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2010 DIGILAW 1598 (RAJ)

Pashu Ram v. State of Rajasthan

2010-09-03

GOPAL KRISHAN VYAS

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Hon'ble VYAS, J.—In this misc. petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the petitioners have prayed for quashing FIR No. 96/2009 dated 14.8.2009 filed at Police Station Padampur, District Sriganganagar and charge sheet No. 56/2010 filed in pursuance of the said FIR against the present petitioners for offence under Section 498-A IPC. 2. The main contention of learned counsel for the petitioners is that upon perusal of FIR and charge-sheet, it will reveal that no offence has been committed by the petitioners and present FIR is nothing but outcome of concocted and vague allegations against the petitioners. It is also submitted that as per statement of witnesses recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. by the Police no offence under Section 498-A IPC is made out against the present petitioners. Further, it is submitted that from the statement recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. of all the witnesses it appears that they gave contradictory evidence to each other, therefore, it can be said that there is no evidence or material available on record to show that the petitioners made any demand of dowry to harass the complainant. With regard to allegation of cruelty, it is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that harassment of woman with a view to torturing her to meet any unlawful demand or any property or valuable security or is on account of failure by her or any person related to her to meet such demand can be termed as cruelty but in the instant case no such cruelty has been committed by the petitioners, therefore, the proceedings initiated against the petitioners deserves to be quashed. For petitioner No. 1, it is submitted that he is government servant and holding the post of Teacher Grade III and the complainant wants to spoll the service career of the petitioner No. 1, therefore, she lodged a case for offence under various Sections of IPC but after investigation, challan has been filed under Section 498-A IPC. It is further argued that petitioner No. 2 is a housewife and she is having much faith in the God and spend her most of the time for the worship of God. Therefore, it can be said that the petitioners being father in law and mother in law of complainant has been implicated on false and baseless grounds in this case. 3. Therefore, it can be said that the petitioners being father in law and mother in law of complainant has been implicated on false and baseless grounds in this case. 3. Initially, a complaint was filed by the complainant before the Judicial Magistrate, Padampur District Sriganganagar against the petitioners and two others for offence, under Sections 457, 376, 498-A and 120-B IPC but after investigation, the police filed challan under Sections 498-A IPC only against the petitioners. Meaning thereby, the police did not find any case against the petitioners for offence under Section 457, 376 and 120-B IPC and this fact itself proves that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case. Therefore, not only FIR but whole investigation made by the police upon which charge-sheet has been filed under Section 498-A IPC against the petitioners may be quashed and set aside. 4. I have considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioners for quashing FIR and perused the FIR and challan papers. It is true that under Section 482 Cr.P.C. If it appears to the Court that no offence is made out upon perusal of the FIR, the FIR can be quashed. Further, if no case is made out in the charge-sheet or evidence against the accused persons against whom challan has been filed, the Court can quash the charge-sheet itself. Meaning thereby, there is not dispute with regard to inherent power of the High Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. but at the same time, at the time of exercising such power, the High Court is required to exercise its power if it is found that case is made out to proceed. 5. Meaning thereby, there is not dispute with regard to inherent power of the High Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. but at the same time, at the time of exercising such power, the High Court is required to exercise its power if it is found that case is made out to proceed. 5. In the aforesaid circumstances upon perusal of the entire FIR as well as charge-sheet filed against the petitioners, it emerges that the petitioners are father in law and mother in law of complainant and complainant has filed the following FIR against the petitioners: ^^mDr lwpuk dh fjiksVZ dh fo"k; oLrq ¼etewu½ vkfn vko';d gks rks vyx i`"B uRFkh djs% vkt fnukad 14-8-09 ds oDr 11 ,-,e- ij ,d bLrxklk izkFkhZ;k lqeu iRuh iadt dqekj iq=h Jh vejpUn tkfr vksM jktiwr fuoklh jrsokyk dk /kkjk 156¼3½ lhvkjihlh esa U;k;ky; Jheku ,e-ts-,e- ineiqj ls tfj;s Mkd cnh etewu ^^ifjokn i= cvnkyr U;kf;d eftLVªssV] izFke oxZ] ineiqj lqeu dqekjh iRuh iadtdqekj iq=h vejpUn vk;q 15 lky tkfr vksM jktiwr fuoklh jrsokyk rglhy ineiqj ftyk Jhxaxkuxj ifjokfn;k cuke 1- iadtdqekj iq= Jh ik'kwjke vk;q 23 lky tkfr vksM jktiwr fuoklh jrsokyk 2- ik'kwjke oYn 'kadjyky vk;q 55 lky tkfr vksM jktiwr fuoklh jrsokyk 3- dkUrkckbZ iRuh ik'kwjke vk;q 50 lky tkfr vksM jktiwr fuoklh jrsokyk 4- uhjt dqekj iq= ik'kwjke vk;q 21 lky tkfr vksM jktiwr fuoklh jrsokyk eqfYteku ifjokn i= vUrxZr /kkjk 457] 376] 498-,] 120-ch Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk Jhekuth] izkFkhZ;k fuEu fuosnu djrh gS & 1- ;g fd fnukad 8-5-09 dh jkf= 11-30 cts 12 cts dh ckr gS gekjs xkao jrsokyk eSa ckykth ds efUnj esa tkxj.k FkkA izkFkhZ;k ds firk vejpUn o HkkbZ izoh.k efUnj x;s gq, Fks o izkFkhZ dh ekrk foeyk nsoh gkteiqj gfj;k.kk esa 'kknh esa xbZ gqbZ Fkh izkFkhZ;k o izkFkhZ;k ds nknk pkUnkjke ?kj ij FksA izkFkhZ;k dk nknk 95 lky dh mez dk gS tks py fQj ugha ldrsA izkFkhZ;k vius firk o HkkbZ dk tks eSa x;s Fks] mudk bUrtkj dj jgh FkhA jkf= djhc 11-30] 12 cts izkFkhZ;k is'kkc djus ds fy, vkaxu esa cus xqly[kkus esa xbZ o is'kkc djds ckgj vkus yxh rks gekjs xkao dk iadt dqekj xqly[kkus ds ckgj [kM+k Fkk tks esjs dks [khap dj xqly[kkus esa ys x;k o esjs lkFk tcjnLrh djus yx x;k rks esjs }kjk 'kksj epk;k ijUrq efUnj esa tkxj.k ds Lihdjksa dh vkokt ds dkj.k fdlh us 'kksj ugha lquk o iadt us esjs lkFk tcjnLrh esjh lyokj mrkjdj esjs lkFk xyr dke djus yx x;kA eSa fp[krh fpYykrh jgh ijUrq 'kksj ds dkj.k dksbZ esjh enn ugha dj ldkA iadt xyr dke dj Hkkx x;k jkr djhc 1 cts esjs firk o HkkbZ dks lkjh ckr crkbZA vxys fnu esjs firk gekjs xkao ds mi ljiap ds ikl x;k o mUgsa lkjh ckr crkbZ rks mi ljiap us dgk fd iadt o mlds firk dks cqyokrs gSA ijUrq og ugha vk;sA ftl ij ge Fkkus fnukad 9-5-09 dks eqdnek ntZ djokus x;s rks Fkkus ds ckgj eqyfte iadt dk firk ik'kwjke o gekjs xkao ds gekjh fcjknjh ds djhc 15-20 yksx ges feys o izkFkhZ;k ds firk o pkpk fd'kksjhyky dks dgus yxs fd vki eqdnek ntZ er djokvksA iadt ls xyr dke gks x;k gSA lqeu dh 'kknh iadt ls dj nsrs gSA esjs firk o ?kj okyksa us dgk fd lqeu ukckfyx gSA ijUrq lekt o fcjknjh ds ncko ds dkj.k o esjs Hkfo"; dks ns[krs gq, eq> izkFkhZ;k dh 'kknh fnukad 14-5-2009 dks lekt ds yksxksa }kjk fcuk nku ngst ds eqyfte la- 1 iadt dqekj ds lkFk dj nh xbZA 2- ;g fd 'kknh ds ckn izkFkhZ;k vius llqjky xkao jrsokyk esa gh jgus yxh] ,d nks ekg rd eqyfteku dk O;ogkj esjs lkFk Bhd jgk ckn esa eqyfteku esjs lkFk cqjk O;ogkj djus yx x;sA ?kj okyksa us esjs gkFk dh jksVh [kkuk o ikuh ihuk cUn dj fn;k o esjs lkFk ekjihV djuk 'kq: dj fn;kA izkFkhZ;k dk llqj ik'kwjke izkFkhZ;k dks dgus yxk fd iadt rqEgsa ilUn ugha djrkA iadt us tks xyr dke fd;k Fkk] mlls cpus ds fy, uqekbZ'kh rkSj ij rqEgkjs lkFk 'kknh dh gSA iadt rqEgkjs lkFk ugha jguk pkgrk rqe gesa cgq ds :i esa Lohdkj ugha gksA rqe vius eka cki ds ?kj pyh tkvksA 3- ;g fd fnukad 2-8-09 dks izkFkhZ;k dk ifr] lkl] llqj o nsoj uhjt izkFkhZ;k ds lkFk ekjihV djus yx x;sA izkFkhZ;k dh lkl us izkFkhZ;k ds cky idM+ fy, o izkFkhZ;k ds ifr o nsoj izkFkhZ;k dks Fkki eqDdksa ls ekjus yx x;s o dgus yxs fd eqag ls cksy fd eSa vius llqjky esa ugha jguk pkgrhA esjs eka cki esjs dks /kDds ls ;gka Hkstrs gS eSaus cksyus ls euk fd;k rks esjs ifr us esjs eqag ij eqDdk ekjk ftlls esjs eaaqg ij pksV yxh ftlds fu'kku esjs eqag ij vkt Hkh ekStwn gSA eqyfteku us ekjihV dj tcjnLrh esjs eqag ls 'kCn fudyok;s ftldh Vªsi ls fjdkWfMZx esjs llqj ik'kwjke us dj yhA ekjihV dj dgus yxs fd geus odhyksa ls jk;dj yh gS rqe o rqEgkjs eka cki gekjk dqN ugha fcxkM+ ldrsA 4- ;g fd fnukad 4-8-2009 dks izkFkhZ;k dh ekrk izkFkhZ;k ds llqjky vkbZ o dgus yxh fd jk[kh dk R;kSgkj gS] 'kknh ds ckn lqeu ek;ds ugha vkbZ] bls nks fnu ds fy, Hkst nks jk[kh ds ckn okfil vk tk;sxh rks eqyfte la- 1 rk 4 esjh ekrk ls >xM+k djus yxs fd ge rks bls ;gka ugha clk;saxsA bls rqe ;gka ls ys tkvksA izkFkhZ;k o izkFkhZ;k dh eka dks csbZTtr dj ?kj ls fudky fn;kA izkFkhZ;k vius ek;ds vk xbZ o lkjh ckr vius firk dks crkbZ rks izkFkhZ;k dk firk iapk;r ysdj eqyfteku ds ?kj x;k] iapk;r esa lqjthr dqekj] Hkhelsu] miljiap o fd'kksjhyky 'kkfey FksA eqyfteku us izkFkhZ;k dks clkus ls bUdkj dj fn;k o dgus yxs fd cykRdkj ds eqdnek ls cpus ds fy, uqekbZ'kh 'kknh djuk gekjh etcqjh Fkh vc gesa 'kknh eatwj ugha gSA 5- ;g fd eqyfte la-1 us 'kknh ls iwoZ fnukad 8-5-09 dks izkFkhZ;k ds lkFk [kksVk dke fd;k o cykRdkj ds eqdnek ls cpus ds fy, ukVd jpdj uqdkbz'kh rkSj ij izkFkhZ;k ds lkFk 'kknh dk ukVd fd;k ftlls eqyfteku la- 2 o 4 us "kM;a= jpdj eqyfte la- 1 ds d`R; esa lg;ksx fd;k o rRi'pkr~ izkFkhZ;k ds lkFk ØwjrkiwoZd O;ogkj fd;k gSA 6- ;g fd izkFkhZ;k Fkkuk esa eqdnek ntZ djokus xbZ ijUrq izkFkhZ;k dk eqdnek ntZ ugha fd;k x;kA vr% ifjokn i= is'k dj fuosnu gS fd iqfyl Fkkuk ineiqj dks vUrxZr /kkjk 156¼3½ lhvkjihlh ds vUrxZr vknsf'kr fd;k tkos fd eqdnek ntZ dj eqyfteku ds fo:) dkuwuh dk;Zokgh dh tkosA vkidh vfr d`ik gksxhA fnukad 10-8-09 ,l-Mh- lqeu dqekjh izkFkhZ;k lqeu dqekjh iRuh iadt dqekj iq=h vejpUn tkfr vksM jktiwr fuoklh jrsokyk rglhy ineiqj** izkIr gqvkA etequ fjiksVZ ls ekeyk tqeZ /kkjk 457] 376] 498-,] 120-ch Hkk-n-la- dk ?kfVr gksuk ik;k tkus ij vfHk;ksx la[;k 96@09 tqeZ /kkjk 457] 376] 489-,] 120-ch Hkknla ntZ dj rQrh'k tkCrk 'kq: dh x;hA ,QvkbZvkj o ,lvkj izfr;ka fu;ekuqlkj tkjh dh xbZA fnukad 14-8-09-** 6. The facts which are stated in the complaint are not convincing this Court to interfere in the mater under Section 482 Cr.P.C. because after through investigation the police filed challan against the petitioners under Section 498-A IPC because petitioners are not disputing the marriage of the complainant with their son and there is material evidence to proceed against the petitioners because in the statements of complainant Suman and other witnesses recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C., therefore are serious allegations against the petitioners. Therefore, in my opinion, it is not proper under the criminal law to adjudicate the criminal case while assessing the evidenciary value of evidence just after filing challan without trial on the ground that there is material contradiction in the statement of witnesses recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. The case is to be decided after due trial by the trial Court. 7. In this view of the matter, it is not a case in which any interference is warranted. Hence, this misc. petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is hereby dismissed. However, the petitioners will be at liberty to raise their all grounds before the trial Court at the time of framing charge.