Ishwar Lal vs State Of Rajasthan ... on 10 April, 2026

Author: Vinit Kumar Mathur

Bench: Vinit Kumar Mathur

[2026:RJ-JD:16915-DB]

     HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
                      JODHPUR
             D.B. Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 374/2025

Ishwar Lal S/o Leelaram Keer, Aged About 24 Years, R/o
Rama, Police Station Aspur, District Dungarpur, Rajasthan.
                                                                   ----Appellant
                                    Versus
1.      State of Rajasthan, Through Public Prosecutor.
2.      Harish S/o Mogji, Residents of Kotra Bada, Police
        Station Lohariya, District Banswara, Rajasthan.
3.      Govind S/o Bharat, Residents of Kotra Bada, Police
        Station Lohariya, District Banswara Rajasthan.
4.      Deepak S/o Govind, Residents of Kotra Bada, Police
        Station Lohariya, District Banswara Rajasthan.
                                                                ----Respondents


For Appellant(s)           :    Mr. Jagatveer Singh Deora
                                Mr. Veer Bajrang Singh
For Respondent(s)          :    Mr. Sharwan Singh Rathore, PP



       HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINIT KUMAR MATHUR
     HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR SHARMA

                                 Judgment

10/04/2026
BY THE COURT: (Per Chandra Shekhar Sharma, J)

Hkkjrh; U;k; lqj{kk lafgrk dh /kkjk 413 ds v/khu ;g vihy vihykFkhZ&ifjoknh us fo}ku vij ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k] ckalokM+k ds }kjk ls'ku izdj.k la[;k 110@2020( jktLFkku jkT; cuke Hkkos'k oxSjg esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 18-09-2025 ds fo#) izLrqr dh gS] ftlds }kjk fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us izR;FkhZ la[;k 03 xksfoan o izR;FkhZ la[;k 04 nhid dks /kkjk 341] 323@34 o 302@34 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk ds vijk/kksa ds vkjksi esa lansg dk ykHk nsdj nks"keqDr fd;k ,oa izR;FkhZ la[;k 02 gjh'k dks /kkjk 341

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o 302@34 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk esa lansg dk ykHk nsdj nks"keqDr djrs gq, /kkjk 323 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk esa nks"kfl) fd;k ,oa ifjoh{kk vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 3 ds rgr lE;d~ :i ls HkRlZuk ,oa /kkjk 5(c)(d) ds varxZr ₹5]000 dh jkf'k vf/kjksfir djrs gq, NksM+k x;k gSA 02- vihy dks xzkg~;rk ds izØe ¼aAdmission stage½ ij gh vafre :i ls lquk x;kA vfHkys[k dk voyksdu rFkk i{kdkjksa ds ;ksX; vf/koDrkx.k ds rdksZa ij fopkj djus ds mijkar U;k;ky; bl fu"d"kZ ij igq¡pk fd vihy ds fu.kZ;u gsrq vfrfjDr lk{; vFkok foLr`r ijh{k.k dh vko';drk ugha gSA vr% çdj.k ds xq.k&nks"k ds vk/kkj ij] vihy dks xzkg~;rk ds izØe ij gh vafre :i ls fuLrkfjr fd;k tk jgk gSA 03- bl vihy ds fuLrkj.k gsrq izdj.k ds la{ksi esa rF; bl izdkj gSa fd fnukad 29-05-2020 dks ifjoknh bZ'ojyky us iqfyl Fkkuk yksgkfj;k esa ,d fyf[kr fjiksVZ bl vk'k; dh is'k dh fd fnukad 28-05-2020 dks og o 'kkafryky nksuksa mldh eksVjlkbfdy ls xkao jkek ls mldh cqvk dh yM+dh dyk ds ;gka tkus ds fy, 'kke djhc 03%30 ls 04%00 cts fudysA djhc 05%00 cts xkao dksVM+k cM+k igqaps] tgka xkao ls igys Mwaxjh ij Hkkos'k vkSj gjh'k ckbd ij feys] ftUgksaus bUgsa jksdk o Hkkos'k us 'kkafryky ls dgk fd& rw gekjs lkFk py] rsjk dke gS] fQj oks vkxs gks x, o ihNs&ihNs ;s nksuksa viuh ckbd ls pysA jkLrs esa mlus xksfoUn dks Qksu fd;k fd bUgsa Hkkos'k o gjh'k vius lkFk HkS:th dk cM+k ys tk jgs gSa] rw Hkh ogka vktk] bl ij xksfoUn o jktw ckbd ij HkS:th dk cM+k ij vk x,] tgka igys ls xksfoUn] nhid o vU; vkSj Hkh yksx FksA ogka ij Hkkos'k mUgsa xkfy;ka nsuk yxk rks jktw us dgk fd xkfy;ka D;ksa ns jgk gS] bl ij gjh'k us ,d FkIIM+ jktw ds xky ij ekjk o dgk fd og chp esa cksyus okyk dkSu gSA bl ij mudh vkil esa cgl gks xbZ o Hkkos'k us pkdw fudkydj 'kkafryky ds isV ij rkcM+rksM+ pkdw ls nks&pkj okj dj fn,] ftlls 'kkafryky ygwyqgku gksdj uhps csgks'k gksdj fxj x;kA rc ifjoknh o jktw }kjk 'kkafryky dks

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vLirky ys tk;k x;k] tgka MkWDVj }kjk 'kkafryky dks ns[kdj e`r ?kksf"kr dj fn;kA ?kVuk ds le; 'kkafryky ds ikl nks yk[k #i;s Fks] tks Hkkos'k o gjh'k ysdj Hkkx x,-----bR;kfnA 04- mi;qZDr fjiksVZ ds vk/kkj ij iqfyl Fkkuk] yksgkfj;k esa izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 73@2020 iathc) dh tkdj] ckn vko';d vuqla/kku vfHk;qDrx.k Hkkos'k] gjh'k] xksfoUn o nhid ds fo#) Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk dh /kkjk 302] 341 o 323 lifBr /kkjk 34 esa vkjksi&i= fo}ku U;kf;d eftLVªsV] x<++h] ftyk ckalokM+k ds U;k;ky; esa izLrqr fd;k] tgka ls dfeV gksdj ;g izdj.k fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; esa izkIr gqvkA

05- fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;k/kh'k us cgl pktZ lqudj izR;FkhZ la[;k 02 ls 04@vfHk;qDrx.k gjh'k] xksfoUn o nhids ds fo#) /kkjk 341] 323 vFkok 323@34] 302 vFkok 302@34 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk ds vijk/k esa vkjksi i`Fkd ls fojfpr dj lquk, o le>k,] vfHk;qDrx.k us vkjksiksa dks lqu o le>dj vLohdkj fd;k vkSj vUoh{kk dh ekax dhA 06- nkSjkus vUoh{kk vkjksiksa dh iqf"V esa vfHk;kstu i{k dh vksj ls dqy 09 xokgku ijhf{kr gq, ,oa izys[kh; lk{; esa izn'kZ ih-01 ls izn'kZ ih-48 o vkfVZdy 01 ls vkfVZdy 04 iznf'kZr gq,A rRi'pkr~ /kkjk 313 naM izfØ;k lafgrk ds v/khu vfHk;qDrx.k dk ijh{k.k fd;k x;k] ftlesa mUgksaus lk{; vfHk;kstu dks xyr crk;k rFkk >wBk Qalkus dk dFku djrs gq, vfHk;qDrx.k xksfoUn o nhid us ;g Hkh dFku fd;k fd mDr vkjksfir vijk/k ls mudk dksbZ laca/k ugha gSA rRi'pkr~ fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;k/kh'k us mHk;i{kksa dh cgl lqudj mi;qZDrkuqlkj fu.kZ; ikfjr fd;k] ftlls O;fFkr gksdj vihykFkhZ&ifjoknh us ;g vihy izLrqr dh gSA 07- geus vihykFkhZ&ifjoknh dh vksj ls mifLFkr ;ksX; vf/koDrk ,oa ;ksX; yksd vfHk;kstd dks vihy dh xzkg~;rk ds izØe ij vafre :i ls lquk] vk{ksfir fu.kZ; o vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;kA

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08- cgl ds nkSjku vihykFkhZ&ifjoknh dh vksj ls ;ksX; vf/koDrk us eq[; :i ls ;g rdZ fn, fd bl izdj.k esa fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk vfHkys[k ij vkbZ lk{; dk lgh :i ls foospu ,oa fo'ys"k.k ugha fd;k x;k FkkA tcfd lk{; ls ;g izekf.kr Fkk fd ifjoknh NqM+kus ds fy, tc vkus yxk rks izR;FkhZ la[;k 02 o 03 }kjk mls idM+dj jksd fy;k x;k FkkA vr% bl fLFkfr esa ;g Li"V Fkk fd ftl eq[; vfHk;qDr }kjk e`rd ds lkFk pkdw ls ekjihV dh xbZ Fkh] mlds gR;k ds lkekU; vk'k; esa izR;FkhZ la[;k 02 ls 04 Hkh 'kkfey FksA ifjoknh dh fjiksVZ izn'kZ ih-01 vkSj U;k;ky; esa tks xokgku ?kVuk ds le; ekSds ij mifLFkr Fks] muds dFkuksa ls Hkh ;g Li"V gksrk gS fd e`rd 'kkafryky ds lkFk ekjihV fd, tkrs le; ifjoknh dks NqM+kus ls tkus ds fy, idM+dj jksdk Hkh x;k FkkA ftl LFkku ij ekjihV dh xbZ Fkh] ml LFkku dh vfHk;qDrx.k dh lwpuk ds vk/kkj ij rLnhd Hkh djkbZ xbZ FkhA bl izdkj eq[; vfHk;qDr ds lkFk ekjihV djus esa izR;FkhZ la[;k 02 ls 04 dk Hkh lk{; ls 'kkfey gksuk lk{; ls Li"V gksrs gq, Hkh fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk fQj Hkh mudh vkjksfir vijk/k esa nks"kfl) ugha dh xbZ gS] og fu"d"kZ fof/klEer ugha gksus ls ;g vihy Lohdkj djus dk fuosnu fd;kA 09- ;ksX; yksd vfHk;kstd dks Hkh lquk x;kA vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk fn, x, fu.kZ; fnukad 18-09-2025 ds voyksdu ls ;g Li"V gksrk gS fd muds }kjk izR;FkhZ la[;k 02 gjh'k dks vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 341] 302@34 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk esa lansg dk ykHk nsdj nks"keqDr djrs gq, vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 323 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk esa nks"kflf) djrs gq, /kkjk 03 ifjoh{kk vf/kfu;e ds rgr lE;d~ :i ls HkRlZuk ,oa izrkM+uk nsrs gq, NksM+k x;k FkkA lkFk gh izR;FkhZ la[;k 03 xksfoan ,oa izR;FkhZ la[;k 04 nhid dks vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 341] 323@34] 302@34 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk esa lansg dk ykHk nsdj nks"keqDr dj fn;k x;k FkkA ifjoknh dh fjiksVZ izn'kZ ih-01 ds vuqlkj ?kVuk fnukad

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28-05-2020 dks 'kke ds le; dh crkbZ xbZ gS vkSj ;g fnukad 29-05-2020 dks 1%43 ,-,e- ij ntZ djokbZ xbZ FkhA bl fjiksVZ esa ifjoknh bZ'ojyky }kjk ;g dgk x;k Fkk fd fnukad 28-05-2020 dks og ,oa 'kkafryky firk ukFkwyky] nksuksa bldh eksVjlkbfdy ls xkao jkek ls bldh cqvk dh yM+dh Jherh dyk ds ;gka tkus ds fy, 'kke djhc 3%30&4%00 cts fudysA djhc 5%00 cts xkao dksVM+k cM+k igqaps] tgka xkao ls igys Mwaxjh ij Hkkos'k firk 'kadj vkSj gjh'k firk eksxth ckbd ij feys] ftUgksaus bUgsa jksdkA Hkkos'k us 'kkafryky ls dgk fd rw muds lkFk py] rsjk dke gSA fQj oks vkxs gks x, o ihNs&ihNs ge nksuksa viuh ckbd ls pysA jkLrs esa blus xksfoan firk dp: dks Qksu ls dgk fd bUgsa Hkkos'k o gjh'k vius lkFk HkS:th dk cM+k ys tk jgs gSa] oks Hkh ogka vk tk,A bl ij xksfoan o jktw firk ukuq ckbd ij HkS:th ds cM+k vk x, Fks vkSj rRi'pkr~ bl fjiksVZ ds vuqlkj ogka ij xksfoan] nhid vkSj vU; yksx Hkh FksA Hkkos'k us xkfy;ka nsuk 'kq: dj nh] rks jktw us mlls dgk fd xkfy;ka D;ksa ns jgk gS] bl ij gjh'k us ,d FkIiM+ jktw ds xky ij ekjk vkSj dgk fd rw chp esa cksyus okyk dkSu gSA bl ij mlus gjh'k ls dgk fd rw bldks D;ksa ekj jgk gSA vkil esa cgl gks xbZ o Hkkos'k us pkdw fudkyk] 'kkafryky ij geyk dj fn;k vkSj rkcM+rksM+ nks&pkj pkdw ds okj fd,A mlds isV ij dj fn,] ftlls 'kkafryky ygqyqgku gksdj uhps fxj x;k vkSj csgks'k gks x;kA bl izdkj ifjoknh bZ'ojyky }kjk ntZ djokbZ xbZ mDr fjiksVZ ls ;g Li"V gS fd bl fjiksVZ esa dgha Hkh bl ckr dk mYys[k ugha vk;k gS fd tc ;g NqM+kus ds fy, chp esa tkus yxk rks izR;FkhZ la[;k 02 ls 04 us bldks idM+ ds jksd fy;k x;k gksA fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k lk{; ds nkSjku Hkh ih-MCY;q-01 bZ'ojyky us fjiksVZ izn'kZ ih-01 esa mYysf[kr vuqlkj gh eq[; ijh{k.k esa lk{; nh gSA ysfdu blds vfrfjDr ,d ckr ;g Hkh dg nh fd cpko djus ds fy, c<+k rks mls gjh'k firk eksxth o xksfoan firk Hkjr us idM+ fy;kA tcfd izfrijh{k.k ds nkSjku ;g Lohdkj fd;k fd os viuh

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bPNk ls muds ihNs&ihNs x, Fks] tksj&tcjnLrh ugha dh FkhA iqfyl c;ku izn'kZ Mh-01 ,oa fyf[kr fjiksVZ izn'kZ ih-01 esa ÞeSa cpko djus vkxs c<+k rks gjh'k o xksfoan firk Hkjr us eq>s idM+ fy;kß] ;g ckr ugha fy[kh gSA bl izdkj vihykFkhZ&ifjoknh] tks fd izdj.k dk egRoiw.kZ xokg Fkk] blh ds }kjk gh izn'kZ ih-01 fjiksVZ ntZ djokbZ xbZ Fkh] blds vuqlkj bldks jkLrs esa gh Hkkos'k vkSj gjh'k feys Fks] rc Hkkos'k us 'kkafryky dks dgk Fkk fd mlls dke gS] rc ;s muds lkFk gh ihNs&ihNs ckbd ij x, Fks vkSj ifjoknh us xksfoan iq= dp: dks Hkh Qksu djds ekSds ij cqyk fy;k Fkk vkSj tc Hkkos'k xkfy;ka nsus yxk rc jktw us Hkkos'k dks dgk fd xkfy;ka D;ksa ns jgk gS] bl fLFkfr esa gjh'k us jktw ds xky ij ,d FkIiM+ ekjk FkkA blds vfrfjDr gjh'k dk dksbZ fof'k"V d`R; jgk gks] bl ckr dh dksbZ lk{; ugha gS vkSj blh vk/kkj ij gh fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk izR;FkhZ la[;k 02 gjh'k dks vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 323 esa nks"kflf) dh xbZ FkhA ;g Hkh Li"V Fkk fd vpkud >xM+k gksus ij lgvfHk;qDr Hkkos'k }kjk gh pkdw fudkydj e`rd 'kkafryky ij okj dj fn, x, FksA bl fLFkfr esa izR;FkhZ la[;k 02 ls 04 dk lgvfHk;qDr Hkkos'k ds d`R; esa Li"Vr;k lkekU; vk'k; ds rgr dksbZ lg;ksx jgk gks] ,slk Hkh lk{; ls Li"V ugha gSA ifjoknh us viuh lk{; esa cpko ds fy, vkxs c<+us ij gjh'k vkSj xksfoan }kjk bls idM+ ysus dk izFke ckj fopkj.k ds nkSjku gh dFku fd;k x;k gS] ;g dFku mlds }kjk viuh fjiksVZ izn'kZ ih-01 ,oa iqfyl c;ku izn'kZ Mh-01 esa Hkh ugha fd, x, FksA blds vfrfjDr izR;FkhZ la[;k 04 nhid ds ckjs esa Hkh ifjoknh us viuh lk{; esa dksbZ dFku ugha fd, gSa vkSj vU; xokgksa us Hkh tks ifjoknh dks cpko ds fy, vkxs c<+us ij gjh'k vkSj xksfoan }kjk jksdus dh ckr dgh xbZ gS] og mlh vuq:i Lo;a ifjoknh dh lk{; ls Hkh fo'okl ;ksX; ugha ikbZ tkrh gSA bl izdkj tks Hkh xokg vfHk;kstu i{k dh vksj ls fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k is'k fd, x, gSa] muesa fdlh dh Hkh lk{; esa ;g rF; ugha vk;k gS fd izR;FkhZ la[;k 02 ls 04 dk izdj.k ds eq[; vfHk;qDr Hkkos'k

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}kjk tks e`rd 'kkafryky dh lkFk pkdw ls ekjihV dj gR;k dh xbZ Fkh] ml gR;k ds lkekU; vk'k; esa dksbZ fof'k"V d`R; lg;ksx djus dk jgk gksA ih-MCY;q-02 jktsUnz] ih-MCY;q-03 xksfoan] ih-MCY;q-06 ukFkw ds dFkuksa ls Hkh ifjoknh dh lk{; dh iqf"V ugha gksrh gSA izR;FkhZ la[;k 02 ls 04 ls bl izdj.k esa fdlh izdkj dh dksbZ cjkenxh Hkh ugha crkbZ xbZ gSA izn'kZ ih-34 ls izn'kZ ih-36 tks lwpuk varxZr /kkjk 27 Hkkjrh; lk{; vf/kfu;e ds rgr izR;FkhZ la[;k 02 ls 04 }kjk nh xbZ Fkh] ftlesa muds }kjk e`rd 'kkafryky dks ftl txg ekjk x;k Fkk] oks LFkku pydj crkus dk vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh dks dgk x;k Fkk] blh ds rgr gh QnZ in'kZ ih-07 ls ?kVukLFky dh rLnhd djuk crk;k x;k gSA tcfd lk{; ls ;g Li"V Fkk fd izn'kZ ih-07 ds rgr ftl ?kVukLFky dh rLnhd djokbZ xbZ Fkh] ml LFkku dh tkudkjh iwoZ ls gh vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh dks FkhA bl izdkj tgka /kkjk 27 Hkkjrh; lk{; vf/kfu;e ds rgr vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh dks tks lwpuk nh tkrh gS] mlesa os dFku tks fd vijk/k dh laLohd`fr djrs gksa] mUgsa lk{; esa xzkg~; ugha fd;k tk ldrkA ijarq bu lwpukvksa dk dsoy mruk gh Hkkx Lohdkj fd;k tk ldrk gS] ftuls u;s rF;ksa dk izdVhdj.k (Discovery) gksrk gksA ijarq bl izdj.k esa lk{; ls Li"V Fkk fd ?kVukLFky dk iwoZ esa gh vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh }kjk fujh{k.k dj fy;k x;k FkkA ,slh fLFkfr esa dsoy izn'kZ ih-34 ls izn'kZ ih-36 ds vk/kkj ij iqu% mlh ?kVukLFky dh tks rLnhd izn'kZ ih-07 ds rgr izR;FkhZ la[;k 02 ls 04 }kjk djokbZ xbZ Fkh] mudk lk{; esa dksbZ egRo ugha FkkA 10- bl izdkj mi;qZDr laiw.kZ lk{; dh fLFkfr dks ns[krs gq, fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk tks fu"d"kZ nsdj izR;FkhZ la[;k 02 ls 04 dh vkjksfir vijk/k esa tks nks"keqfDr dh xbZ gS] mlesa gLr{ksi dh vko';drk gksuk izdV ugha gksus ls ;g vihy Lohdkj fd, tkus ;ksX; ugha gSA

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11- ifj.kker% vihykFkhZ&ifjoknh dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vihy xzkg~;rk ds izØe ij [kkfjt dh tkrh gS ,oa fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 18-09-2025 dks izR;FkhZ la[;k 2 ls 4 dh lhek rd ;Fkkor j[kk tkrk gSA bl fu.kZ; dh ,d izfr fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks 'kh?kz izsf"kr gksA

(CHANDRA SHEKHAR SHARMA),J (VINIT KUMAR MATHUR),J

5-Vishal-Rajendra/-

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