State vs Rameshwar And Anr (2025:Rj-Jd:51318)
2025 Latest Caselaw 16148 Raj

Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 16148 Raj
Judgement Date : 26 November, 2025

Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur

State vs Rameshwar And Anr (2025:Rj-Jd:51318) 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. 537/1997

 State of Rajasthan
                                                                       ----Appellant
                                       Versus
 1.   Rameshwar S/o Ghasi b/c Jat
 2.   Shambhulal S/o Dalu b/c Jat.
      Both resident of sundari,
      Police Station Gangrar Dist, Chittorgarh
                                                                    ----Respondents


For Appellant(s)             :     Mr. Rajesh Bhati, PP
For Respondent(s)            :     Mr. N.K. Rastogi



             HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BHUWAN GOYAL

Order

26/11/2025

1- vihykFkhZ&jkT; ljdkj }kjk gLrxr vihy] vUrxZr /kkjk 378 ¼iii½ o ¼i½ na-iz-la- ds rgr fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky;& fof"k'V U;k;k/kh"k vuqlwfpr tkfr@vuqlwfpr tutkfr vR;kpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e] izrkix<+ ds }kjk ls'ku izdj.k laa [;k& 86@1995] muokuh izdj.k jktLFkku jkT; cuke jkes"oj o vU; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 19-02-1997] ftlds }kjk fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk izR;FkhZx.k@vfHk;qDrx.k dks vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 341] 376 lifBr /kkjk 114 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk /kkjk 3¼2½¼5½ vuqlwfpr tkfr@vuqlwfpr tutkfr vR;kpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e ds vkjkiksa esa lansg dk ykHk nsdj 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 izLrqr ekeys esa ihfM++rk ds dFkuksa ls mlds lkFk ?kVuk ?kfVr gksus dh iw.kZ :i ls iqf'V gqbZ gS] fdarq fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us i=koyh ij miyC/k lk{; dk

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lw{erk ,oa xgurk ls voyksdu fd;s fcuk vkykSP; vkns"k fnukad 19- 02-1997 dks ikfjr fd;k gS tks fof/klEer ugha gSA vr% jkT; ljdkj }kjk izLrqr vihy dks Lohdkj djrs gq, izR;FkhZx.k@vfHk;qDrx.k muds fo#) vkjksfir vijk/kksa esa nks'kfl) fd;k tk,A 3- fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZx.k@vfHk;qDrx.k dk dFku gS fd izLrqr ekeys esa ?kVuk dh fjiksVZ ?kVuk ds rhu fnu ckn ntZ djkbZ xbZ gS vkSj mldk dksbZ larks'ktud dkj.k izLrqr ugha gqvk gS] mudk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd izdj.k esa ihfM+rk ds dFkuksa esa xgjk fojks/kkHkkl gS] mlds dFkuksa dh iqf'V esfMdy fjiksVZ ,oa oSKkfud lk{; ls ugha gqbZ gS ,oa izdj.k esa ihfM+rk us vius c;kuksa esa mlds ifr ds lkFk ,d ckj Hkh lgokl ugha djuk dFku fd;k x;k gS tcfd esfMdy fjiksVZ esa mldk lgokl dk vkfn gksuk ik;k x;k gS] mudk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd izdj.k esa feBqyky }kjk ?kVuk ns[kuk crk;k x;k gSA fdarq feBqyky ihMCY;w 07 us vius c;kuksa esa ?kVuk dh iqf'V ugha dh gS] mudk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd izdj.k esa fo+}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vkns"k esa fdlh izdkj dh dksbZ fof/kd ,oa rF;kRed =qfV ugha gS] mDr vkns"k fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk i=koyh ij miyC/k lk{; dks lw{kerk ,oa xgurk ls voyksdu dj ikfjr fd;k x;k gS mlesa gLr{ksi dk dksbZ vk/kkj ugha gS] vr% vihy jkT; ljdkj vLohdkj fd;k tk;sA 4- geus i=koyh dk e; fjdkWMZ lEekuiwoZd voyksdu fd;kA mHk; i{kksa ds rdksZa dk xaHkhjrkiwoZd voyksdu fd;kA 5- gLrxr izdj.k esa vfHk;kstu i{k dk ;g dsl jgk gS fd fnukad 24-07-1995 dks ekStk lqUnjh ls xqjtfu;k tkus okys jkLrs esa izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr jkes"oj us ihfMrk tks fd vuqlwfpr tkfr dh lnL;k Fkh] mls lnks'k vojks/k dj] mlds lkFk mldh bPNk o lgefr ds fcuk cykRdkj fd;k ,oa mDr dk;Z esa izR;FkhZ@vfHk;qDr "kaHkqyky us mldk lg;ksx fd;kA

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6- gLrxr izdj.k esa mDr vfHk;kstu dgkuh ds lanHkZ esa ;fn i=koyh ij iznRr lk{; dk voyksdu djs rks izdj.k esa ihfMrk tks fd ?kVuk dh ,dek= loksZRre lk{kh gS] og ihMCY;w 09 ds :i esa U;k;ky; esa ijhf{kr gqbZ gS] mDr xokg us vius c;kuksa esa mlds lkFk izR;FkhZ@vfHk;qDr jkes"oj }kjk cykRdkj djuk "kaHkqyky dk ogka mifLFkr gksuk ,oa mDr ?kVuk dks feBqyky }kjk ns[kuk dFku fd;k x;k gS fdarq xokg ih-MCY;w&7 feBqyky us vius c;kuksa esa mlds dFkuksa dh iqf'V ughaa dh xbZ gS] xokg us vius c;kuksa esa mlds lkeus flUnqjh ds eky esa ihfMrk ds lkFk eqfYteku dks NsMNkM o [kksVk dke djrs ugha ns[kuk dFku djrs gq,] iqfyl c;ku izn"kZ ih&6 dk d ls [k] x ls ?k Hkkx xyr fy[kk gksuk dFku fd;k gS] gLrxr izdj.k esa ;g mYys[kuh; gS fd mDr xokg dks vfHk;kstu i{k dh vksj ls i{knzksgh ?kksf'kr ugha djok;k x;k gSA 7- gLrxr izdj.k esa ihfMrk us vius c;kuksa esa ?kVuk ls igys eqyfteku dks ugha tkuuk Hkh dFku fd;k gS fdarq izdj.k ds vuqla/kku ds nkSjku izR;FkhZx.k@vfHk;qDrx.k dh dk;Zokgh f"kuk[rh Hkh ugha gqbZ gS] izdj.k esa Hkh mYys[kuh; gS fd xokg us ?kVuk dh tkudkjh mldh HkkHkh dks mlh fnu crkuk dFku fd;k gS fdarq izdj.k esa ?kVuk dh fjiksVZ ?kVuk ds pkj fnu ckn ntZ djkbZ xbZ gS ,oa mls nsjh ls izLrqr djus dk dksbZ Hkh izLrqr ugha gqvk gS] lkFk gh gLrxr izdj.k esa ;g Hkh mYys[kuh; gS fd ihfMrk ds dFkuksa dh iqf'V uk rks mldh esfMdy fjiksVZ ls gqbZ gS] u gh oSKkfud lk{; ls gqbZ gS D;ksafd esfMdy fjiksVZ esa mlds izkbosV ikVZ ij dksbZ pksV vkuk vafdr ugha gS ,oa ygaxs ij vk;s oh;Z ds fu"kkuksa ds laca/k esa Mh,u, fjiksVZ i=koyh ij izLrqr ugha gqbZ gSA 8- gLrxr izdj.k esa ;g Hkh mYys[kuh; gS fd ihfMrk us vius c;kuksa esa mlds lkFk [kksVk dke gksus ls igys mldk mlds ifr ds lkFk ,d ckj Hkh ugha lksuk dFku fd;k gS fdarq esfMdy fjiksVZ esa mlds gkbeu

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vkWYM VksuZ ik;k x;k gS ftlls mlds dFkuksa dh fo"oluh;rk lansg ls ijs fl) ugha gks ikbZ gSA 9- 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 to be exercised within the four corners of the following principles:

(a) That the judgment of acquittal suffers from patent perversity;

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(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."

10- 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;k/kh"k vuqlwfpr tkfr@vuqlwfpr tutkfr vR;kpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e] izrkix<+ ds }kjk ls"ku izdj.k la[;k& 86@1995 muokuh izdj.k jktLFkku jkT; cuke jkes"oj o vU; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 19-02-1997 dh iqf"V dh tkrh gSA 11- 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 tkosaA

(BHUWAN GOYAL),J 29-ajaykumar/-

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