[2026:RJ-JP:1133] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 450/2018 Gopal Singh Rathore S/o Shri Devsingh, R/o Nadi Mohalla Police Station Vijay Nagar District Ajmer. ----Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Rajasthan Through PP 2. Rajendra Sharma S/o Ladu Ram Sharma, R/o Indra Colony, Vijay Nagar, Ajmer Rajasthan. 3. Meera Bai W/o Shri Ramlal Bheel Tehsil Vijaynagar, District Ajmer. 4. Mukesh Kumar Agarwal S/o Shri Omprakash Agarwal, R/o Sabji Mandi, Vijaynagar, Police Station Vijaynagar, Tehsil Vijaynagar, District Ajmer. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Pradeep Mathur For Respondent(s) : Mr. Manvendra Singh, PP HON'BLE MR. 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ik;k x;k gS fd o"kZ 1955 esa tkxhj izFkk mUewyu dkuwu ykxw gksus ls iÍk tkjh djus dk vf/kdkj elqnk jko Jh ukjk;.k flag dks ugha Fkk vkSj bu vk/kkjksa ij Hkh mDr iÍk QthZ gksuk ik;k x;k gSA mudk ;g Hkh rdZ gS fd laiw.kZ vuqla/kku ls ;kph dh vijk/k esa lac)rk Li"V :i ls izdV gqbZ gSA vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa izFke lwpuk izfrosnuksa@f'kdk;r dks vikLr fd, tkus ds dksbZ U;k;laxr vk/kkj ugha gSaA cgl lquh xbZA i=koyh ,oa rF;kRed fjiksVZ dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA ;g Li’V fof/k gS fd izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ dks vikLr djus gsrq U;k;ky; ds le{k ;g Li’V rF; gksus pkfg, fd izFken`’V~;k izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ds voyksdu ls ;kph ds fo#) fdlh izdkj dk vijk/k cuuk ugha ik;k tkrk gS vkSj mDr izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ Lor% gh U;kf;d izfØ;k dk nq#i;ksx gSA blds vfrfjDr ;g Hkh Li’V fof/k gS fd izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ dks vikLr djus gsrq ;g U;k;ky; dksbZ laf{kIr fopkj.k dh izfØ;k ugha viuk ldrk gS vkSj fopkj.k U;k;ky; dh rjg viuh “kfDr;ksa dk iz;ksx ugha dj ldrk gSA izLrqr izdj.k esa iqfyl }kjk vuqla/kku ds nkSjku ;kph ls mldh lwpuk ds vk/kkj ij rFkkdfFkr fookfnr iÍk] ftlds }kjk ehjkckbZ us mDr laifÙk eqds”k dks cspku dh xbZ] og cjken gqvk gS vkSj iqfyl }kjk vuqla/kku esa ;g rF; ik;k x;k gS fd mDr nLrkost xksiky flag }kjk dwVjfpr fd;k x;k gSA jko ukjk;.k flag ds uke ls lgvfHk;qDrk ehjkckbZ ds uke mDr iÍk tkjh fd;k x;k gS] ftl iÍs ds vk/kkj ij ehjkckbZ }kjk mDr laifÙk dk cspku eqds'k dqekj uked O;fDr dks fd;k x;kA vr% mijksDr rF;kRed fLFkfr ls ;g Li"V gS fd vuqla/kku esa izFken`"V~;k ;kph ds lanHkZ esa mDr iÍk foys[k dks jfpr djuk ik;k x;k gSA tgka rd /kkjk 27 lk{; vf/kfu;e dh lwpuk ds vk/kkj ij ;kph ls [2026:RJ-JP:1133] (4 of 4) [CRLW-450/2018] mDr iÍk cjken fd, tkus dh laHkkO;rk bR;kfn dk iz'u gS] ;g iz'u vius vkiesa bl U;k;ky; ds fopkj dk fcanq ugha gSA bl lanHkZ esa ;kph dh ;fn dksbZ izfrj{kk gS] rks og fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k viuh ml izfrj{kk dks mBkus gsrq Lora= gSA vr% /kkjk 27 lk{; vf/kfu;e dh lwpuk ds vk/kkj ij ;kph ls rFkkdfFkr :i ls tks fookfnr iÍk cjken gqvk gS] og fof/kd :i ls cjken gqvk gS ;k ugha ;k mldk cjken gksuk laHko Fkk ;k ugha] bl lanHkZ esa ;g U;k;ky; viuk dksbZ er izdV djuk mfpr ugha le>rk gSA mijksDr foospu vuqlkj ;kph }kjk izLrqr mDr ;kfpdk esa dksbZ cy ugha gSA mDr ;kfpdk mijksDr vuqlkj vLohdkj dj [kkfjt dh tkrh gS ,oa izdj.k ls lacaf/kr izkFkZuk i=] ;fn dksbZ yafcr gksa] mDr ;kfpdk ds lkFk fuLrkfjr fd, tkrs gSaA bl U;k;ky; }kjk mijksDr vkns'k esa foosfpr fd;k x;k vfHker lacaf/kr fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks izHkkfor ugha djsxk vkSj lacaf/kr fopkj.k U;k;ky; fof/k vuq:i miyC/k lkexzh ds vk/kkj ij dk;Zokgh djus gsrq Lora= jgsxkA (PRAVEER BHATNAGAR),J MOHIT/ 35