Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur

State vs Vijay Singh (2025:Rj-Jd:51202) on 26 November, 2025

Author: Bhuwan Goyal

Bench: Bhuwan Goyal

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      HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
                       JODHPUR
                     S.B. Criminal Appeal No. 426/1996

State of Rajasthan
                                                                      ----Appellant
                                       Versus
Vijay Singh S/o Shyam Singh Rajput, R/o A-362, Malviya Nagar,
Jaipur
                                                                    ----Respondent


For Appellant(s)             :     Mr. Rajesh Bhati, PP
For Respondent(s)            :     Mr. Chakravati Singh Rathore



              HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BHUWAN GOYAL

Order

26/11/2025

1. vihykFkhZ&jkT; ljdkj }kjk gLrxr vihy vUrxZr /kkjk 378 ¼iii½ o ¼i½ n-iz-la- ds rgr fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky;&fof'k"V U;k;ky;] vuqlwfpr tkfr@vuqlwfpr tutkfr ¼vR;kpkj fuokj.k½ vf/kfu;e] mn;iqj] jktLFkku ds }kjk ls'ku izdj.k laa[;k&12@1993] muokuh izdj.k jktLFkku jkT; cuke fot; flag esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 15-05-1996] ftlds }kjk fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr fot; flag dks vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 307] 333 Hkk-na-la- ds vkjkiksa esa tqeZ izekf.kr ugha gksus ls nks"keqDr fd;k x;k gS] ds fo:) mls vikLr djkus gsrq izLrqr dh xbZ gSA

2. fo}ku~ yksd vfHk;kstd dk dFku gS fd izdj.k esa ?kVuk fnukad 30-11-1992 dks vkgr jkes'ojyky dk lh-Vh-,-vkbZ- dkWyst] mn;iqj esa :e uacj 8 esa fMIyksek izFke o"kZ dh ijh{kk esa M~;wVh ij rSukr gksuk ,oa izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr }kjk mls /kkjnkj gfFk;kj ls ekjihV dj pksVsa igqapkuk mlls ?kVuk esa iz;qDr dVkj cjken gksuk iw.kZr;k izekf.kr gqvk gS] fdUrq fo}ku~ fopkj.k U;k;ky; us i=koyh ij vfHk;kstu i{k dh vksj ls izLrqr lk{; ij xaHkhjrk ,oa lw{erk ls

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fopkj fd, fcuk] vkyksP; vkns'k fnukad 15-05-1996 ikfjr fd;k gS tks fof/klEer ugha gSA vr% vkns'k fnukad 15-05-1996 fof/klEer ugha gksus ls mls vikLr dj izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks mlds fo#) vkjksfir vijk/kksa esa nks"kfl) fd;k tk,A

3. fo}ku~ vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk dFku gS fd i=koyh ij izLrqr lk{; ls vkgr dk ?kVuk fnukad 30-11-1992 dks Ldwy esa ijh{kk M~;wVh vkuk ,oa mls izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr }kjk pksVsa igqapkuk lansg ls ijs izekf.kr ugha gqvk gS] mudk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 15-05-1996 esa fdlh izdkj dh fof/kd ,oa rF;kRed =qfV ugha gSA vr% vihy jkT; ljdkj vLohdkj dh tk,A

4. geus vihyh; i=koyh dk e; fjdkWMZ lEekuiwoZd voyksdu fd;k ,oa mHk; i{kksa ds rdksZa ij xaHkhjrkiwoZd euu fd;kA

5. gLrxr izdj.k esa vfHk;kstu i{k dk ;g dsl jgk gS fd fnukad 30-11-1992 dks tc vkgr jkes'ojyky lh-Vh-,-vkbZ- dkWyst] mn;iqj esa bUohftys'ku dk dk;Z dj jgk Fkk] ml nkSjku mls izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr }kjk pkdw ls migfr dkfjr dh xbZ] mDr vfHk;kstu ds lanHkZ esa ;fn i=koyh ij izLrqr lk{; dk ;fn voyksdu djsa rks fopkj.k U;k;ky; esa vkgr jkes'ojyky ds ?kVuk fnukad 30-11-1992 lh-Vh-,-vkbZ- dkWyst] mn;iqj esa baohftys'ku M~;wVh dk;Z djus ds laca/k esa dksbZ fjdkWMZ izLrqr ugha gqvk gS] xokg ih-MCY;w 4 xksiky HkkfV;k us Hkh bl lanHkZ esa vius c;kuksa esa ;g Lohdkj fd;k gS fd Jh esukfj;k ds bUohthys'ku M~;wVh yxkus ds laca/k esa vkns'k tkjh ugha gqvk Fkk] tgka rd vkgr jkes'ojyky dks izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr }kjk pksV igqapkus dk lanHkZ gS rks bl lanHkZ esa vkgr jkes'ojyky }kjk vius c;kuksa esa mls ?kVuk ds ckn ,u-,p- fgrkokyk }kjk mBkuk] mldks dkWfjMksj rd ys tkdj mlds ?kko dks diM+s ls cka/kuk ,oa mls vLirky ys tkuk dFku fd;k x;k gS fdUrq fopkj.k U;k;ky; esa u rks ,u-,p- fgrkokyk dks vfHk;kstu i{k }kjk U;k;ky; esa ijhf{kr djk;k x;k gS] u gh diM+k tks mlds ?kko ij (Uploaded on 26/11/2025 at 05:36:40 PM)

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yxk;k x;k gS mls vuqla/kku ds nkSjku tIr fd;k x;k gS] izdj.k esa ;g Hkh mYys[kuh; gS fd vkgr jkes'ojyky us viuh tqckuh bfRryk izn'kZ ih&3 esa mls izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr }kjk pkdw ls migfr dkfjr djuk dFku fd;k x;k gS fdUrq vuqla/kku ds nkSjku izR;FkhZ&vH;FkhZ ls pkdw tCr ugha dj] dVkj tCr dh xbZ gS ,oa mDr dVkj dh Hkh ,Q-,l-,y- tkap djokbZ xbZA izdj.k esa ;g Hkh mYys[kh; gS fd mDr tIrh dVkj ds nksuksa lk{khx.k ih-MCY;w 7 fojsUnz flag ,oa ih- MCY;w 11 'kkfUryky Hkh i{knzksgh ?kksf"kr gq, gSa vkSj mUgksua s vius&vius c;kuksa esa dVkj muds lkeus tCr ugha djuk dFku fd;k x;k gSA

6. gLrxr izdj.k esa blh izdkj vkgr jkes'ojyky ds dFkuksa dh iqf"V xokg ih-MCY;w- 1 ukflj gqlSu ftldk vkgr ds lkFk ml fnu M~;wVh nsuk crk;k gS mlds dFkuksa ls Hkh ugha gks ikbZ gS D;ksafd mlus vius c;kuksa esa vkgr dks izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks pksV igqapkrs ns[kus ckcr dksbZ dFku ugha fd;k gS] cfYd mlus viuh eq[; ijh{kk esa vkgr ds 'kjhj ij dksbZ pksV ugha yxh ns[kuk dFku fd;k x;k gS ,oa mlus vius c;kuksa esa ;g Hkh Lohdkj fd;k gS fd vkgr jkes'ojyky dejs lsa ckgj Lo;a pydj vk;s Fks] mlus mlls iwNk fd D;k gqvk gS rc mlus dgk fd yx xbZ gS ijarq mlus mls ;g ugha crk;k fd mlds dSls yxh gS] xokg ih-MCY;w 6 valkj ftldk ? kVuk ds le; ogha ijh{kk nsuk crk;k x;k gS] mlds dFkuksa ls Hkh mlus vius c;kuksa esa vkgr ds dFkuksa dh iqf"V ugha gks ikbZ gS D;ksafd mlus vius c;kuksa esa mlds lkeus dksbZ ?kVuk ugha gksuk] mlds }kjk dqN ugha ns[kuk] fot; }kjk jkes'oj esukfj;k ds isV esa dVkj ?kksaius dh ,oa eqyfte dks ekSds ls idM+us dh ckr xyr gksuk dFku fd;k gS] xokg ih-MCY;w 4 xksikyyky us Hkh bl lanHkZ esa vius c;kuksa esa ek= ;g dFku fd;k gSS fd og ?kVuk dh lwpuk feyus ij] dejk uacj 8 esa x;k Fkk] fdUrq ml le; esukfj;k ogka ugha Fks ftlls mldk ?kVuk dk p'enhn lk{kh uk gksuk izdV gksrk gS vU; xokg ih-MCY;w 5 tqxy fd'kksj us Hkh vius c;kuksa esa ekjihV dh ?kVuk (Uploaded on 26/11/2025 at 05:36:40 PM)

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mlds lkeus ugha gksuk dFku fd;k gS] gLrxr izdj.k esa ;g Hkh mYys[kuh; gS fd dejk uacj 8 esa cSBs ijh{kkFkhZ ds c;ku Hkh vfHk;kstu i{k }kjk ys[kc) ugha djok, x, gSa ftlls gLrxr izdj.k esa vfHk;kstu dgkuh ;qfDr;qDr lansg ls ijs fl) ugha gks ikrh gSA

7. 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; 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

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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."

8. vr% ge mDr lexz foospu ds ifj.kkeLo:i fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vkyksP; vkns'k esa fdlh izdkj dh dksbZ fof/kd ,oa rF;kRed =qfV gksuk ugha ikrs gSa] vr% vihy] vihykFkhZ&jkT; ljdkj xzg.k ;ksX; ugha gksus ls vLohdkj dh tkrh gS rFkk fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky;&fof'k"V U;k;ky;] vuqlwfpr tkfr@vuqlwfpr tutkfr ¼vR;kpkj fuokj.k½ vf/kfu;e] mn;iqj] jktLFkku ds }kjk ls'ku izdj.k laa[;k& 12@1993] muokuh izdj.k jktLFkku jkT; cuke fot; flag esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 15-05-1996 dh iqf"V dh tkrh gSA

9. 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 13-Yogeshwar S/-

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