Slngl® IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR cn Cr.M.P. No\A /2010 PETITION UNDER SECTION 482 OFTHE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PETITIONERS ^°...<^ \0 •s>'t~.<-':^'1' -,(o:°.-:-:':jy.y"" .^'^-••'' ^..-•^^-^<y--^ ^ ' ^' \<< ^9.-""^^ ^••" ^ ^ '^ 1. Prakash Pal, S/o late Dhansai Pal, aged about 33 years, 2. Dulari Bai, Wd/o late Dhansai Pal, aged about 53 years, 3. Vikas Pal S/o late Dhamsai Pal, aged about 28 years, All are R/o Village Chikhli, Ward No. 3, Near Government Press, Pyarelal Chowk, Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon (C.G.) c^p HiGH COURT OF CHHATTiSGARH : B'SLASPUR 5>iNih.?L^ ^Ka^idpH '. HUi^ oL& S?Hr^s avs^s'BiNUT^A EVB"DH/4i'8 SsHK.s VA^ s AV.A,w. 1 I S lUFi Kc&i-UNUcn i S i^riininiEii avusc. rexuian ^u.'u.s^^yiy i-raKasn i-'ai anu OB'!S!~S versys oiaie OT ^nnaiiisgarn ana anoinei -^^. ^.. ^^^, PRONOUNCEwicNT OF ORDER ON ?cA Sd/- ManindraMohan Shrivastava Judge '<J' Miui-i i-'UUKs <-<!•• ^rls-iM) 1 i&UHKrl : oiLAarUK aiinflie oencn nOii'ow ann i'waiiiuura ivionaii siinvasiav'ti, >s, ^iBEjSjjBeti ivsl^i*-. r'tsa.Eiiori e^u.'-fr^; 01 AI? iv r'etiiioners r-t'aKasii i-ai ana oiners KeSponeienis VfcSiSUS oisiy OT ^nnanisRam ano anoiner 1 rs I s 1 tUN UNUsK bsU I IUN 4@j£Ur UKirvii^AL r:KOUs=UUKe UUDc I iT'a'SSStit;; " <5HH r\nti(. ijtHSmig, CGUitSSiE TOF ins pSailOHSrS. Shn S^ttsh GuDtB- Gov^mmont ' Advocat^ for th^fc ^i'fi-^.^^f'i'&.i^^'^w.-^.s.s-.^ K!.-", ^. ^utiitrft.'k.ff i 'wiJ^'wi ai^i\rf,i;t. i •v\t. i > on?i Muniiaj ourains, t/ounsei 101 EespUTiueni. i\!0.^. ta/rxa^i-rv 'raSsea on ..*.?.. ucioBer, Zuiui DV mis ueuiion, unaer oeciion 40^ i-.rr'i^, peuuoners nave praveu Tor i.luasriing OT cnminai Droceeainas in ^riminai ^ase j'MO.ioo.iuo penainM oerui'e Jijdicia! Maa'strate, T'Class. Kaiour. ^. ^ase OT ine peiiiioners ss insi responGeni No.z-orfH. nemigia "'ai aiieyea insi sne 'was suoiecieo 10 cfueri.v rn .connecoon V'VIIH G^manci GT oe'wrv anc on y ieyuii uyiny lougeu cii. fvisaniia ruisijy i riana. r^ssipuf, OEi-eraee Wc^^ le^^^erea ano charoe sheet was tiied "n ttse Court ot Juaic'a! Maoistrats. l.~" csass. KaiDur. Leamoa counsei ror ine peiiiioner arQueu (nai as irse yniif^ on'ency is 1 asiegea 10 nave oeen cornmiuea ueyonu ine lernionai junscisciion OT ine concerr.eu iviagisirare, ine iviagisiraie co'uiu noi nave laKen cognizance OT uis uiTsnce un ir'e basis of the chary©sheet filed by the wlahila Polics Thans, Raipur. HQ fijfther sus?mELS inai ine enure invysisQaiion was corEuuciCsci vviinout tunsGiciiori ss in vsew OT ine provisions coniainea in oeciion iso i'i) i^rr->-, ine poiice 01 ivianisa inana, Kaipur cou.iu noi nave enauireu inio ine aiieQeQ corfir'"ssion .or uirence on uie repon OT responaeni NO.Z as ine mauiStrsie navins lernioriai lur'saiciiun ove'i ine ^ area itseif uiu not have iurtsdiction to try {he offence. in suRpurt of his subrnission, ieamed counsei for the petitioriers piaced reliance upon the decision in the rriauer ot Sint. ijaswant r\aur,_v'._iBnTi. uuryueep_ naur_tuj 4arifii_^trtj.ie[s_,^j<y.»_i,aj ^,>y.i-,>i._ao_anu_rraEau i/Eianu Rainore auiners v. siaie of ^..u. arsu arioiner, ^uOo^(1^^^^^E VE^ ^?. ^n tne oirEer nanQ, jsarnea ssiaze counseE ^s 'w©uss couns'si lor respGHCi&ni No.^ arguea tnat tnere is no iiiegaiiry in irie invesuyation conuucieu oy i'viarsiia -'oiice i nana, Kaipur. it is further arsued tnat as part of offence was Gorninjtteu at nkaipur ^iso, ine concemea iviagiso'aie aoes riave in^ lemioriai junsa^coon 10 lyKe coeinizsfice U0on rijiny o'f cnarye sneei ooroi'^ u Dv.ivianiia i-'oiice i ri^na. Kaipur aiie.uiny commission uT oirence unaer aieciion 4»y-rt,•i4 ir-'i-;. Leamea counsei lor responaeriis Tui'tner arguea inai in •dny case, !i is a ca-se 01 cuniinuing oiTence in as rnucn as aue 10 crueiw cornrr'iuea uv liie oeifuoners, respui'iaeni: NO.^ <vas srouuiTt DSCK lo Kaipur Dy ner Tainer wT'ers sne is cornpeiieu ?o iive arsO sun'er agony. Learnea counsei Wi responuenis Tunner argueu ttiat 11)8 poiice or iVianj!a i nana, r^a'pur wss oougeci unoer ine ia'vv; 'wTiicn 11 'QsO so^ oy reyiSGsnng s cfims sno maK^ invesugaiion ana inen Tiiing cnarge sneei &eTore ine concerneQ junstiictiunai iviayis'iraie. Learneo counsei Tur resDonaeni NO.Z rei<6u UDOII rne ueciSions in ine n'laii^f or saiyincier n.aur v. ^axe "uovx or N.u.s\ o's' uejrii) ^riu anoinef.l^^ iS.LS^^ /j2"o, a'Tii._i5UiTia!i,upaarivav anu ouiers v. Siaie of u.i--. anu_uij]e.rs, 'is's'a trfFLJ, ^•oS»,uaflGiSn anQ plfers v.^S^teuT riajaSifiaii^anu^l'iCilsie^^sso ^Cl.-^oo'i aiid iss-a venKaieswanu v. aiaie OT A.!-., '&vutt <ji''i-j 'j.us^. 4. i-rorn ine cnarge sneei, 'tynicn nas oeen pjaceci on recoru Dyine peii'uoners, ii 13 ciivuiyeQ inai rlK 'vvas joopecii DV xne Tainer o? rBsponQ^rii No.j£ in ivlani;a roiice i n<ana; r^aipui. in ine F!^, EI nas oeen siaiea inai !'esooHQen!£N0..^ wss rfi^fnsu "[O r-raKasn r-ai on 'i4/4/^uuu anu aTter .3-4 flays, ner nusDanu ieri ner ai Kariianugaon wiin nis p'arerus anQ vy'eni 10 ^uiyr^i;. Arcsr igDoui 8 vy6@K« xn6 in-iavvs sianeu ncifgsstHy ana siiDjeciiny 10 erueuy' oy ssy'Enu ma'L ?nuye, E .v., cooier was noi: yivsn in cio'vVTy. vvi'ier] responcient No.^-l-ierniata carr'e to Kaipur, sne iiTronneu ner ramer 'wnefegtrEer ner Tainer GiQ noi seriQ ner' DaiCK 10 K'cEin^nuuson. ii neresHer\ rTSKssti r-ai, ine nusuanu, carne 10 roipur in uciuDei', ^uuu ariu on ne execu'uny ar! ayreerneni, nemiaia was seni aionu vyiin ner nusuanu. one was auain len ai r\ajHciHQyc£on vvnere sne vv'as agarrf suDjocieu 10 cfuerrv. riEi3tiy, sne 'w'sis sysin ISiKOH PS.CK 10 Kalpur Dy Hyf TSIfj^r' anCi Inen IHe rspou vvas lociyeo. rforn in@ Ciisry' siaiemems ui nerniata rai, neerauau oa'wsjKar, oaaarani, I'iavneei jaf'i ana Jv'u'u' Chsudhan, it Is rev<e£iied th^t sever^l scts altesed In FIR arid sn th'e c^ss diarv &ieiE,£irr[eFiLi3 cyiiyiEE.uiiny Oiiynce unuer o^cuon ^SEO-M were eiinei cornrnju^a ae najnanaQaon or in uujarai, vsnere responueni isiu.z was laKen uy ner nusoanu. in her case diary" staternents, H6mtata Pai has staied that after she was biuught back 1:0 rKaipur D'y' ner Tairier, ner nusuana cam©inere sn ine rfsonin OT ucioDef 10 i3KQ ner uaCK, ne execuiea ons iKt'aiTiarna on Starr'p paper u'ta'i rse w!ji Ksep nis wiTe aioriy 'wnn nirn ana sne vvjii noi suuieciea 10 any more crueirv'. ii nas a'so ueen aiiegea inai inere aiso, ner nusoanu teasea ner sn irie narne 01 a'owry anu quaiiyseu. i nute, i) ine ^uriLeni^ 01 uie n^ sna c<ase uiaiy sisiemenis are laKen ss ii is, aii inai nas oeen a«egeuTO na've nappeneu ai Kaipur is tn-ai iier nusDarid naei came 10 laKe ner oacK, execuiea an agreerneni anu sne nau gone aiong wrtn nirn tu nis piace 01 WOI'K. rtii ine ajieganons or eomrniBing crueiry, narassrneni ana uernana or aovvry are aiieyea 10 nave laKen Diace eiuiei' ai i-iuirranuuaon oi' ai ine piaee wnere ner nusuanu was worKinu anu wiiere ine compiainant — '-efniaia resiQeu witi tiim after being tai<en rrom Raipur in the munth of Octobes', 2000. i iieteTore, no pan or oirence is aiiegea 10 nave ueen comiriirieu ai Kaiuur. i nis tiunciusion is uas.ea on leauins OT ine -]K ana case aiary siaiernenis as iney are. a. i ne suumission OT iearnea counsei ror ine resuoricienis is inat as ifie oiTence is coniinuing one, ine siiTrerance OT agony wriiie resiuiriy ai r(aipur ana ine Tact tnai €^ in@ comptsinaru-neiTtiyis vv'ss cor?ipeiieu 10 'sav©KSsnanciuaon sno resicje aion'Q witn ner parents ai Kaipur 'wuuiu cieariy snuw 'triai tne effect anu inipact OT uTTence nas iaKen piace ai naipur aiso. i nis conieniion uT iearnea counsei ror ine rysponoeriLS cynnoi yy aceypiea. ^eiysny upon ine juciyrnens. 01 u~s!s oupEyrrre >^ouu in ine case OT i. ADranaiii .fijiin ana oiners y. insuecioi' 01 roiice, i/nennaj anu Qiners.Auut !S!_i«'nm_6s s.s.i. uiis coun: in ine case o? rraiap L>nariu Kainore iouprai anu siiii. ijaswani T\aur (aupraj nas neiu inai Ene oiTence unuef beciion 4yo-n is noi a coniinuiny oTtence. o. i niS L>0un;, In me aroresaia rvvo uecisions ui f-raia?3 ^nanu nauiore iSuoras anu sn'it. ijaswant ?\aur jiauprai eieait vsitn siiriiiar siiuation wnere it 'was aruuea inai ine aiiesea orfence OT lOuure. crueiw or nai'assn'ieni u'a noi iaKe uiace vviinin ?ne lerniofiai jurisciicuon o? uie iV'ayssirsie wnere TH^ cssy vv'as penosny. E fie aecisions in rne case 01 jaguisn i-supraj ana issa vermaieswarju i;supra( are oaseca ori ine pnncipi^s znai ins OH^HC^ uno^r osciion 4sfo-A I'y^ is- 8 coniinUiria orrsnce. in view OT 'ine pnncip'es ia>u uown uv IRS ouprei'ne ^oun in ine case OT 3 .M.LfScgrieaiii M3ii?s iioupSicii 'B^W Qeoysor'is y? ui's v-'curi. iri ine ca&es Oi r'f vnanu Kainore i&upraj ana si«i.>iaswarH i\aur iaupraj, j am unauie 'io upp [ne suomissiori 01 iesmeu courisei Tor rysponu^nis inai uie oii'©nceunoef oycyon 4yo-n is a coniinuinM ou'ence. i-seiiance Diacsa on ine aecisioris in ine case Oi TSini. iS'uin^s'is uiJaiursyeay ^yp-a^ iS iHiisp^^yu as in y;ai; cyt^y, vae O3'fe(ice Uf^s:?? oecLion 4uo is-i^ ajieging crimmai ureacn OT irusi was aiso regisiereci aria ine L-OUH TOUHQ '£n-3L ine aci consiiTUiing Di'eacn OT irusi HSG iaKsn pi^cs v¥tir!in ine lymiofiyi juiisuiciion OT me concernea iviagistrare wnose proceeu'riys v»'ere unuer cnaiienge ofi irie prounci OT 'want ot lurisdicuon. /. Learneu counsei TOI' responaenis navs E'yiieci upon i.rie jucsgmeni OT ciUpi©rfs© i-.oun in ine case or aarviriuer i'vaur i&upraj. in inai case ine ouureme i/uuii: laiu sown inat ai ine siaae OT invesiigaiiun, ii cannoi ue neia inai ine on.u uiu noinave leffiionsi Eunsaicison 10 invesupaie iu^s cnrne. a was <5E^o riea^ i.n^i. CSEL^C invesiiyauo'n is compieLeo, ine resu'i OT sucri invesuuyuon ]s !eQuit'©Q TO DQ teuymiiiea as ptoviuea unaei oecuyu^ 100, los ana i /u. ajie oupiyr?i^ ^'uui'i ^i^u neiu inai ii ine inves'iiGaunu o'nce!" arnves ai ine coriciusion ti'iai ine snme was noi commiueu 'wunin xn^ let'niorisi lunsoicyon 01 ine DOsice siauon. 111^ n^ can oe Torwaraeu 10 ine uoiice siauon naving iunsaicuOR uver ine areas in wnicn ine crHtre is commiiieu. i ne juuutTierii: OT ouprerne uouii is riui an auEno'riiy ic'r ine proposiuon inai wnere xne snvesiigauori nus oeen carneQ OUL Dy 8 pOiice in resp^ci OT cnme wnicn was noi cornmiuea wiinin iis lerrsioriai area vei ine iviagisiraie wouia fiaye lunsaiCiion 10 la^e coun^dn^y 'dr^ i3V ine anenc^. riy^^ni ss> iiui. <^ c^^e wnere ire rnaiier is ai ine siage 01 •nvesEiuauon oniy ana iiivesiigauon yei 10 oe corftpEeieQ. in'uie preseni case, ir's invssrga'oon nss ueeo compi^i^o SHQ efi@E~ye sneet has been tsled betore the Judiciai Maoistrate, 1'" Class, Kaipijr and coynizance nas aiso ueen laKen. o. in ine resuii, proceeaings ansing oyi 01 ^fsme No.caui 01 ivianiia i nana, Kasour Dsndsno b9?ors tns JudiG!s@l !Viso';sti^t©. 1'"' G'sss- K^iDur in CnfT'insl Csss s^y.iowus? so rar u reioiies £u i.ne pte^yni,. appHCan's;^ are qua^neu. M& u^^ ^yus;L nas neiu in auove aiscussion oaseo on reaaing OT riM ans case Qiaiy siaief'ienis inai ine crueirv is aiieuea 10 na've ueen cusr'rfiiueu ai Kainanuyoan. in yje»v OT ine luuarnyni oi ine ouDt'eme ^/ouri. T! ine Cfc'se 01 oa'rwiRaef ivaur (.oypEa), irie ci'tsiiHcsn papers snaii ue reiumeu 10 ivianiia i-0iice ! nana, naioui wno snai' iaKe nece&saiy sieps io TOi'Vif'ara ine t-ii-t ana ar concerneu papers 10 ine eoncemea puiice siaiiun ui pi.amsHQGSiOH. r'eirison ES cur^yyuyi'f^v ^iioweQ vyiin uivs ODserv'di.EUEE^ ^b ^uuvy. Sd/- Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Judge