Jagat Narain and 2 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin.Secy. Home Deptt. and Another

Court No. - 11 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 11349 of 2023 Applicant :- Jagat Narain And 2 Others Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin.Secy. Home Deptt. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Kapil Kumar Bhargava Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard Sri Kapil Kumar Bhargava, learned counsel appearing for the applicants, learned AGA for the State of U.P. and perused the record. By means of present applicant under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the applicants have assailed the order dated 12.10.2023 passed in Sessions Trial No. 1384 of 2001 (State of U.P. vs. Laxmi Narain and others) in Case No. 304/2000, under Sections 498-A, 304-B IPC and 3/4 D.P. Act, Police Station-Mohanlalganj, District Lucknow. It appears from the record that an application to recall PW-7 namely O.P. Mishra (I.O.) was preferred by the applicants under Section 311 Cr.P.C., which was rejected by the trial Court vide order dated 09.02.2023. The order dated 09.02.2023 on reproduction reads as under:- "

पततवललपसतत।पतकतरपरअभभयतकगणमयभवदतनअधधवकतउपसससत।भवदतन

सहतयकधजलतशतसककयअधधवकत(फफजदतरल)

उपसससत।गवतहपल.डबलल.-6 भवशतल भतरदतज,

धजलतधधकतरलआजमगढ, उपसससत।

उपररकगवतहकतसतकयअअभकतभकयतगयत।इससतरपरअभभयतकककभवदतनअधधवकत

दतरतपतसरनतपतअअतगरतधतरत-311 दअ.प.सअ.

करतकहहएपल.डबलल,-7 ओ.पल.

भमशतकर

पतननसतकयहकतततलबभकयकजतनककतभनवकदनभकयतगयत।धजसपरअभभयरजनककओरसक

भवदतनअपरधजलतशतसककयअधधवकतदतरतआपधतदजरकरतकहहएकसनभकयतगयतपल. डबलल.-7

सकभवसतत धजरहपलवरममककजतचतककहह,

उकसतकलसककफनसतपशनपलछनतहह,

यहअअभकतनहहभकयतहह।अतनपतसरनतपतभनरसतभकयकजतनककतभनवकदनभकयतगयत।

सतनतवअवलरकनभकयत।

अवलरकनसकभवभदतहहभकआजसतकलपल.डबलल,-6

भवशतलभतरदतजककसतकयअअभकत

ककगयलहह।उकसतकलककदतरतमतकतकतमतयतकतधलकबयतनअअभकतकरनकककसमबनधमम

पततवललपरमतयतकतधलकबयतननहरनककककतरणयतदनहरनककतकसनभकयतहह।

पततवललपरअभभयतकककओरसकउपररकपतसरनतपतककमतधयमसकभववकचक, धजसकर

सममनकरनकहकततभनवकदनभकयतगयत,

करपल.

डबलल-7

ककरपममपरलभकतहरचतकतहह।

धजसककबयतनककअवलरकनसकजततहहआभकमतकतकतमतयतकतधलकबयतनसतकल पल.डबलल-6

भवशतलभतरदतज,

ततकतललनएस.डल.एम.

मरहनलतलगअजदतरतअअभकतभकयक

जतनककतकसनभकयतहह।ऐसतकरईअनयतथयशकषनहहहह,

धजसपरउकसतकलकरधजरह

करनकहकतततलबभकयकजतनककतभनवकदनभकयतगयतहह।पतसरनतपतककदतरतधजसभबनदतपर

धजरहभकयकजतनककतकसनभकयतगयतहहउसपरभवसतत धजरहककजतचतककहह।अतन

उपररकपररसससभतययममपतसरनतपतअअतगरतधतरत-311 दअ.प.सअ.

सवलकतरभकयकजतनकयरगय

नहहहह।तदतसतरपतसरनतपतअअतगरतधतरत-311 दअ.प.सअ.

भनरसतभकयतजतततहह।

अभभयरजनपकककओरसककसनभकयतगयतभकपकरणममअनयकरईसतकलपरलभकत

करतयतजतनतशकषनहहहह,

अभभयरजनसतकयसमतपहरगयलहह।अतनपततवललवतसतक

बयतनअभभयतकगणअअतगरतधतरत-313 दअ.प.सअ.

भदनतअक21.02.2023

करपकशहर।

अभभयतकगणभनयतभदनतअकपरवयभकगतरपसकनयतयतलयममउपसससतरहम।" It further appears from the record that another application dated

27.02.2023 to recall PW-6 was preferred under Section 313 Cr.P.C., which was also rejected by the trial Court vide order dated 27.02.2023. The order dated 27.02.2023 on reproduction reads as under:- "

पततवललपसतत।पतकतरपरअभभयतकगणलकमलनरतयणवजगतनरतयणककहतधजरल

मतफकदतरतभवदतनअधधवकतपसतत।आजपततवललअभभयतकगणककबयतनअअतगरतधतरत-313 दअ.प.सअ.

अअभकतभकयकजतनकहकततभनयतहह।

पततवललपरअभभयतकगणककओरसकभवदतनअधधवकतदतरतमतकतककमतयतकतधलक

बयतनकरभदतलयकसतकयसकसतभबतकरतनकहकततपतसरनतपतपसतत करतकहहएकसनभकयत

नयतभकपसतत मतमलकमममतकतकतमतयतकतधलकबयतन15.10.2000

करएस.डल.एम. मरहनलतलगअज,

लखनऊदतरतअअभकतभकयतगयतसतपरनततउकसतकलनकनयतयतलयमम

अपनकसतकयककदफरतनउकमतयतकतधलकबयतनककसमबनधममयतदनहरनककतकसन

भकयतहह,

इसधलयकभदतलयकसतकलककरपममभववकचककरतलबकरमतयतकतधलकबयतन

सतभबतकरतयकजतनकहकततअभभयरजनकरभनदरभशतभकयकजतनककतभनवकदनभकयतगयत।

उकपतसरनतपतपरभवदतनअपरधजलतशतसककयअधधवकत(फफजदतरल)

दतरतआपधत

करतकहहएकसनभकयतगयतभकभदनतअक09.02.2023

करअभभयरजनसतकल सअखयत-6

ककधजरहअअभकतककगयलसलतसतउकभदनतअकपरअभभयरजनदतरतअपनत

सतकयसमतपभकयतगयतसत।उकभदनतअकपरनयतयतलयदतरतबचतवपकदतरतपसतत

पतसरनतपतअअतगरतधतरत-311 दअ.प.सअ.

भनरसतकरतकहहएपततवललवतसतकबयतनअअतगरत धतरत-313 दअ.प.सअ.

हकततभदनतअक21.02.2023

करभनयतककगयल।भदनतअक21.02.2023

करएकनयकअधधवकतकतवकतलतनतमतपसतत करतकहहएपतननससगनपतसरनतपतपसतत

भकयतगयत,

धजसकनयतयतलयदतरतसवलकतरभकयतगयत।आजअभभयतकगणककहतधजरल

मतफकपतसरनतपतउनककपलवरभनयतकअधधवकतदतरतभदयतगयततसतउकपतसरनतपत

भकयतगयतहह।अभभयरजनककओरसककसनभकयतगयतभकनयतयतलयपततवललमम

पलणरपयतसककसतसखरजनकपरभलमतकतकतमतयतकतधलककसनभमलनहहरहतहह।इस

समबनधममसमबसनधतककभवरदनयतयतलयदतरतकतयरवतहलककगयलहह।ऐसतकरईभवधतन

नहहहहभकअभभयरजनकरभकसलसतकल/

सतकयकरपसतत करनकककधलयकदबतवडतलत

जतए।भदतलयकसतकयककरपममसतभबतकरतनकहकततमल अभभलकखककफरटरपभतयतकतबरन पभत,

आभदकतउपलबधहरनतआवशयकहह,

जरपततवललममसअलगनहहहह।उपररकपतसरनत

पतपसतत करनककतउदकशयमततवतदककभनसततरणममभवलमबकतररतकरनतहह।पसतत

पकरणककभववकचककरपल. डबलल-7

ककरपममपरलभकतकरतयतजतचतकतहहऔरउकसतकल

सकबचतवपकदतरतमतकतककमतयतकतधलकबयतनककसमबनधममभवसतत धजरहककजत

चतककहह।अतनबचतवपकककओरसकपसतत पतसरनत,

भदनतअभकत27.02.2023 भनरसत

भकयकजतनकककयतचनतककगयल।

सतनतवअवलरकनभकयत।

पततवललककअवलरकनसकभवभदतहहभकपसतत पकरणभदनतअक09.02.2023

करसतकल पल.

डबलल-6

भवशतलभतरदतजककसतकयअअभकतककगयलसलतसतअभभयरजनदतरतसतकय

समतपभकयकजतनकपरपततवललवतसतकबयतनअअतगरतधतरत-313 दअ.प.सअ.

हकततभनयतकक

गयल।आजअभभयतकगणककओरसकइसआशयकतपतसरनतपतपसतत भकयतगयतहहभक

अभभयरजनकरभनदरभशतकरमतकतकतमतयतकतधलकबयतनसतभबतकरतयतजतए, चलअभक

मतकतकतमतयतकतधलकबयतनपततवललपरनहहहहऔरइससमबनधममपल. डबलल-6 कक

दतरतपततवललपरमतयतकतधलकबयतननहरनककककतरणयतदनहरनककतकसनभकयतगयत,

कययभकभववकचकदतरतदफरतनभववकचनतएस.डल.एम. पल.डबलल.-6

कतबयतनअअभकतभकयत

गयतसतऔरमतकतकतमतयतकतधलकबयतनकतअवलरकनकरउसकतइअदतजसल.डल. मम

भलभकयतगयतसत,

इसधलयकभववकचककरभदतलयकसतकलककरपममतलबकरपतननपरलभकत

करतयकजतनककतभनवकदनभकयतगयतहह।यहतहयहउलकखनलयहहभकपसतत पकरणकक

भववकचककरपल. डबलल-7

ककरपममपलवरममपरलभकतकरतयतजतचतकतहहतसतभववकचकदतरत

पकरणममककगयलसमसतकतयरवतहलककसमबनधममसतकयपसतत करनकहकतत

अभभयरजनकरमफकतभदयतगयतहह,

तसतसतकलदतरतउसककमतखयपरलकतममभकयकगयक

समसतकसनयपरबचतवपकदतरतभवसतत पभतपरलकतककजतचतककहहतसतभदनतअक

09.02.2023

करभलबचतवपकककओरसकधतरत-311 दअ.प.सअ.

कतपतसरनतपतपसतत कर

भववकचकपल.डबलल,-7

ककपतननतलबकरधजरहकरनकहकततभनवकदनभकयतगयतसत, धजसमम

कसनभकयतगयतसतभककतछपशनपलछनकछलटगयकहह,

चलअभकउनपशनयकतउलकखपतसरनत

पतममनहहभकयतगयतसतऔरबचतवपककरउकसतकलसकधजरहहकततपयतरपअवसरभदयत

जतचतकतसत,

इसधलयकपतसरनतपतअअतगरतधतरत-311 दअ.प.सअ.

भनरसतभकयतगयत।पतनन

आजअभभयतकककओरसकनयकरपसकउपररकपतसरनतपतभदनतअभकत27.02.2023

भकयतगयतहहतसतपतननभववकचककरतलबभकयकजतनकहकततअभभयरजनकरभनदरभशत

भकयकजतनककतभनवकदनभकयतगयतहह।ऐसतपतलतहरततहहभकअभभयतकगणमततपकरणकक

भनसततरणममभवलमबकरनतचतहततहह।चलअभकमतकतकतमतयतकतधलकबयतनपततवललपर

मफजलदनहहहह।धजससमबनधमममतननलयजनपदनयतयतधलशकरभलअवगतकरतयतजत

चतकतहहऔरउनककदतरतसमबसनधतकमरचतरलगणककभवरदजतहचभलखरलदलगयलहह।

अतनउपररकतथययएवअपररसससभतययममअभभयतकककओरसकभवदतनअधधवकतदतरत

पतसरनतपतभदनतअभकत27.02.2023

भनरसतभकयतजतततहह।

चलअभकपसतत पकरणनयतयतलयममलसमबतअभतपतचलनतमवतदहहऔरपकरणमतननलय

उचचनयतयतलयदतरतभनधतररतएकशनपलतनककअअतगरतभलशतभमलहह,

अतनअभभयतकगण

करभनदरभशतभकयतजतततहहभकअभगमभदनतअकपरअभभयतकगणवयभकगतरपसक

नयतयतलयममउपसससतहरकरअपनतकसनअअतगरतधतरत-313 दअ.प.स.

अअभकतकरतयम,

अगरभकसलभलअभभयतकककदतरतहतधजरलमतफकदलजततलहहअसवतअनतपसससतरहततहह

तरअभभयतकककजमतनतभनरसतकरदलजतयकगल।

पततवललवतसतकबयतनअभभयतकगणअअतगरतधतरत-313 दअ.प.सअ.

भदनतअक03.03.2023 कर

पकशहर।" Both the aforesaid order(s) dated 09.02.2023 and 27.02.2023 were challenged before this Court by the applicants by means of an application preferred under Section 482 Cr.P.C. bearing No. 3195 of 2023 (Laxmi Narain and others vs. State of U.P. and others) and this Court vide order dated 04.04.2023 disposed of the said application. The relevant portion of the order dated

04.04.2023 on reproduction reads as under:- "Adverting to the facts of this case in hand, it transpires that the S.T. No.343/2003, arising out of Crime No.304/2000 is pending since 2003 and the applications, under Section 311 Cr.P.C. came to be moved by the present applicants at a belated stage, in order to cause delay in disposal of the aforesaid trial, therefore, the prayer for quashing the the impugned orders dated 09.02.2023 & 27.02.2023 is refused as this Court does not find any illegality, impropriety and incorrectness in the same. There is no abuse of court's process either. However, it is needless to mention that in case, the learned trial Court concerned finds that the application dated 17.03.2023 moved by the present applicants, under Section 311 Cr.P.C. still remains, the same shall be disposed of, expeditiously by a speaking and reasoned order strictly, in accordance with law. With the aforesaid observation, the instant application is finally disposed of." From above quoted portion of the order dated 04.04.2023 passed by this Court, it appears that after considering the merits of the orders impugned before it dated 09.02.2023 and

27.02.2023, in specific terms, observed that the prayer for quashing the impugned orders dated 09.02.2023 and 27.02.2023 is refused as this Court does not find any illegality, impropriety and incorrectness in the same. It further appears that this Court with regard to pending application dated 17.03.2023 moved by the applicants under Section 311 Cr.P.C. observed that the same shall be disposed of, expeditiously by a reasoned and speaking order strictly, in accordance with law. In compliance of the aforesaid, the trial Court considered the application dated 17.03.2023 preferred by the applicants under Section 311 Cr.P.C. and after due consideration, rejected the same by means of order dated 12.10.2023. The order dated

12.10.2023 on reproduction reads as under:- "

पतसरनतपत भदनतअभकत

17.03.2023

अनतगरत धतरत-311

दअ०प०सअ० पतसरगण/

अभभयतकगणलकमलनतरतयण,

जगतनतरतयणककभवदतनअधधवकतदतरतपसतत करकसन

भकयतगयतहहभकपसतत पकरणममभववकचनतअधधकतरलदतरतएस०डल०एम०

मरहनलतलगअजकतबयतनभदनतअक15.10.2000

अअभकतभकयतगयतसतजरभकसल०डल०-

ममहह।चलअभकमल डल०डल०करनयतयतलयककसमकसतभबतनहहकरतयतगयतहह,

सल०डल०ममउभलधखतडल०डल०जरभकधतरत63

ककतहतभदतलयकसतकयककरपमम

सतभबतभकयतजतसकततहह।पतसरगण/

अभभयतकगणकरयहपशनपलछनतहहभककयत

भववकचनतधधकतरलदतरतमतकतकतउपचतरभकयकगयकबलरतमपतरकक०जल०एम०सल०कक

डतकटरयककबयतनअअभकतभकयकगयकसकतसतकयतभववकचनतधधकतरलदतरतएस०डल०एम०

मरहनलतलगअजकतबयतनभलअअभकतभकयतगयतसतएवअमतकतकरकफनसकउपचतरभदयक

गयकसक?

अतनभववकचनतधधकतरलकरसल०डल०12

ममवभणरतडल०डल०करभदतलयकसतकयकक

रपममपतननपल०डबलयल07

ककरपममपतननतलबभकयतजतनतआवशयकहह।

उकपतसरनतपतपरभवदतनअपरधजलतशतसककयअधधवकत(फफजदतरल)

दतरतआपभतकर

कसनभकयतगयतहहभकपसतत पकरणममपल०डबलयल07

ततकतललनभववकचकओमपकतश

भमशतकरपरलभकतकरतयतजतचतकतहह।ककसडतयरलककपचतरनअ012

मममतकतकक

मतयतकतललनबयतनकतअवलरकनकरभववकचनतकतअअकनभकयतगयतहह,

धजसपर

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मतयतकतललनबयतनककरपममगहणकरनककतकरईभवधधकपतभवधतननहहहह।

सतनततसतपततवललकतअवलरकनभकयत।

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आवशयकसतकलकरसमनकरनकयतउपसससत

वयभकककपरलकतकरनकककशभक-"

करईनयतयतलयइससअभहततककअधलनभकसलजतअच,

भवचतरणयतअनयकतयरवतहलककभकसलपकमममभकसलवयभककरसतकलककतफरपरसमन

करसकततहहयतभकसलऐसकवयभककक,

जरहतधजरहर,

यदभपतवहसतकलककरपममसमन

नभकयतगयतहर,

परलकतकरसकततहह,

भकसलवयभककर,

धजसककपहलकपरलकतककजत

चतककहहपतननबतलतसकततहहऔरउसककपतननपरलकतकरसकततहह,

औरयभदनयतयतलय

करमतमलकककनयतयसअगतभवभनशचयककधलएभकसलऐसकवयभककतसतकयआवशयकपतलत

हरततहह,

तरवहऐसकवयभककरसमनकरकगतऔरउसककपरलकतकरकगतयतउसकपतनन

बतलतएगतऔरउसककपतननपरलकतकरकगत।"

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पहललओअपरभवसतत धजरहककगयलहह।सतकलकतबयतनजरपततवललपरउपलबधहहतसत

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ममपलछकगयकपशनयपरसतकलसकपतयक भबनदतओअपरधजरहककगयलहह,

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परअअभकतहह,

पतननउनहहभबनदतओअपरउपररकसतकलकरतलब

भकयकजतनककतकरईऔभचतयनहहहह।

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करपतवधतनयकरदभषगत

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अभभयतकदतरतपसतत पतसरनतपतभदनतअभकत17.03.2023

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सवलकतरभकयकजतनकयरगयनहहहह। आदकश

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दअ०पअ०सअ०भनरसत

भकयतजतततहह।" It reflects from the impugned order dated 12.10.2023 as also the application preferred by the applicants dated 27.03.2023 that the same was preferred for recalling PW-7 namely O.P. Mishra (I.O.). From the relevant portion of above quoted order(s) dated

09.02.2023, 27.02.2023 and 12.10.2023, it appears that at the stage of 313 Cr.P.C., the applicants moved all the aforesaid applications and with regard to witness PW-7, the applications were moved on the ground that dying declaration was recorded by Vishal Bharadwaj/PW-6/S.D.M, Mohanlalganj, Lucknow at that relevant point of time. Taking note of the observations made by the trial Court in the orders dated 09.02.2023 and 27.02.2023 affirmed by this Court vide order dated 04.04.2023, as indicated above, and the observations made by the trial Court in the impugned order dated 14.10.2023 and the principles related to recall of witness under Section 311 Cr.P.C. settled by the Hon'ble Apex Court as also the fact that earlier order dated 09.02.2023 passed by the trial Court rejecting the prayer to recall PW-7 has already been affirmed by this Court vide order dated 04.04.2023, this Court does not find any illegality in the impugned order dated

12.10.2023. Accordingly, the instant application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is hereby dismissed. Order Date :- 20.11.2023 Arun/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench