NON-REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1205 OF 2014
Yogendra Yadav & Ors.
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NON-REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.14 OF 2014 Ar(s(ng o*" o% Se)(a! Leave Pe"("(on 5Cr!.6 No.<38 o% /0'/
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ne)essar, "o s"a"e "$a" non=)o-o*nda9!e o%%en)es )anno" 9e )o-o*nde )o-o*nded d 9, a Co*r". Co*r". >$(!e )ons(d )ons(der(ng er(ng "$e "$e re*es" re*es" %or )o-o*nd(ng o% o%%en)es "$e Co*r" $as "o s"r()"!, %o!!o4 "$e -anda"e -anda"e o% Se)"(on Se)"(on +/0 +/0 o% "$e Code. Code. I" (s2 "$ere%ore2 "$ere%ore2 no" no" oss(9!e "o er-(" )o-o*nd(ng o% o%%en)es *nder Se)"(on 18<=A o% "$e IPC and Se)"(on 1 o% "$e Do4r, A)". Ho4ever2 (% "$ere (s a gen*(ne )o-ro-(se 9e"4een $*s9and and 4(%e2 )r(-(na! )o-!a(n"s ar(s(ng o*" o% -a"r(-on(a! d(s)ord )an 9e *as *as$e $ed2 d2 even even (% "$e "$e o%%e o%%en) n)es es a!!e a!!ege ged d "$er "$ere( e(n n are are non= non= )o- )o-o* o*nd nda9 a9!e !e22 9e)a 9e)a*s *se e s* s*)$ )$ o%%e o%%en) n)es es are are ers erson ona! a! (n na"*re and do no" $ave reer)*ss(ons on "$e so)(e", *n!(e $e(no*s o%%en)es !(e -*rder2 rae e"). 5See Gian Singh
v.
H(g$ Co*r" Co*r" %or-s %or-s an o(n(on o(n(on "$a" State Sta te of Punjab Punj ab26. I% "$e H(g$ (" (s ne)essar, "o *as$ "$e ro)eed(ngs ro)eed(ngs "o reven" a9*se o% "$e ro)ess o% an, )o*r" or "o se)*re ends o% B*s"()e2 "$e H(g$ Co*r" Co*r" )an do so. so. T$e (n$eren" (n$eren" o4er o% o% "$e H(g$ H(g$ Co*r" *nder Se)"(on 1
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+/0 o% "$e "$e Code. Code. Need!es Need!ess s "o sa, "$a" "$a" "$(s "$(s Co*r" Co*r" )an a!so a!so %o!!o4 s*)$ a )o*rse.
3.
In Narinder Narinder Singh v.
State of Punjab Punjab+2 "$(s Co*r"
4as dea!(ng 4("$ a s("*a"(on 4$ere "$e a))*sed 4as )$arged %or o%%en)e *n(s$a9!e *nder Se)"(on +03 o% "$e IPC2 4$()$ (s a non= non=)o )o-o*n o*nd da9!e a9!e o%%e o%%en) n)e. e. T$e ar"( ar"(es es arr( arr(ve ved d a" a )o- )o-ro ro-( -(se se a" "$e "$e s" s"ag age e o% re)or re)ord( d(ng ng o% ev(d ev(den en)e )e..
A
e"("(on 4as %(!ed *nder Se)"(on 1
T$e H(g$ H(g$
Co*r" re%*sed "o *as$ "$e ro)eed(ngs. T$(s Co*r" se" as(de "$e H(g$ Co*r"s order and *as$ed "$e ro)eed(ngs (n v(e4 o% "$e )o-ro )o-ro-( -(se se.. )er" )er"a( a(n n
g*( *(d de!(n e!(nes es..
>$(! >$(!e e do(n do(ng g so2 so2 "$(s "$(s Co*r" Co*r" !a(d !a(d do4n do4n In
?*( *(d de!(n e!(ne e
No. No.5# 5#II II62 62
"$(s "$(s
Co*r" o*r"
)ons(dered )ons(dered a s("*a"(on s("*a"(on 4$ere a )onv()"(on )onv()"(on (s re)orded 9, "$e "r(a! )o*r" %or o%%en)e *n(s$a9!e *nder Se)"(on +03 o% "$e IPC IPC and and "$e "$e -a""e a""err (s a" a ae!!a e!!a"e "e s"age s"age..
T$(s T$(s Co*r Co*r""
o9served "$a" (n s*)$ )ases2 a -ere )o-ro-(se 9e"4een "$e "$e ar"( ar"(es es 4o*! 4o*!d d no" no" 9e a gro* gro*nd nd "o a))e a))e " "$e "$e sa-e a-e
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res*!"(ng (n a)*(""a! o% "$e o%%ender 4$o $as a!read, 9een )onv()"ed 9, "$e "r(a! )o*r". T$(s Co*r" o9served "$a" (n s*)$ )ases 4$ere )$arge (s roved *nder Se)"(on +03 o% "$e IPC and )onv()"(on (s a!read, re)orded o% a $e(no*s )r(-e2 "$ere 4as no *es"(on o% sar(ng a )onv()" %o*nd g*(!", o% s*)$ a )r(-e. T$e o9serva"(on o% "$(s Co*r" -*s" 9e read o9v(o*s!, (n "$e )on"e" o% a non=)o-o*nda non=)o-o*nda9!e 9!e o%%en)e *nder Se)"(on +03 o% "$e IPC. I" (s "r("e "r("e "$a" a non=)o-o*nd non=)o-o*nda9!e a9!e o%%en)e o%%en)e )anno" 9e )o-o*nded a" an, s"age 5See Gyan Gyan Singh Singh v. Ho4ever2 a )o-o*nda9 )o-o*nda9!e !e o%%en)e o%%en)e )an State of Punjab 16. Ho4ever2 9e )o-o*nded (n v(e4 o% a )o-ro-(se2 (% "$e Co*r" %(nds (" roer "o do so even a%" a%"er )onv()"(on (% "$e "$e aea! (s end(ng.
<.
In "$(s "$(s )as )ase2 e2 "$e "$e a ae!! e!!an" an" (s )onv )onv() ()"e "ed d *nde *nderr Se)" Se)"(o (on n
18<= 18 <=A A o% "$e "$e IPC IPC and and sen" sen"en en)e )ed d "o *nde *nderg rgo o s( s( -on" -on"$s $s (-r(son-en". He (s )onv()"ed *nder Se)"(on 1 o% "$e Do4r, A)"" and sen"e A) sen"en) n)ed ed "o *nderg *ndergo o s( s( -on"$ -on"$s s (-r (-r(s (sonon-en" en".. S*9s"an"(ve S*9s"an"(ve sen"en)es sen"en)es are are "o r*n )on)*rren"! )on)*rren"!,. ,. Even "$o*g$ "$o*g$
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"$e ae!!an" and resonden" No. /=4(%e $ave arr(ved a" a )o-ro-(se2 "$e order o% )onv()"(on )anno" 9e *as$ed on "$a" "$a" gro*nd o*nd 9e)a* e)a*s se )o-o* )o-o*nda nda9!e 9!e..
"$e o%%en)e n)es
(nvo nvo!ved
are non= on=
Ho4ever Ho4ever22 (n s*)$ s*)$ a s("*a"(on s("*a"(on (% (% "$e )o*r" )o*r"
%ee!s "$a" "$e ar"(es $ave a rea! des(re "o 9*r, "$e $a")$e" (n "$e (n"eres" o% ea)e2 (" )an red*)e "$e sen"en)e o% "$e a))*sed "o "$e sen"en)e sen"en)e a!read, a!read, *ndergone. *ndergone. Se)"(on Se)"(on 18<=A 18<=A o% "$e IPC IPC does does no" no" res res)r )r(9 (9e e an, -(n( -(n(-* -*- *n( *n(s$ s$-e -en". n". Se)"(on 1 o% "$e Do4r, A)" res)r(9es -(n(-*- *n(s$-en" o% s( -on"$s 9*" rov(so "$ere"o s"a"es "$a" "$e Co*r" -a,2 %or %or ade ade*a *a"e "e or s se) e)(a (a!! reas reason ons s "o 9e -en" -en"(o (one ned d (n "$e "$e B*dg-en"2 (-ose a sen"en)e o% (-r(son-en" %or a "er4$()$ -a, -a, 9e !ess !ess "$an s( -on"$s. -on"$s. T$ere%ore2 T$ere%ore2 sen"en)e sen"en)e o% "$e ae!!an" )an 9e red*)ed "o sen"en)e a!read, *ndergone 9, $(-.
8.
No4 "$e *es"(on (s 4$e"$er a )ase %or red*)"(on o%
sen"en)e (s -ade o*" ar"()*!ar!, 4$en "$e ae!!an" $as *nde *nderg rgon one e on!, on!, seve seven n da,s da,s sen" sen"en en)e )e o*" o*" o% s( s( -on" -on"$s $s sen"e sen"en) n)e e (-os (-osed ed on $(-. $(-.
>e see no reaso reason n 4$, (n "$(s
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)ase )ase 4e s$ s$o* o*!d !d no" no" red* red*)e )e "$e "$e ae ae!! !!an an" "s s sen" sen"en en)e )e "o sen"en)e a!read, a!read, *ndergo *ndergone ne 9, $(-. $(-. T$ere )an 9e 9e no do*9" a9o* a9o*"" "$e "$e gen* gen*((ne na"* na"*re re o% )o)o-roro-(se (se 9e"4e e"4een en "$e "$e ae ae!! !!an" an" and reson resonde den" n" No./=4 No./=4(% (%e. e.
T$e T$e ae ae!! !!an an"" $as
o%%ered "o a, a s*- o% Rs./2020007= "o resonden" No./= 4(%e as )o-ensa"(on. )o-ensa"(on. A de-and dra%" dra4n (n (n "$e na-e o% resonden" resonden" No./ (s (s 9ro*g$" 9ro*g$" "o "$e Co*r". Co*r". As d(re)"ed d(re)"ed 9, 9, *s even !("(ga"(on )os"s o% Rs./20007= $as 9een deos("ed 9, "$e ae ae!! !!an an"" ((n n "$e "$e Co*r" Co*r"..
Res Resond onden en"" No. No./= /=4( 4(%e %e $as $as
ae aear ared ed (n "$(s "$(s Co*r Co*r"" on -ore -ore "$an "$an one one o))a o))as( s(on on and and re*es"ed "$(s Co*r" "o "ae )o-ro-(se (n"o )ons(dera"(on and ass aror(a"e orders. Learned )o*nse! %or "$e ar"(es $ave re*es"ed re*es"ed *s "o "ae "ae a (nd!, (nd!, v(e4 v(e4 o% "$e -a""er. -a""er. T$e a%%(dav(" %(!ed 9, "$e S"a"e o% Mad$,a Prades$ oos(ng "$e ra,er o% "$e ar"(es does no" (-ress *s.
'0. >e -*s" -*s" a!so a!so no"e no"e "$a" "$a" "$e "r(a! "r(a! )o*r" )o*r" $ad $ad a)*("" a)*(""ed ed "$e "$e ae!! ae!!an". an".
T$o*g$ T$o*g$ "$e Sess( Sess(ons ons Co*r" Co*r" reverse reversed d "$e order order
and )onv()"ed "$e ae!!an" %or "4o ,ears2 "$e H(g$ Co*r" red*) red*)ed ed "$e sen"e sen"en)e n)e "o s( -on"$ -on"$s. s.
T$e T$e ae ae!! !!an an"" and
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resonden" resonden" No./ No./ 4ere -arr(ed -arr(ed (n /003. /003. A9o*" seven ,ears ,ears $ave gone gone 9,. Cons(de Cons(der(ng r(ng a!! a!! "$ese )(r)*)(r)*-s"a s"an)e n)es2 s2 (n "$e (n"eres" o% ea)e and a-(",2 4e are o% "$e o(n(on "$a" "$e ae!!an"s sen"en)e -*s" 9e red*)ed "o sen"en)e a!read, *ndergone 9, $(-.
''.. ''
In "$e "$e )(r )(r)* )*-s -s"an "an)e )es2 s2 "$e "$e a aea! ea! (s ar ar"! "!, , a!!o a!!o4ed 4ed.. T$e T$e
)onv()"(on o% "$e ae!!an" *nder Se)"(on 18<=A o% "$e IPC and *nder Se)"(on 1 o% "$e Do4r, A)" (s -a(n"a(ned 9*" "$e sen"en)e a4arded "o "$e ae!!an" (s red*)ed "o sen"en)e a!read, *ndergone 9, $(-2 s*9Be)" "o "$e )ond("(on "$a" "$e ae!!an" a,s a s*- o% Rs./2020007= 5R*ees "4o !a)s %(%", "$o*san "$o*sand d on!,6 on!,6 "o reson resonden" den" No./=4 No./=4(%e (%e as )o-en )o-ensa" sa"(on (on.. I-*gned order s"ands -od(%(ed "o "$e a9ove e"en".
'/.
>e -*s" no"e "$a" a De-and Dra%" (n "$e s*- o%
Rs./2020007= dra4n (n "$e na-e o% resonden" No./ Reena $as 9een $anded over "o $er )o*nse! 9, !earned )o*nse! %or "$e ae!!an" on '<737/0'1.
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'+.. '+
In v(e4 v(e4 o% "$(s "$(s22 9a(! 9a(! 9ond 9ond o% "$e "$e ae ae!! !!an" an"22 (% an,2 an,2 s"an s"ands ds
d(s)$arged. ……………………………..J. (R''' P*'+'" D#')
………………………………J. (N.. R'/'') Ne4 De!$( J*!, /'2 /0'1.
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NON-REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.11 OF 2014
SATHIYAMOORTHY AND ORS.
…Ae!!an"s
#ers*s STATE REPRESENTED :Y THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE2 MADURAI
…Resonden"
J U D G M E N T
(SMT.) RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI, J.
'.
T$e a ae!!an"s an"s 4$o 4$o are are or or(g(na! na! A)) A))*sed Nos Nos. ' "o ;
rese)"(ve!, rese)"(ve!, 4ere "r(ed (n "$e )o*r" o% Add("(ona! Add("(ona! D(s"r()" D(s"r()" and Sess(ons J*dge2 Mad*ra( (n Sess(ons Case No.111 o% /00 %or var(o*s o%%en)es *nder "$e Ind(an Pena! Code 5%or s$or"2 @ !"#
IPC$6 on "$e a!!ega"(on "$a" on ''7''7/001 a" a9o*" <.00 .-. . -. 4$en 4$en )o- )o-!a !a(n (nan" an" A, A,,an ,anar ar and $(s $(s son son M*r*g M*r*ges esan an 4ere 4ere s" s"an and( d(ng ng a" a )o-)o--on on ! !a) a)e e a!! a!! "$e "$e a))* a))*se sed d )a-e )a-e
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"$er "$ere e
and %or %or-ed
4eaons. 4eaons.
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A%"e A% "err )o-! )o-!e"( e"(on on o% (nves (nves"(g "(ga"( a"(on on22 "$e a))*s a))*sed ed 4ere 4ere
sen" * %or "r(a!. "r(a!. A" "$e "r(a! "r(a! "$e rose)*" rose)*"(on (on ea-(n ea-(ned ed '; 4("n 4("nes esse ses. s. Lear Learne ned d
T$e T$e a))* a))*se sed d den( den(ed ed "$e "$e ros rose) e)*" *"(o (on n )ase )ase..
Add Ad d("(o ("(ona na!!
D(s" D(s"r( r() )"
and and
Sess( ess(on ons s
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A))*sed A))*sed Nos. ' "o "o ; g*(!", g*(!", *nder Se)"(on Se)"(on '1< o% o% "$e IPC. He sen"en)ed ea)$ o% "$e- "o *ndergo r(goro*s (-r(son-en" %or one ,ear and "o a, a %(ne o% Rs.007= Rs.007= ea)$2 (n de%a*!"2 de%a*!"2 "o *ndergo "4o "4o -on"$s r(goro*s r(goro*s (-r(s (-r(son-en". on-en". A))*sed A))*sed No. ' 4as 4as %o*n %o*nd d g*(! g*(!", ", *nde *nderr Se)" Se)"(o (on n +/ +/ o% "$e "$e IPC IPC and and 4as 4as sen"en)ed sen"en)ed "o *ndergo *ndergo r(goro*s (-r(son-en" (-r(son-en" %or "$ree ,ears and and "o a, a, a %(ne %(ne o% Rs.' s.'20 200 007=2 07=2 (n de%a* e%a*!" !"22 "o *nde *nderg rgo o r(goro*s (-r(son-en" (-r(son-en" %or "$ree -on"$s. A))*sed No. / 4as %o*nd g*(!", *nder Se)"(on +1' o% "$e IPC and 4as sen"en)ed "o *ndergo "$ree -on"$s r(goro*s (-r(son-en" and "o a,
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a %(ne o% Rs./007=2 (n de%a*!"2 "o *ndergo %o*r 4ees r(goro*s (-r(s (-r(sonon-en". en". A))*se A))*sed d No. / 4as a!so a!so %o*nd g*(!", g*(!", *nder *nder Se)" Se)"(o (on n +/ +/ read read 4("$ 4("$ Se)"( e)"(on on '18 o% "$e "$e IPC IPC and and 4as 4as sen"en)ed sen"en)ed "o *ndergo *ndergo r(goro*s (-r(son-en" (-r(son-en" %or "$ree ,ears and and "o a, a, a %(ne %(ne o% Rs.' s.'20 200 007=2 07=2 (n de%a* e%a*!" !"22 "o *nde *nderg rgo o r(goro*s r(goro*s (-r(son(-r(son-en" en" %or s( s( -on"$s. -on"$s. A))*sed A))*sed Nos. + "o ; 4ere %o*nd g*(!", *nder Se)"(on +/ read 4("$ Se)"(on '18 o% "$e
IPC.
Ea)$
o%
"$e-
4as
sen"en)ed
"o
r(goro*s
(-r(son-en" %or "$ree ,ears and "o a, a %(ne o% Rs.'20007= ea)$2 (n de%a*!"2 "o *ndergo r(goro*s (-r(son-en" %or s( -on"$s. S*9s"an"(ve sen"en)es 4ere "o r*n )on)*rren"!,. )on)*rren"!,.
+.
:e(ng aggr(eved 9, "$e sa( sa(d )onv( nv()"(o "(on and sen sen"en) en)e
"$e ae ae!! !!an" an"s= s=a) a))* )*se sed d re%e re%erre rred d an ae aea! a! "o "$e "$e H(g$ H(g$ Co*r". :, "$e (-*gned (-*gned order order "$e H(g$ H(g$ Co*r" ar"!, ar"!, a!!o4ed a!!o4ed "$e aea!. T$e order o% )onv()"(on assed 9, "$e "r(a! )o*r" 4as )on%( )on%(rr-ed ed..
Ho4ev Ho4ever er22 "$e sen"e sen"en) n)e e (-o (-ose sed d *nder *nder
Se)"(on +/ o% "$e IPC on A))*sed No. '2 sen"en)e (-osed *nde *nderr Se)"( e)"(on on +/ +/ read read 4(" 4("$ Se)" Se)"((on '18 o% "$e "$e IPC IPC on A))* A) )*se sed d No. No. / and sen"e sen"en) n)e e (-o (-ose sed d *nde *nderr Se)" Se)"(o (on n +/ +/
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read 4("$ Se)"(on '18 o% "$e IPC on A))*sed Nos. + "o ; 4as red*)ed "o "4o ,ears r(goro*s (-r(son-en" (ns"ead o% "$ree ,ears ,ears r(goro*s r(goro*s (-r( (-r(sonson-en" en".. Res" Res" o% "$e order order o% "$e "r(a! )o*r" 4as )on%(r)on%(r-ed. ed. :e(ng aggr(ev aggr(eved ed 9, "$e B*dg-en B*dg-en"" and order2 "$e ae!!an"s=a))*sed $ave %(!ed "$e resen" aea!.
1.
D*r(ng "$e enden), o% "$e aea! on /7017/0'1
v()"(v()"(-=M*r =M*r*ges *gesan an re-a(ned re-a(ned resen resen"" (n "$(s Co*r". Co*r".
He $ad
%(!ed an a!()a a!()a"(on "(on %or (-!ead(-!ead-en" en" 4$()$ 4as 4as gran"ed. gran"ed. He s"a"ed s"a"ed "$a" "$a" $e 4o*!d !(e !(e "o )o-o )o-o*nd *nd "$e o%%en) o%%en)es. es. T$a" s"a"e-en" 4as re)orded and "$e -a""er 4as adBo*rned "o )ons(d )ons(der er "$e ra,er. ra,er.
An a!() a!()a"( a"(on on $as 9een %(!ed %(!ed 9, "$e "$e
ae ae!! !!an" an"s s ra,( ra,(ng ng "$a" "$a" o%%en o%%en)e )es s -a, -a, 9e erer-(" (""e "ed d "o 9e )o- )o-o* o*nd nded ed..
I" (s s"a"e s"a"ed d (n "$e a! a!() ()a" a"(o (on n "$a" "$a" v()"(v()"(-
M*r* M*r*ge gesa san n and and "$e "$e a))* a))*se sed d are are )o*s )o*s(n (ns s and and "$e, "$e, $ave $ave de)(ded de)(ded "o se""!e se""!e "$e d(s*"es d(s*"es a-()a9! a-()a9!,. ,. I" (s %*r"$er %*r"$er s"a"ed "$a" "$a" *rs *rs*a *an" n" "o "$(s "$(s de)( de)(s( s(on on "$e "$e a))* a))*se sed d $ave $ave a(d a(d a reasona9!e a-o*n" "o v()"(- M*r*gesan as er "$e de)(s(on o% %a-( %a-(!, !, e!de e!ders rs and and "$e, "$e, $ave $ave en"er en"ered ed (n"o (n"o an a-() a-()a9 a9!e !e se""! ""!e-en"
(n
"$e "$e(r
v(!!age
-*)$ *)$
9e%ore %ore "$e a)) a))*sed
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s*rrende s*rrendered red as er er "$e orders orders o% "$(s "$(s Co*r". Co*r". A )o, )o, o% "$e s"a"e-en" o% v()"(- M*r*gesan da"ed +0787/0'/ s"a"(ng "$a" $e $as $as en"e en"ere red d (n"o n"o a )o)o-roro-(se (se 4("$ 4("$ "$e "$e a)) a))*s *sed ed (s anneed "o "$e a!()a"(on.
.
>e $ave $eard !earned )o*nse! %or "$e ae!!an"s=
a))*sed2 Mr. L*"$ra2 !earned Add("(ona! So!()("or ?enera! 5AC6 and and !ear !earne ned d )o*n )o*nse se!! %or %or "$e "$e S"a" S"a"e e o% Ta-(! Ta-(! Nad*. Nad*.
T$e, T$e,
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