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2016 DIGILAW 59 (RAJ)

Narbada Devi v. State of Rajasthan

2016-01-08

BANWARI LAL SHARMA

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JUDGMENT : Banwari Lal Sharma, J. 1. The petitioners have preferred this miscellaneous petition under Section 482 Criminal Procedure Code for quashing the FIR No. 66/2015, registered at Thanagazi, District Alwar, for the offence under Sections 420, 467 and 120-B IPC. 2. The brief facts of the case are that the respondent No. 2 complainant filed a criminal complaint against the petitioners Nos. The petitioners have preferred this miscellaneous petition under Section 482 Criminal Procedure Code for quashing the FIR No. 66/2015, registered at Thanagazi, District Alwar, for the offence under Sections 420, 467 and 120-B IPC. 2. The brief facts of the case are that the respondent No. 2 complainant filed a criminal complaint against the petitioners Nos. 1 and 2 and one Ramkaran in the court of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Thanagazi (Alwar), which was forwarded under Section 156(3) Criminal Procedure Code to the SHO, PS Thanagazi, Alwar for registration of FIR and investigation where the FIR No. 66/2015 was registered as under:- lsok esa Jheku~ U;kf;d eftLVsªV lkgc Fkkuk xkth ¼vyoj½ 1- jkes'ojn;ky iq= ewypUn tkfr czkgkz.k mez 39 lky fuoklh vkekyk rglhy Fkkuk xkth ftyk vyoj jkt0 ifjoknhA cuke 1- ueZnk nsoh iRuh Jh xaxklgk; tkfr czkgkz.k mez djhc 61 lky fuoklh vkekyk&rglhy Fkkuk xkth ftyk vyoj] jkt0 2- t;jke iq= Jh xaxklgk; tkfr gfj;k.kk czkgkz.k mez djhc 28 lky fuoklh vkekyk rglhy Fkkuk xkth ftyk vyoj] jkt0 3- jkedj.k iq= NkT;k tkfr tkafxM+ mez djhc 70 lky fuoklh ?kSry rglhy Fkkuk xkth ftyk vyoj jkt0 vfHk;qDrx.kA gLrxklk vUrxZr /kkjk 467] 120&ch] 420 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk vf/kfu;e] egksn; ifjoknh dh vksj ls fuEufyf[kr fuosnu gS%& 1- ;g gS fd vkjkth [kljk uEcj 136] 139 jdck 0-25 gSDVs;j okds xzke /kSry rglhy Fkkuk xkth ftyk vyoj jkt0 esa fLFkr pyh vkrh gS tks vkjkth fnukad 30-04-2013 ls igys vfHk;qDr la[;k&4 jkedj.k iq= NkT;k tkfr tkafxM+ mez djhc 70 lky fuoklh ?kSry rglhy Fkkuk xkth ftyk vyoj jkt0 ds uke jktLo fjdkMZ esa ntZ pyh vkrh FkhA ftl vkjkth ij vfHk;qDr la[;k&4] dkfct gksdj dk'r djrk pyk vk jgk FkkA 2- ;g gS fd mDr vkjkth dks ifjoknh jkes'oj n;ky us vfHk;qDr la[;k&3 ls [kjhn dj fnukad 30-04-2013 dks iath;u dk;kZy; Fkkuk xkth esa iathd`r djk fy;k rFkk jftLVªs'ku ds ckn ls mDr vkjkth ifjoknh ds uke ls jktLo fjdkMZ esa pyh vkrh gSA ftl ij ifjoknh jkes'oj n;ky dkfct gksdj dk'r dj jgk gSA 3- ;g gS fd jkedj.k iq= NkT;k us fnukad 30-04-2013 dks mDr vkjkth dks cspus ds ckn vfHk;qDr la[;k 1 yxk;r 2 us feydj ,d bdjkjukek 100 :i;s dh oSY;w dk rS;kj fd;k Fkk ftl bdjkjukesa esa mDr vkjkth dks jkedj.k }kjk vfHk;qDr la[;k ,d ueZnk nsoh dks 4-25 yk[k esa cspus dk djkj fd;k x;k gSA djkj dh lEiw.kZ jkf'k esa ls ,d yk[k X;kjg gtkj :i;s ueZnk nsoh ds }kjk jkedj.k dks lkbZ isVs esa fn;s gksus ds ckjs esa crk;k x;k gSA 4- ;g gS fd vfHk;qDrx.k ds }kjk ftl LVkEi isij ij bdjkjukek rS;kj fd;k x;k gS og bdjkjukek fuEu vk/kkjksa ij QthZ gksuk ik;k x;k gSA ¼d½ vfHk;qDrx.kksa ds }kjk ftl LVkEi isij ij bdjkjukek rS;kj fd;k x;k gS ml LVkEi isij ds ihNs LVkEi isij [kjhnus okys ds gLrk{kj ugha gS vkSj LVkEi osUMj ds jftLVªj esa jkedj.k dzsrk ds gLrk{kj ugha gSA ¼[k½ vfHk;qDrx.kksa ds }kjk LVkEi isij ij bdjkjukek rS;kj fd;k x;k gS og uksVsjh ifCyd }kjk gLrk{kfjr o eqnzkafdr rks gS ysfdu uksVfj;y ,DV ds rgr bdjkjukek dks izsLdzkbc jftLVªj esa bUnzkt ugha fd;k x;k gS vkSj uk gh jftLVªj esa bdjkjukesa dk fooj.k fy[kk x;k gS vkSj uk gh bdjkjukes ds i{kdkjksa ds }kjk jftLVªj esa gLrk{kj fd;s x;s gSa tks dkuwuu vko';d FksA ¼x½ bdjkjukek esa jkedj.k dh QksVks ij jkedj.k ds gLrk{kj ugha gSA ¼?k½ vfHk;qDrksa ds }kjk tks bdjkjukek rS;kj fd;k x;k gS og bdjkjukek fnukad 10-04-2013 ds ckn rS;kj fd;k x;k Fkk ysfdu bl ij tks rkjh[k vafdr dh xbZ gS og 13-03-2013 vafdr dh xbZ gS tks xyr gSA ¼b½ vfHk;qDrx.kksa ds }kjk ikbZ isij tks bdjkjukek rS;kj fd;k x;k gS] og 100 :i;s ds Lis'ky ,Msflo fVfdV yxkdj rS;kj fd;k x;k gSA vkSj u gh og iathd`r gSA 5- ;g gS fd mDr vfHk;qDrx.kksa us feydj tks bdjkjukek rS;kj fd;k gS og ifjoknh jkes'ojn;ky ds fgrksa dks izHkkfor djus ds vk'k; ls rS;kj fd;k gSA 6- ;g gS fd vfHk;qDr us cS;ukek esjs gd esa rgjhj djkdj iathd`r djk;k gS mlesa ;g mYys[k ugha gS fd mlus bl vkjkth dk ueZnk nsoh dks fodz; dh gqbZ gS ckn esa vfHk;qDr jkedj.k us eq>s ;g crk;k fd og ftl vkjkth dks eq>s csp jgk gS og gj izdkj ls ikd lkQ gS mlus eq>ls tSj c; dh iwjh jkf'k izkIr dh gS mUgksaus esjk gd ekjus o esjh tehu gM+ius ds vk'k; ls fiNyh rkjh[k dk QthZ bdjkjukek fy[kk;k gSA vfHk;qDrx.k uEcj 1&2 o 3 us lkft'k o nqjfHk lfU/k djds ;g dk;Zokgh dh gSA 7- ;g gS fd vfHk;qDr ueZnk us ,d nkok rdehy eqgk;nk dk xyr rF;ksa ds vk/kkj ij fd;k gS ml nkos esa tc eSa U;k;ky; esa gkftj gqvk rc eq>s bl bdjkjukesa dh tkudkjh gqbZ gS rFkk tkudkjh gksus ds ckn eSaus vfHk;qDrx.kksa ls bl QthZ bdjkjukesa ds ckjs esa ckr dh rks vfHk;qDrx.k eq>ls jkthukek djus dk dgrs jgs fd tks U;k;ky; esa eqdnek fd;k gS mls [kRe djk nsaxs bl dkj.k esa vfHk;qDrx.kksa ds f[kykQ eqdnek djuk vko';d ugha le>k fdUrq vc fnukad 20-03-2015 dks vfHk;qDrx.kksa us jkthukek djus o esjk gd ekuus ls bUdkj dj fn;k bl dkj.k ifjokn vUnj fe;kn is'k gSA 8- ;g gS fd mDr ?kVuk dh fjiksVZ eqLrxhl Fkkuk Fkkuk xkth esa fnukad 21-03-2015 dks djkus x;k rks Fkkus okyksa us fjiksVZ ntZ djus ls euk dj fn;k vkSj vnkyr Jheku~ esa dk;Zokgh djus ds fy;s dgk bl ij fcuk nsjh mDr vfHk;ksx Jheku~ dh lsok esa is'k gSaA 9- ;g gS fd vfHk;ksx i= ij U;k; 'kqYd ,d :i;k pLik gSA 10- ;g gS fd vfHk;ksx i= Jheku~ ds Jo.k {ks=kf/kdkj esa vkrk gSA vr% vfHk;ksx i= is'k dj fuosnu gS fd /kkjk 156 ¼3½ tkIrk QkStnkjh ds rgr~ tkWap gsrq eqdkeh iqfyl Fkkuk] Fkkuk xkth dks Hkstk tkdj eqyfteku ds f[kykQ l[r ls l[r dkuwuh dk;Zokgh dh tkosA 3. The investigation of this FIR No. 66/2015 is still pending. The investigation of this FIR No. 66/2015 is still pending. However, prior to this complaint, the respondent No. 2 - complainant submitted a written report to the SHO, PS, Thanagazzi on 06.07.2014, to the following effect:- ^^lsok esa] Jheku~ Fkkukf/kdkjh Fkkuk Fkkuk xkth ftyk vyoj jkt0A fo"k; & QtZdkjh nLrkost dh dwVjpuk djus vijk/k ckcrA Jheku] ifjoknh jkes'oj n;ky iq= Jh ewypUn tkfr czkgkz.k vk;q djhc 38 fuoklh vkekyk rglhy Fkkuk xkth] ftyk vyoj dk fuoklh gwWaA fuEu rF; ds lkFk izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ vfHk;qDrx.k Jhefr ueZnk iRuh xaxklgk; czkgkz.k vk;q djhc 60 lky fuoklh xzke vkekyk] t;jke iq= xaxklgk; czkgkz.k mez djhcu 40 lky is'kk nqdkunkjh fuoklh vkekyk] xksiky iq= lqvkyky czkgkz.k mez djhcu 38 lky] fgrsUnz dqekj iq= jktsUnz izlkn tkfr czgkze.k mez djhcu 40 lky is'kk LVkEi fodzsrk rglhy ifjlj Fkkuk xkth fuoklh frokM+h ekSgYyk dLck ukjk;.kiqj rglhy Fkkuk xkth ftyk vyoj o vU; vfHk;qDrx.kksa ds fo:) bl izdkj ls fuosnu gS fd Jhefr ueZnk nsoh us bdjkjukek cS; 100@& :i;s dk jkedj.k iq= NkT;k [kkrh fuoklh ?kSry dk vfHk;qDrx.k us feydj vkjkth [k0 ua0 136] 139 jdck 0-25 ,dM+ okds xzke /kSry dks dz; djus dk djkj 4-25 yk[k esa djuk crkdj ,d yk[k 11 gtkj :i;s lkbZ nsuk crkdj QthZ bdjkjukek rS;kj fd;kA jkedj.k us feu izfroknh jkes'oj n;ky dks jftLVªMZ i= fnukad 30-04-2013 dks vkjkth dks fodz; fd;k gSA ml oDr mDr tehu ij jkedj.k Lo;a dk dCtk Fkk ,oa cspdj jkes'oj n;ky 'kekZ dks laHkyok fn;k x;k FkkA bdjkjukek fookfnr okn esa rS;kj fd;k x;k gSA vfHk;qDrx.k o buds lkFk vU; O;fDr;ksa us feydj mDr bdjkjukek cS; dh fuEu rF;ksa ,oa dkuwuh fcUnqvksa ds vk/kkj ij dwVjpuk dh xbZ gSA ;g bdjkjukek QthZ esjs gd dks izHkkfor djus dh ea'kk ls cukdj vfHk;qDr fgrsUnz dqekj LVkEi oS.Mj ds jftLVªj esa jkedj.k [kkrh iq= NkT;k ds gLrk{kj ugha gS rFkk uk gh 100@& :i;s LVkEi ds ihNs dzsrk ds :i esa jkedj.k [kkrh ds gLrk{kj gS rFkk jkedj.k [kkrh dh igpku ds ckcr dksbZ izek.k ugha gSA fookfnr nLrkost bdjkjukek cS; ds LVkEi dks ifCyd uksVsjh }kjk lR;kfir djrs oDr uksVsjh ifCyd jftLVªj esa mDr rFkkdfFkr bdjkjukek ij uksVsjh ifCyd }kjk fdlh izdkj dk dksbZ jftLVªs'ku uEcj ugha gS fdlh izdkj dh jlhn la[;k dk mYys[k Hkh ugha fd;k x;k gSA bdjkjukek cS; ds LVkEi isij ds izR;sd i`"B ij xokgku ds jkedj.k dh igpku ds :i esa gLrk{kj ugha gSA rFkkdfFkr bdjkjukek cS; ij MhM jkbZVj ds uk rks gLrk{kj gS vkSj u gh mlds jftLVªs'ku dzekad] 'kCnksa] lkbu] iSjkvks vkfn dh la[;k vafdr gSA jkedj.k dh QksVks ij jkedj.k ds gLrk{kj ugha gS vkSj jkedj.k dh QksVks dks Hkh izekf.kr ugha fd;k x;k gS blls vfHk;qDrx.k dh dwVjpuk izekf.kr gksrh gSA Jheku~ vfHk;qDrx.k us lktckt gksdj bdjkjukek cS; dh dwVjpuk ij izkFkhZ dh tehu vkSj iSlk gM+i djus dh uh;r ls izkFkhZ dks vkfFkZd o ekufld uqdlku igqWapkus ds fy, vkijkf/kd "kM~;a= dh jpuk dh gsA budk d`R; Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dh /kkjkvksa 463] 467] 468] 471 o 120&ch ds izko/kkuksa ds rgr n.Muh; vijk/k dkfjr fd;k gSA vr% izkFkZuk i= is'k dj fuosnu gS fd dwVjpuk dj fookfnr bdjkjukek cS; rS;kj djus ds tqeZ esa izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ dj dkuwuh dk;Zokgh djus dh d`ik djsaA** 4. On the said report, the police registered FIR No. 118/2014 and after investigation, submitted negative final report, wherein it was found as under:- rQ~rh'k esa ik;k fd jkedj.k }kjk ueZnk nsoh ds fnukad 13-03-2013 dks [kljk uEcj 136&139 dk bdjkjukek jkedj.k }kjk djk;k x;k ftlesa LVkEi fodszrk }kjk LVkEi dzsrk ds gLrk{kj LVkEi ij o LVkEi jftLVªj esa ugha gS] u gh LVkEi ij dzsrk jkedj.k dh QksVks ij jkedj.k ds gLrk{kj gS@uk gh fdlh ds }kjk vkbMsUV QkbZ fd;k gqvk gS uk gh MhM jkbZVj ds uk rks gLrk{kj gS uk gh mldk jftLVªj] dzekad] 'kCnksa] ykbZuksa] iSjk vkfn dh la[;k vafdr gSa fd blds i'pkr~ jkedj.k }kjk blh [kljk uEcj dks jkes'ojn;ky iq= ewypUn ds uke jftLVªh djokbZ xbZ gS ftlesa ueZnk nsoh us jkedj.k ds f[kykQ eq0 ua0 108@13 /kkjk 420] 406] 120&ch vkbZ-ih-lh- dk ntZ djk;k ftlesa jkedj.k ds f[kykQ pktZ'khV ua0 110@13 fdrk dh tkdj U;k;ky; Jheku~ eas is'k dh xbZ Fkh rFkk jkedj.k us ueZnk nsoh ds f[kykQ eqdnek ua0 109@13 /kkjk 467] 468] 471 o 120&ch vkbZ-ih-lh- ntZ djk;k Fkk ftlesa ,Q-vkbZ-vkj- uaŒ 111@13 fdrk dh tkdj is'k U;k;ky; Jheku~ lh-ts- ¼ts-Mh-½ ts-,e- lk0 Fkkuk xkth esa is'k dh tk pqdh gSA eqdnek eqLrxhl jkes'oj n;ky o vizkFkhZ ueZnk nsoh dk U;k;ky; Jheku~ ,-Mh-ts- uaŒ 2 vyoj esa ;FkkfLFkfr dk nkok py jgk ftlesa U;k;ky; Jheku~ us ueZnk nsoh ds i{k esa QSlyk fn;k gqvk gS ftlds lEcU/k esa eqdnek eqLrxhl jkes'oj n;ky us Jheku~ gkbZdksVZ t;iqj esa eqLrxhl jkes'oj n;ky ds i{k esa ;Fkk fLFkfr dk vkns'k tkjh gks pqdh gSA bl tehu dk U;k;ky; Jheku~ ,-Mh-ts- uaŒ 2 vyoj esa VkbZVy dk nkok fopkjk/khu py jgk gS tks flfoy uspj dk ekeyk gksuk ik;k x;k gSA vr% eqdnek gktk esa ,Q-vkbZ-vkj- uaŒ 250@14 vne odw flfoy uspj fnukad 22-12-2014 esa fdrk dj okLrs Lohd`fr U;k;ky; Jheku~ dh lsok esa is'k gSA** 5. As per the investigating officer, the said FR is pending before the concerned court. 6. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the first FIR No. 118/2014 has resulted into negative final report. Thereafter, on the same facts, the respondent No. 2 - complainant has lodged second FIR against the petitioners, who are already accused in the first FIR, therefore, second FIR is not maintainable. 6. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the first FIR No. 118/2014 has resulted into negative final report. Thereafter, on the same facts, the respondent No. 2 - complainant has lodged second FIR against the petitioners, who are already accused in the first FIR, therefore, second FIR is not maintainable. The learned counsel relied upon the judgments delivered in the cases of T.T. Antony v. State of Kerala and Others, (2001) 6 SCC 181 and Babu bhai v. State of Gujarat and Others, (2010) 12 SCC 254 . 7. The Investigating Officer Shri Sachin Sharma, SHO, PS Thanagazi, Alwar is present in person and submitted factual report, which is taken on record. 8. The learned Public Prosecutor submitted that since at the time of first FIR No. 118/2014, civil suit was pending between the parties before the learned ADJ No. 2, Alwar therefore, negative final report was submitted but now offences under Section 420, 467 and 120-B IPC have been made out against the petitioners, therefore, this petition may be dismissed. 9. Learned counsel for the respondent No. 2 also supported the arguments advanced by the learned Public Prosecutor. 10. I have considered that rival submissions made at the Bar. 11. 9. Learned counsel for the respondent No. 2 also supported the arguments advanced by the learned Public Prosecutor. 10. I have considered that rival submissions made at the Bar. 11. In the matter of T.T. Antony (supra), the Hon'ble Supreme Court observed that there can be no second FIR and no fresh investigation on receipt of every subsequent information in respect of the same cognisable offence or same occurrence giving rise to one or more cognisable offences which is first entered in station house diary by officer in charge of the police station can be regarded as FIR under Section 154 Criminal Procedure Code All such subsequent informations will be covered by Section 162 Cr.P.C. Officer in charge of the police station has to investigatge not merely the cognisable offence reported in the FIR but also other connected offences found to have been committed in the course of the same transaction or the same occurrence and file one or more reports as provided in Section 173 Cr.P.C. Even if after conclusion of the investigation pursuant to filing of the FIR and submission of report under Section 173(2) Cr.P.C. the officer in charge of the police station comes across any further information pertaining to the same incident, he can make further investigation, normally with the leave of the court and forward the further evidence, if any collected, with further report or reports under Section 173(8) Cr.P.C. 12. In the matter of Babubhai (supra), the Hon'ble Supreme Court again observed that subsequent to registration of an FIR, any further complaint in connection with the same or connected offence relating to the same incident or incidents which report of the same transaction, is not permissible. 13. Here, in the case in hand, the facts regarding the incident pertaining to FIR No. 66/2015 (Annex. 1) have already been reported in FIR No. 118/2014. Therefore, the subsequent FIR No. 66/2015 is not maintainable in view of the aforesaid pronouncements of the Hon'ble Supreme Court. 14. In view of the above, this petition deserves to be allowed and is hereby allowed. The FIR No. 66/2015, registered at P.S. Thanagazi, Alwar is quashed being a subsequent FIR. 15. However, the Investigating Officer will have liberty to submit subsequent material before the Magistrate concerned after seeking leave of the concerned court.