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Dhara Singh vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh
2025 Latest Caselaw 1288 MP

Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 1288 MP
Judgement Date : 8 July, 2025

Madhya Pradesh High Court

Dhara Singh vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh on 8 July, 2025

Author: Anand Pathak
Bench: Anand Pathak
                                                              1                               CRA-3382-2024
                                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH
                                                    AT GWALIOR
                                                      CRA No. 3382 of 2024
                                        (DHARA SINGH AND OTHERS Vs THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH )



                           Dated : 08-07-2025
                                 Shri D.S.Tomar - Counsel for the appellant No.2 Asaram.
                                 Dr. Anjali Gyanani - Public Prosecutor for the respondent/State.

Heard on I.A.No.7734/2025, second application under Section 389 (1) of Cr.P.C. for suspension of sentence and grant of bail filed on behalf of appellant No.2 Asaram.

2. This appeal assails the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 07.02.2024 passed by the First Additional Sessions Judge, Mungawali, District Ashoknagar in S.T. No.04/2021 by which the appellant No.2 Asaram stood convicted and sentenced as under:-

Section Imprisonment Fine Default in lieu 144 IPC 01 year's RI Rs.200/- 15 days' Additional RI 15 days' Additional 148 IPC 01 year's RI Rs.200/-

RI 302/149 Life Rs.1000/- 01 year's Additional RI IPC Imprisonment

3. It is the submission of learned counsel for the appellant No.2

Asaram that the appellant No.2 suffered 1 year and 10 months of incarceration as pre and post trial confinement. It is further submitted that role of the appellant No.2 is confined to presence only while wielding Wooden Stick in his hand. However, the deceased died due to gun shot injury sustained by him. No injury inflicted from Lathi is apparently available over the person of the deceased in medical examination. As per Dr. Dinesh

2 CRA-3382-2024 Tripathi (PW-11), cause of death was due to gun shot injury. Hearing of the appeal shall take some time. He has a good case on merits. Except presence, no allegation is attributable over appellant No.2. He already suffered sufficient period of custody. Fine amount has already been deposited and he was on bail during trial. He undertakes to abide by the terms and conditions as imposed by this Court. He undertakes not to be a source of embarrassment and harassment to the complainant side in any manner. Applicant intends to perform some community service to purge himself out of the guilt felt by him and to serve national/environmental/social cause. Therefore, bail /suspension may be granted to the appellant No.2 Asaram.

4. Learned counsel for respondent/State opposed the prayer and prayed for dismissal of the application.

5. Heard the counsel for the parties at length and considered the arguments advanced by them.

6. Considering the submissions and the arguments advanced by counsel for the parties, without commenting on the merits of the case as there is no possibility of early hearing of this criminal appeal before this Court, hence, I.A. No.7734/2025 is allowed. Appellant No.2 Asaram be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand Only) with one solvent suret y of the like amount to the satisfaction of the concerned trial Court, jail sentence of the appellant No.2 shall remain suspended till disposal of this appeal. Appellant No.2 is further directed to remain present before the Registry of this Court on 24.09.2025 and, thereafter, on such subsequent dates as may be fixed by the Registry.

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7. It is made clear that this suspension is granted once the case is made out for bail and thereafter, direction for plantation of saplings is given and it is not the case where a person intends to serve social cause can be given bail without considering the merits.

8. एत ारा यह िनदिशत कया जाता है क आवेदक '5' पौध का (यथासंभव कोई भी फल दे ने वाले पेड़ अथवा नीम/पीपल जैसे पेड़) रोपण करे गा तथा उसे अपने आस पड़ोस म पेड़ क सुर ा क यव था करनी होगी ता क पौधे सुर त रह सके। आवेदक का यह कत य है क न केवल पौध को लगाया जाऐ, ब क उ ह पोषण भी दया जाए।

''वृ ारोपण के साथ, वृ ापोषण भी आव यक है ।'' आवेदक संभवतः 6-8 फ ट ऊ◌ॅ◌ंचे पौधे/पेड़ को 3-4 फ ट ग ढा करके लगायेगा ता क वे शी ह पूण वकिसत हो सक। अनुपालन सुिन त करने के िलए, आवेदक को रहा कये जाने क दनांक से 30 दन के भीतर संबंिधत वचारण यायालय के सम वृ /पौध के रोपण के सभी फोटो तुत करना होग। त प ात ्, वचारण के समापन तक हर तीन मह ने म आवेदक के ारा वचारण यायालय के सम गित रपोट तुत क जाएगी ।

वृ क गित पर िनगरानी रखना वचारण यायालय का कत य है य क पयावरण रण के कारण मानव अ त व दांव पर है और यायालय अनुपालन के बारे म आवेदक ारा दखाई गई कसी भी लापरवाह को नजर अंदाज नह कर सकता है । इसिलए आवेदक को पेड़ क गित और आवेदक ारा अनुपालन के संबंध म एक रपोट तुत करने के िलए िनदिशत कया जाता है एवं आवेदक ारा कये गये अनुपालन क एक सं ि रपेाट इस यायालय के सम येक तीन माह म (अगले छः मह न के िलए) रखी जायेगी जसे क ''िनदश'' शीष के अंतगत

रखा जाएगा।

4 CRA-3382-2024 वृ ारोपण म या पेड़ क दे खभाल म आवेदक क ओर से क गई कोई भी चूक आवेदक को जमानत का लाभ लेने से वंिचत कर सकती है ।

आवेदक को अपनी पसंद के थान पर इन पौध /पेड को रोपने क वतं ता होगी, य द वह इन रोपे गये पेड क गाड या बाड़ लगाकर र ा करना चाहता है , तो वह अपने वंय के यय पर यह करने के िलये वतं होगा।

9. इस यायालय ारा यह िनदश एक पर ण करण के तौर पर दए गए ह ता क हं सा और बुराई के वचार का ितकार, सृजन एवं कृ ित के साथ एकाकार होने के मा यम से सामंज य था पत कया जा सके। वतमान म मानव अ त व के आव यक अंग के प म दया, सेवा, ेम एवं क ं णा क कृ ित को वकिसत करने क आव यकता है य क यह मानव जीवन क मूलभूत वृितयां ह और मानव अ त व को बनाए रखने के िलए इनका पुनज वत होना आव यक है ।

10.''यह यास केवल एक वृ के रोपण का न होकर ब क एक वचार के अंकुरण का है ।''

11. यह िनदश आवेदक के ारा वतः य क गई सामुदाियक सेवा क इ छा के कारण दया गया है जो वै छक है ।

12. It is expected from appellant No.2 that he shall submit photographs by downloading the mobile application (NISARG App) prepared at the instance of High Court for monitoring the plantation through satellite/Geo- Tagging.

13. The appellant No.2 shall not move in the vicinity of complainant side and shall not be a source of embarrassment or harassment in any manner, otherwise benefit of grant of suspension of jail sentence shall stand cancelled automatically without any reference to the Court.

14. I.A.No.7734/2025 stands allowed and disposed of.

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15. Copy of this order be sent to the trial Court concerned for information and necessary compliance.

C.C. as per rules.

                                  (ANAND PATHAK)                            (DEEPAK KHOT)
                                      JUDGE                                     JUDGE
                           AK/-

 
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