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High Court of Uttar Pradesh · 06 Oct 2019
Crl Appeal No. 1864 of 2019
AIR 1994 SC 542
criminal appeal_dismissed Significant

AI Summary

The court upheld the conviction of accused for murder based on a complete chain of circumstantial evidence and medical proof, affirming liability under Sections 302 and 149 IPC.

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vLohdj.k% {ks=h; Hkkk’kk esa fu.Zk; dk vuqokn i{kdkjksa ds lhfer iz;ksx gsrq fd;k x;k gS rkfd og viuh Hkk’kk esa bls le> ldsa ,oa
;g fdlh vU; iz;kstu gsrq iz;ksx ugha fd;k tk,xkA leLr dk;kZy;h ,oa O;ogkfjd iz;kstuksa gsrq fu.kZ; dk vaxzsth laLdj.k ghs vfHkizekf.kr ekuk tk,xk vkSj dk;kZUo;u rFkk ykxw fd, tkus gsrq mls gh ojh;rk nh tk,xhA fjiksZV ;ksX;
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] U;k;kf/k'k---- nksuksa vihydrkZvksa dks Hkkjhrh; naM lafgrk dh /kkjk 302]149 vkSj 148 ds rgr nks’k fl) vijk/kh
Bgjk;k x;k gS ¼;gkWa ds ckn bls Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk ds :Ik esa lanfHkZr fd;k x;k gS½A ewy :Ik ls 13 vkjksih FksA dsoy Ng dks pktZ”khV fd;k x;k FkkA muesa ls nks ij twoukbZy dksVZ esa dsl pyk FkkA lkr dks /kkjk 319 ds rgr ryc fd;k x;k FkkA Vªk;y dksVZ us rhu O;fDr;ksa dks nks’kh Bgjk;k A muesa ls ,d] bZ”oj dks mPp U;k;ky; us cjh dj fn;k gS A
2- ofj’B odhy Jh ,l-vkj- flag us dgk fd ,d ckj vU; vfHk;qDrksa dks cjh dj nsus ds ckn] vdsys nks vihydrkZvksa dks vkbZihlh dh /kkjk 149 dh lgk;rk ls nks’kh ugha Bgjk;k tk ldrk gSA /kkjk
34 ds rgr rS;kj fd;s x;s pktZ ds vHkko esa] mPp U;k;ky; us bl /kkjk ds rgr nks’k Bgjkrs gq, xyrh djh gS A fdlh Hkh lkekU; bjkns dks dksbZ lcwr ugha gS] tks geyk djus ds bjknksa dk iwoZ feyu dks iznf”kZr djrk gksA ihMCY;w&1 vkSj ihMCY;w&8 p”enhn xokg ugha FksA os ?kVuk ds ckn igqap x,A p”enhn xokg gksus dk mudk nkok vius gha lk{;ksa ls vR;f/kd vlEHkkO; gS A ,d oSdfYid lcfe”ku fd;k x;k Fkk fd fdlh Hkh gkykr esa ;g /kkjk 304 Hkkx&11 vkbZihlh ds rgr nks’kh Bgjk, tkus dk ekeyk FkkA fuHkZjrk Þnyhi flag cuke iatkc jkT;ß] ,s vkbZ vkj 1953 ,llh 364%%1954 ,l lh vkj 145 vkSj Þl[kjke uaxkjs cuke egkjk’Vª jkT;Þ] 2012 ¼9½ ,llhlh 249 ij j[kh xbZ FkhA
3- jkT; ds odhy us crk;k fd ihMCY;w&1 vkSj ihMCY;w&8 ] tks ?kVuk ds p”enhn xokg gS] mUgksaus crk;k gS fd vihydrkZ uacj 2 us e`rd ds flj ij ykBh ls tkuysok geyk fd;k ] tcfd vihydrkZ uacj
1 us e`rd ij geyk fd;k A i{k ,d gh bykds esa jgrs Fks vkSj ,d LVªhV ykbV dk lcwr gSA Þ[kse dju vkSj vU; cuke m-iz vkSj vU;ß 1974 ¼4½ ,llhlh 603 ij fuHkZj djrs gq,] ;g izLrqr fd;k x;k Fkk fd ihMCY;w&1 e`rd dh cgu Fkh] blfy, fjdkWMZ ij miyC/k lkefxz;ksa dh izd`fr esa cjh djus ds fy, ?kVuk ds izR;{kn”khZ ds :Ik esa mlds lk{; dh fo”oluh;rk ij lansg ugha fd;k tk ldrk gSA
4- geus ikfVZ;ksa dh vksj ls izLrqfr;kWa ij fopkj fd;k gS vkSj fjdkWMZ ij miyC/k lkexzh dks /;ku ls i<+k gSA i{k ,d gh bykds esa jgrs Fks vkSj ,d nwljs dks tkurs FksA muds chp nq”euh Fkh] D;ksafd ihfMr ds csVs us ihMCY;w&1 dh csVh dks izse i= fy[ks FksA blls igys] 20-05-1995 dks ikfVZ;ksa ds chp ,d fookn gqvk Fkk] ftlds dkj.k nksuksa ikfVZ;ksa ds chp iqfyl dsl ntZ gqvk FkkA 12-06-1995 dks ,d vkSj ?kVuk gqbZ] ftlds fy, vihydrkZvksa vkSj e`rd ij /kkjk 107]151 lhvkjihlh ds rgr dk;Zokgh dh xbZ FkhA e`rd dks tekur ij fjgk dj fn;k x;k Fkk vkSj 16-06-1995 dks ihMCY;w&1 ds ?kj ls yxHkx 09-00 cts jkr dks ykSV jgk Fkk] tc geyk gqvk Fkk A
5- ihMCY;w&8 vkSj ihMCY;w&1 nksuksa irh vkSj iRuh gS] ftUgksaus vius O;fDrxr ukeksa ls “kL= j[kus dk ykblsal fy;k gSA muds ckjs esa dgk tkrk gS fd og deyk ¼ihMCY;w&8 dh cgu½ vkSj ,d ikyh jke ¼tks
“kL= ykblsal /kkjd Hkh Fkk½ ds lkFk ?kVuk LFky ij x;s Fks A vk”p;Z dh ckr ;g gS fd vfHk;kstu i{k
}kjk ckn ds nks dks NksM+ fn;k x;k gS vkSj mudks tkapk ugha x;k A tSlk fd nkok fd;k x;k gS fd pkjksa
Mj ds ekjs geys ds LFkku ls nwj pys x;sA vxj muesa ls rhu gfFk;kjksa ds lkFk Fks] rks Li’Vhdj.k nsuk gksxk fd mUgksaus vkRej{kk esa dkjZokbZ D;ksa ugha dh] tc geyk rFkkdfFkr :Ik ls ykfB;ksa]xaMklh vkSj canwdksa
}kjk fd;k x;k FkkA ;g Hkh Lohdkj djuk eqf”dy gS fd muds ifr ihMCY;w&8 vkSj iYyh Mj ds ekjs fNirs jgs] tcfd ihMCY;w&1 viuh “Sister-in-law” ds lkFk vdsys gh e`rd dks psd djus ds fy, ?kVuk LFky ij dqN le; esa ykSV vk;k FkkA ,d vfrfjDr rF; tks lkekU; lkekftd xzkeh.k jhfr&fjoktksa vkSj dkeksa ds vuqlkj u dsoy vuqfpr] cfYd vR;f/kd vizkd`frd gS fd ihMCY;w&1 viuh
“Sister-in-law” ds lkFk vdsys ,Q vkbZ vkj dks ntZ djkus ds fy,] ,d fdyksehVj nwj] jkr ds 03-00 cts] iqfyl LVs”ku x;s] tcfd mldk ifr vkSj ikfy jke] tks muds lkFk ?kj esa jgrs Fks] og ?kj esa jgsA
6- ,Q-vkbZ-vkj esa] ihMCY;w&1 us mu lHkh 13 vfHk;qDrksa ij geys ds lkekU; vkjksi yxk, gS] ftuds ckjs esa dgk tkrk gS fd mUgksaus e`rd dks ?ksj j[kk Fkk A ysfdu mldk vnkyr dk c;ku izR;sd vfHk;qDr
}kjk fd, x, geys dh izd`fr ds laca/k esa vf/kd fof”k’V Fkk A efLr’d esa {kfr vkSj t[e esa gM~fM;ksa ds
VqdM+ks dk gksus ds lkFk Þnk;s iSjkbVks&vkWDlhihVy txgß esa igyh pksV gM~fM;ksa rd xgjh FkhA xnZu ij pksV Fkh] nkfgus da/ks ij dVk QVk t[e Fkk] nksuksa rtZuh maxfy;ksa vkSj NksVh maxfy;ksa esa dVs iVs t[e Fks ftlls ÝSDpj gqvk] dVk&QVk t[e nkfguh dykbZ ds tksM+ ij vxzHkqt ds chp Fkk] Nkrh dh nhokj ds
ckbZ vksj Fkk] Jksf.k f”k[kj (iliac crest) ij Fkk] rst/kkj gfFk;kj ds dkj.k ck,a LdSiqyj {ks= ij jSf[kd phjk ds lkFk Fkk] ck,a MsYVkWbM+ {ks= ij vkSj dVs&QVs t[e nkfgus ?kqVus ] ck,a V[kus vkSj ck,a vxzHkkx ij
FkkA nks vihydrkZ ykfB;ksa ds lkFk Fks] ftlds }kjk phjs okyk t[e (incised wound) ugha gks ldrkA fdlh Hkh laHkkfor ifjfLFkfr esa] e`rd ij pksVksa dh la[;k dks ns[krs gq,] ge larq’V gS fd ;g HkhM+ }kjk geys ds ifj.kkeLo:Ik gqvk Fkk vkSj fd ;g vdsys vihydrkZvksa }kjk geys dk ifj.kke ugha FkkA
7- mPp U;k;ky; us ih- MCy;w&8 dks ekSds dk xokg ekudj fjdkMZ ij ,d =qfV dh gS vkSj og Hkh fcuk fdlh ppkZ ds tcfd Vªk;y U;k;ky; us okjnkr ds le; mldh mifLFkfr ij vfo”okl O;Dr fd;k gSA ih-MCy;w&01 ds laca/k esa] Vªk;y U;k;ky; us [kqn gh ;g ik;k gS fd mldh xokgh Þesa laiw.kZ lR; ugha gS vkSj ;g U;k;ky; dks cSBdj Hkwls esa ls nkuk@fxjh [kkstus ds fy, etcwj djrh gSAÞ Vªk;y U;k;ky;
}kjk [kqn gh ckadh vkjksfi;ksa dks cjh dj fn, tkus ] T;wohukbZyl ¼ juveniles/fd”kksj ½ dks NksM+dj] ds lanHkZ esa bl fVIi.kh dk egRo c<+ tkrk gSA
8- gekjs eu esa tks loky mBrk gS og ;g gS fd 13 O;fDr;ksa dh HkhM+ }kjk fd, x, geys esa] ftUgksaus dh e`rd dks jkr esa ?ksjk Fkk] ih-MCy;w&01 ,dek= p”enhn xokg Fkk ]Hkys gh izdk”k Fkk] fuLlansg muesa ls dqN dh ihB ih&MCy;w&01 dh vksj jgh gksxh tks f”kuk[kr dks vlaHko (impossible) ugh arks vlEHkkO; (improbable) vo”; cukrk gSA vU; vkjksfi;ksa dks cjh djus ds fy, mPp U;k;ky; vkSj
Vªk;y U;k;ky; nksuksa }kjk xokg ij xaHkhj :i ls lansg fd;k x;k gSA D;k fdlh ,dek= lafnX/k p”enhn xokg ds }kjk fn;k x;k lk{; ltk nsus ds fy, Ik;kZIr gksuk pkfg, \ ge ;gkWa dqN lko/kkuh cjr ldrs gSaA fuLlansg ,dek= p”enhn xokg ds vk/kkj ij ltk dk;e j[kh tk ldrh gS vxj vklikl ds gkykr
(Surrounding Circumstances) ds lkFk lkFk Bksl vkSj ;dhuh lk{; ekStwn gksA blfy, ,dek= xokg ds }kjk fn, x, lk{; dh xgurk ls tkWap vko”;d gksxhA ysfdu ih- MCy;w&01 dh ,dek= xokgh vihydrkZvksa ds f[kykQ miyC/k lkexzh dh izd`fr dks ns[krs gq,] tks fd tgkWa rd geyk djus ds laca/k esa lHkh vkjksfi;ksa ds fy, vke gS] orZeku ekeys ds rF;ksa vkSj ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa ge muds c;ku dks ,d gospel truth ¼v[kaMuh; lR;½ ds :Ik esa Lohdkj djuk lqjf{kr ugha ekurs gS A ;fn ih- MCy;w&01 viuh sister-in-law ds lkFk iqfyl LVs”ku vle; tk ldrh Fkh] rks bl ckjs esa Li’Vhdj.k gksuk gh pkfg, fd blesa Ng ?kaVs dh nsjh D;ksa gqbZA gekjs le; dh dBksj okLrfodrkvksa dks ns[krs gq,] gesa ;g yxHkx vlaHko yxrk gS fd nks efgyk, jkr ds ml le; esa fdlh Hkh iq:’k dks lkFk fy, fcuk iqfyl
LVs”ku xbZ A ;s ckr mu ikfVZ;ksa ds chp igys ls ekStwn nq”euh dh i`’BHkwfe esa vkSj Hkh egRoiw.kZ gks tkrh
gS] tks muds chp igys ds iqfyl ekeyksa rd ys tkrh gS A blfy, ekeys ds rF;ksa dks ns[krs gq, >wBk
QWalkus dh laHkkouk dks iwjh rjg ls [kkfjt ugha fd;k tk ldrk gSA
9- mPp U;;ky; us fu’d’kZ fudkyk fd vdsys vihydrkZ gh e`rd ds geykoj FksA ;g Hkh dgk x;k gS fd b”oj us ykBh ls geyk fd;k tks dVk gqvk ?kko djus esa l{ke FkhA gesa ;g ekuus esa eqf”dy gks jgh gS fd vihydrkZ fdlh Hkh izdkj ls b”oj dh rqyuk esa vyx rjhds ls fLFkr FksA nks vkjkfi;ksa }kjk
X;kjg pksVs] nks dVh gqbZ pksVksa dks feykdj ] vR;f/kd :Ik ls vlEHkkO; ekuh tkrh gS A
10- blfy, ]ekeys ds rF;ksa vkSj ifjfLFkfr;ksa dh laiw.kZrk esa] ih- MCy;w&01 vkSj e`rd ds chp ds laca/k dks ns[krs gq,] vkSj fiNyh nq”euh gksus ds dkj.k] ,d lafnX/k ,dkUr xokg ds lk{; ij vihydrkZvksa dh ltk dks cjdjkj j[kuk ge lqjf{kr ugha ekurs gSa vkSj blesa >wBs rjhds ls QWalkus dh laHkkouk ls Hkh badkj ugha fd;k tk ldrk] tSlk fd jktLFkku jkT; cuke Hkksyk flag o vU; AIR 1994 SC 542, (Crl. Appeal No. 65 of 1980 , 25.08.1993 dks fu.khZr½ esa ns[kk@dgk x;k Fkk %
Þ4- mi;qZDr rF;ksa ls] ;g ns[kk tk ldrk gS fd ;g ekeyk iwjh rjg ls ih-
MCy;w&01 ds gh lk{; ij fVdk gqvk gSA mPp U;k;ky; us ih- MCy;w&01 ds lk{; esa dbZ dfe;ksa dh vksj b”kkjk fd;k gSA ;g vPNh rjg ls r; gS fd vxj ekeyk iwjh rjg ls p”enhn xokg ds lk{; ij gh fVdk gqvk gS] rks ,slh xokgh@lk{; iw.kZ :Ik ls fo”oluh; gksuh pkfg, A bl ekeys esa] ;g ekuk x;k gS fd ?kVuk va/ksjs esa ?kfVr gqbZ -----
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11- yYyw eka>h vkSj vU; cuke >kj[kaM jkT;] (2003) 2 SCC 401, esa] ;g ns[kk@dgk x;k Fkk fd
;fn ;g dgk x;k Fkk fd nl O;fDr;ksa us vius&vius gfFk;kjksa ls e`rd ds “kjhj ij izgkj fd;k Fkk] vkSj
;fn gjsd us geyk fd;k Fkk rks e`rd ds “kjhj ij de ls de nl pksVsa gksaxhA bl ekeys esa] tSlk fd ns[kk x;k gS e`rd ds “kjhj ij 11 pksVsa gSa A lansg dk ykHk nsdj cjh djrs gq,] ;g dgk x;k Fkk%
Þ13---------------- ,dek= p”enhn xokg }kjk fn, x, ?kVuk ds fooj.k] tks fd e`rd ds lkFk vius laca/kksa ds dkj.k ,d i{kikrh xokg gS vkSj pwafd og vkjksfi;ksa ds izfr “k=qHkko j[krk gS] vfr”k;ksfDriw.kZ gS vkSj bldh iwjh rjg ls fpfdRlh; lk{; }kjk laiqf’V ugha dh xbZ gSA ?kVuk dk fooj.k] tSlk fd U;k;ky; esa fn;k x;k gS] og igys fn, x, fooj.k ls dkQh gVdj gS tSlk fd izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa miyC/k gS A blfy, lHkh vkjksih O;fDr;ksa
dh ltk dks ntZ djus ds m|s”; ls ge ,dek= eUuw ¼ih- MCy;w&09½ dh xokgh ij
Hkjkslk ugha dj ldrs AÞ
12- blfy, ge mPp U;k;ky; ds vkns”k dks cjdjkj j[kus ;ksX; ugha ikrs vkSj rnuqlkj bls njfdukj djrs gSaA vihydrkZvksa dks cjh fd;k tkrk gSA mUgsa tYn ls tYn fjgk djus dk funsZ”k fn;k tkrk gS
;fn mudh fdlh vU; ekeys esa t:jr ugha gS A
13- vihy eatwj dh tkrh gS A
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×××××××× vLohdj.k% {ks=h; Hkkk’kk esa fu.Zk; dk vuqokn i{kdkjksa ds lhfer iz;ksx gsrq fd;k x;k gS rkfd og viuh Hkk’kk esa bls le> ldsa ,oa
;g fdlh vU; iz;kstu gsrq iz;ksx ugha fd;k tk,xkA leLr dk;kZy;h ,oa O;ogkfjd iz;kstuksa gsrq fu.kZ; dk vaxzsth laLdj.k ghs vfHkizekf.kr ekuk tk,xk vkSj dk;kZUo;u rFkk ykxw fd, tkus gsrq mls gh ojh;rk nh tk,xhA
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Judgment in Crl Appeal 1864 of 2019 has been Translated by Shri Vishal Kumar,Translator. Typed by Neeraj Kumar Mishra. Senior Assistant.