[2026:RJ-JP:17288] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 156/2026 Dalchand Jat Son Of Shri Nandlal Jat, Aged About 56 Years, Resident Of 62, Mokhampura , Behind Water Works, Ward No. 5, Bhilwara ( Rajasthan). 311011. ---Accused-Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through P.P. 2. Shri Dharmendra Singh, Ips, Superintendent Of Police, District Bhilwara ( Rajasthan). ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rajesh Maharshi, Adv. Mr. Devanshu Saini, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Ms. Manju Dave, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS Judgment / Order 23/04/2026 ;kph&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls ;g ;kfpdk varxZr /kkjk 528 Hkkjrh; ukxfjd lqj{kk lafgrk ds rgr ifjoknh&izR;FkhZ dh vksj ls iqfyl Fkkuk&dksrokyh Hkjriqj] ftyk&Hkjirqj esa iathc) djok;h x;h izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k&359@2025 vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 420] 467] 468] 471] 120B Hkk-na-la- dks fujLr fd;s tkus gsrq izLrqr dh x;h gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk ;kph&vfHk;qDr dk fuosnu gS fd orZeku ekeys esa vfHk;qDr ds fo:) vf/kdre ;g vkjksi gS fd mlus viuk irk cnyrs gq, rFkk vkijkf/kd fjdkWMZ ds rF;ksa dks Nqikrs gq, ikliksVZ izkIr fd;k gS] ;g d`R; ikliksVZ vf/kfu;e] 1967 ¼vkxs ^^vf/kfu;e&1967** dgk tkosxk½ dh /kkjk 12 ds rgr n.Muh; gS vkSj ,sls ekeyksa esa ^^vf/kfu;e&1967** dh /kkjk 15 ds vuqlkj dsUnz ljdkj vFkok l{ke o vf/kd`r izkf/kdkjh dh iwokZuqefr ds fcuk vfHk;kstu lafLFkr ugha fd;k tk ldrk] blds ckotwn [2026:RJ-JP:17288] (2 of 6) [CRLMP-156/2026] iqfyl }kjk Loizsj.kk ls izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ dh xbZ gS] tks {ks=kf/kdkfjrk ds ckgj gksus ls vikLr gksus ;ksX; gSA fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd }kjk mijksDr rdksZa dk fojks/k djrs gq, fuosnu fd;k fd vfHk;qDr }kjk ^^vf/kfu;e&1967** dh /kkjk 12 esa of.kZr vkijk/kksa ds vykok vU; vijk/k Hkh dkfjr fd;s x;s gSa] ftlds laca/k esa iqfyl }kjk laKs; vijk/k gksus ls izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ dh xbZ gS] tks fof/klEer gS vkSj var esa ;g ;kfpdk [kkfjt fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA nksuksa i{kksa ds rdksZa ds lanHkZ esa vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA ;g fooknjfgr gS fd vfHk;qDr Mkypan ekS[keiqjk] iqfyl Fkkuk&izrki uxj] ftyk&HkhyokM+k dk fuoklh gksdj mlds fo:) 14 vkijkf/kd izdj.k ntZ gSa rFkk og fgLVªh&'khVj gSA ;|fi vfHk;qDr i{k dh vksj ls ;g crk;k x;k gS fd vf/kdka'k ekeyksa esa og nks"keqDr gks pqdk gS] ysfdu mlds ckotwn mijksDr fooknjfgr rF; [kf.Mr ugha gksrk gSA iqfyl ds vuqlkj iqfyl Fkkuk&lnj] ftyk&HkhyokM+k esa ntZ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k&143@2025 ds vuqla/kku ds nkSjku ;g izdV gqvk fd vfHk;qDr Mkypan }kjk HkhyokM+k ds irs dks Nqikrs gq, Hkjriqj dk fuoklh gksuk crkrs gq, rFkk vius vkijkf/kd fjdkWMZ dks Nqikrs gq, dwVjfpr nLrkostksa ds vk/kkj ij ikliksVZ izkIr fd;k x;k gS] bu rF;ksa ds vk/kkj ij orZeku izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k&359@2025 iqfyl dh izsj.kk ij iqfyl Fkkuk&dksrokyh Hkjriqj esa ntZ dj vuqla/kku izkjaHk fd;k x;kA vkxs fopkj fd;s tkus ls iwoZ ikliksVZ ^^vf/kfu;e&1967** dh /kkjk 12 o 15 ds lqlaxr izko/kkuksa ij fopkj fd;k x;k] tks fuEukuqlkj gSa%& "12. Offences and penalties.— (1) Whoever— (a) contravenes the provisions of section 3; or (b) knowingly furnishes any false information or suppresses any material information with a view to obtaining a passport or travel document under this Act or without lawful authority alters or attempts to alter or causes to alter the entries made in a passport or travel document; or [2026:RJ-JP:17288] (3 of 6) [CRLMP-156/2026] (c) fails to produce for inspection his passport or travel document (whether issued under this Act or not) when called upon to do so by the prescribed authority; or (d) knowingly uses a passport or travel document issued to another person; or (e) knowingly allows another person to use a passport or travel document issued to him, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 1[two years or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees] or with both. 2[(1A) Whoever, not being a citizen of India,— (a) makes an application for a passport or obtains a passport by suppressing information about his nationality, or (b) holds a forged passport or any travel document, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to five years and with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees but which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.] (2) Whoever abets any offence punishable under 3[sub-section (1) or sub-section (1A)] shall, if the act abetted is committed in consequence of the abetment, be punishable with the punishment provided in that sub-section for that offence. (3) Whoever contravenes any condition of a passport or travel document or any provision of this Act or any rule made thereunder for which no punishment is provided elsewhere in this Act shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both. (4) Whoever, having been convicted of an offence under this Act, is again convicted of an offence under this Act shall be punishable with double the penalty provided for the latter offence. 15. Previous sanction of Central Government necessary.— No prosecution shall be instituted against any person in respect of any offence under this Act without the previous sanction of the Central Government or such officer or authority as may be authorised by that Government by order in writing in this behalf." [2026:RJ-JP:17288] (4 of 6) [CRLMP-156/2026] ^^vf/kfu;e&1967** dh /kkjk 12 ds izko/kkuksa ls ;g Li"V gS fd feF;k lwpuk vFkok rF;ksa dks Nqikdj ikliksVZ izkIr fd;k x;k gS rks ;g vijk/k nks o"kZ ds dkjkokl dh ltk ls n.Muh; gksxk vkSj ,sls ekeyksa esa vfHk;kstu lafLFkr djus ls iwoZ dsUnz ljdkj vFkok vf/kd`r izkf/kdkjh dh vuqefr vko';d gSA orZeku ekeys esa vuqla/kku ds nkSjku ;g izdV gqvk fd vfHk;qDr Mkypan tks fd HkhyokM+k dk fuoklh Fkk] HkhyokM+k esa mlds fo:) vusd vkijkf/kd izdj.k yafcr gksus o fgLVªh&'khVj gksus dh fLFkfr esa ikliksVZ izkIr fd;k tkuk laHko ugha gksus dh fLFkfr dks ns[krs gq, mlus mijksDr rF;ksa dks Nqikrs gq, viuk fuokl deyk jksM+] ued dVjk] ftyk&Hkjriqj gksuk crk;k rFkk bl xyr rF; dks lgh LFkkfir djus gsrq mlds }kjk vius vki dks vksis'k flag daLVªD'ku daiuh izk- fy- esa dk;Zjr gksuk crk;k vkSj bl laca/k esa fnukad 15-06-2014 dk dfFkr izek.k i= mijksDr daiuh }kjk tkjh fd;k gqvk crk;k x;kA vuqla/kku ds nkSjku mijksDr daiuh ds vf/kd`r O;fDr vksis'k flag }kjk crk;k x;k fd ;g izek.k i= muds }kjk tkjh ugha fd;k x;k gS vkSj dwVjfpr gSA blh vuqØe esa vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls eqds'k oS';] deys'k vkfn ds pfj= izek.k is'k fd;s x;s] vuqla/kku ds nkSjku bu O;fDr;ksa }kjk crk;k x;k fd ;g izek.k i= muds }kjk tkjh'kqnk ugha gSA blh izdkj mijksDr fuokl dks izekf.kr djus ds vuqØe esa tks vadrkfydk o vU; nLrkost is'k fd;s x;s] os Hkh lafnX/k gksdj vuqla/kkuk/khu gSaA ;fn vfHk;qDr }kjk ek= xyr rF; izLrqr fd;s tkus vFkok lgh rF;ksa dks Nqik;s tkus dk vkjksi gksrk rks og vijk/k ^^vf/kfu;e&1967** dh /kkjk 12 esa doj gks ldrs Fks vkSj ek= ml ifjfLFkfr esa /kkjk 15 ^^vf/kfu;e&1967** ds rgr iwokZuqefr vko';d Fkh] ysfdu orZeku ekeys esa vfHk;qDr }kjk uk dsoy rF;ksa dks Nqik;k gS o xyr rF; izLrqr fd;k gS] vfirq ,d ls vf/kd egRoiw.kZ nLrkostksa dh dwVjpuk dh xbZ gS vkSj mudk Ny ds vk'k; ls o vkijkf/kd vk'k; ls mi;ksx Hkh fd;k x;k gSA dwVjpuk o dwVjfpr nLrkostksa ds mi;ksx dk vijk/k ^^vf/kfu;e&1967** [2026:RJ-JP:17288] (5 of 6) [CRLMP-156/2026] dh /kkjk 12 esa doj ugha gksrk gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa bu vijk/kksa ds fy, izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djus ls iwoZ vFkok vuqla/kku ds fy, ^^vf/kfu;e&1967** dh /kkjk 15 ds rgr vuqefr visf{kr ugha gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk ;kph&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls izLrqr U;kf;d fu.kZ; Mandeep Singh Dhaliwal Vs. State of Punjab and Anr. CRM-M- 4758-2015 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 17-08-2015 dk voyksdu fd;k] ftlesa Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e] fo|qr vf/kfu;e rFkk LVkEi vf/kfu;e esa of.kZr vijk/kksa dk lanHkZ nsrs gq, ;g ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS fd dkfjr vijk/k ;fn fof'k"V vf/kfu;e ds rgr doj gksrk gS rks lkekU; nkf.Md izko/kkuksa ds rgr vfHk;kstu fof/klEer ugha gS ysfdu orZeku ekeys esa nLrkostksa dh dwVjpuk o mudk dwVjfpr gksuk tkurs gq, mi;ksx djus dk vkijk/k ^^vf/kfu;e&1967** esa doj ugha gksrk gS rFkk Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ds rgr n.Muh; gSA blh izdkj Pardeep Singh Vs. State of Punjab and Anr. CRM-M No. 48407/2018 ds ekeys esa iwoZ esa tkjh'kqnk ikliksVZ ds rF; dks Nqikdj uohu ikliksVZ izkIr fd;s tkus dk vkjksi FkkA vU; U;kf;d fu.kZ; Appeal (Crl.) 179/2008 Suresh Nanda Vs. C.B.I. esa ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 24-01-2008 ds ekeys esa ikliksVZ ds tCrh dh vf/kdkfjrk dk fookn FkkA ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k fd ^^vf/kfu;e&1967** ds rgr l{ke izkf/kdkfj;ksa dks Hkh tCrh ds vf/kdkj gSaA mijksDrkuqlkj Li"V gS fd rhuksa gh U;kf;d fu.kZ; rF;ksa esa fHkUurk ds dkj.k ls orZeku izdj.k ij ykxw ugha gksrs gSa rFkk orZeku izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ iqfyl }kjk fof/kd izko/kkuksa ds vuqlkj lafLFkr dj vuqla/kku izkjaHk fd;k x;k gS vkSj vuqla/kku ds nkSjku vfHk;qDr ds fo:) yxk;s x;s vkjksiksa ds laca/k esa lkjoku lkexzh miyC/k gqbZ gSA ekeyk laKs; vijk/k o xaHkhj vijk/k ls lacaf/kr gSA ;g izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ fcuk {ks=kf/kdkfjrk ds ifjoknh }kjk ntZ djokbZ xbZ gks vFkok U;kf;d o dkuwuh izfØ;k dk nq:i;ksx gks] ,slh fLFkfr ugha gSA vfirq Lo;a vfHk;qDr }kjk fcuk fdlh [2026:RJ-JP:17288] (6 of 6) [CRLMP-156/2026] mfpr vk/kkj ds ;su&dsu bl izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ o dkfjr fd;s x;s vijk/k esa gksus okys vuqla/kku dks ckf/kr djus gsrq ;g ;kfpdk izLrqr dh xbZ gS] tks fuf'pr :i ls fu:Rlkfgr gksus ;ksX; gSA laiw.kZ ifjfLFkfr;ksa dks ns[krs gq, ;kph&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g ;kfpdk varxZr /kkjk 528 ch-,u-,l-,l- esa [kkfjt dh tkrh gS rFkk LFkxu vkosnu Hkh mDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd;k tkrk gSA (UMA SHANKER VYAS),J DINESH KUMAWAT /128 (S)