Rajasthan High Court – Jaipur
State Of Raj vs Pappu Ram And Ors. … on 9 April, 2026
[2026:RJ-JP:14906-DB]
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
BENCH AT JAIPUR
D.B. Criminal Appeal No. 1073/2001
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4. dqekjh /kksyh iq=h gjthjke xqtZj]
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For Appellant(s) : Jh vfer dqekj iwfu;k] yksd vfHk;kstd
For Respondent(s) : Jh lat; tks'kh] vf/koDrk
Jh cuokjh yky lSuh] vf/koDrk
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE BHUWAN GOYAL
Judgment
09/04/2026
(PER HON’BLE BHUWAN GOYAL, J.)
1. 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] uEcj 1] vyoj ¼jktLFkku½ }kjk ls’ku izdj.k laa[;k
19@1997 ¼96@1997½] muokuh izdj.k jktLFkku jkT; cuke gjth
oxSjkg esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 12&04&2001] ftlds }kjk
izR;FkhZx.k&vfHk;qDrx.k iIiwjke] Jherh deyk] dqekjh fugkyh ,oa
/kksyh dks vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 147] 447 Hkk-na-la- ,oa izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr
iIiwjke dks vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 302 ,oa izR;FkhZx.k&vfHk;qDrx.k
Jherh deyk] dqekjh fugkyh o dqekjh /kksyh dks vijk/k varxZr /kkjk
302 lifBr /kkjk 149 Hkk-na-la- ds vkjksiksa ls nks”keqDr fd;k x;k gS]
ds fo:) izLrqr dh xbZ gSA
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2. çdj.k ds la{ksi esa rF; bl izdkj gSa fd ifjoknh jkes’oj ¼ih-M-&1½
us iqfyl Fkkuk eky[ksMk ij mifLFkr gksdj rgjhjh fjiksVZ
¼izn’kZ ih&1½ bl vk’k; dh is’k dh fd fnukad 26&11&1996 dks
lqcg djhc 8-00 cts og] mlds firk xksiky] mldh vkSjr cjQwy]
ekW dkS’kY;k] cgu Qwyorh o HkkbZ dk yM+dk jktw muds ?kj ij Fks]
rHkh gjth] iIiw] ewyh] /kksyh] fugkyh ,oa deyk] fuoklh xzke
lkjaxiqj ,d lkFk xkyh&xykSp djrs gq, ykfB;ka ysdj muds ?kj
ij vk;s vkSj vkrs gh mlds firk] ekrk] vkSjr] cgu o Hkrhts ij
VwV iMsA xksiky ds gjth] iIiw o ewyh us flj ij ykfB;ka ekjh o
Nkrh ij ykBh ekjh ,oa cjQwy ds deyk] /kksyh] fugkyh us flj esa o
ikaoksa ij ykfB;ka ekjh ,oa Nkrh esa ykBh ekjh rFkk mldh ekrk
dkS’kY;k ds fugkyh o /kksyh us flj o nkuksa gkFkksa ij ykBh ekjh ,oa
Qwyorh ds ewyh us gkFk&iSj o dej ij ykBh ekjh] ftuls pksVsa
vkbZA jkew o mlds ?kj okys fpYyk;s rks mudh vkokt lqudj
ukjk;.k iq= eqa’kh] fuoklh lkjaxiqj cpkus yxk rks gjth us ukjk;.k
ds gkFk ij ykBh ekjh] ftlls pksVsa vkbZA ukjk;.k fpYyk;k ,oa
mlds lc ?kjokys fpYyk;s rks og [kqn ,oa /kksyw iq= jktiky]
jktiky iq= eksB~;k] fuoklh xzke lkjaxiqj Hkkx dj x;s vkSj mlds
firk] ekrk] cgu] vkSjr o HkkbZ ds yMds dks cpk;k ojuk os yksx
mlds firk] ekrk] cgu] vkSjr o HkkbZ ds yMds dks tku ls ekj
nsrs————-bR;kfnA
3. mDr fjiksVZ ¼izn’kZ ih-&1½ ds vk/kkj ij iqfyl Fkkuk ekyk[ksMk] ftyk
vyoj esa izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k&337@1996] vUrxZr /kkjk 147]
323] 451 Hkk-na-la- esa ntZ dj vuqla/kku izkjEHk fd;k x;kA ckn
vuqla/kku izR;FkhZx.k&vfHk;qDrx.k ds fo:) vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk
147] 148] 149] 447] 323] 302 Hkk-na-la- esa vkjksi i= vfrfjDr
flfoy U;k;k/kh’k ¼ofj”B [k.M½ ,oa vfrfjDr eq[; U;kf;d eftLVsªV]
la[;k&2] vyoj 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 ftyk ,oa ls’ku U;k;k/kh’k] vyoj dks dfeV
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fd;k x;k] tgka ls gLrxr izdj.k fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; vij
ls’ku U;k;k/kh’k] uEcj&1] vyoj ¼jktLFkku½ dks varfjr gksdj izkIr
gqvkA
4. fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us cgl pktZ lqudj] vfHk;qDr gjth
dh e`R;q gksus ls ‘ks”k izR;FkhZx.k&vfHk;qDrx.k iIiwjke o ewyh
dks vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 147] 302] 323] 447 Hkk-na-la- ,oa
izR;FkhZx.k&vfHk;qDrx.k Jherh deyk] dqekjh fugkyh o dqekjh /kksyh
dks vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 147] 302 lifBr /kkjk 149] 323] 447
Hkk-na-la- esa n.Muh; vijk/kksa dk vkjksi i`Fkd&i`Fkd fojfpr dj
lquk;k o le>k;k rks vfHk;qDrx.k us vkjksi ls 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-&20 ds c;ku ys[kc) djok;s ,oa
ekSf[kd lk{; ds leFkZu esa nLrkostkr izn’kZ ih&1 yxk;r izn’kZ
ih&33 is’k dj iznf’kZr djok;s x;sA
5. fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk nkSjkus vUoh{kk vfHk;qDrk ewyh dh e`R;q
gks tkus ls ‘ks”k vfHk;qDrx.k iIiwjke] Jherh deyk] dqekjh fugkyh]
dqekjh /kksyh dks /kkjk 313 na-iz-la- ds rgr ijhf{kr fd;k x;k] ftlesa
mUgksaus xokgku }kjk muds fo:) jaft’ko’k dFku djuk crkrs gq,
muds ikVksj ds lkeus dUgS;k] dkS’kY;k] cjQk] ukjk;.k o xksiky esa
vkil esa ekjihV gksuk ,oa cpkus tkus ij muds lkFk Hkh ekjihV
fd;k tkuk dFku djrs gq,] izfrj{kk lk{; esa xokg Mh-M-&1 gfjjke
dh lk{; ys[kc) djok;h tkdj nLrkosth lk{; esa nLrkostkr izn’kZ
Mh-&1 yxk;r izn’kZ Mh-&10 is’k dj iznf’kZr djok;s x;sA
6. fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk rRi’pkr mHk;i{kksa dks lquk tkdj
vkykSP; fu.kZ; fnukad 12&04&2001 }kjk izR;FkhZx.k&vfHk;qDrx.k
iIiwjke] Jherh deyk] dqekjh fugkyh ,oa /kksyh dks vijk/k varxZr
/kkjk 147] 447 Hkk-na-la- ,oa izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr iIiwjke dks vijk/k
varxZr /kkjk 302 Hkk-na-la- ,oa izR;FkhZx.k&vfHk;qDrx.k Jherh deyk]
dqekjh fugkyh o dqekjh /kksyh dks vijk/k varxZr /kkjk 302 lifBr
/kkjk 149 Hkk-na-la- ds vkjksiksa ls nks”keqDr fd;k x;k] ftlls O;fFkr
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gksdj gLrxr vihy] vihykFkhZ&jktLFkku ljdkj }kjk mUgsa mDr
vkjksfir vijk/kkas esa nks”kfl) dj nf.Mr djus gsrq izLrqr dh xbZ gSA
7. fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dk dFku gS fd izLrqr ekeys esa vkgrx.k ds
dFkuksa ,oa iksLVekVZe fjiksVZ ls ?kVuk ds fnu izR;FkhZx.k&vfHk;qDrx.k
}kjk ifjoknh i{k ds lkFk ekjihV djus ds mÌs’; ls fof/k fo:)
teko cukdj ifjoknh jkes’oj fd LokfeRo’kqnk ikVksj ¼pcwrjs½ esa
vukf/kd`r :i ls izos’k dj xksiky ds lkFk ekjihV dj] mldh e`R;q
dkfjr djuk iw.kZr;k izekf.kr gqvk gS] fdUrq fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky;
us vfHk;kstu i{k dh vksj ls izLrqr lk{; dk lq{erk ,oa xgurk ls
foospu fd, fcuk] mUgsa mDr vkjksfir vijk/kksa ls nks”keqDr djus esa
xEHkhj ,oa fof/kd =qfV dkfjr dh gS] ftlls vkykSP; vkns’k fnukad
12&04&2001 fof/k lEer ugha gksus ls vikLr fd, tkus ;ksX; gSA
vr% vihy] vihykFkhZ& jktLFkku ljdkj Lohdkj djrs gq,
izR;FkhZx.k&vfHk;qDrx.k dks mDr vkjksfir vijk/kksa esa Hkh nks”kfl)
dj nf.Mr fd;k tkosA
8. fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZx.k&vfHk;qDrx.k dk ;g dFku gS fd
ifjoknh i{k ,oa vfHk;qDrx.k vkil esa HkkbZca/k gksdj ?kVukLFky ds
ikl cus gq,] muds edkuksa esa fjgk;’k djrs gSa] muds e/; fookfnr
LFkku ds LokfeRo dks ysdj fookn py jgk gSA fnukad 26&11&1996
dks gjth o iIiwjke }kjk] e`rd xksiky dks] mudh tehu ij
ydMh Mkyus ckcr~ mykguk nsus ij mDr >xMk gqvk Fkk] ml
oDr ?kVukLFky ij vU; vfHk;qDrx.k mifLFkr ugha FksA mudk ;g
Hkh dFku gS fd fookfnr Hkwfe ds laca/k esa i{kdkjksa ds e/; ln~Hkkoh
fookn gS ,oa lHkh vfHk;qDrx.k dk ?kVukLFky ij ,d lkFk lkekU;
mÌs’; ls bDdBk gksuk izekf.kr ugha gqvk gS] ftlls mUgsa vkijkf/kd
vfrpkj ,oa fof/k fo:) teko cukus ds vkjksiksa ds fy, nkf;Rok/khu
ugha ekuk tk ldrk gSA mudk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd xksiky ds gjth]
iIiwjke o ewyh }kjk ykBh ls flj esa pksV ekjuk crk;k gS] fdUrq
fpfdRld vej flag us xksiky ds flj ij ek= ,d pksV gksuk ,oa
mDr pksV dk nks ykfB;ksa ds ekjus ls vkuk laHko ugha gksuk dFku
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fd;k gSA izdj.k esa mDr pksV fdl vfHk;qDr }kjk dkfjr dh xbZ gS]
;g vfHk;kstu lk{; ls Li”V ugha gqvk gSA mudk dFku gS fd tgka
fdlh ekeys esa nks ;k vf/kd vfHk;qDrx.k }kjk e`rd ds pksV dkfjr
djuk crk;k x;k gks] fdUrq e`rd ds ‘kjhj ij ek= ,d gh pksV vkbZ
gks ,oa mDr pksV fdl vfHk;qDr }kjk dkfjr dh xbZ gS] ;g Li”V uk
gks rks ml fLFkfr esa fdlh Hkh vfHk;qDr dks mldh e`R;q ds fy,
nks”kfl) ugha fd;k tk ldrk gSA mudk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd fo}ku
fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk vkykSP; vkns’k fnukad 12&04&2001 i=koyh
ij izLrqr lk{; dk xgurk o lw{erk ls fo’ys”k.k dj ikfjr fd;k
x;k gS] og iw.kZr;k fof/k lEer gksdj mlesa fdlh izdkj dh
fof/kd ,oa rF;kRed =qfV ugha gSA vr% vihy] vihykFkhZ& jktLFkku
ljdkj vLohdkj dj [kkfjt dh tkosA
9. cgl lquh tkdj vihyh; i=koyh dk e; vfHkys[k lEekuiwoZd
voyksdu dj mHk;i{k ds rdksZa ij xaHkhjrkiwoZd euu fd;kA
10. gLrxr izdj.k esa vfHk;kstu i{k dk ;g dsl jgk gS fd fnukad
26&11&1996 dks izR;FkhZx.k&vfHk;qDrx.k us ifjoknh i{k ds lkFk
ekjihV djus ds lkekU; mÌs’; ls fof/k fo:) teko cuk;k ,oa
mDr mÌs’; dh iwfrZ esa ifjoknh jkes’oj ds ikVksj ¼pcwrjs½ ij
vukf/kd`r izos’k dj] xksiky ds lkFk ekjihV dh] ftlls flj ij
vkbZ pksV ds ifj.kkeLo:i mldh e`R;q gqbZ!
11. gLrxr izdj.k esa mDr vfHk;kstu dgkuh ds lanHkZ esa i=koyh ij
izLrqr lk{; dk voyksdu djsa rks xokg ih-M-&1 jkes’oj] ih-M-&3
jkew] ih-M-&6 dkS’kY;k] ih-M-&7 Qwyorh] ih-M-&10 cjQwy] ih-M-&11
ukjk;.k] ih-M-&12 jktiky] ih-M-&15 /kksywjke ds dFkuksa ls e`rd
xksiky ,oa vfHk;qDr gjth dk lxk HkkbZ gksdj mudk ?kVukLFky ij
ikl&ikl cus edkuksa esa fjgk;’k djuk izdV gksrk gSA uD’kk ekSdk
izn’kZ ih-&3 ds voyksdu ls Hkh ?kVukLFky ds ikl esa nksuksa i{kksa ds
edku cus gksuk izdV gksrk gS] blh izdkj xokg ih-M-&6 dkS’kY;k ds
izfrijh{kk esa fd;s dFkuksa ls Hkh mudh cSBd ds ikl esa gjth dk
edku o ,d gh cSBd gksuk izdV gksrk gSA xokg ih-M-&14 le;nhu
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[kku tks fd izdj.k esa vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh gS] mlds dFkuksa ls Hkh
rFkkdfFkr ?kVuk] izn’kZ Mh-&9 esa mYysf[kr gjth dh ikVksy ds ikl
^^,Dl** LFkku ij gksuk izdV gksrk gSA gLrxr izdj.k esa ?kVuk ds
fnu fookfnr LFky ds ifjoknh i{k ds LokfeRo esa gksus ds laca/k esa uk
rks dksbZ jktLo fjdkWMZ izLrqr gqvk gS] uk gh bl lanHkZ esa fdlh
jktLo vf/kdkjh ds c;ku ys[kc) djok;s x;s gS] ftlls fookfnr
LFky ds ?kVuk ds fnu ifjoknh i{k ds ,dy LokfeRo’kqnk dCts esa
gksus dh ckr gLrxr izdj.k esa ;qfDr;qDr lansg ls ijs fl) ugha gks
ikrh gSA
12. gLrxr izdj.k esa blh izdkj xokg ih-M-&3 jkew] ih-M-&10 cjQwy
ds dFkuksa ls ?kVuk ds fnu gjth o iIiw }kjk xksiky ds ikl tkdj
mls mudh tehu esa ydMh Mkyus ckcr~ mykguk nsu s ij]
xksiky }kjk mUgsa ydMh mldh tehu esa Mkyus dh ckr dgus ij
muesa >xMk gksuk izdV gksrk gS] ftlls lHkh eqyfteku ds lkekU;
mÌs’; ls ?kVukLFky ij vijk/k dkfjr djus ds vk’k; ls vkus dh
ckr Hkh ;qfDr;qDr lansg ls ijs fl) ugha gks ikrh gSA
13. gLrxr izdj.k esa xokg ih-M-&3 jkew] ih-M-&6 dkS’kY;k] ih-M-&7
Qwyorh] ih-M-&10 cjQwy] ih-M-&11 ukjk;.k] ih-M-&12 jktiky]
ih-M-&15 /kksywjke }kjk vius&vius c;kuksa esa gjth o iIiw }kjk
xksiky ds flj esa ykBh ls pksVsa dkfjr djuk ;|fi dFku fd;k x;k
gS] fdUrq muds mDr dFku dh iqf”V xokg ih-M-&8 MkWDVj vej flag
jkBkSM ftlds }kjk xksiky ds ‘ko dk ijh{k.k fd;k x;k gS] mlds
dFkuksa ls ugha gqbZ gS] D;ksafd mlus vius c;kuksa esa xksiky ds flj ij
ek= ,d pksV gksdj] mDr pksV dk] nks ykfB;ksa ls vkuk laHko ugha
gksuk dFku fd;k x;k gSA xksiky ds flj ij vkbZ mDr pksV fdl
vfHk;qDr }kjk dkfjr dh xbZ Fkh] bl laca/k esa vfHk;kstu i{k }kjk
dksbZ Li”V lk{; i=koyh ij izLrqr ugha dh xbZ gS] ftlls mDr
pksV izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr iIiw }kjk gh xksiky dks dkfjr djus dh ckr
Hkh gLrxr izdj.k esa ;qfDr;qDr lansg ls ijs fl) ugha gks ikrh gSA
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14. 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.”
15. ,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 12&04&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
16. ifj.kker% vihykFkhZ& jktLFkku ljdkj ds }kjk izLrqr ;g vihy
,rn~}kjk vLohdkj dj [kkfjt dh tkrh gS rFkk fo}ku fopkj.k
U;k;ky; vij ls’ku U;k;k/kh’k] uEcj&1] vyoj ¼jktLFkku½ }kjk
ls’ku izdj.k laa[;k 19@1997 ¼96@1997½] muokuh izdj.k
jktLFkku jkT; cuke gjth oxSjkg esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad
12&04&2001 dh iqf”V dh tkrh gSA
17. 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
AKSHAY KUMAR PAREEK /35
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