MANOJ MACHARA VS STATE OF RAJASTHAN
- Court
- Rajasthan High Court
- Bench
- Jodhpur
- Date
- 22 Jul 2026
- Citation / case number
- CRLMP / 5300 / 2022
Summary
Whether an inadvertent official lapse, absent willful disobedience or mala fide intent, attracts criminal liability under Section 173 IPC. HELD- Criminal liability cannot rest on mere negligence or inadvertence; the conduct must transcend such lapse and show deliberate defiance or conscious disobedience. The petitioner’s omission arose from official exigencies and disclosed no requisite mens rea. Cognizance quashed; proceedings terminated; pending applications disposed of.
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