{"id":350085,"date":"2025-06-07T17:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T11:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=350085"},"modified":"2025-06-13T09:38:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T04:08:42","slug":"rajasthan-high-court-recognises-farmers-protest-against-jawai-dam-water-distribution-as-democratic-dissent-scc-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/06\/07\/rajasthan-high-court-recognises-farmers-protest-against-jawai-dam-water-distribution-as-democratic-dissent-scc-times\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cFarmers\u2019 protest against Jawai Dam water distribution as democratic dissent stemmed from genuine resentment\u201d; Rajasthan High Court quashes FIR"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.animate-charcter{background-image: linear-gradient(-225deg, #231557 0%, #44107a 29%, #ff1361 67%, #fff800 100%); background-size: 200% auto; -webkit-background-clip: text; -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent; animation: textclip 0s linear infinite;}<br \/>\n@keyframes textclip {to {background-position: 200% center;}}<br \/>\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Rajasthan High Court:<\/span> In a batch of petitions seeking quashment of FIR stemmed from farmers\u2019 protest against Jawai Dam water distribution, a single-judge bench of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Farjand Ali, J.<\/span>, quashed the FIR and all consequential proceedings and stated that <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\u201cevery individual has the constitutional right to raise his voice against the actions of a public officer, especially if those actions directly impact their rights or livelihood.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Factual Matrix<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">This batch of petitions arose from the registration of FIR alleged offences under Sections <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561369\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">117<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">143<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">283<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561667\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">353<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Penal Code, 1860<\/a> (IPC_ and Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001563992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8B<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002948253\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Highways Act, 1956<\/a> (NH Act) at Police Station Sanderav, District Pali, against 53 individuals including the lead petitioner. The FIR stemmed from a protest by farmers concerning the shifting of a traditional water distribution meeting related to Jawai Dam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Historically, the meeting was held at Dam Inspection Bhawan, Sumerpur, a place accessible and symbolically significant to farmers. However, in deviation from practice, the meeting was shifted to a different venue in 2022, which provoked apprehensions among the farming community of being sidelined.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 09-10-2022, approximately 700\u2014800 farmers gathered near NH-62 to protest peacefully. The police, acting on administrative instructions, allegedly attempted to disperse the protesters.<\/p>\n<h3>Moot Points<\/h3>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<li>Whether a peaceful protest by farmers on a public highway constitutes unlawful assembly or abetment under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IPC<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>Whether such a gathering, in the absence of violence or damage, attracts Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001563992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8B<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002948253\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NH Act<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Whether the FIR and proceedings arising therefrom are liable to be quashed under the Court\u2019s inherent powers under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001519791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">482<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726935\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Criminal Procedure Code, 1973<\/a> (CrPC)?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Court\u2019s Observations<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court observed that there was no evidence of violence, chaos, or public disorder at the protest. The Court noted that the FIR did not allege specific acts of mischief or injury to public property.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561369\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">117<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IPC<\/a>, the Court held that <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\u201c&#8230;the very nature of abetment vests in an act preceding the offence&#8230; Here in this case, the farmers were already perturbed&#8230; and nobody called them there&#8230;\u201d<\/span> Regarding unlawful assembly under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">143<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IPC<\/a>, the Court stressed that there exists constitutional right to assemble peacefully under Article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001574926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">19(1)(b)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726967\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Constitution of India<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"animate-charcter\" style=\"margin-bottom: 3%; margin-left: 36pt; font-weight: bold;\">\u201c&#8230;not every assembly can be deemed an unlawful assembly&#8230; mere expression of anguish&#8230; cannot be taken to mean that they share a common objective or have formed an unlawful assembly\u2026 Each individual faces their own hardship\u2026 mere expression of anguish in such circumstances cannot be taken to mean that they share a common objective or have formed an unlawful assembly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On obstruction under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">283<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IPC<\/a>, the Court asserted that <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\u201c&#8230;if people gather somewhere to assert their rights, the way will be blocked automatically&#8230; this does not mean they caused harm to anyone.\u201d<\/span> Further, for Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001563992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8-B<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002948253\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NH Act<\/a>, the Court stated that <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\u201c&#8230;there is no allegation or indication of any mishap or damage caused to the highway&#8230; their wrath and resentment&#8230; is natural.\u201d<\/span> The Court held that the ingredients for Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561667\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">353<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IPC<\/a> and Section 8B NH Act are not fulfilled as there was no use of force or criminal act committed by the farmers during the protest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court observed that the farmers\u2019 protest against Jawai Dam water distribution arose from genuine resentment and constituted an expression of democratic dissent. The Court reaffirmed the principle that peaceful dissent and constitutional right to peaceful protest is a cornerstone of democracy <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\u201cof the people, by the people, and for the people,\u201d<\/span> and held that mere participation in such a protest does not amount to committing offences under Sections <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561369\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">117<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">143<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">283<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561667\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">353<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IPC<\/a>, or Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001563992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8B<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002948253\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NH Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"animate-charcter\" style=\"margin-bottom: 3%; margin-left: 36pt; font-weight: bold;\">\u201cPreventing citizens from holding a peaceful protest through force or coercion cannot be justified&#8230; If simply opposing an officer\u2019s decision results in the registration of a criminal case, it would reflect a mindset reminiscent of British colonial rule but surely not the spirit of a free, democratic nation governed by the rule of law\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Court\u2019s Decision on Farmers\u2019 protest against Jawai Dam water distribution<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Invoking its inherent powers under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001519791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">482<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726935\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CrPC<\/a>, and relying on <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">State of Haryana<\/span> v. <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Bhajan Lal<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/PrBF91ZF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1992 Supp (1) SCC 335<\/a>, the Court quashed the FIR and all consequential proceedings and stated that<\/p>\n<p class=\"animate-charcter\" style=\"margin-bottom: 3%; margin-left: 36pt; font-weight: bold;\">\u201cIn a democracy, of the people, by the people, and for the people, peaceful protest is a constitutional right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court directed the concerned SHO to submit a negative final report before the trial court. The Court further directed that the present order is applicable not only to the petitioners who appeared but also to all similarly situated individuals implicated in the same FIR.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">With regards to petitioner\u2019s gun license suspension, the Court held that <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">\u201c&#8230;the suspension is revoked hereby because it was made solely on the basis of lodging of the FIR referred supra which has been quashed now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Ajaypal Singh<\/span> v. <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">State of Rajasthan<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/nSG8xadE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 SCC OnLine Raj 2600<\/a>, Decided on 21-05-2025<\/span>]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Advocates who appeared in this case:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt;\">Mr. Nishant Bora and Mr. Yuvraj Singh, Counsel for the Petitioners<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt;\">Mr. N.S. Chandawat, Dy.G.A., Counsel for the Respondents<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000080;\">Buy Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product_info.php?products_id=1031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product_info.php?products_id=1031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-294422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/code-of-criminal-procedure-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Code of Criminal Procedure\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/code-of-criminal-procedure-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/code-of-criminal-procedure-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/code-of-criminal-procedure-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/code-of-criminal-procedure-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/code-of-criminal-procedure.jpg 886w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/code-of-criminal-procedure-60x40.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000080;\">Buy Penal Code, 1860 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product_info.php?products_id=1158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product_info.php?products_id=1158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-294601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"penal code, 1860\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860.jpg 886w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-60x40.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000080;\">Buy Constitution of India \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product\/the-constitution-of-india-coat-pocket-edition?products_id=100647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product\/the-constitution-of-india-coat-pocket-edition?products_id=100647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-294438\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/ebcwebstore\/images\/the-constitution-of-india-coat-pocket-edition-Gopal-Sankaranarayanan-ebc-front-cover.JPG\" alt=\"Constitution of India\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">&#8220;In a democracy, of the people, by the people, and for the people, peaceful protest is a constitutional right. Simply because an individual took to the streets to protest in order to safeguard their rights when their interests were affected does not imply that they have committed offences.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67514,"featured_media":314824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[83200,44253,83203,3268,83202,83204,67351,44379,39622,82937,21114,50352,2575,13021,83201,15071],"class_list":["post-350085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casebriefs","category-highcourts","tag-democratic-rights","tag-farmers-protest","tag-farmers-protest-against-jawai-dam-water-distribution","tag-Fundamental_Rights","tag-jawai-dam","tag-jawai-dam-water-distribution","tag-justice-farjand-ali","tag-national-highways-act","tag-peaceful-protest","tag-public-protest","tag-quashing-of-fir","tag-quashment-of-fir","tag-Rajasthan_High_Court","tag-section-482-crpc","tag-section-8-b-nh-act","tag-unlawful-assembly"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Raj HC order on Jawai Dam water distribution protest | SCC Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rajasthan High Court quashes FIR related to Jawai Dam protests, highlighting the right to protest against actions impacting livelihoods.\" \/>\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.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/06\/07\/rajasthan-high-court-recognises-farmers-protest-against-jawai-dam-water-distribution-as-democratic-dissent-scc-times\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u201cFarmers\u2019 protest against Jawai Dam water distribution as democratic dissent stemmed from genuine resentment\u201d; 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