{"id":221629,"date":"2019-10-31T17:30:55","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T12:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=221629"},"modified":"2019-11-02T12:36:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-02T07:06:01","slug":"jk-hc-prima-facie-evidence-enough-for-framing-of-charges-evidence-beyond-reasonable-doubt-is-not-required-for-same","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2019\/10\/31\/jk-hc-prima-facie-evidence-enough-for-framing-of-charges-evidence-beyond-reasonable-doubt-is-not-required-for-same\/","title":{"rendered":"J&#038;K HC | Prima facie evidence enough for framing of charges, evidence beyond reasonable doubt is not required for same"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"s3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Jammu &amp; Kashmir <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">High Court:<\/span><\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Tashi Rabstan<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, J.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> upheld <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the finding of <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the revisional court as it was found to be <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">well reasoned and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">no <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">abuse<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> of <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">process of law <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">was visible, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">warra<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">nting any interference from the instant<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> Court<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The petitioner <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">filed <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the instant petition <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">under Section 561-A of <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the Code of Criminal Procedure (\u201c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Cr.P.C<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">\u201d) <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">for setting aside the order passed<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> by learned Additional Sessions <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Judge, Jammu whereby the order, passed by learned Judicial Magistrate First Class (Munsiff) Jammu di<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">scharging the petitioners<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> from the offences mentioned in the Challan against them by the prosecution was set aside.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">It was contended by the petitioners that they were being <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">falsely implicated in the FIR by <\/span><\/span>to satisfy a personal vendetta<span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">material collected by the prose<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">cution during the investigation did<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> not support the prosecution<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">\u2019s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> case in the framing of charges under Sections <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">498-A, 323, 504, 506, 109 of the Ranbir Penal Code<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">as the petitioners No. 3 and 4 we<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">re not relat<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ed to the husband of the<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> respondent<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> so as<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> to constitute the offence under Section 498-A RPC.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The counsel for the respondents while trying to defend the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Trial Magistrate <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">submitted that the court <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">could not have sifted the evidence placed before it or appreciated the evidence intrinsically at the stage of framing of charge, which was to be considered final. <\/span><\/span>It was further submitted that <span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">allegations in FIR and statements recorded under Section 161 of CrPC prima facie established the offen<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ces with which the petitioners we<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">re challaned and were required to be put on trial by <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">framing the charge against them<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">On p<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">erusal of <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">challan filed after the complete investigation, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">it was found <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">that statements of nine witnesses recorded under<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> Section 161 CrPC corroborated<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> the allegations leveled against the petitioners in <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">FIR.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> The <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">learned <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Trial <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Magistrate <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">had<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> appreciated the evidence including <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">medical report of i<\/span><\/span>njuries sustained by the respondent<span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> as if she was considering the case either to convict or acquit the acc<\/span><\/span>used. The learned Magistrate had observed<span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> that petitioner\u2019s 3 and 4 we<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">re not related to the husband of the respondent, therefore, the offen<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ce under Section 498-A RPC were <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">not made<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">out against them, which was required to proved\/disproved by leading evidence and not a mere prima facie<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> case. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The court held that a<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">t the time <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">of framing charge, the court had<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> to consider the final investigation report, statement of witnesses under Section 161 CrPC, documents and other evidence addu<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ced by the prosecution and if they saw<\/span><\/span> that the<span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> allegatio<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ns were groundless and no case was <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">made out against the accused, that is, if<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> it was<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> unrebutted<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> it would not <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">have <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">warrant<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ed a conviction, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">however, if <\/span><\/span>there were even<span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> probable chances of commission<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> of offence by accused persons the court needs to frame<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> charge<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">s. All this had<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> to be done by prima face appreciation of material on record and not by <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">a <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">roving enquiry by scanning and evaluat<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ing the evidence as if the court had to decide whether the accused had<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> committed the offence or not.<\/span><\/span> For such limited<span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> purposes of <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">prima facie<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">satisfaction, the court may sift<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> through<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> the evidence produced by <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">prosecution to find out whether the ingredients of offences <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">were satisfied or not a conduct<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> a mini-trial by marshaling the evidence on record. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">[<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Tamandeep Singh v. State of J&amp;K<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/scconline.com\/\/DocumentLink\/WpRW484v\"><b>2019 SCC OnLine J&amp;K 855<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, decided on 25-10<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">-2019]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jammu &amp; Kashmir High Court: Tashi Rabstan, J. upheld the finding of the revisional court as it was found to be well 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