{"id":108443,"date":"2008-11-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-11T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ratan-lal-ors-vs-state-anr-on-12-november-2008"},"modified":"2018-02-04T16:00:11","modified_gmt":"2018-02-04T10:30:11","slug":"ratan-lal-ors-vs-state-anr-on-12-november-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ratan-lal-ors-vs-state-anr-on-12-november-2008","title":{"rendered":"Ratan Lal &amp; Ors vs State &amp; Anr on 12 November, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Rajasthan High Court &#8211; Jodhpur<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Ratan Lal &amp; Ors vs State &amp; Anr on 12 November, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>                                       1\n\nS. B. CRIMINAL MISC. PETITION NO.567\/2007\nRATAN LAL &amp; OTHERS V. STATE OF RAJASTHAN &amp; ANOTHER.\n\nDATE OF ORDER                      :::                 12\/11\/2008\n\n                 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. M. TOTLA\n\n\nMr. Mahesh Bora, for Petitioner (s).\nMr. O. P.Rathi, PP, for the State.\n\n\n      Petitioner requests for quashing of cognizance order dated 2.5.07.\n      Alleged   factual aspects, as narrated in the assailed cognizance\norder dated 10.4.07, are that on 7.4.07, respondent No.2 presented a\ncriminal complaint before the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial\nMagistrate, Gangapur, District - Bhilwara and the learned Magistrate,\nproceeding under Sections 200 and 202, Cr.P.C., examined five witnesses\nand for the reasons and circumstances mentioned in the order taking\ncognizance for the offences of Sections 447, 365, 342, 323, 379, IPC &amp;\nSection 3 (1) (10) of Prevention of Atrocities of SC\/ST Act registered\nregular case against petitioners and one named Block Development Officer\n(BDO).\n      Learned counsel for the petitioners argued that a bare perusal of\nthe order discloses that the order is plainly arbitrary and illegal and not\nsustainable. Argued that (1) as is clearly narrated in the impugned order\nitself, learned Magistrate inspected, measured and examined the site i.e.,\ndisputed land and plot on 8.4.07 and inferred something. (2) Not only\ninspected and examined site, but also got it and adjacent measured by\nseveral persons and     (3)   also is described all the surroundings as\nallegedly was observed by the learned Magistrate himself. Argued that\norder is based on extraneous considerations and also the impugned order\nobserved and commented upon are many other points, including that of\nPanchayat Act, Rules and Section 197, Cr.P.C. Submitted that order also\nfinds mention of presentation by complainant of       certain news items\npublished in a newspaper.        Lastly argued that the complaint was\n                                     2\n\npresented on 7.4.07 and as per order           itself   on April 8th, learned\nMagistrate some how inspected site and by 10.4.07, five witnesses\nexamined with promptness that speaks for itself. Also submitted that the\nplot is said to be of a named woman, whereas complainant respondent\nNo.2 alleged to be a Mason for construction.\n        Also submitted that matter may deserve          look at administrative\nside.\n        Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that for the order impugned\nabove are the arguments, but cognizance is taken on the material\navailable.\n        Considered arguments and also perused the impugned order. It\nwill be appropriate to mention some of the parts of the 10 typed pages of\nthe impugned order :-\n              \"\u092e\u0928 \u0926 \u0928 \u0915 : 8.4.07 \u0915 \u0906\u092e\u0932 \u0917 \u092e \u092e \u0935 \u0927 \u0915 \u0938 \u0915\u0930\u0924\n        \u0927 \u0935 \u0930 \u0915    \u0930 \u0928 \u0909\u092a\u0938 \u0924 \u0917 \u092e \u0923! \u0915\" \u0907\u0938 \u0938\u092e%\u0928 \u092e \u0926\u0915\u092f \u0917\u092f\n        \u0927\u0928 \u0928 \u0915 \u092e\u0927\u092f \u0928\u091c\u0930 \u0930\u0916 \u0909\u0915 \u091c\u0917\u0939 \u0915 \u0927 \u0935 \u0930 \u0915 \u0930 \u0928 \u0917 \u092e \u0923!\n        \u0915\" \u0909\u092a\u0938 \u0927\u0924 \u092e \u092e \u0915            \u0916 \u090f \u092d0\u0916\u09232 \u0915 \u0928 \u092a \u091a \u092a \u092d         \u0939\n        \u0909\u092a\u0938 \u0924 \u092a%5\u0926\u091c\u0928 \u0938 \u0915\u0930 \u092f \u0964 \u092e\u0928 \u0939 \u092a \u092f \u0926\u0915 \u0909\u0915 \u092d0\u0916\u09232 \u0915\n        \u0935%\u0932\u09150\u0932 \u0938\u091f \u09390\u090f \u0924 \u0928 \u0915\u0935%\u0928 \u0932\u0917 \u09390\u090f \u0939 \u0924           \u0930 2 % \u0915\" %\u0928 \u09390\u090f\n        \u092e\u0915 \u0928! \u0938 \u0915 \u092b\" \u092a\u092f \u092a  ; \u090f \u091a 2= \u0939&gt; \u0964 \u0932 2       \u0915 \u092d0\u0916\u09232 \u0915 \u0938\u0930 \u0932\n        \u0915 \u092e\u0915 \u0928 \u0930 2 \u0915\" \u0924\u0930\u092b \u0909\u0938\u0938 \u092d \u092a \u091a \u092b\"\u091f \u0906\u0917 \u0927\u0928\u0915\u0932 \u09390\u0906 \u0939&gt;\n        \u0910\u0938 \u092a\u0924 \u0924 \u09390\u0906 \u0926\u0915 \u0909\u0938\u0915\" \u091c\u092e \u0928 \u091c 400 \u0917; \u092e \u091f\u0930 \u0939&gt; \u0909\u0938\u0938 \u0915 \u092b\"\n        \u0915\u092e \u091c\u092e \u0928 \u092a\u0930 \u0909\u0938\u0915 \u0927\u0928\u092e \u0923       ; \u0915 \u092f; \u090f \u0906\u0927 \u092a\u0924\u092f \u0939&gt; \u0964 % \u091cA \u0907\u0938\u0915\n        \u092d \u0909\u092a\u092f0\u0915 \u092a\u0915 \u0930 \u0915 \u0935%\u0928 \u0926\u0915\u0938 \u0905\u0927 \u0915 \u0930\u0930\u0924 \u0915 \u0926\u0915\u092f \u0917\u092f \u0909\u0915 \u09155 \u0924\u092f\n        \u0906\u092a\u0930 \u0927 \u0915 \u09155 \u0924\u092f \u0939&gt; 1 ......................\"\n\n                  \"\u092e\u0930 \u0935 \u0928\u092e \u092e\u0924 \u092e \u092f\u0926     \u0932 \u0915 \u0938 \u0915 \u0926 \u0930 \u092a \u092a\u0930 \u0939 \u0924 \u09390\u090f \u092d\n        \u0905\u0927 \u0915 \u0930! \u0938 \u092a\u0930 \u091c \u0915\u0930 \u0910\u0938 \u0915 \u0908 \u09155 \u0924\u092f \u0926\u0915\u092f \u091c \u0924 \u0939 \u0924 \u0909\u0938           \u0930\n        197 .\u092a.\u0938. \u0915 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u0923 \u0928\u0939= \u0927\u092e\u0932\u0917 \u0914\u0930 \u0909\u0938\u0915 \u0927\u0932\u090f \u0905\u0927\u092d\u092f \u091c\u0928\n             \u09155 \u0927\u0924 \u0915\" \u0906 \u0936\u092f\u0915\u0924 \u0928\u0939= \u0939&gt; \u0914\u0930 \u092f\u0926 \u0910\u0938 \u092a\u0915\u0930\u0923! \u092e \u0905\u0927\u092d\u092f \u091c\u0928\n             \u09155 \u0927\u0924 \u0915\" \u0906 \u0936\u092f\u0915\u0924 \u092a\u0924 \u0924 \u0939 \u0928 \u092e \u0928 \u091c \u0924 \u0939&gt; \u0926\u0915 \u0906\u092a\u0930 \u0927 \u0915\n        \u09155 \u0924\u092f \u0915\u0930\u0928 \u0932 \u0910\u0938 \u0932 \u0917! \u0915 \u092a \u0924\u0938 \u0926\u0939\u0924 \u0915\u0930\u0928 \u0939 \u0917 \u0964 \u0907\u0938 \u092a\u0915\u0930\u0923\n        \u092e \u0924\u0925\u092f \u090f \u092a\u0930\u0930\u0938 \u0927\u0924\u092f! \u0915 \u0916\u0924 \u09390\u090f \u0932 \u0915 \u0938 \u0915 \u0938\u0930\u092a\u091a, \u0935 \u0915 \u0938\n        \u0905\u0927 \u0915 \u0930=          \u0930 197 .\u092a.\u0938. \u0915 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u0923 \u092a \u092a \u0915\u0930\u0928 \u0915 \u092a \u0924 \u0928\u0939= \u0939\u0964\n        ...................\"\n\n              \"\u0938\u0930\u092a\u091a \u090f \u0935 \u0915 \u0938 \u0905\u0927 \u0915 \u0930= \u0928 \u0905\u0928\u092f \u0935\u092f\u0935\u0915\u092f! \u0915 \u0938      \u0927\u092e\u0932\n         \u0915\u0930 \u0905\u092a\u0928 \u092a =\u092f \u0939&gt; \u0927\u0938\u092f\u0924 \u0938 % \u0939\u0930 \u091c \u0915\u0930 \u090f\u0915 \u092e\u0926\u0939\u0932 \u0915\" \u091c\u092e \u0928 \u092a\u0930\n         \u0938 \u0909\u0938\u0915 %\u091c % \u0916\u0932 \u0915\u0930\u0928 \u0915\" \u0917\u0930\u091c \u0938 \u090f \u0927\u0928 L\u0937 \u0905\u09280\u0938\u0927A \u091a\u0924 \u091c \u0927\u0924\n         \u0915 \u0915 \u0930=\u0917\u0930! \u090f \u092e\u091c \u0930A ! \u0915 \u0938   \u0935%\u0928 \u0926\u0915\u0938 \u092aA ; \u0938A\u091a\u0928 \u090f \u092a\u0930\u0930 =\n         \u0938\u0926\u0939\u0924 \u0909\u0928 \u0915 \u0930=\u0917\u0930! \u090f \u092e\u091c \u09300 ! \u0915 \u0938    \u0905\u0927\u092d\u092f0\u0915\u0917\u0923 \u0926 \u0930 \u092e \u0930\u092a \u091f\n                                     3\n\n       \u0915\" \u0909\u0928\u0939 \u091c \u0927\u0924\u0917\u0924 \u0930\u092a \u0938 \u0905\u092a\u092e \u0927\u0928\u0924 \u0926\u0915\u092f \u0917\u092f \u0909\u0928\u0939!\u0928 \u0907\u0938 \u0918\u091f\u0928 \u0915\n       \u0938\u092e%\u0928 \u092e \u0938\u092e \u091a \u0930 \u092a\u0924 \u092e \u091b\u092a \u0916%\u0930 \u0926 \u0928 \u0915 07.04.07 \u0915\" \u092a \u09240\u0924\n       \u0915\"\u0964.......................\"\nDescribed and discussed in impugned order of learned Magistrate are\nsome other points-and mention is also of some order of Hon'ble High\nCourt in favour of complainant. Statements of witnesses also find place\nin the order but not mentioned is name of any one who measured or\nmentioned at spot (where the officer was). Considering rival arguments\nand without going into merits of the case, on the bare contents of the\norder, in the opinion of the Court, the order deserves to be set aside.\nSince the proceedings related to subject-matter is pending or may be\npending, it is not desirable to probe, examine or comment on alleged facts\nor happenings.\n      Setting aside the order, it is hereby directed that proceedings or\ncomplaint of respondent No.2 may commence afresh, i.e. right from the\nstage of Section 200, Cr.P.C. Accordingly, the petition stands disposed of\nas ordered above.\n                                                     (C. M.TOTLA), J.\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajasthan High Court &#8211; Jodhpur Ratan Lal &amp; Ors vs State &amp; Anr on 12 November, 2008 1 S. B. CRIMINAL MISC. PETITION NO.567\/2007 RATAN LAL &amp; OTHERS V. STATE OF RAJASTHAN &amp; ANOTHER. DATE OF ORDER ::: 12\/11\/2008 HON&#8217;BLE MR. JUSTICE C. M. TOTLA Mr. Mahesh Bora, for Petitioner (s). Mr. O. P.Rathi, PP, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-rajasthan-high-court-jodhpur"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ratan Lal &amp; Ors vs State &amp; Anr on 12 November, 2008 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court &amp; High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ratan-lal-ors-vs-state-anr-on-12-november-2008\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ratan Lal &amp; 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