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JAI RAJ AND ORS VS STATE AND ANR

Rajasthan High Court · 28 Jul 2026

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Court
Rajasthan High Court
Bench
Jodhpur
Date
28 Jul 2026
Citation / case number
CRLMP / 532 / 2017

Summary

Petitioner sought quashing of proceedings and charge orders, contending that prosecution could not rest on designation without material showing direct responsibility, consent, connivance or neglect. HELD- Criminal liability cannot be fastened merely by designation. Without material showing responsibility or culpable conduct, contradictory scientific evidence and no fresh material connecting him, continuation of prosecution was an abuse of process. Pending applications, if any, disposed of.

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