[2026:RJ-JP:12886-DB] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR D.B. Criminal Leave To Appeal No. 193/2025 jktLFkku ljdkj tfj, yksd vfHk;kstd -----vihykFkhZ cuke /kUus iq= Jh xCcw vk;q 54 lky] fuoklh dY;k.kh] iqfyl Fkkuk lnj djkSyh] ftyk djkSyh ¼jktLFkku½A ----vfHk;qDr@jsLiks.MsUV For Appellant(s) : Mr. Amit Kumar Punia, PP For Respondent(s) : Mr. Manish K. Saini, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BHUWAN GOYAL Judgment 27/03/2026 (PER HON'BLE BHUWAN GOYAL, J.) 1. vihykFkhZ&jkT; ljdkj }kjk gLrxr vihy vuqefr ;kfpdk] vUrxZr /kkjk 419 ¼i½¼iii½ ch-,u-,l-,l- ds rgr fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky;& lS'ku U;k;k/kh'k] djkSyh ¼jktLFkku½ ds }kjk lS'ku izdj.k la[;k 62@2021 ¼lh-vkbZ-,l- uacj 62@2021½] muokuh izdj.k ljdkj cuke /kUus esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 19&11&2024] ftlds }kjk fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr /kUus dks vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 302 Hkk-na-la- ds vkjksi esa lansg dk ykHk nsdj nks"keqDr ?kksf"kr fd;k x;k gS] ds fo:) izLrqr dh xbZ gSA 2. çdj.k ds rF; la{ksi esa bl çdkj gSa fd ifjokfn;k vejh ¼xokg ih-M-&1½ }kjk ,d rgjhjh fjiksVZ ¼izn'kZ ih&1½ fnukad 11&04&2021 dks iqfyl Fkkuk lnj djkSyh ds le{k bl vk'k; dh izLrqr dh xbZ fd fnukad 09-04-2021 le; lqcg 8&8-30 cts mldk ifr iIiw vius xkao dY;k.kh ls dke ij dSyknsoh jksM ij vk;k rc ih-MCY;w-Mh- pkSdh ds ikl dY;k.kh ij ,d jk; gksdj /kUus ekyh iq= [2026:RJ-JP:12886-DB] (2 of 7) [CRLLA-193/2025] xCcw ekyh] egs'k o y[ku iq=ku /kUus ekyh] fuoklh dY;k.kh] Fkkuk lnj djkSyh us vkijkf/kd geyk dj tehu ij iVd fn;k vkSj ykr&?kwlksa ls cqjh rjg ls ekjihV dh ,oa xnZu dks vaxksNk ls Hkhp fn;k] ftldks dke ij vk jgh vk'kk ifRu tyflag ekyh us cpk;k vU;Fkk mlds ifr dks tku ls [kRe dj nsrsA eqyfteku us /kedh nh gS fd muds f[kykQ fjiksVZ nh rks os gesa xkao esa ugha jgus nsaxsA og Hk; ds dkj.k fjiksVZ ntZ ugha djk ldh gS] mlds ifr dh fLFkfr ekjihV ls cgqr gh [kjkc gS] tks ljdkjh gkWLihVy esa HkrhZ gS] mls vkt t;iqj ds fy, jSQj dj fn;k gSA eqyfteku us mlds ifr dks tku ls [kRe djus dh lkft'k dh gS] mlds ifr dh pksVksa dk esfMdy djok;k tkosA fjiksVZ lsok esa is'k gSA eqyfteku ds fo#) dkuwuh dk;Zokgh djus dh d`ik djsa------bR;kfnA 3. mDr rgjhjh fjiksVZ ds vk/kkj ij iqfyl Fkkuk djkSyh lnj] ftyk djkSyh }kjk izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 93@2021] varxZr /kkjk 323] 341] 34 Hkknal esa ntZ dj vuqla/kku izkjaHk fd;k x;kA ckn vuqla/kku vfHk;qDr /kUus ds fo#) varxZr /kkjk 323] 341] 302 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk esa vkjksi i= U;k;ky; vfrfjDr eq[; U;kf;d eftLVªsV] djkSyh ds le{k izLrqr fd;k x;k] ftl ij fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk izlaKku fy;k tkdj ekeyk ls'ku U;k;ky; }kjk fopkj.kh; gksus ls mls lquokbZ gsrq fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; lS'ku U;k;k/kh'k] djkSyh ¼jktLFkku½ dks varfjr fd;k x;kA 4. fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us rRi'pkr~ cgl pktZ lquh tkdj vfHk;qDr /kUus dks varxZr /kkjk 341] 323] 302 Hkknl esa naMuh; vijk/k ds vkjksi fopfjr dj lquk, vkSj le>k, rks vfHk;qDr }kjk vkjksi vLohdkj dj vUoh{kk pkgus ij vfHk;kstu i{k dh vksj ls xokgku ih-MCY;w-&1 yxk;r ih-MCY;w-&18 ds c;ku ys[kc) djok;s x, ,oa nLrkostkr izn'kZ ih&1 yxk;r izn'kZ ih&16 is'k dj iznf'kZr djok;s x;sA 5. rRi'pkr~ vfHk;qDr dks varxZr /kkjk 313 na-iz-la- ds rgr ijhf{kr fd, tkus ij mlds }kjk vfHk;kstu lk{; dks xyr gksuk crkrs gq,] [2026:RJ-JP:12886-DB] (3 of 7) [CRLLA-193/2025] mldk funksZ"k gksdj mls >waBk Qalk;k tkuk dFku fd;k ,oa lk{; lQkbZ is'k djuk pkgk] fdarq mlds }kjk lk{; lQkbZ esa uk rks fdlh xokg dks izLrqr dj ijhf{kr djok;k x;k vkSj uk gh dksbZ nLrkost is'k dj iznf'kZr djok;k x;kA 6. fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk rRi'pkr mHk;i{kksa dks lquk tkdj vkykSP; fu.kZ; fnukad 19-11-2024 }kjk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr /kUus dks vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 323] 341 Hkknl esa nks"kfl) djrs gq, /kkjk 302 Hkknl ds vkjksi ls lansg dk ykHk nsdj nks"keqDr fd;k x;k] ftlls O;fFkr gksdj gLrxr vihy vihykFkhZ&jkT; ljdkj }kjk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 302 Hkknl esa Hkh nks"kfl) dj nafMr djus gsrq izLrqr dh xbZ gSA 7. fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dk dFku gS fd izLrqr ekeys esa xokg ih-M-&4 vk'kk ds dFkuksa ,oa e`rd dh iksLVekVZe fjiksVZ ls izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr }kjk iIiw ekyh ds lkFk mldh e`R;q dkfjr djus ds vk'k; ls mls ykr&?kwlksa ls ekjihV djuk ,oa mldk lkQh ls xyk nckuk iw.kZr;k izekf.kr gksrs gq, Hkh fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us vius vkns'k fnukad 19-11-2024 }kjk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr /kUus dks vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 302 Hkknl esa n.Muh; vijk/k esa lansg dk ykHk nsdj nks"keqDr fd;k x;k gS] mDr vkns'k fof/klEer ugha gSA vr% vihy vuqefr ;kfpdk Lohdkj djrs gq, djrs gq, izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks mlds fo#) vkjksfir vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 302 Hkknl esa nks"kfl) dj nf.Mr fd;k tkosA 8. fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr us dFku fd;k fd fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds vkykSP; vkns'k fnukad 19-11-2024 esa /kkjk 302 Hkknl ds vijk/k ds lanHkZ esa fudkys x;s fu"d"kZ esa fdlh izdkj dh dksbZ fof/kd ,oa rF;kRed =qfV ugha gS ,oa mDr vkns'k fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk i=koyh ij izLrqr lk{; dk lw{erk ls ,oa xgurk ls fo'ys"k.k dj ikfjr fd;k gS ,oa mlesa gLr{ksi dk dksbZ fof/kd ,oa rF;kRed vk/kkj ugha gSA vr% vihy vihykFkhZ&jkT; ljdkj vLohdkj dj [kkfjt dh tkosA [2026:RJ-JP:12886-DB] (4 of 7) [CRLLA-193/2025] 9. cgl xzg.kkFkZ lquh xbZ ,oa vihyh; i=koyh dk e; vfHkys[k lEekuiwoZd voyksdu fd;k rFkk mHk;i{kksa ds rdksZa ij xaHkhjrkiwoZd euu fd;kA 10. gLrxr izdj.k esa vfHk;kstu i{k dk ;g dsl jgk gS fd fnukad 09-04-2021 dks izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr us izkr% 8-00 ls 8-30 cts ds e/; iIiw ekyh dh e`R;q dkfjr djus ds vk'k; ls mldk xyk lkQh ls nck;k ,oa mlds lkFk ykr&?kwlksa ls ekjihV dj xaHkhj pksVsa igqapkbZ ftlls mldh e`R;q dkfjr gqbZ ,oa mDr ?kVuk dks vk'kk ifRu tyflag ekyh }kjk ns[kk x;k ! 11. gLrxr izdj.k esa mDr vfHk;kstu dgkuh ds lnaHkZ esa xokg ih-M-&4 vk'kk dh lk{; dk ;fn voyksdu djsa rks mDr xokg us viuh eq[; ijh{kk esa ek= ;g dFku fd;k gS fd tc og dY;k.kh cl LVS.M dSyknsoh jksM ij igqaph rks mlus mlds xkao ds iIiw ekyh ds lkFk /kUus ekyh dks xkyh&xykSt djrs ns[kk] fQj mldk VSEiks vkus ij og mlesa djkSyh tkus ds fy, cSB xbZA VSEiks esa ls mlus /kUus ekyh dks iIiw ekyh ds lkFk ykr&?kwalksa ls ekjihV djrs ns[kk fdUrq mlus viuh izfrijh{kk esa ;g Lohdkj fd;k gS fd eqyfteku us iIiw ds 'kjhj ij dgka&dgka pksVsa ekjh] og ugha crk ldrh gS] og rks VSEiksa esa cSBdj pyh xbZ Fkh ftlls mlds dFkuksa ls vfHk;kstu dgkuh dh izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr /kUus us e`rd iIiw dh xnZu dks vaxksNs ¼lkQh½ ls nck;k x;k Fkk fd iqf"V ugha gks ikrh gS] gLrxr izdj.k esa blh izdkj e`rd iIiw ds ekjihV esa xEHkhj pksVsa vkus ckcr~ vfHk;kstu dgkuh dh iqf"V Hkh xokg ih-M-&7 MkWDVj equs'k dqekj] ftlds }kjk e`rd iIiw ekyh dk 'ko ijh{k.k fd;k x;k Fkk] mlds dFkuksa ls ugha gks ikrh gS] D;ksafd og vius c;kuksa esa e`rd ds 'kjhj ij dksbZ ckg~; pksVsa vkus ls budkj djrs gq, mldh e`R;q lsfIVd 'kkWd gksdj dkWfMZ;ksjsLisDVªh vjsLV ls gksuk] ftldk lk/kkj.k Hkk"kk esa ân; dk dke djuk can djuk crkrk gS ,oa ;g Hkh Lohdkj djrk gS fd ;g fdlh ds lkFk Hkh vpkud ?kfVr gks ldrh gS] lkFk gh og viuh izfrijh{kk esa vk¡r dk QVuk] pksVksa ds vfrfjDr vU; esfMdy dkj.kksa [2026:RJ-JP:12886-DB] (5 of 7) [CRLLA-193/2025] ls gksuk Hkh Lohdkj djrk gSA xokg ih-M-&12 MkW- vks-ih- ehuk Hkh viuh izfrijh{kk esa ;g Lohdkj djrk gS fd ,Dljs fjiksVZ esa] mlds xSl vUMj MkbZQzkxu Fkh tks vk¡r QVus ds dkj.k gksrh gS] xSl vUMj MkbZQzkxu esa vxj dksbZ O;fDr yEcs le; ls vR;f/kd 'kjkc dk lsou djs rks mldh vk¡r esa Nkyk cudj vk¡r QVus dh lEHkkouk ls budkj ugha fd;k tk ldrk gSA xokg ih-M-&15 MkW- vkflQ gqlSu Hkh vius c;kuksa esa mldh jk; ds vuqlkj e`rd dh e`R;q dkfMZ;ksiYoujh vjsLV ds dkj.k gksuk crkrs gq, e`rd dk ijh{k.k ds le; dksjksuk ikWthfVo gksuk Hkh dFku djrk gSA bl lanHkZ esa ;g Hkh mYys[kuh; gS fd iapk;rukek izn'kZ ih&4 esa e`rd dk dksjksuk ikWthfVo gksus ls nkSjkus bykt e`R;q gksuk vafdr fd;k x;k gS ,oa izdj.k esa ?kVuk fnukad 09-04-2021 dh gksdj e`rd dk dksbZ esfMdy fjdkWMZ U;k;ky; esa is'k ugha fd;k gS ,oa xokg ih-M-&1 vejh us Hkh viuh izfrijh{kk esa ;g Lohdkj Hkh fd;k gS fd ?kVuk ds fnu mlds ifr ds dksbZ tkfgjk pksVsa ugha vkbZ Fkh] blfy, HkrhZ ugha djok;k FkkA 12. gLrxr izdj.k esa vfHk;kstu i{k dk ,slk dksbZ dsl Hkh ugha jgk gS fd e`rd dh vk¡r e`R;q ls iwoZ laØfer gksdj vfHk;qDr dks mDr rF; dh tkudkjh Fkh ,oa mlus bl dkj.k mlds lkFk ykr&?kwlksa ls ekjihV dh xbZ FkhA ,sls esa fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 302 Hkknl ds lanHkZ esa tks fu"d"kZ fudkyk gS] mlesa fdlh izdkj dh fof/kd ,oa rF;kRed =qfV gksuk izdV ugha gksrk gSA 13. ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; us Babu Sahebagouda Rudragoudar Vs. State of Karnataka reported in [(2024) 8 SCC 149] esa ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k gS fd:- “38. Further, in H.D. Sundara v. State of Karnataka, (2023) 9 SCC 581 this Court summarised the principles governing the exercise of appellate jurisdiction while dealing with an appeal against acquittal under Section 378 Cr.PC as follows: “8. xxx xxx xxx 8.1. The acquittal of the accused further strengthens the presumption of innocence; [2026:RJ-JP:12886-DB] (6 of 7) [CRLLA-193/2025] 8.2. The appellate court, while hearing an appeal against acquittal, is entitled to re- appreciate the oral and documentary evidence; 8.3. The appellate court, while deciding an appeal against acquittal, after re-appreciating the evidence, is required to consider whether the view taken by the trial court is a possible view which could have been taken on the basis of the evidence on record; 8.4. If the view taken is a possible view, the appellate court cannot overturn the order of acquittal on the ground that another view was also possible; and 8.5. The appellate court can interfere with the order of acquittal only if it comes to a finding that the only conclusion which can be recorded on the basis of the evidence on record was that the guilt of the accused was proved beyond a reasonable doubt and no other conclusion was possible.” 39. Thus, it is beyond the pale of doubt that the scope of interference by an appellate court for reversing the judgment of acquittal recorded by the trial court in favour of the accused has to be exercised within the four corners of the following principles: (a) That the judgment of acquittal suffers from patent perversity; (b) That the same is based on a misreading/omission to consider material evidence on record; and (c) That no two reasonable views are possible and only the view consistent with the guilt of the accused is possible from the evidence available on record." 14. ,sls esa fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds }kjk tks fu"d"kZ izfrikfnr fd;k x;k gS] mlesa fdlh izdkj dh dksbZ fof/kd ,oa rF;kRed =qfV ugha gksus ls ge vihy gsrq vuqefr nsus dk dksbZ dkj.k ugha ikrs gSA vr% vihy vuqefr ;kfpdk] vihykFkhZ&jkT; ljdkj xzg.k ;ksX; ugha gksus ls vLohdkj dh tkrh gS ,oa fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky;& lS'ku U;k;k/kh'k] djkSyh ¼jktLFkku½ ds }kjk lS'ku izdj.k la[;k 62@2021 ¼lh-vkbZ-,l- uacj 62@2021½] muokuh izdj.k ljdkj cuke /kUus esa izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks mlds fo#) vkjksfir vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 302 [2026:RJ-JP:12886-DB] (7 of 7) [CRLLA-193/2025] Hkknl esa ikfjr nks"keqfDr ds fu.kZ; fnukad 19-11-2024 dh gn rd iqf"V dh tkrh gSA 15. bl fu.kZ; dh ,d izfr fopkj.k U;k;ky; dh i=koyh ds lkFk fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks fHktokbZ tkosA (BHUWAN GOYAL),J (MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL),J NIKITA/19