Rajasthan High Court – Jodhpur
Prakash Sethia And Anr vs State And Anr (2025:Rj-Jd:13432) on 11 March, 2025
Author: Yogendra Kumar Purohit
Bench: Yogendra Kumar Purohit
[2025:RJ-JD:13432]
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
JODHPUR
S.B. Criminal Misc(Pet.) No. 1634/2018
1. Prakash Sethia S/o Sh. Abhay Karan Sethia, By Caste
Oswal, Resident Of Narayan Katla, Sardar Sahar, District
Churu Raj.
2. Subodh Sethia S/o Sh. Abhay Karan Sethia, By Caste
Oswal, Resident Of Narayan Katla, Sardar Sahar, District
Churu Raj.
----Petitioners
Versus
1. State Of Rajasthan
2. Madan Singh S/o Sh. Gorakh Singh, By Caste Rajput,
Resident Of Bahadur Singh Colony, Sardarsahar, District
Churu Raj.
----Respondents
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vineet Jain, Sr. Adv Assisted by
Mr. Harshwardhan Singh Rathore
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Hathi Singh Jodha, PP
Mr. Manoj Kumar Pareek
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT
Order
Reserved on 05/03/2025
Pronounced on 11/03/2025
01- ;kphx.k dh vksj ls ;g ;kfpdk varxZr /kkjk 482 n.M izfØ;k lafgrk
izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 113@2009] iqfyl Fkkuk ljnkj’kgj] ftyk pw: vijk/k
varxZr /kkjk 420] 467] 468] 471] 120ch Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dks fujLr fd;s tkus
gsrq izLrqr dh gSA
02- la{ksi esa ekeys ds rF; bl izdkj ls gSa fd eqLrxhl enu flag iq=
xkSj[k flag tkfr jktiqjksfgr dh vksj ls ;kphx.k o vU; ds fo#) ,d bLrxklk
U;kf;d eftLVªsV] ljnkj’kgj ds le{k bl vk’k; ls is’k fd;k fd dLck
ljnkj’kgj esa ‘kgj ds nf{k.kh rjQ eq[; ?kaVk?kj ls d`f”k eaMh dh vksj tkus okyh
lM+d vke ij fpirs gq, iwoZ dh vksj ‘e’kku Hkwfe tks lqesjey oxSjk iq= dkywjke
paMkfy;k }kjk vius iwoZt banzpan] lksepan mQZ ‘kksHkkpan ds uke ls tkjh iV~Vk ferh
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vk”kk<+ cnh 12 laor~ 27 njxth 11025 ds vk/kkj ij oDQ fe’ky la[;k 39 nk;jk
frfFk 23-12-1941 vnkyr ljnkj’kgj] chdkusj ds }kjk lkoZtfud ‘e’kku Hkwfe oDQ
fjQk , vke nLrkost ls NksMh xbZ FkhA ftl Hkwfe ij ‘e’kku ds :i esa NksM+us ds
i’pkr~ yxkrkj vkt rd lHkh fgUnw tkfr ds yksxksa dk LoxZokl gksus ij nkg
laLdkj] fØ;kØe] ukjk;.k cyh] vfLFk iwtu vkfn dk;Z bl ‘e’kku Hkwfe ij fd;k
tk jgk gSA eqyfte la[;k 01 o 02 ykyph Hkw EkkfQ;k izo`fr ds O;fDr gSa]
ftuds }kjk lqesjey] eksrhyky oxSjk ls “kM~;a= dj ifo= fgUnqvksa ds lHkh lekt ds
xqtjus okys O;fDr;ksa ds nkg laLdkj dh bl ‘e’kku Hkwfe dks tku&cw>dj
“kM~;a=iwoZd xSj&dkuwuh :i ls foØ;&i= lqesjey ds iq= y{ehir }kjk eqyfte
la[;k 02 lqcks/k lsfB;k us vius i{k esa fnukad 09-10-1984 dks djok;k] tks nLrkost
xyr] ‘kwU; rLnhd djok fy;k] oxSjk-&oxSjk- mDr ifjokn varxZr /kkjk 156¼3½ n.M
izfØ;k lafgrk] iqfyl Fkkuk ljnkj’kgj esa izkIr gksus ij izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k
113@2009 ntZ dh xbZA
03- mDr izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ dks fujLr djus ds fy, iwoZ esa S.B. Criminal
Miscellaneous Petition No. 145@2010 izLrqr dh xbZ] tks fnukad 27-03-2017 dks
i{kdkjku dh lquokbZ ds i’pkr iSjk la[;k 4 fuEukafdr vafdr djrs gq, fuLrkfjr
dh xbZ%&
“4. In light of the above, however, this Court deems
it proper to direct the petitioners to raise all their issues
through representation before the investigating
authority, including the facts of ongoing civil litigation.
The investigating authority shall consider all the facts
given in representation by the petitioners, and
thereafter, complete the investigation strictly in
accordance with law.”
04- ;kphx.k dh vksj ls viuh ;kfpdk esa vk/kkj ¼ch½ esa ;g fuosnu fd;k
x;k fd bl U;k;ky; ds vkns’k ds ckotwn ;kphx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr nLrkostkr
ij fopkj djus ls vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh }kjk budkj dj fn;k x;k vkSj ekeyk
flfoy izd`fr dk gksuk vkSj izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa of.kZr rF;ksa ls vkijkf/kd izd`fr
dk ekeyk cuuk ugha ik;k tkuk crkrs gq, izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ fujLr fd;s tkus dh
izkFkZuk dhA
05- cgl ;kfpdk lquh xbZA
06- fo}ku vf/koDrk ;kphx.k }kjk ;g rdZ izLrqr fd;k fd ekuuh;
mPpre U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`”Vkar Muskan Enterprises and Another Vs State of
Punjab and Another, Criminal Appeal No. 5491/2024 fu.kZ; fnukad 19-12-2024
¼2024 INSC 1046½ ds eqrkfcd /kkjk 482 n.M izfØ;k lafgrk ds ekeys esa jsl
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T;qfMdsVk (Res-Judicata) dk fl)kar ykxw ugha gksrkA iwoZ esa ;kfpdk varxZr /kkjk
482 n.M izfØ;k lafgrk [kkfjt gksus ds i’pkr~ Hkh iqu% /kkjk 482 n.M izfØ;k
lafgrk dh ;kfpdk is’k dh tk ldrh gSA
07- fo}ku vf/koDrk ;kph dh vksj ls ;g Hkh rdZ izLrqr fd;k fd bl
ekeys esa eqLrxhl }kjk iwoZ esa flfoy U;k;ky; esa okni= o LFkkbZ fu”ks/kkKk dk
vkosnu i= izLrqr fd;k x;k Fkk] tks LFkkbZ fu”ks/kkKk dk vkosnu i= flfoy
U;k;ky; }kjk [kkfjt dj fn;k] ftldh vihy Hkh flfoy U;k;ky; }kjk [kkfjt
dj nh xbZ vkSj foØ; i=ksa dks lgh ekuk x;k gS vkSj fookfnr Hkwfe dks ‘e’kku dh
Hkwfe ugha ekuk x;k] mlds ckotwn Hkh vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh us bl rF; ij xkSj ugha
fd;k vkSj ;g Hkh rdZ izLrqr fd;k fd eqLrxhl ds lkFk dksbZ phfVax ugha gqbZ
vkSj ;kphx.k ln~Hkkfod Øsrk gSaA dksbZ QthZ nLrkost rS;kj ugha fd;kA bl otg ls
/kkjk 467 o 420 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dk ekeyk izFke n`”V~;k gh ugha curk gSA
uxjikfydk esa Hkh eqLrxhl }kjk f’kdk;r dh xbZ Fkh og f’kdk;r [kkfjt dj nh
xbZ] bu vk/kkjksa ij izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa of.kZr rF;ksa ds vk/kkj ij gh izFke lwpuk
fjiksVZ fujLr fd;s tkus dh izkFkZuk dh vkSj vius rdZ leFkZu esa esjk /;ku ekuuh;
mPpre U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`”Vkar Md. Ibrahim & Ors. Vs. State of Bihar &
Anr., 2009 (6) Supreme 470 dh vksj vkdf”kZr fd;kA
08- fo}ku vf/koDrk eqLrxhl dh vksj ls ;g rdZ izLrqr fd;k fd
eqLrxhl enuflag iq= xkSj[k flag dh vksj ls dksbZ nhokuh okn ugha fd;k x;k]
cfYd vU; O;fDr;ksa }kjk nhokuh okn fd;k x;k FkkA eqLrxhl ds ;ksX; vf/koDrk us
;g Hkh dFku fd;k fd eqLrxhl }kjk uxjikfydk esa dksbZ f’kdk;r ugha dh xbZ Fkh]
vU; O;fDr;ksa }kjk f’kdk;r dh xbZ FkhA fo}ku vf/koDrk eqLrxhl dh vksj ls ;g
Hkh rdZ izLrqr fd;k fd iwoZ esa bl U;k;ky; }kjk varxZr /kkjk 482 n.M izfØ;k
lafgrk esa izLrqr ;kfpdk fuLrkfjr fd;s tkus ls vc iqu% mUgha vk/kkjksa
ij ;g ;kfpdk is’k dh xbZ gS] tks [kkfjt fd;s tkus ;ksX; gSA
09- fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd dh vksj ls ;g rdZ izLrqr fd;k fd iwoZ esa
U;k;ky; ds }kjk ;kfpdk fuLrkfjr dh xbZ vkSj fnukad 27-03-2017 ds vkns’k }kjk
tks funsZ’k fn, x,] mldh ikyuk vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh }kjk dh xbZ vkSj xgurk ls
vuqla/kku bl ekeys esa fd;k x;k gSA tks nLrkost ;kphx.k dh vksj ls vuqla/kku
vf/kdkjh ds le{k is’k fd;s] mu lHkh ij fopkj fd;k x;k vkSj bl izdj.k ds
eqLrxhl }kjk nhokuh U;k;ky; esa dksbZ dk;Zokgh ugha dh xbZA vuqla/kku esa xokgku
ds c;ku o nLrkostkr ds eqrkfcd fookfnr Hkwfe ‘e’kku dh Hkwfe ds fy, leLr
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ljnkj’kgj ds fuokfl;ksa }kjk mi;ksx dh tkrh gSA ;kphx.k ‘e’kku dh Hkwfe ds
utnhd ds gh jgus okys gSa vkSj mUgsa bl ckr dh tkudkjh Fkh fd Hkwfe ‘e’kku ds
mi;ksx esa yh tk jgh gS] mlds ckotwn ykypo’k] csbekuhiwoZd [kjhn dh tkuk ikbZ
xbZ gSA vuqla/kku ls ;kphx.k ds fo#) /kkjk 420] 467] 468] 471] 120ch Hkkjrh;
n.M lafgrk esa ekeyk izekf.kr ik;k x;k gSA bl vk/kkj ij ;kfpdk [kkfjt fd;s
tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA
10- eSaus mijksDr rdksZa ij euu fd;k o i=koyh dk lko/kkuhiwoZd
voyksdu fd;kA ;kph ds fo}ku vf/koDrk }kjk izLrqr U;kf;d n`”Vkarksa ij fopkj
fd;kA loZizFke fof/kd fLFkfr ij fopkj fd;k tk jgk gS fd /kkjk 482 n.M izfØ;k
lafgrk ds rgr izFke ;kfpdk [kkfjt gksus ds i’pkr~ f}rh; ;kfpdk iks”k.kh;
¼maintainable½ gS vFkok ugha] bl laca/k esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk
Bhisham Lal Verma Vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Another, Special Leave
Petition (Crl.) No. 7976/2023 fu.kZ; fnukad 30-10-2023 ¼2023 SCC OnLine SC
1399) esa eq[; :i ls blh iz’u ij fopkj fd;k x;kA
11- mijksDr Bhisham Lal Verma V/s State ds ekeys esa ekuuh; mPpre
U;k;ky; ds iwoZ ds U;kf;d n`”Vkar 01. Superintendent and Remembrancer of
Legal Affairs, West Bengal v. Mohan Singh (1975) 3 SCC 706, 02. Anil
Khadkiwala v. State (Government of NCT of Delhi) (2019) 17 SCC 294,
03. S.M.S. Pharmaceuticals Ltd. v. Neeta Bhalla (2007) 4 SCC 70, 04. Vinod
Kumar, IAS. v. Union of India 2021 SCC OnLine SC 559, 05. Simrikhia v.
Dolley Mukherjee and Chhabi Mukherjee (1990) 2 SCC 437, 06. Sooraj Devi v.
Pyare Lal (1981) 1 SCC 500, 07. R. Annapurna v. Ramadugu Anantha Krishna
Sastry (2002) 10 SCC 401 ij fopkj fd;k o ekuuh; enzkl mPp U;k;ky; ds
U;kf;d n`”Vkar S. Madan Kumar v. K. Arjunan 2006 SCC Online Mad 94 dk
mYys[k djrs gq, iSjk la[;k 11 esa fuEukuqlkj fl)kar izfrikfnr fd;k x;k %&
“11. We are in complete agreement with these
observations of the Madras High Court. Though it is clear
that there can be no blanket rule that a second petition
under Section 482 Cr. P.C. would not lie in any situation
and it would depend upon the facts and circumstances of
the individual case, it is not open to a person aggrieved
to raise one plea after the other, by invoking the
jurisdiction of the High Court under Section 482 Cr. P.C.,
though all such pleas were very much available even at
the first instance. Permitting the filing of successive
petitions under Section 482 Cr. P.C. ignoring this principle
would enable an ingenious accused to effectively stall the
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proceedings against him to suit his own interest and
convenience, by filing one petition after another under
Section 482 Cr. P.C., irrespective of when the cause
therefor arose. Such abuse of process cannot be
permitted.”
12- mijksDr ekeys esa izdj.k esa pktZ’khV iwoZ esa is’k gks pqdh Fkh vkSj
izlaKku vkns’k Hkh gks pqdk Fkk] mlds ckotwn dsoy vfHk;kstu Lohd`fr ds vkns’k dks
pSysat fd;k x;k FkkA ckn esa pktZ’khV o izlaKku vkns’k dks pSysat fd;k x;k] ftl
ij ekuuh; bykgkckn mPp U;k;ky; }kjk ;kfpdk iks”k.kh; ¼maintainable½ ugha
gksuk ekurs gq, fujLr dh xbZ] ftls ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk lgh Bgjk;k
x;kA
13- fo}ku vf/koDrk ;kphx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr iwoZ esa of.kZr ekuuh;
mPpre U;k;ky; ds Muskan Enterprises and Another okys ekeys esa ekuuh;
mPpre U;k;ky; ds Bhisham Lal Verma ¼iwoZ esa of.kZr½ okys ekeys ij Hkh fopkj
fd;k x;k o vU; ekeyksa ij fopkj fd;k x;kA mDr ekeys esa izFke ;kfpdk
vUrxZr /kkjk 482 lhvkj-ih-lh- fcuk fdlh NwV ds tfj, foMªkWoy [kkfjt djok yh
xbZ] tks fd ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`”Vkar Surinder Singh Deswal
@ Col. S. S. Deswal v. Virender Gandhi 2019(11) SCC 341 esa izfrikfnr fl)karksa
ds dkj.k tfj, fon~Mªksoy [kkfjt djokbZ xbZ FkhA
14- rRi’pkr~ ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk Jamboo Bhandari v.
Madhya Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. and ors.
(2023) 10 SCC 446 esa lqjsUnz flag nsoku ds i’pkr /kkjk 148 ,u-vkbZ ,DV esa u;k
fof/kd fl)kar izfrikfnr fd;k x;k FkkA bl otg ls f}rh; ;kfpdk vUrxZr /kkjk
482 lhvkj-ih-lh- is’k dh xbZ] tks ;kfpdk ekuuh; iatkc ,oa gfj;k.kk mPp
U;k;ky; }kjk 18 ebZ 2024 dks f}rh; ;kfpdk iks”k.kh; ¼maintainable½ ugha gksus ds
vk/kkj ij [kkfjt fd;k x;kA
15- ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk uohu er izdV fd, tkus ds dkj.k
f}rh; ;kfpdk fopkj.kh; gksuk ekurs gq, ls’ku U;k;ky; o ekuuh; iatkc ,oa
gfj;k.kk mPp U;k;ky; ds vkns’k dks fujLr djrs gq, izdj.k ls’ku U;k;ky; dks
Ëkkjk 148 ,u-vkbZ- ,DV ij iqu% vkns’k ikfjr djus gsrq izfriszf “kr fd;k x;kA
16- iwoZ esa of.kZr U;kf;d n`”Vkarksa esa izfrikfnr fl)karksa ls ;g Li”V gS
fd /kkjk 482 lhvkj-ih-lh- ds rgr f}rh; ;kfpdk is’k dh tk ldrh gS vFkok ugha]
;g izR;sd ekeys ds rF;ksa ,oa ifjfLFkfr;ksa ij fuHkZj djrk gSA ijarq mUgha rF;ksa ds
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vk/kkj ij nqckjk /kkjk 482 lhvkj-ih-lh- ds varxZr ;kfpdk is’k ugha dh tk ldrh
gSA ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa ifjorZu gksus ;k fof/kd fl)kar esa ifjorZu gksus dh voLFkk esa
f}rh; ;kfpdk vUrxZr /kkjk 482 lhvkj-ih-lh- is’k dh tk ldrh gSA
17- iwoZ esa of.kZr fof/kd fLFkfr dks en~nsutj j[krs gq, gLrxr ekeys ij
fopkj fd;k x;kA gLrxr ekeys esa iwoZ ;kfpdk esa tks vk/kkj fy;s x;s] mUgha vk/kkjksa
ij f}rh; ;kfpdk izLrqr dh xbZ gS vkSj f}rh; ;kfpdk esa ;g vk/kkj fy;k x;k fd
bl U;k;ky; }kjk izFke ;kfpdk ds fuLrkj.k ds le; fnukad 27-03-2017 dks tks
vkns’k ikfjr fd;k x;k] mlds eqrkfcd ;kphx.k dh vksj ls is’k nLrkostkr ij
fopkj djus ls budkj dj fn;k x;kA
18- bl laca/k esa dsl Mk;jh dk xgurk ls v/;;u fd;k x;k vkSj tks
fjiksVZ ekeys esa dk;kZy; Fkkukf/kdkjh iqfyl Fkkuk ljnkj’kgj] ftyk pw: fnukafdr
30-01-2025 izLrqr dh xbZ gS] ml ij fopkj fd;k x;kA bl U;k;ky; ds vkns’k
fnukad 17-03-2024 ds le; Hkh ;g vk/kkj fy;k x;k Fkk fd feyfd;r vf/kdkjksa dk
ekeyk flfoy izd`fr dk gS blfy, nkf.Md dk;Zokgh pyus ;ksX; ugha gSA i{kdkjku
ds e/; flfoy lwV yafcr gSA ftl ij bl U;k;ky; }kjk leLr rF;ksa ds laca/k esa
Representation nsus o Representation ds eqrkfcd dk;Zokgh djus ds funsZ’k fn,
x, Fks] ftldh ikyuk esa dsl Mk;jh ds eqrkfcd fnukad 27-10-2017 dk
Representation ;kphx.k dh vksj ls Jheku vfrfjDr iqfyl v/kh{kd egksn;]
vijk/k ,oa lrdZrk jast dk;kZy; chdkusj ,usDpj 1 yxk;r 13]¼79 i`”B½ lfgr
izLrqr fd;k x;kA leLr fjdkWMZ dsl Mk;jh esa layXu gS vkSj vuqla/kku
vf/kdkjh }kjk le;≤ ij fd, x, vuqla/kku dk fooj.k dsl Mk;jh esa vafdr
fd;k x;k gS vkSj ;g Li”V fd;k x;k gS fd iwoZ esa bl izdj.k ds
eqLrxhl }kjk ;kphx.k ds fo:) dksbZ nhokuh okn ugha dj j[kk FkkA nhokuh okn ds
dkxtkr o mlds laca/k esa bl U;k;ky; esa yafcr S.B. Civil Writ(Pet.) No.
2403/2016 dh vknsf’kdk fnukad 03-03-2016 esa i{kdkjku dks LFkxu vkns’k ls ikcan
fd;k gqvk gSA ftl izdj.k dh LVsVl fjiksVZ ds eqrkfcd vk;ank is’kh fnukad 3
vizsy 2025 dh bl U;k;ky; esa fu;r gSA ;kphx.k dk ;g dguk fd bl U;k;ky;
ds vkns’k fnukad 27-03-2017 ds eqrkfcd Representation ij fopkj djus ls badkj
dj fn;k x;k] drbZ ekus tkus ;ksX; ugha gSA
19- bl ekeys esa iwoZ esa bl U;k;ky; }kjk ,Q-vkbZ-vkj- fujLr ugha dh
xbZ rFkk ;kphx.k dks Representation is’k djus dh NwV iznku dh xbZ vkSj bl
vkns’k esa Hkh ;g izdV ugha fd;k x;k fd flfoy izd`fr dk ekeyk gksA bl ekeys
esa izFke ;kfpdk ds i’pkr~ ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa dksbZ ifjorZu gqvk gks] ,slk ugha ekuk tk
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ldrkA tks vk/kkj izFke ;kfpdk esa mBk, x,] mUgha vk/kkjksa ij iqu% f}rh; ;kfpdk
is’k dh xbZ gSA ,slh voLFkk esa bl ekeys ds rF;ksa ,oa ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa
f}rh; ;kfpdk ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds Bhisham Lal Verma ¼iwoZ esa of.kZr½ esa
izfrikfnr fl)karksa ds ifjizs{; esa iks”k.kh; ¼ maintainable½ gksuk ugha ekuk tk ldrkA
vr% ;g f}rh; ;kfpdk iks”k.kh; ¼maintainable½ ugha gksus ds dkj.k [kkfjt fd,
tkus ;ksX; gSA
20- vr% ;kphx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr f}rh; ;kfpdk vUrxZr /kkjk 482
lhvkj-ih-lh- iks”k.kh; ¼maintainable½ ughas gksus ds vk/kkj ij [kkfjt dh tkrh gSA
LFkxu izkFkZuk&i= Hkh [kkfjt fd;k tkrk gSA
(YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT),J
Mayank-kumawat/-
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