Bhanwar Lal and anr. Vs. State of Rajasthan and anr.

Bhanwar Lal and anr. vs State of Rajasthan and anr.

Disposition Petition dismissed Court Rajasthan Decided Jul 01, 1985

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/767976
Court: Rajasthan High Court
Judge: Kishore Singh Lodha, J.
Decided On: Jul 01, 1985
Case Number: S.B. Criminal Revision No. 41 of 1982
Subject: Criminal
Disposition: Petition dismissed

Case Summary

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Criminal Procedure Code - Section 200--Magistrate did not refer to fact that police filed final report--Fact mentioned in complaint and statement referred by Magistrate--Held, Magistrate was not oblivious of fact;The learned Magistrate has not referred to the fact that a final report had been filed by the police, bu...

Key legal issue: Criminal
Outcome / disposition: Petition dismissed

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Bhanwar Lal and anr.

Respondent

State of Rajasthan and anr.

Legal References

Cases Referred: and Ram Narain v. Vimal Kumar
Reported In: 1985WLN(UC)141

Excerpt

criminal procedure code - section 200--magistrate did not refer to fact that police filed final report--fact mentioned in complaint and statement referred by magistrate--held, magistrate was not oblivious of fact;the learned magistrate has not referred to the fact that a final report had been filed by the police, but merely on this account, it can not be concluded that he was oblivious of the fact that the police had filed a final report because this matter has been referred to in the complaint as also in the statement of complainant ram chandra, under section 200, cr. pc, and the learned magistrate has referred to his statement.;(b) criminal procedure code - section 200--magistrate taking cognizance--held, it is not necessary to refer in detail to material on record;the learned magistrate has clearly stated that he has gone through the record and has considerd the evidence of the complainant. it, therefore, appears that he has applied his mind to the material on record. it is not necessary for a magistrate taking cognizance to refer in detail to the material on record, while taking cognizance of an offence against the accused-petitioners.;(c) criminal procedure code - section 203 & 204--magistrate to record reasons when dismissing complaint under section 203--held, magistrate is not required to record a reasoned order for issuing process;it is only under section 203 that while dismissing a complaint the magistrate has to briefly record his reasons for doing so, but for taking cognizance for issuing process against the accused under section 204, cr. pc, the magistrate is not required to record a reasoned order.;revision rejected. - - the learned magistrate has clearly stated that he has gone through the record and has considered the evidence of the complaint......first contention is that the learned magistrate has not applied his mind properly to the material on record before taking cognizance against the petitioners. his second contention is that the learned magistrate has not taken into consideration the fact, that the police has already filed a final report in connection with these very offences against the petitioners and his third contention is that the learned magistrate has not recorded the reasons for the conclusion of taking cognizance against the petitioners. having considered the material on the record, i am of the opinion that no interference is called for with the order of the learned magistrate at this stage. it is true that the learned magistrate has not referred to the fact that a final report had been filed by the police, but merely on this account, it cannot be concluded that he has oblivious of the fact that the police had filed a final report because this matter has been referred to in the complaint as also in the statement of complainant ramchandra, under section 200, cr.pc, and the learned magistrate has referred to his statement. the learned magistrate has clearly stated that he has gone through the record and has considered the evidence of the complaint. it, therefore, appears that he has applied his mind to the material on record. it is not necessary for a magistrate taking cognizance to refer in detail to the material on record, while taking cognizance of an offence against the accused-petitioner.3. the last contention also does not have any substance in as much as it is only under section 203 that while dismissing a complaint the magistrate has to briefly record his reasons for doing so, but for taking cognizance for issuing process against the accused under section 204, cr. pc, the magistrate is not required to record a reasoned order. the learned counsel has referred to udey bir singh v. shakuntala devi 1974 cr. lj 187, ranjit puri v. uggar sain 1974 cr lj 1229 and ram narain v. vimal kumar,.....

Full Judgment

Kishore Singh Lodha, J.

1. This revision has been filed by the accused-persons against the order of the learned Munsif and Judicial Magistrate, Pali dated 19-11-1981 by which on a complaint filed by the non-petitioner No. 2 Ramchandra, the Munsif has taken cognizance of offence Under Section 427, 323 and 147, IPC, against them.

2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Public Prosecutor and have gone through the record. Three contentions have been raised before me by the learned counsel for the petitioners. His first contention is that the learned Magistrate has not applied his mind properly to the material on record before taking cognizance against the petitioners. His second contention is that the learned Magistrate has not taken into consideration the fact, that the police has already filed a final report in connection with these very offences against the petitioners and his third contention is that the learned Magistrate has not recorded the reasons for the conclusion of taking cognizance against the petitioners. Having considered the material on the record, I am of the opinion that no interference is called for with the order of the learned Magistrate at this stage. It is true that the learned Magistrate has not referred to the fact that a final report had been filed by the police, but merely on this account, it cannot be concluded that he has oblivious of the fact that the police had filed a final report because this matter has been referred to in the complaint as also in the statement of complainant Ramchandra, Under Section 200, Cr.PC, and the learned Magistrate has referred to his statement. The learned Magistrate has clearly stated that he has gone through the record and has considered the evidence of the complaint. It, therefore, appears that he has applied his mind to the material on record. It is not necessary for a Magistrate taking cognizance to refer in detail to the material on record, while taking cognizance of an offence against the accused-petitioner.

3. The last contention also does not have any substance in as much as it is only Under Section 203 that while dismissing a complaint the Magistrate has to briefly record his reasons for doing so, but for taking cognizance for issuing process against the accused Under Section 204, Cr. PC, the Magistrate is not required to record a reasoned order. The learned counsel has referred to Udey Bir Singh v. Shakuntala Devi 1974 Cr. LJ 187, Ranjit Puri v. Uggar Sain 1974 Cr LJ 1229 and Ram Narain v. Vimal Kumar, etc. 1982 RLR 518 in support of his contention that while taking cognizance against an accused, the learned Magistrate has to record his reasons, but a careful perusal of these authorities would go to show that this is not so. Those are cases in which the Magistrate had taken cognizance against some of the accused persons, but had dismissed the complaint against others without giving reasons and it was in that connection that the courts observed that reasons should have been recorded.

4. In these circumstances, the revision petition has no substance and it is hereby rejected.

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