JUDGMENT Shekhar Kumar Yadav, J. vkosnu i= vUrxZr/kkjk 482 la[;k 33816 o"kZ 2022] vkosnd fo'kky ukscy flag ,oa vkosnu i= vUrxZr/kkjk 482 la[;k 33242 o"kZ 2022] vkosnd fouksn fcgkjh yky dh vksj ls nkf.Md okn la[;k 16760 o"kZ 2017 ¼jkT; izfr fc'ki ihVj cYnso ,oa vU;½] eqdnek vijk/k la[;k 476 o"kZ 2017] vUrxZr/kkjk 406] 419] 420] 467] 468] 471 ,oa 120ch0] Hkk0 na0 la0] Fkkuk flfoy ykbUl] ftyk bykgkckn esa nkf[ky vkjksi i= fnukafdr 4&10&2017 ,oa mDr okn esa fo}ku eq[; U;kf;d eftLVsªV] bykgkckn }kjk ikfjr izlaKku vkns'k fnukad 21&9&2022 rFkk mDr okn dh lEiw.kZ dk;Zokgh dks fujLr djus gsrq ;ksftr fd;k x;k gSA 2.- pw¡fd nksuks okn ,d gh vijk/k la[;k ,d gh nkf.Md okn ls lEcfU/kr gS] vr,o mDr nksuks oknksa dks lesfdr djrs gq, ,d lkFk fuLrkfjr fd;s tk jgs gSaA 3.- la{ksi esa rF; bl izdkj gS fd oknh eqdnek fnokdj ukFk f=ikBh us fnukad 9&8&2017 dks Fkkuk flfoy ykbUl ftyk bykgkckn esa ,d izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ bl vk'k; dh ntZ djk;h fd fc'ki tkulu Ldwy ,oa dkyst] egkRek xka/kh ekxZ] flfoy ykbUl] vkbZ0 lh0 ,l0 bZ0 ls ekU;rk izkIr vaxzsth ek/;e dk b.VjehfM,V dkyst gS tks Mk;kslsfl,u ,twds'ku cksMZ fn Mk;ksfll vkQ y[kuA uked lkslk;Vh ls lapkfyr gksrk gSA Mk;ksfll vkQ y[kuA ppZ vkQ ukFkZ bf.M;k ds v/khu dk;Z djrh gSA ppZ vkQ ukFkZ bf.M;k ds lfpo] ,Yoku elhg] fc'ki ihVj cYnso] Mh0 vkbZ0 ch0 ds rFkkdfFkr lfpo fouksn ch0 yky] Mk;ksfll ds lfpo jkts'k tkstQ] 'kf'k izdk'k ,oa MsfoM nRrk rFkk vU; Mh0 vkbZ0 ch0 ds inkf/kdkfj;ksa ds lkFk feyh Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:17238 Hkxr djds fo|ky; ds iz/kkukpk;Z fo'kky flag ,oa Jherh ;kstuk yky us lkft'k djds dwVjfpr izi=ksa ,oa nLrkostksa dks rS;kj djds fc'ki tkulu dkyst flfoy ykbUl ds ekU;rk ij gh fc'ki tkulu xYlZ foax dVjk dk fo|ky; QthZ rjhds ls lapkfyr djds ,oa voS/k rjhds ls Jherh ;kstuk yky dks xYlZ foax dk iz/kkukpk;Z cukdj gtkjksa Nk=kvksa ds Hkfo"; ds lkFk f[kyokM djrs gq, mudh Qhl ds :i;ksa dks fudkydj vkil esa ckaV dj xcu dj jgs gSaA mijksDr yksxksa us Nk=ksa ds Qhl ¼ifCyd euh½ ls vc rd yxHkx 13 djksM :i;s dk xcu dj fy;k gSA xkSjryc gS fd vkbZ0 lh0 ,l0 bZ0 cksMZ ls ekU;rk izkIr dksbZ Hkh fo|ky; viuh 'kk[kk ugha [kksy ldrk gSA tc fd fc'ki tkulu xYlZ foax ekU;rk izkIr fo|ky; ugha gSA mDr rF; ftyk fo|ky; fujh{kd ,oa ftyk csfld f'k{kk vf/kdkjh bykgkckn dh tkap fjiksVZ ls Hkh izekf.kr gks jgh gSA 4.- mDr izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ds vk/kkj ij vfHk;qDr.k ds fo:}/kkjk 406] 419] 420] 467] 468] 471 ,oa 120ch0] Hkk0na0la0 ds vUrxZr Fkkus ij eqdnek itahd'r fd;k x;kA 5.- vkosnd ds fo}ku vf/koDrk }kjk dFku fd;k x;k fd vkosndx.k funksZ"k gS mUgsa iz'uxr izdj.k esa >waBk Qlk;k x;k gSA f'kdk;rdrkZ }kjk mijksDr izFke lwpuk jktuhfr ls izsfjr gksdj fo|ky; ,oa fo|ky; esa dk;Zjr O;fDr;ksa dh Nfo dks lekt esa/kwfey djus ,oa cnuke djus dh fu;r ls vk/kkjghu] cscqfu;kn izkFkfedh ntZ djk;h x;h gSA fo|ky; ,d vYila[;d leqnk; dk fo|ky; gS tks lafo/kku dh/kkjk 30 ¼1½ ls lajf{kr gS vkSj laLFkku }kjk u rks/kks[kk/kMh dh x;h vkSj u gh dksbZ xcu fd;k x;k gSA vkosndx.k }kjk dksbZ vijk/k dkfjr ugha fd;k x;k gSA foospukf/kdkjh }kjk tks vfHkys[k vkosndx.k ls ekaxs x;s gS] mudks vkosndx.k }kjk foospukf/kdkjh dks miyC/k djk;k x;k gSA 6.- foospukf/kdkjh }kjk mi;qZDr fo"k;d ds lEca/k esa ftyk fo|ky; fujh{kd] bykgkckn ls vk[;k vkgwr dh x;h] ftlds dze esa ftyk fo|ky; fujh{kd us vk[;k izsf"kr fd;k fd Jh fot; yfyr yky fuoklh MkaMh uSuh] bykgkckn us f'kdk;r dh gS fd fc'ki tkulu Ldwy ,oa dkyst xYlZ foax jksM dpgjh] bykgkckn ;wbax fdf'p;u ifCyd Ldwy twfu;j czkap] dVjk bykgkckn dbZ o"kksZ ls fcuk ekU;rk ds Ldwy ulZjh ls d{kk ckjgoha rd py jgk gS tks fd xSj dkuwuh gS vkSj Nk=@Nk=kvksa ds tku vkSj Hkfo"; ds lkFk f[kyokM gSA Ldwy dk Hkou ekud vuqlkj ugha gSA Ldwy Hkou ttZj gkyr esa gS] dHkh Hkh fxj ldrk gSA bykgkckn fodkl izkf/kdj.k ls vuqefr cxSj py jgs gSa] [TRUNCATED] - izLrj 27 esa ;g Hkh vo/kkfjr fd;k x;k gS fd ekSfyd vf/kdkjksa ds lEca/k esa ,d vYila[;d 'kSf{kd laLFkku }kjk fdl gn rd vf/kdkj dk nkok fd;k tk ldrk gSA Hkkjrh; lafo/kku ds vuqPNsn 30 ¼1½ vYila[;dksa dks mudh ilUn ds f'k{k.k laLFkku LFkkfir djus vkSj pykus ds vf/kdkjksa dh j{kk djrk gS A ;g vfuok;Z :i ls vYila[;dksa ds chp lqj{kk dh Hkkouk iSnk djus dk vf/kdkj gS vkSj ,d ?kks"k.kk gS fd mUgsa gj rjg ls cgqla[;dks ds cjkcj ekuk tk;sxkA vYila[;d laLFkkuksa ds ikl ,slk dksbZ mPp vf/kdkj ugha gS] ftldk os lafo/kku ds lanHkZ esa nwljks ds vf/kdkjksa ls bdakj djus dk nkok dj ldsaA vf/kdkj] tSlk fd vuqPNsn 30 ¼1½ ds rgr xkj.Vhd'r gS] vYila[;d fLFkfr dh laLd'fr] lekftd igpku vkfn dh fof'k"V izd'fr ds pfj= dks cuk;s j[kus ds vf/kdkj dh j{kk djuk gSA bl izdkj] mUgas laLFkk dh LFkkiuk vkSj iz'kklu djus dh vuqefr nsus ds fy, fo'ks"k izko/kku iznku fd;k tkrk gS rkfd ;g viuh igpku vkSj pfj= dks cuk;s j[ksa vkSj fdlh Hkh vYila[;d dks ;g vf/kdkj ugha gS fd og viuh igpku dh j{kk ds fy, mUgsa nwljs ds vf/kdkjksa dks jkSanus dk vf/kdkj gS] tSlk fd vuqPNsn 30 ¼1½ esa of.kZr gSA lafo/kku ds rgr ifjdfYir lqj{kk 'kS{kf.kd laLFkku ds vYila[;d pfj= dh j{kk djuk gSA blfy,] tc ,sls laLFkkuksa }kjk nwljksa ds vf/kdkjksa ls badkj fd;k tkrk gS] ;g fof/k laxr ugha gSA ;kfpdk la[;k 4511 o"kZ 2015] ch0 eatqyk cuke fMfLVª byhfesaVjh ,twds'ku vkfQlj ftyk foYywiqje] ds ekeys esa izLrj 37 Eksa enzkl mPp U;k;ky; }kjk ;g dgk x;k fd ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; us o"kksZ ls ns'k Hkj ds fofHkUu mPp U;k;ky;ksa esa ,d lqlaxr n'f"Vdks.k viuk;k gS fd 'kSf{kd laLFkkuksa dks jk"Vªh; fgr esa ,d leku U;wure 'kS{kf.kd ;ksX;rk fu/kkZfjr djuh gksxh] pkgs laLFkku cgqer ls pyk;k tk jgk gks ;k vYila[;dA Hkkjr ds lafo/kku ds vuqPNsn 190 ¼1½ ¼th½ ds rgr dksbZ Hkh vf/kdkj mlds [k.M 6 ds lanHkZ esa mfpr izfrca/k ds v/khu gSA vuqPNsn ds [k.M 1 ds rgr vf/kdkj iw.kZ ugha gS] ysfdu mfpr izfrca/kksa ds v/khu gS] tks vU; ckrksa ds lkFk&lkFk gekjs egku jk"Vª ds tufgr vkSj jk"Vªh; fgr dks/;ku esa j[krs gq, cuk;s tk ldrs gSA ;g dgus dh vko';drk ugha gS fd Hkkjr ds lafo/kku ds v/;k; 3 ds rgr dHkh Hkh ekSfyd vf/kdkj iw.kZ ugha gS] cfYd mfpr izfrca/k ds v/khu gS] ftls laoS/kkfud n'kZu vkSj yksdkpkj dh dlkSVh ij ij[kk tkuk pkfg,A jkT; dk fodkl jkT; esa 'kSf{kd ekudksa ij fuHkZj djrk gSA 'kSf{kd ekudksa ij dksbZ le>kSrk ugha fd;k tk ldrk gSA vYila[;d vf/kdkj dh vkM esa dksbZ Hkh vYila[;d laLFkku f'k{kd ;ksX;rk ijh{kk dh vfuok;Z ;ksX;rk mRrh.kZ djus ls NwV dk nkok ugha djrk gSA mDr fu.kZ; ds izLrj 39 esa ;g dgk x;k gS fd jQhd cuke izc a/k lfefr] dksaVkbZ jgekfu;k enjlk vkSj vU; esa ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; us fuEukuqlkj dFku fd;k gS fd vuqPNsn 30 ¼1½ vYila[;dksa dks nks vf/kdkj nsrk gS ¼1½ viuh ilUn ds f'k{k.k laLFkku LFkkfir djus dk vkSj ¼2½ iz'kklu djus dkA iz'kklu ds vf/kdkj esa Li"V :i ls dq'kklu dk vf/kdkj 'kkfey ugha gks ldrk gSA vYila[;d fuf'pr :i ls vLokLFkdj ifjos'k esa muds }kjk pyk;s tk jgs fdlh 'kS{kf.kd laLFkku ds fy, lgk;rk ;k ekU;rk ugha ekax ldrs gS] fcuk fdlh l{ke f'k{kdks ds] ;ksX;rk dh dksbZ >yd ugha j[krs gS] vkSj tks f'k{k.k ds mfpr Lrj dks Hkh cuk;s ugha j[krs gS ;k tks dY;k.k ds fo/oald ekeyks dks i< krs gS fo}kuks dh bldk dkj.k ;g gS fd viuh ilan ds 'kS{kf.kd laLFkku dks lapkfyr djus dk laoS/kkfud vf/kdkj t:jh ugh fd jkT; ds bl nkos ds f[kykQ gks fd lgk;rk nsus ds fy, jkT; laLFkkuksa dh mRd'"Vrk lqfuf'pr djus ds fy, mfpr fofu;eksa dks fu/kkZfjr dj ldrk gSA vkxs ;g Hkh dgk x;k gS fd vuqPNsn 30 ds rgr vYila[;dksa dks fn;k x;k vf/kdkj dsoy cgqer ds lkFk lekurk lqfuf'pr djus ds fy, gS vkSj vYila[;dksa ds i{k esa dksbZ mYVk HksnHkko ugha gSA jk"Vªfgr] jk"Vªh; lqj{kk] lekt dY;k.k] tufgr] uSfrdrk] LokLFk;] LoPNrk] vkfn dk mYya?ku vuqPNsn 30 ¼1½ dk vf/kdkj izkIr ugha gSA mDr fu.kZ; esa ;g dgk x;k gS fd lgk;rk izkIr laLFkku ;k rks/keZfujis{k f'k{kk ;k O;olkf;d f'k{kk esa funsZ'k nsrs gS rFkk ;g mfYyf[kr gS fd vuqPNsn 30 esa fufgr ekSfyd vf/kdkj lafo/kku ds Hkkx 3 esa fufgr ekSfyd vf/kdkjksa dh rqyuk esa vf/kd izHkkoh vkSj O;kid gSA gkykafd bldk eryc ;g ugha gS fd jkT; iwjh rjg ls vYila[;d laLFkkuksa ds dkedkt dks fofu;fer djus vkSj f'k{kk ds ekudks esa lq/kkj cukus ds vf/kdkj ls iwjh rjgh ls oafpr gS rkfd 'kSf{kd ekudks esa mRd'"Vrk vkSj n{krk gkfly dh tk lds ysfdu jkT; }kjk ;g ns[kus ds fy, lko/kkuh cjruh pkfg, fd fu;ked mik;ksa dks ikfjr djus esa ;g viuh lhekvksa dks ikj ugha djrk gS rkfd lEcfU/kr laLFkkuksa ds izca/ku ds vkarfjd iz'kklu esa gLrk{ksi fd;k tk ldsA vUr esa fo}ku vij 'kkldh; vf/koDrk }kjk dFku fd;k x;k fd vfHkys[kksa ,oa c;kuksa ds vk/kkj ij foospukf/kdkjh }kjk vfHk;qDrksa ds fo:} vkjksi i= U;k;ky; izsf"kr fd;k x;k gSA 17. - ,0 vkbZ0 vkj0 2021 ,llh-1918] esllZ fugkfjdk baQzkLVDpj izk0 fy0 izfr jkT; egkjk"Vª ,oa vU; rFkk nkf.Md vihy la[;k 675 o"kZ 2019] (Arising out of S.L.P.(Crl.) No.1151 of 2018), ¼eks0 vykm}hu [kkau izfr fcgkj jkT; o vU;½ fuf.kZr fnuakd 15 vizSy] 2019 esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk ckj&ckj bl ckr ij Hkh izdk'k Mkyk x;k gS fd vkjksi i= ds pj.k esa rF;kRed iwNrkaN vkSj cpko lk{; dk vkdyu/kkjk 482 n0 iz0 la0 ds rgr tkap ds nk;js ls ckgj gSA izd'fr esa rF;kRed gksus ds vkjksi dsoy lcwr ds v/khu r; fd;s tk ldrs gSaA LFkkfir dkuwuh izLrko ds en-nsutj] lk{; ds vHkko esa bl le; vkjksiksa dh lR;rk ds ckjs esa dksbZ fu"d"kZ ntZ ugha fd;k tk ldrk gSA ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us bl ckr ij izdk'k Mkyk gS fd /kkjk 482 na0 iz0 la0 ds rgr {ks=kf/kdkj iwjh lko/kkuh vkSj lko/kkuh ds lkFk fdQk;r ls 'kk;n gh dHkh vkoku fd;k tk,A bl fu.kZ; esa loksZPp U;k;ky; us dgk fd/kkjk 482 na- iz0 la0 ds rgr ,d vkosnu esa mPp U;k;ky; }kjk D;k tkap dh tkuh pkfg, vkSj iSjk 15] 16 vkSj 17 esa fuEukuqlkj dgk x;k gS %& 15. The High Court should have seen that when a specific grievance of the appellant in his complaint was that respondent Nos. 2 and 3 have committed the offences punishable under Sections 323 , 379 read with Section 34 IPC, then the question to be examined is as to whether there are allegations of commission of these two offences in the complaint or not. In other words, in order to see whether any prima facie case against the accused for taking its cognizable is made out or not, the Court is only required to see the allegations made in the complaint. In the absence of any finding recorded by the High Court on this material question, the impugned order is legally unsustainable. 16. The second error is that the High Court in para 6 held that there are contradictions in the statements of the witnesses on the point of occurrence. 17. In the absence of any finding recorded by the High Court on this material question, the impugned order is legally unsustainable. 16. The second error is that the High Court in para 6 held that there are contradictions in the statements of the witnesses on the point of occurrence. 17. In our view, the High Court had no jurisdiction to appreciate the evidence of the proceedings under Section 482 of the Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short "Cr.P.C.") because whether there are contradictions or/and inconsistencies in the statements of the witnesses is essentially an issue relating to appreciation of evidence and the same can be gone into by the Judicial Magistrate during trial when the entire evidence is adduced by the parties. That stage is yet to come in this case. 18. - mHk; i{k ds fo}ku vf/koDrkx.k ds rdksZa dks lquus ,oa i=koyh ds voyksdu ds i'pkr eS bl fu"d"kZ ij igqapk gwa fd okn esa rF;kRed fo"k;d dosy lcwrksa ,oa lk{;ksa ds vk/kkj ij gh ns[ks tk ldrs gSa vkSj og dsoy fopkj.k }kjk gh lEHko gSA vr% mijksDr U;kf;d fu.kZ;ksa ls ;g izekf.kr gksrk gS fd izLrqr vkonsu esa vkosnd ds fo}ku vf/koDrk }kjk fn, x;s rdZ rF;kRed igyw ls lEcfU/kr gS tks /kkjk 482 na0 iz0 la0 ds rgr dk;Zokgh esa bl Lrj ij ugha ns[ks tk ldrs gSaA 19. - i=koyh ij lkexzh ds voyksdu vkSj bl ekeys ds rF;ksa dks ns[krs gq,] bl Lrj ij ;g ugha dgk tk ldrk gS fd vkosnd ds fo:} dksbZ laKs; vijk/k ugha curk gSA okn esa fd;s x;s lHkh izLrqfr;ka rF; ds fookfnr iz'uksa ls lEcfU/kr gS] ftUgsa bl U;k;ky; }kjk dk;Zokgh esa 482 na0 iz0 la0 ds rgr U;k;fu.khZr ugha fd;k tk ldrk gSA bl Lrj ij dsoy vkj0 ih0 diwj izfr iatkc jkT;] ,0 vkbZ0 vkj0 1960 ,llh 866] gfj;k.kk jkT; vkSj vU; cuke pkS/kjh Hktu yky ,oa vU;] ,0 vkbZ0 vkj0 1992 ,llh 604] fcgkj jkT; vkSj vU; izfr ih0 ih0 'kekZ] ,0 vkbZ0 vkj0 1991 ,llh 1260 vUr esa >aMw QkekZL;qfVdy oDlZ fyfeVsM vkSj vU; izfr eks0 'kjkQqyd gd ,oa vU;] ,0 vkbZ0 vkj0 2005 ,llh 9] vfHk;qDrksa ds fookfnr cpko ij bl Lrj ij fopkj ugha fd;k tk ldrk gSA 20. - vr,o mDr nksuksa izkFkZuk i= vUrxZr/kkjk 482 na0 iz0 la0 fujLr fd;s tkrs gSa ,oa mDr izkFkZuk i=ksa esa fnukad 10&1&2023 dks ikfjr LFkxu vkns'k fujLr fd;s tkrs gSaA