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2023 Supreme(Raj) 711

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
PANKAJ BHANDARI, BHUWAN GOYAL, JJ.
State of Rajasthan through PP. - Appellant
Versus
Farooq, Son of Mahmood - Respondent
D.B. Criminal Appeal No. 591 Of 1999
Decided On : 05-09-2023

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. Javed Choudhary.
For the Respondent: Mr. R.K. Mathur, Sr. Adv. With Mr. Lucky Sharma & Mr. Aditya Kiran Mathur.

Headnote:(A) Indian Penal Code, 1860 - Sections 302, 378(i)(iii) - Charge of murder - The High Court upheld the conviction based on the evidence presented and the procedural conduct during the trial. The evidence relied upon was sufficient to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt. (Paras 1-34)

(B) The necessity for credible witness testimonies - The assessment of reliability of witnesses is pivotal in establishing the truth of the events, indicating that the trial court must thoroughly evaluate evidence to determine the credibility of witness statements. (Paras 3-10)

Facts of the case:
The accused was charged with murder under the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution case was supported by eyewitness accounts, which the court evaluated during the trial. The court also considered the commission of the crime and the involvement of the accused in detail during the judgment.

Findings of Court:
The court affirmed the trial court's decision, highlighting that the witnesses were competent and their testimonies were corroborated by additional evidence, which together offered a compelling case against the accused.

Issues: The core issues revolved around the credibility of the evidence, the adequacy of the witness testimonies, and whether the trial court correctly discerned the facts leading to a guilty verdict.

Ratio Decidendi: The court deduced that the presumption of innocence could be displaced by credible evidence, affirming that the burden to prove guilt is on the prosecution but can be met with substantial testimony from reliable witnesses.

Result: Conviction upheld.

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&vfHk;qDr 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&vfHk;qDr 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'kuxढckl 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'kuxढckl] ftyk vyoj dks fopkj.k gsrq izkIr gqvkA

4- 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;sA

5- 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;sA

6- 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 gSA

7- izLrqr ekeys esa gekjs le{k izeq[k :i ls fopkj.kh; fcUnw ;g gS fd&

    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\

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 tkosA

9- fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd us viuh cgl ds leFkZu esa fuEufyf[kr U;kf;d n`"Vkar is'k fd,%&

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