Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur

Shailesh vs State Of Rajasthan on 11 July, 2022

Bench: Pushpendra Singh Bhati

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S.B. Criminal Appeal No. 748/2022

Shailesh S/o Mohan, Aged About 31 Years, R/o Khodhal Ps Gambdhoi Dist. Sabarkantha (Gujarat) At Present Gayatri Kampa Khodhal (Presently Lodged At Dist. Jail Dungarpur)

----Appellant Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp

----Respondent

For Appellant(s) : Mr. Manoj Kumar Pareek For Respondent(s) : Mr. SS Rajpurohit, PP

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI

Order

11/07/2022

Heard counsel for the parties on application seeking

suspension of sentence no.464/2022.

Counsel for the appellant has drawn attention of Court to

paragraphs -19, 20 & 21, which reads as follows:-

"¼19½ izdj.k ds rkfRod lk{khx.k esa ls ihfM+rk ih-MCY;w-&5 ^^d** gS ftlesa

mlus crk;k gS fd djhc N% lky igys mldk fookg >kSFkjh xkao esa [kkrqjke

ds lkFk gqvk Fkk ftlls esjk rykd gqvk FkkA [kkrqjke ls rykd gksus ds ckn

mldk ukrk fookg xkWao ds p.kkonk fuoklh [kkrqjke ds lkFk djok;k Fkk ftlls

mldk rhu lky dk cPpk gSA [kkrqjke ls yM+kbZ gksus ls og ihgj esa fuokl

dj jgh FkhA o'kZ 2019 esa mlds ekek dh yM+dh ^^v** dh "kknh gksus ls og o

mldh eEeh mlds ekek ds xk¡o xkeMh x;s FksA mldh Hkqvk ^^y** us mls Qksu

dj muds ?kj cqyk;k ftl ij og vius Hkqvk ds ?kj xbZA mlh jkr mldh Hkqvk

^^y** o Hkqvk dh yM+dh ^^gk** mls fgEeruxj okl.kk daik ^^gk** ds ?kj ysdj

x;sA mls ^^gk** ds ?kj pkj fnu rd j[kkA fQj mls jkf= esa ^^y**] ^^gk**] y{e.k]

gqdk vfHk;qDr "kSys'k ds ?kj ys x;sA "kSys'k us mls rhu efgus rd mlds ?kj

(2 of 6) [CRLAS-748/2022]

j[kk ml njfe;ku og mlds lkFk cykRdkj djrk FkkA mlds euk djus ij

og mls ekjus dh /kedh nsrk FkkA ^^gk** us mlds lksus dh ,;fjax vk/kk rksyk]

ikap rkSyk pkanh dh pSu] ukd dh Qh.kh] 20 rkSyk pkanh ds ik;tsc ys fy;sA

vfHk;qDr "kSys'k mls dejs esa can djds j[krk vkSj dgha tkus ugha nsrk FkkA

mlus mldh eklh dks Qksu fd;k vkSj dgk fd ^^vkdj eq>s ys tkvksA** mldh

eklh us mlds HkkbZ o eEeh dks Qksu dj ckr crkbZA mldh eEeh us dk;Zokgh

dh ftl ij iqfyl okyksa us "kSys'k dks Qksu fd;k tks mls lnj Fkkuk Mw¡xjiqj

ysdj vk;kA Fkkus esa mlds c;ku gq;sA mldh eEeh mls ?kj ys xbZA QnZ

nLr;kch o lqiqnZxh izn"kZ ih&6 gS ftl ij , ls ch mlds gLrk{kj gSA mldk

esfMdy gqvk Fkk tks izn"kZ ih&7 gS ftl ij mldk vaxqBk djk;k FkkA mlds

eftLVªsV ds lkeus c;ku gq;s Fks tks izn"kZ ih&8 gS ftl ij , ls ch mlds

gLrk{kj gSA

¼20½ bl lk{kh dk izfrijh{k.k esa dguk gS fd ;g lgh gS fd Hkqvk ^^y** us

mls Qksu djds mlds ?kj f"k"kksn cqyk;k FkkA mldh Hkqvk dh yM+dh ^^gk** dks

mldh Hkqvk ^^y** us Qksu djds fgEeruxj ls cqyk;k FkkA og mldh Hkqvk ds

ogka ,d gh ?kaVk jgh Fkh] xkM+h yk;s Fks] xkM+h esa Mky ds ys x;sA bl lq>ko dks

xyr crk;k gS fd mls fgEeruxj ^^gk** vdsyh ysdj x;h gks cfYd mldh

Hkqvk ^^y** Hkh lkFk FkhA og ogka ^^gk** ds ?kj ij pkj fnu jgh FkhA ;g lgh gS

fd ^^gk**ds ?kj ij "kSys'k ugha vk;k FkkA ^^gk** vkSj y{eh mls mlds ?kj ys x;s

FksA ;g dguk lgh gS fd mlds vfHk;qDr "kSys'k ds ?kj ij rhu efgus j[kkA

bl lq>ko dks xyr crk;k gS fd mldh eka us Fkkus esa fjiksVZ dh gks rc og

vk;h gks Lo;a dgk fd mlus mldh ekSlh ^^gk** dks Qksu fd;k] fQj mlus

mldh eka ^^"k** dks Qksu fd;k rc mlus fjiksVZ ntZ djk;hA ;g lgh gS fd

mls ys tkus ds rhu efgus ckn Qksu fd;k] D;ksafd mls rhu efgus rd dejs esa

can j[kk FkkA ;g dguk lgh gS fd mldh "kknh dk dadq i=h dk dkMZ Nik gks

rks mls ugha irk vkSj ;g dguk xyr gS fd mldh "kSys'k ds lkFk "kknh gqbZ

gksA ;g lgh gS fd mls Fkkus esa nks&rhu ckj cqyk;k Fkk vkSj iwNrkN dh Fkh o

Lo;a dgk fd dksVZ esa Hkh c;ku djok;s FksA "kSys'k fnu esa ^^gk** ds ?kj ij gh

jgrk Fkk vkSj "kke dks okil vkrk FkkA mls ^^gk** [kkuk f[kykus vkrh FkhA fQj

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okil dejk can dj nsrh FkhaA mls ysfVªax ds fy, "kke dks gh ys tkrs Fks vkSj

lkFk esa jgrs Fks] tks "kSys'k vkrk FkkA bl lq>ko dks xyr crk;k gS fd "kSys'k

mls /kedh ugha nsrk gks] gFksyh ls yxkdj dksguh ftrus yacs pkdw ls mls

Mjkrk FkkA ;g lgh gS fd mldh eka us fjiksVZ dh mlds ckn Fkkuk lnj esa

mlds c;ku gq;sA ;g lgh gS fd mls Fkkuk lnj esa tks c;ku gq;s mls i<dj

lquk, FksA

¼21½ bl lk{kh dk izfrijh{k.k esa vkxs dFku gS fd izn"kZ Mh&1 ^^eSa o esjh eka

-------- ekek ds ?kj jgh** lgh fy[kk gSA izn"kZ Mh&1 dk o eSa mlds ?kj jgh

xyr fy[kk gSA ^^gk** mldh Hkqvk dh yM+dh gSA izn"kZ Mh&1 dk Hkkx ^^esjk

ukrk --------- eSaus euk dj fn;kA** lgh fy[kk gSA ;g dguk xyr gS fd mldh

eka ds }kjk Fkkuk lnj esa fjiksVZ nsus ds ckn Fkkus esa vk;h gwa Lo;a dgk fd tc

dejs dk njoktk FkksMk [kqyk Fkk] rc mlus dejs ls ckgj fudy dj mldh

eklh dks Qksu fd;kA fQj mldh eklh us mldh eka dks Qksu fd;kA fQj

mldh eka us Fkkus esa fjiksVZ ntZ djok;h] rc mls ^^gk**] "kSys'k o ^^gk** dk ifr

ls ;s lc mls ysdj Fkkus esa vk;sA ;g lgh gS fd Fkkus esa ykus ds ckn okil

[kqn fjiksVZ nsus vk;h gSA ;g lgh gS fd izn"kZ ih&6 ij mlds gLrk{kj gSA ;g

lgh gS fd og 10-09-2019 dks tc vk;h ml le; mlds c;ku dkfu- laxhrk

us fy;s FksA ;g lgh gS fd mdls gLrk{kj izn"kZ ih&6 ij fy[kki<+h djus ds

i"pkr djok;s FksA izn"kZ Mh&1 dk th ls ,p ^^vkSj eq>s -------- ughaa fd;k gS**

mlus ugha fy[kk;kA izn"kZ Mh&1 dk vkBZ ls ts ^^mlds lkFk ---- ugha fy, gSA**

mlus ugha fy[kk;k gSaA mlus izn"kZ Mh&1 ij gLrk{kj Fkkuk lnj esa fd;s FksA

mlds gLrk{kj vkbZ ls ,Q gSA mldk xqtjkr esa dksbZ esfMdy ugha gqvk

FkkA ;g dguk xyr gS fd og vfHk;qDr ds lkFk ,d gh [kkV ij ,d gh píj

vks<+ dj lksrh gksA mlus tks isfVdksV fn;k Fkk og Fkkus esa vkus ds pkj fnu

ckn esfMdy djok;k ml fnu fn;k FkkA mlus isfVdksV nsus ls nl fnu

igys /kks;k Fkk Lo;a us dgk fd ^^gk** us /kks;k FkkA mldk isfVdksV ^^gk** ysdj

x;h Fkh tks mls /kks dj ,d fnu ckn fn;k FkkA mlus ml fnu ^^gk** ds diM+s

igus FksA ;g lgh gS fd og ikapos efgus esa x;h o uos efgus esa vk;h Fkh Lo;a

dgk fd mlds ^^gk** tcjnLrh fgEeruxj ysdj x;h FkhA fQj mls "kSys'k ds

(4 of 6) [CRLAS-748/2022]

ikl tcjnLrh NksM+kA bl lq>ko dks xyr crk;k gS fd "kSys'k us mls ckr

djus ds fy, eksckbZy fn;kA eksckby [kkV ij iM+k Fkk fdldk Fkk mls irk

ugha rFkk ml Qksu ls mlus eklh dks Qksu fd;k fd ^^eq>s ;gka dejs esa can dj

j[kk gS vkSj ekjus dh /kedh ns jgk gSA** mlus mldh eklh ds uacj ij Qksu

fd;k tks uacj mls ;kn gS tks eksckbZy uacj 9352919157 gSA mldh ekSlh ds

Qksu esa nks fle gS fQj dgk fd nwljs uacj mls ;kn ugha gS Lo;a dgk fd og

uacj can gks x;k gSA ;g dguk xyr gS fd og uacj mls ;kn ugha gks tks uacj

"kk;n 9--3--5--7- tks djhc nks&rhu lky ls can gksus ls mls vkt ;kn ugha

gSA ;g lgh gS fd mldk bl ?kVuk ls igys fookg [kkrqjke fuoklh >kSFkjh ds

lkFk gqvk FkkA mldk nwljk fookg [kkrqjke fuoklh pk.konk ds lkFk gqvk

ftlds lkFk og djhc pkj lky jgh ftlls mlds rhu lky dk cPpk gSA

mldk igyk ifr mlds nk: ihdj ekjrk&ihVrk Fkk ftlls mlus NwVk&NsM+k

dj fy;k FkkA nwljs ifr ls Hkh mldk >xM+k gks x;k FkkA fQj og mldh eka

ds ogka vk x;hA fQj mldk nwljk ifr mls ysus vkus okyk Fkk blh chp ;g ?

kVuk gks x;hA mldk tc mlds nwljs ifr ls >xM+k gqvk rc og djhc 6&7

fnu ihgj esa jgh FkhA bl nkSjku mlds ifr dk Qksu Hkh vk;k FkkA dEikokl.kk

vkSj ^^gk** tgka jgrh gS og ,d fdyksehVj nwj gSA mls rks dejs esa can j[kk Fkk

mls ugha irk] mldh eka dgk jgrh Fkh Lo;a dgk fd "kk;n [ksrks esa tkrh

gksxhA "kSys'k dh eka dHkh &dHkkj mls "kke dks cqykrh Fkh vksj [kkuk f[kykrh

FkhA ;g lgh gS fd mlus "kSys'k dh eka dks dHkh dqN ugha crk;kA os dejs esa

"kSys'k dh eka ds lkFk ikap&nl feuV ckr djrs FkssA ;g lgh gS fd "kSys'k dk

HkkbZ mlh ?kj esa jgrk FkkA ;g dguk xyr gS fd og gktw ds lkFk viuh ethZ

ls x;h gks vkSj ckn esa mldh eka us eqdnek dj fn;k gks] mlus c;ku fn;s gksA

bl lq>ko dks xyr crk;k gS fd mldh "kSys'k ds lkFk fof/kor :i ls mldh

ethZ ls "kknh gqbZ gks] dU;knku gqvk gks ,oa esgeku vk;s gksA"

Counsel for the appellant submits that relatives were trying

to get the prosecutrix married with present accused and, thus,

they stayed together for about three months.

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Learned PP submits that any forcible stay cannot be

attributed to voluntary conduct of the prosecutrix.

Learned PP also submits that anybody under the fear of

terror cannot be construed as a consented sexual act. Consent for

the purpose of Section 375 requires voluntary participation not

only after the exercise of intelligence based on the knowledge of

the significance and moral quality of the act but after having fully

exercised the choice between the resistance and assent.

Counsel for the appellant, however, submits that analogy of

opinion whereby relatives themselves have taken the girl to the

accused and for three long months they were living together and

also there is proposition of marriage card, marriage-card and

attempt to marry, is sufficient reason for suspension of sentence

at this stage.

This Court on hearing counsel for the parties and perusing

record of case, particularly, focusing upon para-19, 20 & 21,

finds that at this stage the circumstance do not indicate any

reason for continuing appellant's custody as there is a reflection of

some kind of consensual consent with the participation of the

close relatives.

Having considered of the totality of facts and circumstances

of the case, I consider it just and proper to suspend the

substantive sentence awarded to the accused appellant.

Accordingly, this application for suspension of sentences is

allowed and it is directed that the sentences awarded to appellant/

s - Shailesh S/o Mohan by the learned Special Judge, Protection

of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Dungarpur vide

(6 of 6) [CRLAS-748/2022]

judgment dated 18.05.2022 in Sessions Case No.08/2020 shall

remain suspended till final disposal of aforesaid appeal provided

he executes a personal bond for a sum of Rs.50,000/- alongwith

two solvent sureties in the sum of Rs.25,000/- each to the

satisfaction of the learned trial court for his appearance before this

Court on 24.082.2022 and whenever called upon to do so till the

disposal of the appeal on the conditions inidcated below:-

(1) That he/she/they will appear before the trial court in the month of January of every year till the appeal is decided.

(2) That if the applicant(s) changes the place of residence, he/she/they will give in writing his/her/their changed address to the trial court as well as to the counsel in the High Court.