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2005 DIGILAW 3330 (RAJ)

Shivlal Godara v. State of Rajasthan

2005-12-20

K.K.ACHARYA

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ekuuh; —".k dqekj vkpk;Z] U;k;kf/kifr-&/kkjk 482 n.M izfØ;k lafgrk ds rgr ;g fof/kd ;kfpdk vfHk;qä ;kph fkoyky xksnkjk }kjk vij eq[; U;kf;d eftLVªsV la[;k 3] chdkusj }kjk ikfjr vknsk fnukad 20-11-2003 ,oa fuxjkuh U;k;ky; lsku U;k;k/khk] chdkusj }kjk ikfjr vknsk fnukad 6-11-2004 dh ukjktkxh esa izLrqr dh xbZ gS vkSj nksuksa gh vknskksa dks vikLr djus vkSj vfHk;qä ;kph dks fMLpktZ djus dh izkFkZuk dh xbZ gSA 2- ;kfpdk isk gksus ij tu vfHk;kstd dks uksfVl fn;k x;kA ;ksX; tu vfHk;kstd ,oa ;ksX; vfHkHkk"kd eqLrxhl mifLFkr vk,A nksuksa v/khuLFk U;k;ky;ksa dk jsdMZ ryc fd;k x;k ,oa xzg.kkFkZ izØe ij gh bl ;kfpdk esa nksuksa i{kksa dh cgl lquh xbZA 3- rF; izdj.k ds la{ksi esa bl izdkj gS fd bl izdj.k esa ,d izFke lwpuk ksjflag ds c;ku ij iqfyl Fkkuk u;k kgj chdkusj esa /kkjk 307] 452] 323] 435] 427] 148] 149 o 336 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ,oa /kkjk 27 vk;q/k vf/kfu;e ds rgr ntZ gqvk] ftl ij rrhk dh xbZ vkSj iqfyl }kjk ckn rrhk xksfoUnjke lghjke mQZ QkSth] dSykk ikjh] gfjjke mQZ jkek ds fo:) vkjksi i= /kkjk 302] 307] 435] 326] 323] 147] 148] 149 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk o /kkjk 3@27 vk;q/k vf/kfu;e ds rgr izLrqr fd;k x;kA izoh.k ikjhd] izsepUn o gsrjke tks Hkh fxjrkjkqnk Fks o U;kf;d fglknl esa Fks muds fo:) /kkjk 169 n.M izfØ;k lafgrk ds rgr fjgkbZ dk izkFkZuk i= isk fd;k x;k o ks"k vfHk;qäx.k fot;iky] /kekZjke] vklqjke] jkewjke] lqeu izdkk] jkepUnz tkV] Jo.k ?kaVh;ky o fkoyky ,oa vU; ds fo:) /kkjk 173¼8½ n.M izfØ;k lafgrk esa rrhk yfEcr j[kh xbZA ifjoknh ksjflag dh vksj ls ,d izkFkZuk i= lghjke] izsepUn o fkoyky xksnkjk o xksfoUnjke ds nks yM+dksa ds fo:) Hkh vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 302] 307] 452] 323] 435] 427] 148] 149] 336 Hkk-na-la- o /kkjk 27 vk;q/k vf/kfu;e ds rgr izlaKku fy;s tkus ds fy, v/khuLFk U;k;ky; esa isk fd;k] ftl ij v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk cgl lquh xbZA iqfyl }kjk 169 na-iz-la- ds rgr izsepUn o lghjke dh fjgkbZ pkgh xbZ Fkh] mldk izkFkZuk i= [kkfjt fd;k x;k vkSj muds fo:) izlaKku fy;k x;kA blh izdkj xksfoUnjke ds nks yM+dks ds fo:) tks izlaKku fy;s tkus dk izkFkZuk i= isk fd;k Fkk og Hkh [kkfjt fd;k x;kA fkoyky xksnkjk ds fo:) fnukad 20-11-2003 dks foLr`r vknsk ls izlaKku fy;k x;k] ftlds fo:) fuxjkuh lsku U;k;ky; esa izLrqr dh xbZ] tks lsku U;k;k/khk }kjk [kkfjt dj nh xbZA fkoyky xksnkjk ;g fofo/k ;kfpdk izLrqr dh xbZ vkSj mä nksuksa vknskksa dks vikLr djus dh bLrnqvk dh xbZA 4- bl ;kfpdk esa nksuksa i{kksa dh cgl lquh xbZ] i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;k o fopkj fd;kA 5- ;ksX; vfHkHkk"kd vfHk;qä ;kph dh vksj ls ;g cgl dh xbZ fd vfHk;qä ds fo:) ;ksX; vij eq[; U;kf;d eftLVªsV }kjk fy;s x;s izlaKku vknsk fnukad 20-11-2003 o lsku U;k;k/khk }kjk tks fuxjkuh [kkfjt dh xbZ gS] U;kf;d izfØ;k dk iw.kZ:i ls guu gqvk gSA bl vfHk;qä dk uke gkykafd izFke lwpuk esa vU; 11 eqfYteku ds lkFk vafdr fd;k x;k Fkk exj bl izdj.k esa foLr`r rrhk ds ckn bl vfHk;qä ds fo:) dksbZ pkyku izLrqr ugha fd;k u pkyku ds yk;d dksbZ lk{; gh jsdkMZ ij ikbZ xbZA vkjEHk esa ;g rrhk ,l-,p-vks- Fkkuk u;k kgj] chdkusj }kjk dh xbZ Fkh vkSj eqLrxhl ,oa mlds xokgksa ds c;ku dyecUn fd;s x;s] rRipkr~ ;g rrhk lh-vkbZ-Mh- lh-ch- esas fHktokbZ xbZ Fkh vkSj vfr- iqfyl v/kh{kd }kjk rrhk dh xbZA mudk rdZ gS fd v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk ek= vkjfEHkd rrhk ftlesa eqLrxhl ksjflag ,oa muds vU; xokg dkywflag] xksj/ku flag] iwueflag] eqjyh/kj] ohjsUnz dqekj] vkseflag] lqjsUnz flag] ftuds c;ku vkjEHk esa fy, x, Fks] ksjflag }kjk bl vfHk;qä }kjk Hkh ckn esa thi esa vkdj vkx yxkus ds rF; crk, x, FksA dkywflag us bl vfHk;qä dk vU; vfHk;qäx.k ds lkFk thi esa vkuk vo; crk;k gSA exj bl vfHk;qä dk dksbZ Hkh fofk"B —R; ugha crk;k x;k gSA vU; xokg xksj/ku flag] iwueflag] eqjyh/kj] ohjsUnz dqekj] vkseflag] lqjsUnz flag us vius c;kuksa esa bl vfHk;qä dk vkuk vo; crk;k [TRUNCATED] In our view, from the facts stated abofe it is clear that at the stage of taking cognizance of the offence, provisions of Sec. 190 Cr.P.C. would be applicable, Section 190 inter alia provides that the Magistrate may take cognizance of any offence upon a police report of such facts which constitute an offence. As per this provision, Magistrate takes cognizance of an offence and not the offender. After taking cognizance of the offence, the Magistrate under Sec. 204 Cr.P.C. is empowered to issue process to the accused. At the stage of issuing process, it is for the Magistrate to decide whether process should be issued against particular person/persons named in the charge-sheet and also not named therein. For that purpose, he is required to consider the FIR and the statements recorded by the Police Officer and other documents tendered along with charge-sheet. Further, upon receipt of Police report under Sec. 173(2) Cr.P.C., the Magistrate is entitled to take cognizance of an offence under Sec. 190(1)(b) even if the police report is to the effect that no case is made out against the accused by ignoring the conclusion arrived at by the Investigating Officer and independently applying his mind to the facts emerging from the investigation by taking into account the statement of the witnesses examined by the Police. At this stage, there is no question of application of Sec. 319 Cr.P.C. Similar contention was negatived by this Court in Raghubans Dubey vs. State of Bihar (1967) 2 SCR 423 ( AIR 1967 SC 1167 : 1967 Cri.L.J. 1081) by holding thus (Para 9 of AIR, Cri.L.J.): "In our opinion, once cognizance has been taken by the Magistrate, he takes cognizance of an offence and not the offenders, once the takes cognizance of an offence it is his duty of find out who the offenders really are and once he comes to the conclusion that apart from the persons sent up by the Police some other persons are involved, it is his duty to, proceed against those persons. The summoning of the additional accused is part of the proceeding initiated by this taking cognizance of an offence." 14- blh izdkj jktsUnz izlkn cuke ckhj o vU; ¼mijksä½ okys fofup; esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk iSjk 10 o 11 esa fuEu fl)kUr fn;k x;k gS % "10. The summoning of the additional accused is part of the proceeding initiated by this taking cognizance of an offence." 14- blh izdkj jktsUnz izlkn cuke ckhj o vU; ¼mijksä½ okys fofup; esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk iSjk 10 o 11 esa fuEu fl)kUr fn;k x;k gS % "10. From the facts of the case, it appears that while passing the order which was challenged before the High ?Court, the Magistrate has taken recourse to Chapter XIV (Sections 190 to 199) of the Code. Section 190 of the Code empowers the Magistrate to take cognizance of any offence. "(a) upon receiving a complaint of facts which constitute such offence; (b) upon a police report of such facts; (c) upon information received from any person other than a police officer, or upon his own knowledge, that such offence has been committed." 11. Under this section, a Magistrate has jurisdiction to take cognizance of offences against such persons also who have not been arrested by the police as accused-person, if it appears from the evidence collected by the police that they were prima facie guilty of offence alleged to have been committed. Section 209 of the Code prescribes that when in a case instituted on a police report or otherwise, the accused appears or is brought before the Magistrate and it appears to the Magistrate that the offence is triable exclusively by the Court of session he shall commit, after compliance with the provisions of Sec. 207 or Sec. 209, as the case may be, the case to the Court of Session and subject to the provisions of the Code, pass appropriate orders. This section refers back to Sec. 190, as is evidence from the words "instituted on a police report" used in Sec. 190(1)(b) of the Code. This section refers back to Sec. 190, as is evidence from the words "instituted on a police report" used in Sec. 190(1)(b) of the Code. While dealing with the scope of Sec. 190 this Court in Raghubans Dubey vs. State of Bihar (1967) 2 SCR 423 held that the cognizance of the offence, a Magistrate can find out who the real offenders were and if the comes to the conclusion that apart from the persons sent by the police some other persons were also involved, it is his duty to proceed against those persons as well." 15- mijksä fofup;ksa ds voyksdu ls ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us mijksä nksuksa fofup;ksa esa] ;fn vfHk;qä ftlds fo:) pktZkhV isk ugha dh xbZ gS] /kkjk 190¼1½¼b½ ds rgr izlaKku ysus dk vf/kdkj gh ekuk gSA ;g lgh gS fd eS- Lohy fy- cuke LVsV vkWQ nsgyh ¼mijksä½ okys ekeys esa okj.V dsl dk gh izdj.k Fkk] lskUl Vªk;y izdj.k ugha FkkA exj ml izdj.k esa ;g ugha dgk x;k fd lskUl Vªk;y izdj.k esa 190¼1½¼b½ n.M izfØ;k lafgrk ds rgr izlaKku ugha fy;k tk ldrkA mijksä fofup; esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us Li"V fl)kar fn;k gS fd eftLVªsV vijk/k dk izlaKku ysrk gS u fd vfHk;qä dkA mlds ckn fdl vfHk;qä ds fo:) vijk/k djuk ik;k tkrk gS] jsdMZ ns[kdj gh urhtk nsuk gksrk gSA blh izdkj ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds fofup; jktsUnz izlkn cuke ckh o vU; ¼mijksä½ okys izdj.k esa /kkjk 190 n.M izfØ;k lafgrk ds rgr mu eqfYteku ds fo:) izlaKku ysus dk vf/kdkj ekuk gS ftuds fo:) jsdMZ ij lk{; vkbZ gksA ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us j?kqcak nqcs cuke LVsV vkWQ fcgkj ¼1967½ 2 ,llhvkj 423½ okys izdj.k dks vk/kkj j[kdj Li"V fl)kar fn;k gS fd vijk/k dk izlaKku fy;k x;k u fd vfHk;qäx.k dk vkSj jsdMZ ns[kdj U;k;ky; dks ;gh urhtk nsuk gksrk gS fd D;k okLro esa vfHk;qä ds fo:) izkslsl tkjh djus ds vk/kkj gS vFkok ughaA 16- ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds mijksä fofup;ksa ds voyksdu ds ckn vc bl izdj.k esa ns[kus ls ;g ;g Li"V fl)kar feyrk gS fd eftLVªsV dks 190¼1½¼b½ n.M izfØ;k lafgrk ds rgr izlaKku ysus dk {ks=kf/kdkj gS] bls ugha udkjk tk ldrkA exj eftLVªsV }kjk vijk/k dk izlaKku fy;k tkrk gS u fd vfHk;qäx.k dkA vfHk;qäx.k ds fo:) reke jsdMZ ns[kus ds ckn bl urhts ij vkuk gksrk gS fd okLro esa vfHk;qäx.k ds fo:) ,slh lk{; gS fd izkslsl tkjh fd;k tk ldsA ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds mijksä rhuksa fofup;] tks ;ksX; vfHkHkk"kd ;kph us izLrqr fd;s Fks] mlesa eftLVªsV dks dfeV djrs oä dksbZ Hkh vfHk;qä dks tksM+us ;k ?kVkus dk vf/kdkj ugha gS] vo; ekuk gS] tSlk fd jktfdkksj izlkn ¼mijksä½ okys izdj.k esa fl)kUr fn;k x;k Fkk vkSj blh izdkj j.kthr flag okys izdj.k esa lsku U;k;ky; dks fcuk lk{; fy;s vfHk;qä tksM+us dk vf/kdkj ugha gksuk ekuk gSA blh izdkj fdkksjh flag okys izdj.k esa ;g fl)kUr fn;k x;k fd ftl vfHk;qä ds fo:) pktZkhV izLrqr ugha dh xbZ gks mu vfHk;qä ds fo:) izkslslh tkjh djus dk vf/kdkj eftLVªsV dks ugha gSA exj mijksä rhuksa gh fofup;ksa esa /kkjk 190 n.M izfØ;k lafgrk dh O;k[;k ugha dh xbZ vkSj /kkjk 190 n.M izfØ;k lafgrk ds rgr izlaKku ysus dk vf/kdkj gS vFkok ugha] ugha dgk x;k gSA 17- vc bl izdj.k esa eftLVªsV }kjk tks izlaKku fy;k x;k] rF;ksa ij lk{; ds Åij vk/kkfjr gS vFkok ugha fopkj djuk gSA bl lEcU/k esa ;ksX; vij eq[; U;kf;d eftLVªsV la[;k 3] chdkusj ,oa ;ksX; lsku U;k;k/khk }kjk fuxjkuh esa tks vknsk ikfjr fd;k x;k] mudk eSa igys voyksdu djuk pkgwaxkA 18- ;ksX; vij eq[; U;kf;d eftLVªsV }kjk nksuksa dh cgl lquus ds ckn vius vknsk esa ;g Li"V ekuk gS fd vuqla/kku vf/kdkj us rrhk dh vkSj rrhk ds ckn vfHk;qä xksfoUnjke] lghjke mQZ QkSth] dSykk ikjhd] gjhjke mQZ jkek ds fo:) /kkjk 302] 307] 435] 323] 147] 148] 149 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk rFkk /kkjk 3@27 vk;q/k vf/kfu;e ds rgr vkjksi i= isk fd;kA izsepUn o gsrjke dh fjgkbZ /kkjk 169 n.M izfØ;k lafgrk ds rgr pkgh xbZA vkjksi i= esa ;g Hkh mYysf[kr fd;k x;k fd izoh.k ikjhd] [TRUNCATED]