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High Court of Lucknow · 17 Jul 2019
U.K. Verma; R.K. Singh; V.K. Singh
criminal appeal_dismissed Significant

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The High Court upheld the conviction for murder and grievous hurt, affirming victim compensation and procedural compliance, dismissing the accused's appeal.

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Hkkjr dk mPpre U;k;ky; vkijkf/kd vihyh; {ks=kf/kdkfjrk nkafMd vihy dzekad 84&85 @ 2019
[fo”ks’k vuqefr ;kfpdk (vijkf/kd) dzekad 3167&3168 @ 2015 ls mn~Hkwr]
;ksxsUnz mQZ tksxsUnz flag vihykFkhZ fo#} e/;izns”k “kklu izR;FkhZ fu.kZ;
U;k;ewfrZ Jh ,l +, + ckscM+s vuqefr iznku dh xbZ A
2 + ;g vihysa] e/; izns”k mPp U;k;ky; [k.MihB Xokfy;j ds ml fu.kZ; fnukad 12 +12 +2014 ds fo#) izLrqr dh xbZ gSa] tks l= U;k;ky;] vEck] ftyk eqjSuk (e + iz +) }kjk vius l= fopkj.k dzekad 388 @2013 esa fu.kZ; fnukad 24 +07 +2014 }kjk vihykFkhZ dks fn, x, e`R;qn.Mkns”k dh iqf’V djrk gS A vihykFkhZ dks Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dh /kkjk,Wa 302] 326 (d) ,oa 460 ds v/khu nks’kfl) fd;k x;k gS ,oa mls dze”k% e`R;qnaM] vkthou dkjkokl (rhu dh x.kuk esa) ,oa izR;sd ij
25]000@& #i;s dk vFkZn.M] ,oa nl o’kksZa dk dBksj dkjkokl ,oa O;frdze dh “krksZa lfgr
5]000@& #i;s ds vFkZn.M] dk n.Mkns”k fn;k x;k gS A ;g e`R;qn.M] n.M izfdz;k lafgrk dh
/kkjk 366 ds varxZr funsZ”k (fjQjsUl) ij mPp U;k;ky; }kjk iq’V fd;k x;k gS A izdj.k ds laf{kIr rF; fuEu gSa %& vihykFkhZ dks Jhefr #ch ij rstkc Mkydj mldh gR;k djus gsrq nks’kfl) fd;k x;k gS A l= U;k;ky; us Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dh /kkjk 302 ds v/khu e`R;qn.M fn;k gS A bl ?kVuk esa e`rd dh nknh pUnzdyk (v + lk + 3) ,oa e`rd dk dksbZ Hkrhtk jktw (v + lk + 7) ,oa e`rd dk HkkbZ tkuw (v + lk + 4) Hkh vkgr gq, Fks A vihykFkhZ dks bu yksxksa ij rstkc Qsaddj fo#fir djus o vkgr djus ds fy, Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dh /kkjk 326
(d) ds v/khu nks’kfl) fd;k x;k gS
3 + l= U;k;ky; us vihykFkhZ ij] Jhefr pUnzdyk] jktw vkSj tkuw izR;sd dks ns; 1]00]000@&
#i;s dk vFkZn.M vf/kjksfir fd;k A mPp U;k;ky; us izfrdj dks c<+k;k rFkk vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k fd tkuw 3 yk[k #i;s dh jkf”k dh {kfriwfrZ izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh Fkk ,oa pUnzdyk ,oa jktw izR;sd dks tks fd mrus fo#fir ugha Fks] dks vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k fd os 1 +5 yk[k #i;s dh {kfriwfrZ izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh Fks A
4 + e`rd #ch dk fookg Jh lat; xqIrk ls gqvk Fkk vkSj ml fookg ls mldh nks larkus Fkh A vihykFkhZ us mldk ykyp fd;k rFkk ifr us viuh e`rd&ifRu RkFkk vihykFkhZ ds e/; isze izlax dh “kadk dh rFkk bl laca/k esa ml ij vkjksi yxkrs gq, mls mRihfM+r fd;k A rRi”pkr~ e`frdk vius ekek ds lkFk jgus vk xbZ A vihykFkhZ us e`frdk ds firk (v + lk + 8) ij mls iksjlk cqykus dk ncko Mkyk vkSj mldh ekax iwjh uk djus ij Hk;kud ifj.kke dh /kedh nh A xzh’e dh ml vi”kdquh jkf= esa] e`rd vkSj mlds ifjokj ds lnL; vius&vius d{k esa lksus x, A xehZ ds dkj.k njoktksa dks [kqyk j[kk x;k Fkk A dqN cYcksa ls d{kksa rFkk vkaxu esa izdk”k Fkk A vihykFkhZ pksjh fNis e`rd ds d{k esa vk;k vkSj psrkouh nh ^^Hkys gh og mlds lkFk ugha jguk pkgrh og mls fdlh ds lkFk ugha jgus nsus okyk^^ A ;g lqudj e`rd dk firk nkrkjke (v + lk +8) mBk vkSj vihykFkhZ dks viuh csVh ij rstkc Qsaddj Hkkxrs gq, ns[kk A e`rd us ph[kuk “kq# fd;k ftl ij ifjokj ds vU; lnL;ks us mls cpkus dk iz;kl fd;k] vihykFkhZ us iqu% ifjokj ds vU; lnL;ksa ij rstkc Qsadk ftlus mu lHkh dks tyk;k o ?kk;y fd;k A bl geys esa e`rd dks mlds iwjs “kjhj esa 90 izfr”kr rd tyus dh pksVsa (Burn injuries) igqaph A
5 + bl eksM+ ij] ge ;gkWa dguk pkgrs gSa fd Hkys gh geus laiw.kZ vfHkys[k dk foLrkj ls ijh{k.k fd;k gS] fQj Hkh ge bl fu.kZ; esa lk{; ds leLr igyqvksa dh ppkZ djuk vko”;d ugha ekurs A ge larq’V gSa fd ;kfpdkdrkZ dks e`rd Jhefr #ch dh gR;k dkfjr djus ds fy, mfpr #i ls nks’kfl) fd;k x;k gS A izdj.k dh leLr ifjfLFkfr;kWa vkSj fo”ks’k #i ls Jhefr #ch dk e`R;qdkfyd dFku] fcuk pwds bafxr djrk gS fd og gh gS ftlus gR;k dkfjr dh Fkh A mu lkf{k;ksa ds o`Rrkar esa dksbZ vuqeku] vVdyckth vFkok vuqeku vk/kkfjr fu’d’kZ ugha gS] ftUgksaus bl dk;Z esa vihykFkhZ dks ns[kk rFkk tks Lo;a mlds rstkc geys ds ihfM+r Fks A
6 + og lk{;] tks Lo;a dk vlafnX/k gksus dh vuq”kalk djrk gS] og ;g gS % fnukad 21 +07 +2013 dks iksjlk esa vihykFkhZ vijk/k djus ds i”pkr~ ?kVukLFky ls Hkkxk A og fnukad 11 +09 +2013 dks eqap[k.M <ksykiqj ls fxjQ~rkj fd;k x;k A vUos’k.k vf/kdkjh us dFku fd;k gS fd vihykFkhZ us ml ch;j dh “kh”kh dks cjken djk;k gS ftlds ckjs esa dgk tkrk gS fd og geys esa iz;qDr rstkc dks ys tkus esa iz;qDr gqbZ A vUos’k.k vf/kdkjh us vkxs ;g dgk fd vihykFkhZ ds vaxqfy;ksa ds fu”kku rFkk ch;j dh “kh”kh esa ik, x, vaxqfy;ksa ds fu”kku feyrs gSa A fo”ks’kK us izfrosfnr fd;k gS fd
“kh”kh esa ik, x, vaxqfy;ksa ds fu”kku o vihykFkhZ ds vaxqfy;ksa ds fu”kku ,d vkSj ,d gh O;fDr ds gSa A
7 + ekuflag ikod (v + lk + 10 ) iksjlk esa rglhynkj @ dk;Zikyu vf/kdkjh ds #i esa dk;Z dj jgk Fkk A mls iksjlk ds Fkkuk izHkkjh }kjk e`rd ,oa vkgr tkuw ds e`R;qdkfyd dFku djk;s tkus gsrq cqyk;k x;k Fkk A og Li’V #i ls dgrk gS fd e`rd vius dFku nsus ds le; lpsr ekufld voLFkk esa Fkh rFkk mlus e`R;qdkfyd dFku ij vius vaxwBs dk fu”kku yxk;k Fkk A e`rd us vius e`R;qdkfyd dFku esa dgk gS fd vihykFkhZ tksxsUnz flga us ml ij rstkc mM+sydj mls tyk;k Fkk] mlus vkxs dgk fd vihykFkhZ mls Qksu ij rax fd;k djrk Fkk rFkk xkfy;kWa fn;k djrk Fkk A vkgr tkuw e`R;qdkfyd dFku Hkh bl vk”kadk ls fy;k x;k Fkk fd tkuw thfor ugha jgsxk A fQj Hkh] dFku vfHkys[k ij gS rFkk mfpr #i ls lkfcr fd;k x;k gS A ge bl ckr ls lger gaS fd e`R;qdkfyd dFku dks lk{; gsrq mPpre laHkkfor egRo fn;k tk ldrk gS vkSj ;g vihykFkhZ dh nks’kflf) ds fy;s etcwr uhao iznku djrk gS A ;g fofu”p; djuk vko”;d ugha gS fd D;k tkuw dk e`R;qdkfyd dFku xzkg; gS D;ksafd mldh e`R;q ugha gqbZ A pwafd tkuw us v + Lkk + 4 ds #i esa dFku fn;s gSa; blfy;s ge tkuw (v + Lkk + 4)] Jherh panzdyk
(v + Lkk + 3) tks fd e`rd dh nknh gSa vkSj mls Hkh pksVas vkbZ gSa] dh lk{; dks laxr rFkk fo”oluh; ikrs gSa A rhuksa lHkh lkf{k;ksa us dFku fd;k gS fd vihykFkhZ us mu ij Hkh rstkc Qsadk A okLro esa] rstkc us tkuw ds psgjs dks fo#fir dj fn;k gS A e`rd ds firk nkrkjke (v + Lkk + 8) us dFku fd;k gS fd tSls gh mlus e`rd dh ph[k lquh og ckgj vk;k vkSj vihykFkhZ dks LFkku ls Hkkxrs gq,s ns[kk A ge ikrs gSa fd mijksDr lk{; vfHk;qDr dh nks’kflf) dks fdlh ;qfDr;qDr lansg ds ijs Ik;kZIr #i ls mfpr Bgjkrk gS A “ks’k lk{; laxr] fu”p;kRed ,oa fo”oluh; gS A
8 + gkykafd] iz”u ftl ij fopkj fd;k tkuk gS og ;g gS fd bldk og D;k fo”ks’k dkj.k gS ftlls fd vihykFkhZ dks e`R;qnaM fn;k tkuk pkfg;s A fu%lansg **fo”ks’k dkj.k^^ in dk vk”k; mu dkj.kksa ls gksrk gS tks fo”ks’k izdkj dk gS uk fd lkekU; dkj.k A orZeku izdj.k esa ,d dkjd gS] tks e`R;qnaM ds vf/kjksi.k dk mfpr dkj.k gks ldrk gS] tSlk fd “kklu dh vksj ls fo}ku vf/koDrk }kjk tksj nsdj dgk x;k A og dkj.k ;g gS fd vihykFkhZ us bl vijk/k dks rc dkfjr fd;k tc og ,d vU; izdj.k esa tekur esa ckgj Fkk ftlesa mls gR;k ds fy;s nks’kfl) fd;k x;k gS rFkk mldh ltk ;Fkkor j[kh x;h gS A fu%lansg bl rF; dh mis{kk fd;k tkuk dfBu gS] fdUrq ge ikrs gSa fd bl fo”ks’k ekeys ds rF;ksa ds vk/kkj ij n.M vf/kjksfir fd;k tkuk lqjf{kr gS A fuf”pr #i ls] ;fn nksuksa gh izdj.kksa dk Lo#i ,d tSlk fn[krk gS rks gR;k ds fy;s f}rh; nks’kflf) gsrq e`R;qnaM ds vf/kjksi.k ds fy;s og mfpr dkj.k gksxk A ysfdu orZeku izdj.k essa ,slk dqN gksuk izrhr ugha gksrk A iwoZorZhZ ?kVuk bl izdj.k dh ifjfLFkfr;ksa ls iw.kZ #i ls vlacaf/kr gS A vihykFkhZ dks fdlh fdj.k ulZ lgvfHk;qDr ds lkFk 27 +07 +1994 vkSj 18 +07 +1994 dh njE;kuh jkr dks fdlh y{ehukjk;.k mQZ y{e.k flag dh gR;k dkfjr djus gsrq vkjksfir fd;k x;k Fkk A orZeku ?kVuk 21 + 07 + 2013 dks gqbZ vkSj vkf[kjh ?kVuk orZeku ?kVuk ls 10 o’kZ iwoZ gqbZ Fkh A
9 + bl izdj.k esa tks gekjs le{k gS] ?kVuk ml vihykFkhZ ls lacaf/kr gS tks e`frdk ds lkFk vius laca/kksa esa fujk”k Fkk vkSj mls fo”okl Fkk fd e`frdk us mls R;kx fn;k Fkk A izdj.k dh ifjfLFkfr;kWa vkSj fo”ks’k #i ls rstkc dk pquk tkuk e`frdk dh gR;k dh u`”kal ;kstuk dks izdV ugha djrk gS A vU; dbZ izdj.kksa ds leku e`frdk dks xEHkhj #i ls ?kk;y fd;s tkus vFkok fo#fir fd;s tkus dk vk”k; izdV gksrk gS; bl izdj.k esa ge lksprs gSa fd bl vk”k; us geys dks ml ;kstuk ls vf/kd xaHkhj cuk fn;k ftlls] e`frdk dh e`R;q gks xbZ A ;g laHko gS fd tks lkspk x;k Fkk og pksV Fkh uk fd e`R;q A
10 + geus mijksDr fopkj fdlh Hkh #i esa vihykFkhZ ds d`R;ksa dks {kek djus gsrq ugh fd;k gS] cfYd ek= ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr djus ds fy;s fd;k gS fd orZeku izdj.k esa dksbZ Hkh ,slk fo”ks’k dkj.k izrhr ugha gksrk tks vihykFkhZ ij e`R;qnaM ds vf/kjksi.k dks mfpr Bgjk;s A cpu flag fo#} iatkc jkT; (1980) 2 SCC 684 esa bl U;k;ky; us ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k gS %&
^^209 + ,slh cgqr lh vU; ifjfLFkfr;kWa gS tks gYds naMkns”k ds ikfjr fd;s tkus dks mfpr Bgjkrh gS; D;ksafd izdksiu dh foijhr ifjfLFkfr;kWa gSa A ^^ge bu lc ifjfLFkfr;ksa dks Bhd
Bhd #i ls U;kf;d lax.kd esa ugha Hkj ldrs D;ksafd os viw.kZ ,oa vfLFkj lekt esa [kxksyh; #i ls bruh lw{e gS ftldk vuqeku ugha yxk;k tk ldrk A^^ fQj Hkh e`R;qnaM ds
{ks= dks lhfer djus okys dkjdksa ds foLrkj o ladYiuk dks
U;k;ky; }kjk /kkjk 354 (3) esa Li’V ,oa izR;{k naMuhfr ds vuqlkj yphyk ,oa foLr`r fuekZ.k izkIr djus ij vf/kd egRo ugha fn;k tk ldrk A U;k;/kh”k dks dHkh [kwu ds I;klk ugha gksuk pkfg;s A gR;kjksa dks QkWalh ij yVdkuk muds fy;s dHkh
Hkh cgqr vPNk ugha jgk gS A Hkkjr la?k }kjk iznRr rF; ,oa vkdaM+s ;|fi viw.kZ gSa] ;g n”kkZrs gSa fd iwoZ esa U;k;ky; esa vfr”k; fojyrk ds lkFk vfr”k; naM fn;k gS & ;g ,d rF; gS tks ml lko/kkuh ,oa laosnuk dks lEiq’V djrk gS] ftls brus xEHkhj ekeys esa vius naM nsus ds fo”ks’kkf/kdkj esa muds }kjk lnSo j[kk tkrk gS A vr% lacaf/kr dks ;g crkuk vko”;d gS fd gekjs }kjk crk;h xbZ foLr`r mnkgj.kkRed fn”kk funs”kksZa ls lgk;rk izkIr U;k;ky;] vc ls bl nq%lk/; dk;Z dks NksVh ls NksVh ckrksa dk Hkh /;ku j[kus okyh lrdZrk ds lkFk djsaxh] mUgsa /kkjk 354 (3) esa n”kkZbZ xbZ fo/kk;h uhfr ds csgrj ekxZ ds lkFk funsZf”kr fd;k x;k gS] tSls gR;k ds nks’kfl) O;fDr;ksa ds fy;s vkthou dkjkokl ,d fu;e gS vkSj e`R;qn.M ,d viokn A ,d euq’; ds thou ds xkSjo ds fy;s] dkuwu ds lk/ku }kjk thou ysus ds fy;s izfrjks/k ds vf/kdkj dks ekWaxuk] ,d okLrfod ,oa LFkk;h fpark gS A ,slk rc rd ugha fd;k tkuk pkfg;s tc rd fojy ls fojyre ekeyksa esa oSdfYid fodYi fuf”fpr #i ls lekIr u gks x;s gksa A ftldk ikyu djrs gq, bl U;k;ky; us ekNh flag fo#} iatkc jkT; esa ,sls fojy ls fojyre ekeyksa ds mnkgj.kksa dks oxhZd`r fd;k gS tgkWa e`R;qnaM fn;k tkuk mfpr Bgjk;k x;k gS A dafMdk dzekad 39 esa bl U;k;ky; us fuEufyf[kr ijh{k.k fu/kkZfjr fd;s gSa A
^^39 + bu fn”kk funsZsa”kksa dks ykxw djus ds fy;s fuEufyf[kr iz”u fd;s tk ldrs gS ,oa mudk mRrj fn;k tk ldrk gS%&
(v) D;k vijk/k esa dksbZ ,slh vlkekU;rk gS tks vkthou dkjkokl ds naM dks vi;kZIr cukrh gS vkSj e`R;qnaM dh ekWax djrh gS ?
(c) D;k vijk/k dh ifjfLFkfr;kWa ,slh gS fd e`R;qnaM vf/kjksfir djus ds vfrfjDr dksbZ fodYi ugha gS] ckotwn blds fd de djus okyh mu ifjfLFkfr;ksa dks vf/kdre cy fn;k x;k gS tks fd vijk/kh ds i{k esa cksyrh gSa \
11 + ge vihykFkhZ ds d`R;ksa esa dksbZ fo”ks’k uSfrd iru vFkok ik”kfodrk ugha ikrs gSa tks fd izdj.k dks ^^fojy ls fojyre^^ ds izdj.k ds #i esa oxhZd`r djus dk vf/kdkjh cukrk gS A
12 + vr%] mPp U;k;ky; }kjk vf/kjksfir fd;s x;s e`R;qnaMkns”k dks vikLr fd;k tkrk gS rFkk mlds LFkku vihykFkhZ vkthou dkjkokl Hkksxsxk A
13 + vihysa vuqlkjr% Lohdkj dh tkrh gSa A
…………….+++ U;k;ewfrZ ,l +, + ckscM+s
…………….+++ U;k;ewfrZ ,y + ukxs”oj jko
…………….+++ U;k;ewfrZ vkj + lqHkk’k jsM~Mh
UkbZ fnYyh tuojh 17] 2019
[k.Mu (fMLDysej) %& LFkkuh; Hkk’kk esa fu.kZ; ds vuqokn dk vk”k;] i{kdkjksa dks bls viuh Hkk’kk esa le>us ds mi;ksx rd gh lhfer gS vkSj vU; iz;kstUkkFkZ bldk mi;ksx ugha fd;k tk ldrk A leLr O;ogkfjd ,oa dk;kZy;hu iz;kstukFkZ] fu.kZ; dk vaxzsth laLdj.k gh izkekf.kd gksxk ,oa fu’iknu rFkk dk;kZUo;u ds iz;kstukFkZ {ks= /kkfjr djsxk A
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