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2025 Supreme(Raj) 651

HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN (JODHPUR BENCH)
MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR GARG, J
Anil Kumar - Appellant
Versus
State - Respondent
CRLR / 1193 / 2019
Decided On : 19-02-2025

Advocates:
Mr. Vikram Singh Choudhary, Mr. Narendra Gehlot, PP, Mr. Anil Kumar Singh, for respondents No.2 to 5

The court upheld the remand of a case for re-hearing due to the absence of illegality or perversity in the lower court's order.

Headnote:

(A) Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 - Section 397 - Revision petition against an order remanding a matter back to trial Court - The Addl. Sessions Judge quashed the previous order and directed the trial Court to re-hear the parties and pass a fresh order - The petitioner contended that the remand was unjustified while the respondents supported the order. (Paras 1-5)

(B) Remand of cases - The court held that the revisional Court acted rightly by remanding the matter for a fresh hearing, as there was no illegality or perversity in the order. (Paras 4-5)

Facts of the case:
The petitioner challenged the Addl. Sessions Judge's order that quashed a previous order and remanded the case for re-hearing, while a stay order regarding land was previously granted.

Findings of Court:
The revisional Court's order to remand was justified and required no interference from the High Court.

Issues: The main issue was whether the Addl. Sessions Judge's order to remand was justified.

Ratio Decidendi: The court affirmed that the remand order was justified as it did not exhibit any illegality or perversity, emphasizing the need for a fresh hearing.

Result: Revision petition disposed of.

ORDER :

MANOJ KUMAR GARG, J.

The instant revision petition has been filed by the petitioner against the order dated 31.07.2019 passed by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge No.1, Parbatsar, District Nagaur in Criminal Revision No.117/2017, by which the learned Addl. Sessions Judge has allowed the revision petition filed by the respondents No.2 to 5 while quashing the order dated 27.07.2017 passed by the learned Sub Divisional Magistrate, Parbatsar and remanded the matter to the trial Court for re-hearing the parties and pass a fresh order.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Addl. Sessions Judge No.1 Parbatsar vide order dated 31.07.2019 has wrongly remanded the matter back to the learned Sub Divisional Magistrate, Parbatsar. It is further stated that the revision petition is pending before this Court since 2019 and this court vide order dated 06.09.2019 granted stay order with regard to land in question, which is still in currency. Therefore, the order dated 31.07.2019 may be quashed.

3. Per contra, learned counsel for the State as well as counsel for the respondents No.2 to 5 submit that the impugned order of remanding the matter back for re-hearing the parties is perfectly justified and requires no interference from this Court.

4. I have considered the submissions advanced before me and carefully gone through the material available on record.

5. Since the revisional Court vide order dated 31.07.2019 while considering each and every aspect of the matter, rightly remanded back the matter to the learned Sub Divisional Magistrate, Parbatsar, for re-hearing of both the parties and pass a fresh order and there is no illegality or perversity in the order impugned. Hence, the learned trial Court i.e. Sub Divisional Magistrate, Parbatsar is directed to re-hear both the parties and pass a fresh order in accordance with law preferably within a period of six months from today. It is further ordered that the stay order granted by this Court vide order dated 06.09.2019 with regard to maintain status quo regarding land in question, shall remain in currency till the decision of the trial Court.

6. With the above directions, the present criminal revision petition is disposed of. Stay petition and pending applications, if any, shall also decided accordingly.

7. Record of the case be sent back forthwith.

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