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BIRENDRA KUMAR
Surendra Singh Rathore S/o Shri Indra Singh Rathore – Appellant
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State Of Rajasthan – Respondent
विभूति का तर्क यह है कि एफआईआर दर्ज करने से पहले प्रारंभिक जांच अनिवार्य है ताकि आरोप सही हैं या नहीं, इसकी पुष्टि हो सके। बिना पूरी जांच के एफआईआर दर्ज करना न्यायिक प्रक्रिया के मूल सिद्धांतों के खिलाफ है और यह अभियुक्तों के अधिकारों का उल्लंघन भी है (!) । उन्होंने यह भी तर्क दिया कि यदि जांच के बिना ही एफआईआर दर्ज की जाती है, तो इससे गलतफहमी और अनुचित कार्रवाई की संभावना बढ़ जाती है, जो न्याय के मूल सिद्धांतों के अनुरूप नहीं है (!) । इसलिए, अभियोजन अधिकारियों को चाहिए कि वे पूरी जांच के बाद ही एफआईआर दर्ज करें ताकि न्याय प्रक्रिया सही ढंग से संचालित हो सके और सभी पक्षों के अधिकारों की रक्षा हो सके।
JUDGMENT :
1. The petitioners have sought for quashment of FIR No. 190/2022 registered with Anti Corruption Bureau Police Station, Jaipur for different offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act alleging therein that disproportionate assets were found in possession of the petitioners.
2. A brief background is that at the relevant time, the petitioner was working as Chief Executive Officer (Project), Rajasthan Biofuel as well as ex-officio Joint Secretary in Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department. FIR No. 123/2022 dated 8.4.2022 was registered with the same Police Station alleges that the petitioner had demanded bribe for showing favour to the complainant and on the instructions of the petitioner, trap money was paid to one Devesh Sharma waiting outside the chamber of the petitioner and Devesh Sharma was apprehended along with the trap money. On the same day, i.e. 7.4.2022 search and seizures were made from the house of the petitioner, his wife as well as his son and a seizure list was prepared which is at Annexure-4. On the basis of seizure, the Anti Corruption Bureau came to the conclusion that the petitioners were in possession of disproportionate assets to the known
The necessity of conducting a preliminary enquiry in cases of alleged corruption involving disproportionate assets, and the requirement of registering an FIR based on existing legal provisions.
FIR was quashed due to failure to conduct a preliminary enquiry and non-compliance with the Prevention of Corruption Act and related guidelines.
Anti-Corruption Bureau which performs a very significant role in checking corruption amongst public servants cannot indulge itself in such casual act of drawing up source information report on instan....
The court affirmed that, under the Prevention of Corruption Act, assets of family members may be considered when determining disproportionate wealth, and political motivations are insufficient to qua....
The power to quash a complaint/FIR under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. should be exercised sparingly and is an exception rather than an ordinary rule.
(1) Preliminary Enquiry is not mandatory when information received discloses commission of a cognizable offence – Need for a Preliminary Enquiry will depend on facts and circumstances of each case an....
Preliminary enquiry is not mandatory before FIR registration under the Prevention of Corruption Act; a prima facie case allows for investigation without prior inquiry.
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