Rajasthan High Court – Jaipur
State Of Raj vs Narottam And Ors. … on 6 April, 2026
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
BENCH AT JAIPUR
D.B. Criminal Appeal No. 173/2001
State of Rajasthan
----Appellant
Versus
1- Narottam Son of Gobrilal, Resident of Vijaypur.
2- Ramesh Son of Gobrilal, Resident of Vijaypur, P.S. Baran,
Sadar, Distt., Baran. (Since Died)
----Accused-Respondent
For Appellant(s) : Mr. Naresh Kumar Gupta, PP
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Pushpendra Dutt Rundla, Adv. For
Mr. Manoj Chaudhary, Adv.
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE BHUWAN GOYAL
Judgment
06/04/2026
(PER HON’BLE BHUWAN GOYAL, J.)
1. izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr la[;k&2 jes’k dh e`R;q gksus ij bl U;k;ky; ds
vkns’k fnukad 22&07&2025 }kjk gLrxr vihy mldh gn rd
vcsV dh tk pqdh gS ,oa vc izLrqr vihy dk fu.kZ;
izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr la[;k& 1 ujksRre dh gn rd fd;k tk jgk gSA
2. vihykFkhZ&jktLFkku jkT; }kjk gLrxr vihy varxZr /kkjk 378
¼i½¼iii½ n-iaz-la- ds rgr fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky;& vij ftyk ,oa
ls’ku U;k;k/kh’k] ckajk ¼jktLFkku½ }kjk ls’ku izdj.k laa[;k
10@1997] muokuh izdj.k jktLFkku jkT; cuke ujksRre o vU; esa
ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 18&12&1997] ftlds }kjk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr
ujksRre dks vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 302 o 498, Hkk-na-la- ds vkjksiksa ls
rFkk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr jes’k dks vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 201 Hkknl ds
vkjksiksa ls lansg dk ykHk fn;k tkdj 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 ifjoknh xaxk/kj ¼ih-M-&5½
us iqfyl Fkkuk ekaxjksy] ftyk&ckajk ds le{k mifLFkr gksdj rgjhjh
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fjiksVZ ¼izn’kZ ih&2½ bl vk’k; dh is’k dh fd mldh yM+dh gseyrk
dk fookg 8&10 lky igys xzke lkaxksn ds lEesyu esa ujksRre ‘kekZ
iq= xkscjhyky ‘kekZ fuoklh fot;iqj ds lkFk gqvk Fkk] rc ls mldh
yM+dh rFkk mldk ifr ujksRre ‘kekZ xzke HkVsfM;k esa fuokl dj jgs
Fks] tgka mldh yM+dh dk ifr /kkdM+ksa dk eafnj dh lsok iwtk djrk
FkkA mldh yM+dh ‘kknh ds ckn ,d&nks ckj llqjky HkVsfM;k xbZ o
vk;h] rc rd Bhd Fkk] fdarq FkksMs le; ckn ls gh mldh yM+dh
dk ifr mlds lkFk ekjihV djus yx x;kA mldh yM+dh us tc
Hkh og mlds ;gka vkbZ rks mlds lkFk ekjihV djus ckcr~ crk;kA
yxHkx Ms<+&nks eghus igys mldh yM+dh mlds ikl xzke uksrkM+k
ekyh;ku vk;h rc Hkh mlus jks&jksdj mls crk;k fd mldk ifr
mlls #i;s dh ekax djrk gS rFkk vk, fnu ekjihV djrk gS rFkk
dgrk gS fd ;fn mlds firk ls 20]000@& #i;s ugha ykbZ rks fdlh
fnu tku ls [kRe dj nsxkA bl ij mlus mldh yM+dh dks ek=
2]000@& #i;s nsdj okil xzke HkVsfM;k fHktok fn;k] fQj mldk
ifr mls ysdj xzke fot;iqj pyk x;k] tgka mlus ,d cPph dks
tUe fn;kA fnukad 27&12&1996 dks mldh yM+dh dks mlds ifr
ujksRre ‘kekZ us xzke HkVsfM;k esa tgka fd mls fMyhojh ds ckn xzke
fot;iqj ls ys vk;k Fkk] tku ls [kRe dj fn;kA bl ckr dh
tkudkjh fnukad 29&12&1996 dks mls xzke fot;iqj ds es?koky
lekt ds O;fDr us vkdj nhA mlus dsoy mldh yM+dh dh ekSr
ckcr~ crk;kA bl ij og xzke fot;iqj igqapk rks tkudkjh gqbZ fd
mldh yM+dh dh xzke HkVsfM;k esa gR;k dj nh xbZ rFkk mldk tsB
jes’k mls HkVsfM;k ls fot;iqj ys x;k] tgka mldk nkg laLdkj dj
fn;k x;kA mldh yM+dh dh gR;k dh xbZ gS] bl ckr dh tkudkjh
xzke fot;iqj tkus ij mldh yM+dh dh cM+h cPph lfjrk us nh]
mlus dgk fd mldh eEeh gseyrk dks mlds firk ujksRre ‘kekZ us
Nkrh ij cSBdj eqag esa diM+k Bqaldj ekj fn;k gSA fnukad
27&12&1996 dh jkf= dks mldh yM+dh dh gR;k dh xbZ rFkk ml
jkf= dks mldh yM+dh dk tsB jes’k rFkk jes’k dk yM+dk] ftldk
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uke mls irk ugha gS] Hkh ogka ekStnw FkkA bl rjg ls mu lHkh us
“kM~;a= jpdj mldh yM+dh dh gR;k dh gS] rc ls mldh yM+dh
dk ifr ujksRre ‘kekZ Qjkj gS————bR;kfnA
4. mDr rgjhjh fjiksVZ ¼izn’kZ ih-&2½ ds vk/kkj ij iqfyl Fkkuk ekaxjksy]
ftyk&ckajk esa eqdnek uEcj 03@1997] vUrxZr /kkjk 302] 498, rFkk
201 Hkknl esa ntZ dj vuqla/kku izkjEHk fd;k x;k ,oa ckn vuqla/kku
izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr ujksRre ‘kekZ ds fo:) vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 302]
498, Hkknl o izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr jes’k ‘kekZ ds fo:) vijk/k vUrxZr
/kkjk 201 Hkk-na-la- esa vkjksi i= flfoy U;k;k/kh’k ¼dfu”B [kaM½ ,oa
U;kf;d eftLVsªV] izFke oxZ] ekaxjksy] ftyk ckajk 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 gLrxr izdj.k ftyk
,oa ls’ku U;k;k/kh’k] ckajk dks dfeV fd;k x;k] tgka ls dkykarj esa
gLrxr izdj.k lquokbZ gsrq fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; vij ftyk ,oa
ls’ku U;k;k/kh’k] ckajk¼jktLFkku½ dks mikfiZr gksdj izkIr gqvkA
5. fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us cgl pktZ lqudj izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr
ujksRre dks vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 302] 498, Hkk-na-la- esa rFkk
izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr jes’k dks vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 201 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 pkgh] ftl
ij vfHk;kstu i{k dh vksj ls ekSf[kd lk{; esa xokgku ih-MCY;w-&1
yxk;r ih-MCY;w-&18 ds c;ku ys[kc) djok;s ,oa ekSf[kd lk{; ds
leFkZu esa nLrkostkr izn’kZ ih&1 yxk;r izn’kZ ih&15 is’k dj
iznf’kZr djok;s x;sA
6. fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk rRi’pkr~ izR;FkhZx.k&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 crk;k ,oa izdj.k ls dksbZ
ysuk&nsuk ugha gksuk dFku djrs gq, lk{; izfrj{kk esa xokg Mh-M-&1
MkW- Ŕkk vxzoky ds c;ku ys[kc) djok, x, rFkk nLrkosth lk{;
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esa nLrkostkr izn’kZ Mh-&1 yxk;r izn’kZ Mh-&3 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 18&12&1997 }kjk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr ujksRre
dks vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 302] 498, Hkk-na-la- rFkk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr
jes’k dks vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 201 Hkk-na-la- ds vkjksiksa ls lansg dk
ykHk nsdj nks”keqDr fd;k x;k] ftlls O;fFkr gksdj gLrxr vihy]
vihykFkhZ&jktLFkku jkT; }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 xokg xaxk/kj ,oa
jruckbZ ds dFkuksa ls izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr }kjk fookg mijkUr e`rdk
gseyrk dks ngst dh ekax dks ysdj rax] ijs’kku ,oa ekjihV
djuk ,oa xokg lfjrk tks fd e`rdk dh iq=h gS] mlds dFkuksa ls
vfHk;qDr ujksRre }kjk e`rdk gseyrk dh xyk nckdj gR;k djuk
izekf.kr gqvk gS] fdarq fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us i=koyh ij izLrqr
lk{; dk lw{erk ls ,oa xgurk ls voyksdu fd, fcuk vius
vkykSP; vkns’k fnukafdr 18&12&1997 }kjk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr
ujksRre dks mlds fo#) vkjksfir vijk/kksa ls lansg dk ykHk nsdj
nks”keqDr ?kksf”kr fd;k x;k gS] mDr vkns’k fof/klEer ugha gksus ls
vikLr fd, tkus ;ksX; gSA vr% vihy] vihykFkhZ&jktLFkku jkT;
Lohdkj djrs gq, izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr la[;k&1 ujksRre dks mlds
fo#) vkjksfir vijk/kksa esa nks”kfl) dj nf.Mr fd;k tkosA
9. fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk nkSjkus cgl dFku gS fd e`rdk
gseyrk ds fMyhojh ds ckn ekufld ,oa ‘kkjhfjd :i ls chekj gksus
ls chekjh ds dkj.k mldh izkd`frd e`R;q gqbZ gS] ftldh iqf”V xokg
ewypUn] uUnfd’kksj] /kujkt vkSj izsepUn ds dFkuksa ls gqbZ gSA mudk
;g Hkh dFku gS fd xokg xaxk/kj ,oa jruckbZ ds
izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr }kjk ngst dh ekax djus ckcr~ dFku Hkh fo’oluh;
ugha gSa] D;ksafd mUgksaus vius dFkuksa esa muls ngst dh ekax dc dh]
bl ckjs esa dksbZ Li”V dFku ugha fd, gSa ,oa muds }kjk bl lanHkZ esa
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iwoZ esa dksbZ fof/kd dk;Zokgh Hkh ugha dh xbZ gSA mudk ;g Hkh dFku
gS fd e`rdk dks 2]000@& #i;s nsus ds laca/k esa Hkh muds dFkuksa esa
fojks/kkHkkl gSA mudk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd izdj.k esa ngst dh ekax
dh iqf”V esa dksbZ Lora= xokg Hkh U;k;ky; esa izLrqr ugha gqvk gSA
10. fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd xokg
ih-M-&7 lfjrk us vius c;kuksa esa mldk oDr ?kVuk lks;k gqvk gksuk
,oa U;k;ky; ds le{k dFku mldh ukuh ds dgs vuqlkj djuk
dFku fd;k gS] ftlls mlds ?kVuk ns[kus ckcr~ dFku fo’oluh;
ugha gSA mudk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us
i=koyh ij izLrqr lk{; dk lw{erk ls ,oa xgurk ls fo’ys”k.k djus
ds mijkar tks fu”d”kZ izfrikfnr fd;k gS] mlesa fdlh izdkj dh dksbZ
fof/kd ,oa rF;kRed =qfV ugha gS] og iw.kZr;k fof/k lEer gS] mlesa
gLr{ksi dk dksbZ vk/kkj ugha gSA vr% vihy] vihykFkhZ&jktLFkku
jkT; vLohdkj dj [kkfjt dh tkosA
11. geus vihyh; i=koyh dk e; vfHkys[k lEekuiwoZd voyksdu fd;k
rFkk mHk;i{kksa ds rdksZa ij xaHkhjrkiwoZd euu fd;kA
12. gLrxr izdj.k esa vfHk;kstu i{k dk ;g dsl jgk gS fd
izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr us e`rdk gseyrk dks] mlls fookg mijkar ngst dh
ekax dks ysdj ekjihV dh ,oa fnukad 27&12&1996 dks mldh Nkrh
ij cSBdj xyk nckdj mldh e`R;q dkfjr dh !
13. gLrxr izdj.k esa mDr vfHk;kstu dgkuh ds leFkZu esa xokg
ih-M-&7 lfjrk tks fd e`rdk dh pkj o”khZ; iq=h gS] mls vfHk;kstu
i{k }kjk U;k;ky; esa izLrqr dj ijhf{kr djok;k x;k gSA
14. cky lk{kh dh lk{; ij fopkj djus ds lanHkZ esa fof/k dk ;g
lqizfrikfnr fl)kar gS fd U;k;ky; dks mldh lk{; ij fopkj djrs
oDr vR;f/kd lko/kkuh ,oa lrdZrk cjruh pkfg,] D;ksafd cky lk{kh
ds izHkkfor ¼V;wVMZ½ fd, tkus dh laHkkouk vR;f/kd izcy gksrh
gS ,oa cky lk{kh dh lk{; ij fopkj djus ls iwoZ izR;sd ekeys esa
U;k;ky; dks vko’;d :i ls ;g ns[kuk pkfg, fd cky lk{kh }kjk
fd;k x;k dFku fdlh ls izHkkfor gksdj rks ugha fd;k x;k gSA
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15. ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us U;kf;d n`”Vkar Mangoo and another
v. State of Madhya Pradesh; AIR 1995 SC 959 esa ;g
vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k gS fd%&
“There was always scope to tutor
the child, however, it cannot alone be
a ground to come to the conclusion
that the child witness must have been
tutored. The Court must determine as
to whether the child has been tutored
or not. It can be ascertained by
examining the evidence and from the
contents thereof as to whether there
are any traces of tutoring.”
ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us U;kf;d n`”Vkar Dattu Ramrao
Sakhare v. State of Maharashtra; 1997 (5) SCC 341 ds ekeys
esa ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k gS fd%&
“A child witness if found competent
to depose to the facts and reliable on
such evidence could be the basis of
conviction. In other words even in the
absence of oath the evidence of a
child witness can be considered under
Section 118 of the Evidence Act
provided that such witness is able to
understand the answers thereof. The
evidence of a child witness and
credibility thereof would depend upon
the circumstances of each case. The
only precaution which the Court
should bear in mind while assessing
the evidence of a child witness is that
the witness must be a reliable one and
his/her demeanour must be like any
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other competent witness and there is
no likelihood of being tutored.”
Ratansinh Dalsukhabhai Nayak v. State of Gujarat;(2004)
1 SCC 64 ds ekeys esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us ;g vo/kkfjr
fd;k gS fd%&
“Child witness – evidence of
conviction on the basis of – held,
permissible if such witness is found to
be competent to testify and the court
after careful scrutiny of its evidence is
convinced about the quality and
reliability of the same.”
Nivrutti Pandurang Kokate and ors. v. State of
Maharashtra; AIR 2008 SC 1460 ds ekeys esa ekuuh; U;k;ky;
us ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k gS fd%&
"The decision on the question
whether the child witness has
sufficient intelligence primarily rests
with the trial Judge who notices his
manners, his apparent possession or
lack of intelligence, and the said Judge
may resort to any examination which
will tend to disclose his capacity and
intelligence as well as his
understanding of the obligation of an
oath. The decision of the trial court
may, however, be disturbed by the
higher court if from what is preserved
in the records, it is clear that his
conclusion was erroneous. This
precaution is necessary because child
witnesses are amenable to tutoring
and often live in a world of make-
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believe. Though it is an established
principle that child witnesses are
dangerous witnesses as they are
pliable and liable to be influenced
easily, shaped and moulded, but it is
also an accepted norm that if after
careful scrutiny of their evidence the
court comes to the conclusion that
there is an impress of truth in it, there
is no obstacle in the way of accepting
the evidence of a child witness.”
Hari Om V. State of U.P. (2021) 4SCC 345 ds ekeys esa
ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; us vius QSlys ds iSjk 22 esa ;g vo/kkfjr
fd;k gS fd&%
“22. The evidence of the child witness
cannot be rejected per se, but the
court, as a rule of prudence, is require
to consider such evidence with close
scrutiny and only on being convinced
about the quality of the statements
and its reliability, base conviction by
accepting the statement of the child
witness. If the child witness is shown
to have stood the test of cross-
examination and there is no infirmity
in her evidence, the prosecution can
rightly claim a conviction based upon
her testimony alone. Corroboration of
the testimony of a child witness is not
a rule but a measure of caution and
prudence. Some discrepancies in the
statement of a child witness cannot be
made the basis for discarding the
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testimony. Discrepancies in the
deposition, if not in material
particulars, would lend credence to
the testimony of a child witness who,
under the normal circumstances,
would like to mix up what the witness
saw with what he or she is likely to
imagine to have seen. While
appreciating the evidence of the child
witness, the courts are required to
rule out the possibility of the child
being tutored. In the absence of any
allegation regarding tutoring or using
the child witness for ulterior purposes
of the prosecution, the courts have no
option but to rely upon the confidence
inspiring testimony of such witness for
the purposes of holding the accused
guilty or not. The evidence of the
child witness must be evaluated more
carefully and with greater
circumspection because a child is
susceptible to be swayed by what
others tell him and thus an easy prey
to tutoring. The evidence of the child
witness must find adequate
corroboration before it is relied upon,
as the rule of corroboration is of
practical wisdom than of law.”
16. gLrxr izdj.k esa mDr U;kf;d n`”Vkarksa esa izfrikfnr fl)karksa ds
ifjizs{; esa ;fn cky lk{kh ih-M-&7 lfjrk dh lk{; ij fopkj djsa
rks mDr lk{kh us viuh eq[; ijh{kk esa mldh eEeh dks mlds
ikik }kjk xyk nckdj ekjuk dFku fd;k x;k gS] fdarq mlus viuh
izfrijh{kk esa ;g dFku fd;k gS fd og bl ?kVuk ls igys lks xbZ
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Fkh ,oa lqcg rM+ds mBh Fkh ,oa ;g Hkh Lohdkj fd;k gS fd mlus tks
vHkh ckr crkbZ gS og lHkh ukuh ds dgus ls fy[kokbZ FkhA lk{kh ds
c;kuksa ds voyksdu ls Hkh mlds }kjk U;k;ky; esa gka esa gka ,oa uk esa
uk iz’uksa esa mRrj nsuk ,oa vf/kdrj iz’uksa ds tokc esa ekSu jgdj
tokc ugha nsuk izdV gksrk gSA izdj.k esa U;k;ky; us mlds c;ku ds
uhps Hkh ;g uksV vafdr fd;k gS fd ^^ cPph vfHk;qDr ds
vf/koDrk }kjk fd, x, lokyksa dks ugha le> jgh gS ,oa tokc ugha
nsuk pkgrh gS] cPph ijs’kku&lh gS] blfy, xokg dks #[klr fd;k
tkrk gS]** ftlls gLrxr izdj.k esa mlds eq[; ijh{kk esa fd, x,
dFkuksa fd fo’oluh;rk iw.kZr;k ;qfDr;qDr lansg ls ijs fl) ugha gks
ikrh gSA
17. gLrxr izdj.k esa tgka rd xokg xaxk/kj ,oa jruckbZ tks fd e`rdk
ds ekrk&firk gS] ds dFku fd] ujksRre }kjk e`rdk ls fookg mijkar
ngst dh ekax dks ysdj ekjihV dh Fkh ,oa mls 2]000@& #i;s
ngst dh ekax dh iwfrZ esa fn, x, Fks] dk lanHkZ gS rks bl lanHkZ esa
mDr nksuksa xokgku us ngst dh ekax ,oa e`rdk ls ekjihV fdl
frfFk] ekg] o”kZ esa dh xbZ] bl laca/k esa dksbZ Li”V dFku ugha fd,
gSA bl lanHkZ esa ;g Hkh mYys[kuh; gS fd xokg ih-M-&5 xaxk/kj us
mldh iq=h dks mlds }kjk 2]000@& #i;s nsuk dFku fd;k x;k gS]
fdUrq xokg ih-M-&6 jruckbZ us mlds }kjk 2]000@& #i;s nsuk
dFku fd;k gS] bl lanHkZ esa ;g Hkh mYys[kuh; gS fd xokg xaxk/kj
us vius iqfyl c;ku izn’kZ Mh&1 esa 2]000@& #i;s fMyhojh ds
fy, nsuk dFku fd;k gSA gLrxr izdj.k esa e`rdk gseyrk ds lkFk
iwoZ esa ekjihV gksus ds laca/k esa dksbZ esfMdy fjiksVZ Hkh U;k;ky; esa
izLrqr ugha gqbZ gS] cfYd xokg ih-M-&10 ewypUn] ih-M-&11
uUnfd’kksj] ih-M-&12 /kujkt ,oa xokg ih-M-&13 izsepUn us
vius&vius c;kuksa esa fMyhojh ds le; e`rdk gseyrk ds ‘kjhj esa
[kwu dh deh gksdj] mlds fnekx dk bykt pyuk] chekjh ds dkj.k
mldh e`R;q gksuk] ujksRre }kjk gseyrk ds lkFk ekjihV ugha
djuk ,oa mls lq[kiwoZd j[kuk dFku fd;k gSA xokg xaxk/kj us Hkh
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vius c;kuksa esa gseyrk ds lkFk ujksRre }kjk ekjihV ds lanHkZ esa
dksbZ f’kdk;r ugha djuk Lohdkj fd;k gS ,oa izdj.k esa ;g Hkh
mYys[kuh; gS fd e`rdk ds ‘ko dk iksLVekVZe Hkh ugha djok;k x;k
gS ,oa fjiksVZ Hkh ?kVuk ds rhu fnu ckn ntZ djkbZ xbZ gS ,oa mls
nsjh ls ntZ djkus dk dksbZ ;Fkksfpr dkj.k Hkh i=koyh ij izLrqr
ugha gqvk gSA
18. 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.”
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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.”
19. ,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 18&12&1997 esa dksbZ fof/kd o
rF;kRed =qfV ugha gS ,oa og iqf”V fd;s tkus ;ksX; gS ,oa vihy]
vihykFkhZ&jktLFkku jkT; [kkfjt fd, tkus ;ksX; gSA
20. ifj.kker% vihykFkhZ&jktLFkku jkT; ds }kjk izLrqr ;g vihy
,rn~}kjk vLohdkj dj [kkfjt dh tkrh gS rFkk fo}ku fopkj.k
U;k;ky; vij ftyk ,oa ls’ku U;k;k/kh’k] ckajk ¼jktLFkku½ }kjk
ls’ku izdj.k laa [;k 10@1997] muokuh izdj.k jktLFkku jkT; cuke
ujksRre o vU; esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 18&12&1997 dh iqf”V dh
tkrh gSA
21. 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 (MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL),J
RAHUL KUMAR KHANDELWAL /51
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