk bl ekeys esa izLrqr vkjksi&i= ij fof/k vuqlkj izlaKku ysdj fopkj.k fd, tkus dk vkns'k fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks fn;k tkrk gSA fofo/k izkFkZuk&i= ;fn dksbZ gks] og Hkh mDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd;k tkrk gSA (SHUBHA MEHTA),J AJAY KUMAR SINGHAL /01