[2026:RJ-JP:23108] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Appeal (Sb) No. 1185/2026 Ramkumar Soni S/o Shri Manohar Lal Soni, Aged About 74 Years, R/o Behind Shiv Mandir Cinema, Anand Nagar, Sikar, Police Station Kotwali Sikar, District Sikar (Rajasthan). (Presently Confined in Central Jail Sikar) ----Appellant Versus 1. State of Rajasthan, Through Public Prosecutor. 2. Sumitra W/o Deendayal Meena, R/o Meenoka Mohalla, Ward No. 19 Old New 22, Kotwali, Sikar, Rajasthan ----Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Vedant Sharma, Adv. Mr. Shivam Sharma, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Manvendra Singh, PP Mr. Deepak Soni, Adv. Mr. Manoj Soni, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI (V.J.) Order 1. Arguments Concluded On: 09/06/2026 2. Order Reserved On: 09/06/2026 3. Full Order/Operative Part Pronounced: Full Order 4. 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lgvfHk;qDrx.k ds lkFk feydj [kljk uacj 905 jdck 1-8600 gSDVs;j Hkwfe esa ls yxHkx 78 vkoklh; Hkw[k.M cukdj clar uxj uke ls dkWyksuh fodflr djus ds fy, uD'kk rS;kj fd;k vkSj mu Hkw[k.Mksa esa ls Hkw[k.M la[;k ,&51 {ks=Qy 434-44 oxZ xt ifjokfn;k dh iq=h ek;k eh.kk dks tfj;s iathd`r foØ; foys[k foØ; djds laiw.kZ izfrQy jkf'k izkIr djds oknxzLr Hkw[k.M dk dCtk lEHkyk fn;kA rRi'pkr vU; Øsrkx.k dks Hkh leLr 78 vkoklh; Hkw[k.Mksa dk foØ; dj mudk dCtk lEHkyk fn;kA blds i'pkr vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr us >wBk 'kiFk i= o nLrkost rS;kj dj fcuk gd o vf/kdkj ds /kkjk 90, o 90ch Hkw jktLo vf/kfu;e ds varxZr uxj ifj"kn lhdj dks Hkwfe lefiZr dj nh] ftlls ifjokfn;k dh iq=h ds Hkw[k.M dk {ks=Qy 434-44 oxZ xt ds ctk, 266-20 oxZ xt jg x;kA mudk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd oknxzLr Hkw[k.M dk ifjokfn;k dh iq=h o vU; Hkw[k.M/kkfj;ksa dks foØ; dj izfrQy jkf'k izkIr dj dCtk nsus ds i'pkr Hkh vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dks Hkw[k.Mksa ls lacaf/kr Hkwfe dks uxj ifj"kn lhdj dks lefiZr djus dk vf/kdkj ugha Fkk] uk gh mlus bl rF; dh tkudkjh uxj ifj"kn] lhdj dks nh vkSj uk gh Hkw[k.M/kkfj;ksa dks nhA vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr us ifjokfn;k dh iq=h ds Hkw[k.M dks jkLrs esa lefiZr dj mls lnks"k gkfu igqapkbZ vkSj mls yk[kksa :i;s dk uqdlku igqapk;kA vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo#) iwoZ esa Hkh vkijkf/kd izdj.k ntZ jgs gSaA vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr chekj gks ;k pyus&fQjus esa l{ke ugha gks] ,slh dksbZ fLFkfr ugha gS rFkk mlds dsoy o`) gksus ds vk/kkj ij og tekur izkIr [2026:RJ-JP:23108] (4 of 5) [CRLAS-1185/2026] djus dk vf/kdkjh ugha gSA lgvfHk;qDr fldanj dk izdj.k vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ls fHkUu gSA vr% vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) vkjksfir vijk/k dh xaHkhjrk dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, ;g tekur izkFkZuk i= [kkfjt fd;k tkosA eSaus mHk; i{kksa dh vksj ls izLrqr rdksZa ij euu fd;k rFkk i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;kA orZeku izdj.k ds rF;ksa ds vuqlkj [kljk uacj 950 esa vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr us vU; lgvfHk;qDrx.k ds lkFk feydj 78 vkoklh; Hkw[k.M dh clar uxj uke ls dkWyksuh fodflr dh vkSj ifjokfn;k dh iq=h ek;k eh.kk dks mlesa ls 434-44 oxZ xt dk Hkw[k.M la[;k ,&51 tfj;s iathd`r foØ; foys[k ds foØ; dj dCtk lEHkyk fn;kA blh izdkj ls vU; vkoklh; Hkw[k.Mksa dk Hkh lacaf/kr Øsrkx.k dks izfrQy jkf'k izkIr dj dCtk lEHkyk fn;kA blds i'pkr vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr us ifjokfn;k dh iq=h ek;k eh.kk] tks fd oknxzLr Hkw[k.M dh iathd`r Lokfeuh gS] dks tkudkjh fn;s fcuk vkSj uxj ifj"kn] lhdj dks Hkh tkudkjh fn;s fcuk >wBk 'kiFk i= o nLrkost rS;kj dj uxj ifj"kn] lhdj esa mDr Hkwfe dks lefiZr dj fn;k] ftlls ek;k eh.kk dk Hkw[k.M tks iwoZ esa 434-44 oxZ xt dk Fkk mldk {ks=Qy 266-20 oxZ xt jgk x;k vkSj 'ks"k Hkwfe jkLrs esa pyh xbZA vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr us ek;k eh.kk ds 434-44 oxZ xt ds Hkw[k.M la[;k ,&51 dks tfj;s iathd`r foØ; foys[k ds laiw.kZ izfrQy jkf'k izkIr dj foØ; dj mls dCtk lEHkyk fn;k FkkA ,slh fLFkfr esa Hkwfe lefiZr dj 434-44 oxZ xt Hkwfe dk {ks=Qy 236-20 oxZ xt djus dk fof/kd vf/kdkj vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dks ugha FkkA vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr }kjk bl laca/k esa [2026:RJ-JP:23108] (5 of 5) [CRLAS-1185/2026] uxj ifj"kn] lhdj esa 'kiFk i= ds lkFk nLrkost izLrqr djus vkSj Lo;a ds gLrk{kj ls uxj ifj"kn dh izfØ;k esa Hkkx fy;k x;k gSA vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo#) izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 495@2024 iqfyl Fkkuk lhdj esa vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 409 o 120ch Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa yafcr gSA vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dk izdj.k lgvfHk;qDr fldanj ds izdj.k ls fdl izdkj fHkUu gS] bl rF; dks fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us vius vkns'k fnukad 12-05-2026 esa mYysf[kr fd;k gSA lgvfHk;qDr fldanj ds fo#) vU; dksbZ vkijkf/kd izdj.k gks] bl rF; dk mYys[k mlds tekur vkns'k esa ugha fd;k x;k gS vkSj uk gh bl rF; dks vfHk;kstu i{k }kjk Li"V fd;k x;k gSA vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds o`) gksus ek= ls og tekur izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh ugha gks tkrk gSA vr% izdj.k ds rF;ksa] ifjfLFkfr;ksa rFkk vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) ntZ vU; vkijkf/kd izdj.kksa o vkjksfir vijk/k dh xaHkhjrk dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, izdj.k ds xq.k&nks"kksa ij fVIi.kh fd;s fcuk bl izØe ij vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dks tekur dk ykHk fn;k tkuk mfpr izrhr ugha gksrk gSA ifj.kker% vihykFkhZ@vfHk;qDr jkedqekj lksuh iq= euksgj yky lksuh dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g tekur vihy vLohdkj dj [kkfjt dh tkrh gSA (CHANDRA PRAKASH SHRIMALI (V. J.)),J MANISH SAINI/Res.