JUDGMENT : (Bhuwan Goyal, J.) 1- vihykFkhZ jktLFkku ljdkj }kjk gLrxr vihy varxZr /kkjk 378(i)(iii) n-iaz-la- ds rgr fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; vij ftyk ,oa ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k] Øe&2] fd'kuxढ+ckl] vyoj }kjk ls'ku izdj.k la[;k 5@1998] muokuh izdj.k jkT; ljdkj cuke Qk:+[k esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 06-11-1998 ftlds }kjk fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk izR;FkhZ&vfHkqDr Qk:[k dks vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 302 Hkk-na-la- ds vkjksi esa nks"keqDr fd;k x;k gS] ds fo:) izLrqr dh xbZ gSA 2- la{ksi esa izdj.k ds rF; bl izdkj ls gSa fd ifjoknh egewn [kkW ¼ih-M-&1½ us fnukad 01-01-1998 dks ,d fyf[kr fjiksVZ ¼izn'kZ ih-&1½ Fkkuk fHkokMh ij bl vk'k; dh is'k dh fd fnukad 01-01-1998 dks lqcg djhc 3-00 ;k 4-00 cts mlds yM+ds Qk:[k [kkW us viuh vkSjr [kq'khZnu dh xyk ?kksaVdj gR;k dj nh gS] mls lqcg ekywe gksus ij og vkSj xkao ds eqf[k;k o iapx.kksa dks cqyk dj Fkkuk fHkokMh ij fjiksVZ nsus vk;k gS] e`R;q dk dksbZ ekywe ugha fdl dkj.k dh gS----bR;kfnA 3- mDr fjiksVZ ds vk/kkj ij iqfyl Fkkuk fHkokMh] ftyk vyoj esa izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 01@1998 ¼izn'kZ ih-&2½ vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 302 Hkk-na-la- esa ntZ dj vuqla/kku izkjaHk fd;k x;kA ckn vuqla/kku izR;FkhZ&vfHkqDr Qk:[k ds fo:) /kkjk 302 Hkk-na-la- esa vkjksi i= fo}ku U;k;ky; U;kf;d eftLVsªV] izFke oxZ] frtkjk] ftyk vyoj esa izLrqr fd;k x;k] ftl ij fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk izlaKku fy;k tkdj ekeyk ls'ku U;k;ky; }kjk fopkj.kh; gksus ls U;k;ky; vij ftyk ,oa ls’ku U;k;k/kh’k] fd'kux&#2338ckl dks dfeV fd;k x;k rFkk blds i'pkr~ U;k;ky; ftyk ,oa lS'ku U;k;k/kh'k] vyoj ds vkns'k ls gLrxr izdj.k U;k;ky; fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; vij ftyk ,oa ls’ku U;k;k/kh’k] Øe&2] fd'kux&#2338ckl] ftyk vyoj dks fopkj.k gsrq izkIr gqvkA4- fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr Qk:[k ds fo:) /kkjk 302 Hkk-na-l- esa n.Muh; vijk/k dk vkjksi fojfpr dj lquk;k o le>k;k x;k rks izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr 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-M-&11 ds c;ku ys[kc) djok;s x;s rFkk ekSf[kd lk{; ds leFkZu esa nLrkostkr izn'kZ ih&1 yxk;r izn'kZ ih&18, is'k dj iznf'kZr djok;s x;sA5- rRi'pkr~ fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk vfHk;qDr dks /kkjk 313 na-iz-la- ds rgr ijhf{kr fd;k x;k] ftlesa vfHk;qDr us xokgku }kjk mlds fo:) nh xbZ lk{; jaft'ko'k nsuk crk;k ,oa lk{; lQkbZ is'k ugha djuk tkfgj fd;k] ijUrq izys[kh; lk{; esa nLrkostkr izn'kZ Mh-&1 o izn'kZ Mh-&2 is'k dj iznf'kZr djok;s x;sA6- fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk rRi'pkr mHk;i{kksa dks lquk tkdj vkykSP; fu.kZ; fnukad 06-11-1998 }kjk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr Qk:[k dks vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 302 Hkk-na-la- ds vkjksi ls nks"keqDr fd;k x;k] ftlls O;fFkr gksdj vihykFkhZ jkT; ljdkj }kjk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks mDr vijk/k esa nf.Mr djus gsrq gLrxr vihy izLrqr dh xbZ gSA7- izLrqr ekeys esa gekjs le{k izeq[k :i ls fopkj.kh; fcUnw ;g gS fd&<UL>1- vk;k fnukad 01-01-1998 dks lqcg djhc 3-00&4-00 cts ;k mlds yxHkx ekStk mn;iqj esa izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr Qk:[k us vius edku esa lvk'k; viuh iRuh [kq'khZnu dh xyk ?kksaV dj gR;k dkfjr dh gS\2- vk;k fo}ku fopkj.kh; U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; 06-11-1998 fof/k lEer ugha gksus ls vikLr fd;s tkus ;ksX; gS\</UL>8- fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dk nkSjkus cgl ;g dFku gS fd gLrxr izdj.k esa ?kVuk dh jkr dks izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk e`rdk tks fd mldh iRuh gS mlds lkFk gksuk izekf.kr gqvk gS] fdUrq mlds }kjk mldh e`R;q ds dkj.k ds ckjs esa dksbZ Li"Vhdj.k izLrqr ugha fd;k x;k gS] ftlls mi/kkj.kk ds vk/kkj ij ,d fjiksVZ izn'kZ ih-&8 ds vk/kkj ij mlh ds }kjk mldh e`R;q dkfjr djuk izekf.kr gksrk gS] mudk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd i=koyh ij miyC/k vU; lk{; ls Hkh izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr }kjk vijk/k dkfjr djuk izekf.kr gqvk gS] fdUrq fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us vfHk;kstu i{k }kjk izLrqr lk{; dk lexzrk ,oa lw{erk ls foospu fd, fcuk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks vkjksfir vijk/k ls nks"keqDr djus esa] xEHkhj ,oa rkfRod =qfV dh gS] ftlls vkykSP; vkns'k fnukad 06-11-1998 fof/k lEer ugha gksus ls vikLr fd, tkus ;ksX; gS] vr% vihy jkT; ljdkj Lohdkj djrs gq, izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks vkjksfir vijk/k esa nks"kfl) dj nf.Mr fd;k tkosA9- fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd us viuh cgl ds leFkZu esa fuEufyf[kr U;kf;d n`"Vkar is'k fd,%&<UL>1. Bhole & Ors. Vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh (Criminal Appeal Nos. 889-890 of 2012) Decided on 16th August, 20232. Wazir Khan Vs. State of Uttarakhand (Criminal Appeal Nos. 1922-1923/2017), Decided on 2nd August, 20233. Rajesh Yadav & Anr. Etc. Vs. State of U.P.(Criminal Appeal Nos. Bhole & Ors. Vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh (Criminal Appeal Nos. 889-890 of 2012) Decided on 16th August, 20232. Wazir Khan Vs. State of Uttarakhand (Criminal Appeal Nos. 1922-1923/2017), Decided on 2nd August, 20233. Rajesh Yadav & Anr. Etc. Vs. State of U.P.(Criminal Appeal Nos. 339-340 of 2014)Decided on 4th February, 2022</UL>10- fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk nkSjkus cgl dFku gS fd gLrxr izdj.k esa fdlh Hkh lk{kh us izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks ?kVuk dkfjr djrs ns[kuk vFkok ?kVuk ds fnu lkFk gksuk dFku ugha fd;k gS] mudk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd izLrqr ekeyk ifjfLFkfrtU; lk{; ij vk/kkfjr gS] mudk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd ifjfLFkfrtU; lk{; ds ekeyksa esa gsrqd vko';d rRo gS] fdUrq vfHk;kstu i{k us e`R;q dkfjr djus ds gsrqd (Motive) dks Hkh izekf.kr ugha djok;k gS] mudk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd izdj.k esa vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh fopkj.k U;k;ky; esa ijhf{kr ugha gqvk gS] ftlls vuqla/kku dk;Zokgh ,oa cjkenxh dk;Zokgh izekf.kr ugha gqbZ gSA 11- fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd izLrqr ekeys esa ifjoknh o vU; Lora= xokgku i{knzksgh ?kksf"kr gq, gSa] xokg ih-M-&2 mej eksgEen ,oa xokg ih-M-&10 ljnkj [kkW ?kVuk ds p'enhn lk{kh ugha gSa] ftlls vfHk;kstu dgkuh lansg ls ijs fl) ugha gqbZ gS ,oa izLrqr lk{; ls ifjfLFkfr;ksa dh lHkh dfM+;ksa dh pSu Hkh ugha cu ikbZ gS] mudk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds vkns'k fnukad 06-11-1998 esa fdlh izdkj dh fof/kd ,oa rF;kRed =qfV ugha gS rFkk mDr vkns'k fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk i=koyh ij miyC/k leLr lk{; dk xgurk o lw{erk ls fo'ys"k.k dj ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] vr% vihy] vihykFkhZ&jkT; ljdkj vLohdkj dj [kkfjt dh tkosA12- geusa izLrqr fopkj.kh; fcUnq ds lanHkZ esa i=koyh ,oa izLrqr U;kf;d n`"Vkarksa dk e; fjdkWMZ lEekuiwoZd voyksdu fd;k ,oa mHk;i{kksa ds rdksZa ij xaHkhjrkiwoZd euu fd;kA13- gLrxr izdj.k esa nkSjkus cgl ;g Lohd`r rF; gS fd ?kVuk ds lanHkZ esa dksbZ p'enhn lk{kh ugha gS ,oa izdj.k iw.kZr;k ifjfLFkfrtU; lk{; ij vk/kkfjr gSA14- 'kjn fcjnhpUn lkjnk cuke egkjk"Vª jkT; <a href='00100020199'>AIR 1984 SC 1622</a> esa ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; us ifjfLFkfrtU; lk{; ds ekeys esa fdlh vkjksih ds f[kykQ ekeys dks lkfcr djus gsrq fuEu ikap 'krksZa dk iwjk gksuk vko';d crk;k gS%&<UL>¼1½ ftu ifjfLFkfr;ksa ls vijk/k dk fu"d"kZ fudkyk tkuk gS] mUgsa izdj.k esa iwjh rjg ls LFkkfir fd;k x;k gks(¼2½ bl izdkj LFkkfir rF; dsoy vfHk;qDr ds vijk/k dh ifjdYiuk ds vuq:i gksus pkfg,( vFkkZr~ mUgsa fdlh vU; ifjdYiuk ij Li"Vhdj.k ugha fn;k tkuk pkfg,] flok; blds dh vfHk;qDr nks"kh gS(¼3½ ifjfLFkfr;ka fu.kkZ;d i)fr ,oa izd`fr dh gksuh pkfg,(¼4½ mUgsa fl) dh tkus okyh ifjdYiuk dks NksM+dj gj lEHkkfor ifjdYiuk dks ckgj dj nsuk pkfg,(¼5½ lk{;ksa dh J`a[kyk bruh iw.kZ gksuh pkfg, fd vfHk;qDr dh csxqukgh ds vuq:i fu"d"kZ ds fy, dksbZ mfpr vk/kkj uk NwVs vkSj ;g n'kkZ;k tkos fd lHkh ekuoh; lEHkkoukvksa esa dk;Z vfHk;qDr }kjk fd;k x;k gksxk(</UL>15- ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; ds }kjk mDr U;kf;d n`"Vkar esa izfrikfnr fl)karksa ds ifjizs{; esa ;fn i=koyh ij miyC/k lk{; dk voyksdu djsa rks xokg ih-M-&1 egewn tks fd ifjoknh gksus ls lokZf/kd egRoiw.kZ lk{kh gS] fdUrq og vfHk;kstu i{k dh izkFkZuk ij i{knzksgh ?kksf"kr gqvk gS rFkk mlus vius c;kuksa esa vfHk;kstu dgkuh ,oa fopkj.kh; fcUnw dh iqf"V ugha dh gSA16- xokg ih-M-&1 egewn }kjk viuh eq[; ijh{kk esa ;g [TRUNCATED] Bhole & Ors. Vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh(Criminal Appeal Nos. 889-890 of 2012)Decided on 16th August, 20232. Wazir Khan Vs. State of Uttarakhand(Criminal Appeal Nos. 1922-1923/2017)Decided on 2nd August, 20233. Rajesh Yadav & Anr. Etc. Vs. State of U.P.(Criminal Appeal Nos. Bhole & Ors. Vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh(Criminal Appeal Nos. 889-890 of 2012)Decided on 16th August, 20232. Wazir Khan Vs. State of Uttarakhand(Criminal Appeal Nos. 1922-1923/2017)Decided on 2nd August, 20233. Rajesh Yadav & Anr. Etc. Vs. State of U.P.(Criminal Appeal Nos. 339-340 of 2014)Decided on 4th February, 2022</UL> 31- geus izLrqr U;kf;d n`"Vkarksa dk lEekuiwoZd voyksdu dj] muls mfpr ekxZn'kZu izkIr fd;k ,oa fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd ds rdksZa ij euu fd;k] fdUrq izFke rks izLrqr U;kf;d n`"Vkarksa ds rF; gLrxr izdj.k ds rF;ksa ls fHkUu gksus ds dkj.k gLrxr izdj.k ij pLik ugha gksrs gSa] lkFk gh ge fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd }kjk izLrqr rdksZa ls Hkh fl)kar :i ls lger ugha gS] D;ksafd gLrxr izdj.k esa izFke rks fdlh Hkh lk{kh us ?kVuk ds fnu izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk e`rdk ds lkFk gksuk dFku ugha fd;k gS] cfYd xokg ih-M-&6 eq0 tehyk }kjk viuh eq[; ijh{kk esa Li"V :i ls ?kVuk dh jkr [kq'khZnu o Qk:[k dk ,d txg ugha lksuk dFku fd;k x;k gS] ftlls vfHk;kstu i{k dh vksj ls dksbZ iqu% ijh{k.k Hkh ugha fd;k x;k gS] i=koyh ij vfHk;kstu i{k dh vksj ls izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr ds e`rdk ds lkFk ?kVuk dh jkr gksus ds lanHkZ esa dksbZ nLrkosth lk{; Hkh izLrqr ugha gqbZ gS] ftlls Hkh gLrxr izdj.k esa ?kVuk dh jkr izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk e`rdk ds lkFk gksus ckcr~ vfHk;kstu dgkuh dh iqf"V ugha gks ik;h gS] lkFk gh vfHk;kstu i{k }kjk nkSjkus cgl izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk mldh iRuh dh gR;k ds ihNs D;k vk'k; ,oa mÌs'; Fkk mldks Hkh Li"V ugha fd;k x;k gS] ,sls esa gekjh fouez jk; esa ek= izR;FkhZ&vfHk;qDr ds e`rdk dk ifr gksus ls rFkk mlds }kjk vius c;ku eqyfte esa Li"Vhdj.k ugha fn;s tkus ls mls gekjh fouez jk; esa nks"kfLk) ugha fd;k tk ldrk gS] D;ksafd ;g fof/k dk lqizfrikfnr fl)kar gS fd 'kd fdruk Hkh xgjk gks og lk{; dk LFkku ugha ys ldrk gS] blh izdkj tgka rd fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd ds izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ izn'kZ ih-&1 ds izekf.kr gksus dk laca/k gS rks og Hkh izdj.k esa lansg ls ijs fl) ugha gqbZ gS] D;ksafd xokg ih-M-&1 egewn ftlds }kjk fjiksVZ izn'kZ ih-&1 ntZ djok;h xbZ gS] mlus viuh eq[; ijh{kk esa Li"V :Ik ls mlds }kjk fjiksVZ ntZ ugha djkuk dFku fd;k x;k gS rFkk viuh izfrijh{kk esa mldk vui&#2338+ gksuk Lohdkj fd;k gS ,oa gLrk{kj djuk tkuuk dFku djrs gq, izn'kZ ih-&1 dk lh ls Mh Hkkx ^^vkt ---------------- Lohdkj djsa**] mlds }kjk ugha fy[kokuk rFkk Fkkus ij mlds dksjs dkxt ij gLrk{kj djokuk dFku fd;k gS] ftlls vfHk;kstu i{k dh vksj ls bl lanHkZ esa dksbZ iqu% ijh{k.k ugha fd;k x;k gS ,oa izdj.k esa j?kqjkt flag ftlds le{k mDr fjiksVZ izLrqr gksuk crk;k x;k gS ,oa ftlds }kjk pkd ,Q-vkbZ-vkj- izn'kZ ih-&2 mDr fjiksVZ ds vk/kkj ij ntZ dh xbZ gS og Hkh U;k;ky; esa ijhf{kr ugha gqvk gS] ftlls gekjh fouez jk; esa fjiksVZ izn'kZ ih-&1 esa vafdr rF;ksa dh fo'oluh;rk gLrxr izdj.k esa ;qfDr;qDr lansg ls ijs fl) ugha gks ikbZ gSA32- vfHk;kstu i{k dk ifjfLFkfrtU; lk{; ds ekeyksa esa ;g iqfur nkf;Ro gksrk gS fd og izdj.k esa] vfHk;qDr dks vkjksfir vijk/k ls tksM+us ds fy, izR;sd dM+h dks ;qfDr;qDr lansg ls ijs fl) djs ,oa mDr lHkh dfM+;ksa dh J`a[kyk bruh etcwr gks fd muesa lansg dh yS'kek= Hkh xqatkbZ'k uk jgs] ijUrq i=koyh ij tks lkexzh ,oa lk{; vfHk;kstu i{k dh vksj ls izLrqr dh xbZ gS] muesa vfHk;kstu i{k dh vksj ls izLrqr leLr dfM+;ka VwVh gqbZ] fc[kjh gqbZ ,oa vleku gS] tks gekjh fouez jk; esa vfHk;qDr dks vkjksfir vijk/k ls ugha tksM+rh gSa] vkijkf/kd fof/k dk ;g Hkh lqizfrikfnr fl)kar gS fd vfHk;kstu i{k dks viuk ekeyk lansg ls ijs lkfcr djuk pkfg,] gLrxr izdj.k esa vfHk;kstu i{k }kjk izLrqr ekSf[kd ,oa nLrkosth lk{; esa Hkh xEHkhj izd`fr dk lkjHkwr fojks/kkHkkl gS] tks vfHk;kstu dgkuh esa lansg dks tUe nsrk gS ,oa tgka lansg gks] ogka fof/k ds loZekU; fl)kar ds vuqlkj mldk ykHk vfHk;qDr dks fn;k tkuk pkfg,] vr% 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 06-11-1998 esa dksbZ fof/kd o rkfRod =qfV ugha gS ,oa og iqf"V fd;s tkus ;ksX; gS ,oa vihy] vihykFkhZ&jktLFkku ljdkj [kkfjt fd, tkus ;ksX; gSA33- 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 ftyk ,oa ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k] Øe&2] fd'kux&#2338ckl] vyoj }kjk ls'ku izdj.k la[;k 5@1998] muokuh izdj.k jkT; ljdkj cuke Qk:+[k esa ikfjr fu.kZ; fnukad 06-11-1998 dh iqf"V dh tkrh gSA34- 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<hr color=rgb(84,0,168)></body></html>

State of Rajasthan through PP. v. Farooq, Son of Mahmood