Rajasthan High Court – Jaipur
State Of Rajasthan vs Manoj And Anr. (2026:Rj-Jp:9878-Db) on 9 March, 2026
[2026:RJ-JP:9878-DB]
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
BENCH AT JAIPUR
D.B. Criminal Appeal No. 662/2001
State of Rajasthan
----Appellant
Versus
1. Manoj son of Bhajanlal, R/o Jadugar, Ajmer.
2. Rajesh son of Bhajanlal, R/o Jadugar, Ajmer. (since died)
----Accused/Respondents
For Appellant(s) : Mr. Naresh Kumar Gupta, P.P.
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Aayush Agarwal, Adv.
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE BHUWAN GOYAL
Judgment
09/03/2026
(PER HON’BLE BHUWAN GOYAL, J.)
1. fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd }kjk Fkkukf/kdkjh iqfyl Fkkuk vyoj xsV]
ftyk vtesj }kjk izsf”kr fjiksVZ e; e`R;q izek.k i= jkts’k iq=
Hktuyky U;k;ky; esa izLrqr gksus ij vfHkys[k ij yh tkdj
izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr la[;k&2 jkts’k iq= Hktuyky dh fnukad
20-05-2021 dks e`R;q gksus ls mlds fo:) dk;Zokgh vcsV dh tkus
ls] izLrqr vihy dk fu.kZ; izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr la[;k&1 eukst dh gn
rd fd;k tk jgk gSA
2. vihykFkhZ& jktLFkku ljdkj }kjk gLrxr vihy varxZr /kkjk 378
¼i½ & ¼iii½ n-iaz-la- ds rgr fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky;& vij ls’ku
U;k;k/kh’k] la[;k&2] vtesj }kjk ls’ku izdj.k laa[;k 27@2000]
muokuh izdj.k jktLFkku ljdkj cuke eukst o vU; esa ikfjr
fu.kZ; fnukad 05-02-2001] ftlds }kjk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr eukst o
vU; dks vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 452] 302 Hkk-na-la- ,oa /kkjk 302@34
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Hkk-na-la- ds vkjksiksa esa lansg dk ykHk nsdj nks “keqDr fd;k x;k gS] ds
fo:) izLrqr dh xbZ gSA
3. çdj.k ds la{ksi esa rF; bl izdkj gSa fd Jherh dqlqe us nkSjkus
bZykt ts-,y-,u- vLirky vtesj esa ,d ipkZ c;ku fnukad
30-04-2000 dks bl vk’k; dk fn;k fd og viuh ukuh xaxk ds ikl
tknwxj esa jgrh gS] djhc eghus Hkj igys eukst dksyh ls mlus ,d
gtkj :i;s m/kkj fy;s Fks] ftlds C;kt lfgr pkj gtkj :i;s
fouksn ds lkeus eukst dks ns fn;s Fks] ‘kke 8-00 cts eukst mls
egs’k dh gksVy ls idM dj yk;k] mlds lkFk cYyw Hkh Fkk] eukst
us mls dgk fd iSls ns vkSj xkyh&xykSp djus yx x;k] fQj og
ogka ls vius ?kj tknwxj igqaph rks eukst o mlds HkkbZ jkts’k us
mlds lkFk ekjihV dh o dgk fd nl gtkj :i;s vHkh ns] eukst us
ml ij dSjkslhu rsy Mky fn;k o dgk fd mldk eMZj djsaxs vkSj
mlds lkFk flj ds cky idMdj ekjihV dh] fnyhi] fd’ku]
ckcwyky o mldh ukuh us mls chp&cpko dj NqMok;k] blds ckn
og tku cpk dj Hkkxh] jkLrs esa mlus ekfpl ls Lo;a gh vius
diMksa esa vkx yxk yh] D;ksafd eukst o jkts’k mls tku ls ekjuk
pkgrs FksA
4. mDr ipkZ c;ku ds vk/kkj ij iqfyl Fkkuk vyoj xsV] vtesj esa
eqdnek uEcj 113@2000] vUrxZr /kkjk 307] 452] 384 Hkk-na-la- esa
ntZ dj vuqla/kku izkjEHk fd;k x;k] bZykt ds nkSjku fnukad
04-05-2000 dks eqLlekr dqlqe dh e`R;q gksus ls izdj.k esa /kkjk 307
Hkk-na-la- ds LFkku ij /kkjk 302 Hkk-na-la- tksMh xbZ ,oa ckn vuqla/kku
izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr eukst ds fo:) vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 452] 384]
302 Hkk-na-la- ,oa izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr jkts’k ds fo:) vijk/k vUrxZr
/kkjk 452] 384] 302@34 Hkk-na-l- esa vkjksi i= vfrfjDr flfoy
U;k;k/kh’k ¼dfu”B [kaM½ ,oa U;kf;d eftLVsªV] izFke oxZ] la[;k&6]
vtesj ds le{k izLrqr fd;k x;k] ftl ij fo}ku U;k;ky; }kjk
izlaKku fy;k tkdj ekeyk ls’ku U;k;ky; }kjk fopkj.kh; gksus ls
mls ls’ku U;k;ky; dks dfeV fd;k x;k] tgka ls gLrxr izdj.k
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fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; vij lS’ku U;k;k/kh’k] la[;k&2] vtesj dks
varfjr gksdj izkIr gqvkA
5. fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us cgl pktZ lqudj
izR;FkhZx.k&vfHk;qDrx.k dks vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 452] 302 ,oa
302@34 Hkk-na-la- esa n.Muh; vijk/kksa dk vkjksi i`Fkd&i`Fkd fojfpr
dj mUgsa lquk;k o le>k;k rks vfHk;qDrx.k us vkjksi vLohdkj dj
vUoh{kk pkgus ij vfHk;kstu i{k dh vksj ls ekSf[kd lk{; esa xokgku
ih-MCY;w-&1 yxk;r ih-MCY;w-&15 ds c;ku ys[kc) djok;s ,oa
ekSf[kd lk{; ds leFkZu esa nLrkostkr izn’kZ ih&1 yxk;r izn’kZ
ih&20 is’k dj iznf’kZr djok;s x;sA
6. fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk rRi’pkr~ vfHk;qDrx.k dks /kkjk 313
na-iz-la- ds rgr ijhf{kr fd;k x;k] ftlesa vfHk;qDrx.k us xokgku ds
dFkuksa dks xyr gksuk crkrs gq, e`rdk }kjk Fkkus esa Lo;a vkx yxkuk
dFku fd;k ,oa izfrj{kk lk{; esa xokg Mh-M-&1 yxk;r Mh-M-&4 dh
lk{; ys[kc) djok;h xbZ ,oa nLrkosth lk{; esa nLrkost izn’kZ
Mh-&1 yxk;r izn’kZ Mh-&6 is’k dj iznf’kZr djok;s x;sA
7. fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk rRi’pkr mHk;i{kksa dks lquk tkdj
vkykSP; fu.kZ; fnukad 05-02-2001 }kjk izR;FkhZx.k&vfHk;qDrx.k dks
vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 452] 302 ,oa 302@34 Hkk-na-la- ds vkjksiksa ls
lansg dk ykHk nsdj nks”keqDr fd;k x;k] ftlls O;fFkr gksdj
gLrxr vihy] vihykFkhZ& jktLFkku ljdkj }kjk mUgsa vkjksfir
vijk/kkas esa nks”kfl) dj nf.Mr djus gsrq izLrqr dh xbZ gSA
8. fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dk dFku gS fd izdj.k esa e`rdk ds ipkZ
c;ku] e`R;qdkfyd dFku ,oa p’enhn xokg ih-M-&6 [ktku flag o
ih-M-&9 jktkjke ds dFkuksa ls izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr eukst ds fo:)
vkjksfir vijk/k dh iw.kZ :i ls iqf”V gqbZ gS] fdUrq fo}ku fopkj.k
U;k;ky; us vfHk;kstu i{k dh vksj ls izLrqr mDr lk{; dk
lq{erk ,oa xgurk ls foospu fd, fcuk] izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr eukst dks
vkjksfir vijk/kksa ls nks”keqDr djus esa xEHkhj ,oa fof/kd =qfV dkfjr
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dh gS] ftlls vkykSP; vkns’k fnukad 05-02-2001 fof/k lEer ugha
gksus ls vikLr fd, tkus ;ksX; gS] vr% vihy] vihykFkhZ& jktLFkku
ljdkj Lohdkj djrs gq, izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr la[;k&1 eukst dks
vkjksfir vijk/k esa nks”kfl) dj nf.Mr fd;k tkosA
9. fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk nkSjkus cgl ;g dFku gS fd
e`rdk ds ipkZ c;ku ,oa e`R;qdkfyd dFkuksa esa ?kVuk ,oa ?kVuk ds
LFkku ds lanHkZ esa xgjk fojks/kkHkkl gS] ftlls os nksuksa fo’oluh; ugha
gS] mudk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd izdj.k esa xokg ih-M-&6 [ktku flag
o ih-M-&9 jktkjke ?kVuk ds p’enhn lk{kh ugha gS] D;ksafd muds
dFkuksa dh iqf”V jkstukepk izn’kZ Mh-&1 ,oa uD’kk ekSdk izn’kZ Mh-&3
ls ugha gksrh gS] mudk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd fo}ku fopkj.k
U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vkns’k fnukad 05-02-2001 esa fdlh izdkj dh
fof/kd ,oa rF;kRed =qfV ugha gS ,oa mDr vkns’k fo}ku fopkj.k
U;k;ky; }kjk i=koyh ij izLrqr lk{; dk xgurk o lw{erk ls
fo’ys”k.k dj ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] tks iw.kZr;k fof/k lEer gSA vr%
vihy] vihykFkhZ& jktLFkku ljdkj vLohdkj dj [kkfjt dh tkosA
10. geus vihyh; i=koyh dk e; vfHkys[k lEekuiwoZd voyksdu fd;k
rFkk mHk;i{kksa ds rdksZa ij xaHkhjrkiwoZd euu fd;kA
11. gLrxr izdj.k esa vfHk;kstu i{k dk ;g dsl jgk gS fd fnukad
30-04-2000 dks izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr us e`rdk dqlqe ds lkFk ekjihV dj]
ml ij dSjkslhu Mkydj ,oa vkx yxkdj mldh gR;k dh\ mijksDr
vfHk;kstu dgkuh ds lanHkZ esa ;fn i=koyh ij izLrqr lk{; dk
voyksdu djsa rks gLrxr izdj.k esa vfHk;kstu i{k dh vksj ls izLrqr
fdlh Hkh Lora= lk{kh us mDr vfHk;kstu dgkuh dh iqf”V ugha dh gS]
;|fi xokg ih-M-&6 [ktku flag ,oa ih-M-&9 jktkjke us
vius&vius c;kuksa esa mudk ?kVuk ds fnu vyoj xsV Fkkus ij rSukr
gksdj muds }kjk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks e`rdk ds diMksa esa vkx
yxkrs ns[kuk dFku fd;k x;k gS] fdUrq izFke rks gLrxr izdj.k esa
mDr nksuksa xokgku ds fnukad 30-04-2000 dks vyoj xsV Fkkus ij
rSukr gksdj M~;Vw h ij gksus ds laca/k esa dksbZ fjdkWMZ is’k ugha fd;k
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x;k gS] lkFk gh muds dFkuksa dh iqf”V e`rdk ds ipkZ c;ku izn’kZ
ih-&6,] jkstukepk izn’kZ Mh-&1 ,oa uD’kk ekSdk izn’kZ Mh-&3 ls Hkh
ugha gqbZ gS] D;ksafd mDr rhuksa esa gh e`rdk }kjk Lo;a vkx yxkuk
vafdr fd;k x;k gS] bl lanHkZ esa xokg Mh-M-&2 jktw mQZ jktdqekj
tks fd e`rdk dk ifr gS] mlds c;ku egRoiw.kZ gS] ftlesa mlus ;g
dFku fd;k gS fd og viuh iRuh ds ikl vLirky esa x;k rks mlus
mls crk;k fd tc og iqfyl Fkkuk vyoj xsV ij fjiksVZ fy[kokus
xbZ rks fjiksVZ ugha fy[kh] blfy, mlus vius diMksa ij vkx yxk
yh] ftlls gLrxr izdj.k esa xokg ih-M-&6 [ktku flag ,oa
ih-M-&9 jktkjke ds dFku fd muds }kjk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks
e`rdk ds vkx yxkrs ns[kk x;k Fkk dh fo’oluh;rk ;qfDr;qDr lansg
ls ijs fl) ugha gks ikrh gSA
12. gLrxr izdj.k esa vc tgka rd e`rdk ds ipkZ c;ku ,oa e`R;qdkfyd
dFku dk lanHkZ gS] rks mDr ipkZ c;ku izn’kZ ih-&6, ,oa e`R;qdkfyd
dFku izn’kZ ih-&8 fnukad 30-04-2000 dks Øe’k% le; 8-40 ih-,e- o
9-50 ih-,e- ij ys[kc) fd;s x;s gSa] vius ipkZ c;ku izn’kZ ih-&6,
esa e`rdk us izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr }kjk ?kj ds vanj ml ij dSjkslhu rsy
Mkydj mls eMZj dh /kedh nsuk] mls fnyhi] fd’ku] ckcwyky o
mldh ukuh }kjk chp&cpko dj NqMokuk] fQj mldk ogka ls tku
cpkdj Hkkxuk ,oa jkLrs esa mlds }kjk Lo;a gh ekfpl ls vius
diMksa esa vkx yxkuk dFku fd;k x;k gS] fdUrq mlus vius
e`R;qdkfyd dFku izn’kZ ih-&8 tks fd fo}ku vfrfjDr flfoy
U;k;k/kh’k ¼dfu”B [k.M½ ,oa U;kf;d eftLVsªV] izFke oxZ] uEcj&01]
vtesj }kjk ipkZ c;ku ds dqN le; ckn gh ys[kc) fd;s x;s gSa]
mlesa ipkZ c;ku esa vafdr dFku ls foijhr ?kj ls ckgj fudyrs
oDr izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr eukst }kjk ml ij rsy Mkydj vkx yxkuk
dFku fd;k gSA
13. gLrxr izdj.k esa ;g Hkh mYys[kuh; gS fd ipkZ c;ku izn’kZ ih-&6,
,oa e`R;qdkfyd dFku izn’kZ ih-&8 esa e`rdk us mls ekjihV ds oDr
fnyhi] fd’ku] ckcwyky o vU; }kjk chp&cpko dj NqMokuk dFku
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fd;k x;k gS] fdUrq ipkZ c;ku ,oa e`R;qdkfyd dFku esa vafdr mDr
rF; dh iqf”V Hkh xokg ih-M-&1 fnyhi flag] ih-M-&3 fd’ku]
ih-M-&4 ckcwyky] ih-M-&5 xaxk nsoh ds dFkuksa ls ugha gks ik;h gS]
D;ksafd mDr lHkh xokgku us vius&vius c;kuksa esa muds lkeus
>xMk ,oa ekjihV ugha gksuk dFku fd;k gSA
14. gLrxr izdj.k esa blh izdkj e`rdk us vius e`R;qdkfyd dFku izn’kZ
ih-&8 esa izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr }kjk ?kj ls ckgj fudyrs oDr ml ij
rsy Mkydj vkx yxkuk dFku fd;k x;k gS] fdUrq mlds mDr
dFku dh iqf”V Hkh jkstukepk izn’kZ Mh-&1 ,oa uD’kk ekSdk izn’kZ
Mh-&3 esa vafdr rF;ksa ls ugha gqbZ gS] D;ksafd jkstukepk izn’kZ Mh-&1
esa e`rdk }kjk Lo;a vkx yxkuk ,oa izn’kZ Mh-&3 uD’kk ekSdk esa Hkh
mlds }kjk Fkkus ds eq[; }kj ds lkeus [kMs gksdj Lo;a rhyh ls
diMksa esa vkx yxkuk vafdr fd;k x;k gS] ,sls esa ipkZ c;ku ,oa
e`R;qdkfyd dFkuksa esa ?kVuk ,oa ?kVuk ds LFkku ds laca/k esa ijLij
fojks/kkHkkl mRiUu gksus] mudh iqf”V jkstukepk ,oa uD’kk ekSdk ls
ugha gksus ls muds fo’oluh; ugha gksus ds laca/k esa tks fu”d”kZ fo}ku
fopkj.k U;k;ky; us ikfjr fd;k gS] mlesa fdlh izdkj dh fof/kd o
rF;kRed =qfV gksuk izdV ugha gksrk gSA
15. 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;
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[2026:RJ-JP:9878-DB] (7 of 8) [CRLA-662/2001]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;
(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.”
16. ,sls esa i=koyh ij miyC/k lk{; rFkk mHk;i{kksa ds rdksZa ij euu ds
i’pkr~ ge bl fu”d”kZ ij igqaps gS fd fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk
ikfjr vk{ksfir vkns’k fnukad 05-02-2001 esa dksbZ fof/kd o rF;kRed
=qfV ugha gS ,oa og iqf”V fd;s tkus ;ksX; gS ,oa vihy]
vihykFkhZ&jktLFkku ljdkj [kkfjt fd, tkus ;ksX; gSA
17. ifj.kker% vihykFkhZ jktLFkku ljdkj ds }kjk izLrqr ;g vihy
,rn~}kjk vLohdkj dj [kkfjt dh tkrh gS rFkk fo}ku fopkj.k
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U;k;ky; vij ls’ku U;k;k/kh’k] la[;k&2] vtesj }kjk ls’ku izdj.k
laa[;k 27@2000] muokuh izdj.k jktLFkku ljdkj cuke eukst o
vU; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 05-02-2001 dh iqf”V dh tkrh gSA
18. 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
;g fu.kZ; Hkkjrh; lafo/kku ds vuqPNsn 348 ¼i½ ds rgr Hkkjr ljdkj
dh vf/klwpuk jkti= la[;k&1] fnukad 02 tuojh] 1999 ,oa jktLFkku
jkti= fnukafdr 10-03-1971 ds rgr fgUnh Hkk”kk ds iz;ksx dks izkf/kd`r fd;s
tkus ds ifj.kkeLo:i ewy fu.kZ; fgUnh Hkk”kk esa fy[kk;k x;k] ftldk
vuqoknd ls vaxzsth Hkk”kk esa vuqokn djokdj mldh izekf.kr izfr Hkh lacaf/kr
i{kdkj dks tkjh dh tk,A
(BHUWAN GOYAL),J (MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL),J
AKSHAY KUMAR PAREEK /160
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