EIGE-E C$URT (3F C%§'i”i‘ISK§AEE RT iiiilASi’iiK Cx=m=m1 Ignnnaa ye. 3é9ggees §’Eib&f€’ §?f Ranmat Smgn Versus EESE‘IEEEEET E State of CunaiUSg-arn ‘ r Judqmsnt pos‘i for QO -3-2UUE§ i €(T3UR'T GF‘ CEE Eiiamam A; L&§£‘Ui€ r a t m uai Angeai ‘ga. $a9z4bU§ Ai’FELLAS'iT Rampat 3111611 Sio Nc u1 Singh, aggd abgut Q xfPQr¢ P ‘HHQO‘P Lm‘ihi} :r’.:5. “cmtpm, unit burvuJa E$PUM§EET iaLc 01 pnna‘mwalh tnrougn Panw SLQJOJ RaSapnxny rhgff Quronu: {Cc} S bmtt Kamh 1W1sni‘a, Advccate Eur me appcuanl.. Sh“ Amv “VumFrh nv. Govt. Advecate, fer the Siam. Hus dim-“ed cqm€ai 15 duscxéd agaiilsi thé jucigmgm of conviction and ‘brcisr of sgntsnce dated 10th March, 20U6 passad m ‘C‘T}, Rammlujgani has canvicted file aimeEguits‘ Imam: Sections; dbd éOt) culCi d/b Oi 1 r L Emu SE11;E11§€L1 111131 i0 unLiEigv K I 101 dh 7‘, y?” o 3 WIS and / 36am mspeuuvery Wlm a 1m? of R G? i — for fan onencs and 111 aeiamt 01 pay malt u i 1 ., to fuHhm‘ unam‘go Ri. for six momim for each o§611ca =i~ Tim cas€ of flha proseciifion, 1E1 briEf, ifs that $115 prowcutrix iocigeri repon on 24—8-2004 at about 123C) in, Tim afta‘noon mén‘iioning margin thai 011 21-3—20‘04, Whéin She was aions ill hm’ h0m€ at aroum‘i 6x30 pin, a13p€iiant Rampat Siingh Gama, caught gar ilcum cum dracga‘i 115m Whén SE16 iiiac‘i to Show, ht? gaggéi‘i her mouth 311d ‘Loid That im \vouk‘i keap 1151‘ as) i1i$ Wifé, give. her 6.11m? piupm Ly and 01151 AllS Whé 110m 110111: rm Lommltteci lapE X uih 1161‘ hi {he night ain‘t i‘épéaieci thE offence on 22-8—2G’Ct4. Today at abou 8.66 1'11 ihE moraing, Sai’pallch, htzr broihara Suraah \anci. Ramash u "'= In i t .. aim othé‘r viiiaga‘s cams to hiS houS€ anti 1‘e3cua‘x her: Rampat has rapeci 1161‘ agailisi herwisiws affar faking 1161* in his 1101116 .ix’. of EA P-L the. prowcmrix waS $61K ior m€ciica1 Examinaiion to Gmiernmmlt HOSpi‘Lai, Am‘bikapur wlmre Br. Paiimini Smgh (RW. 8} examined ha ami gave her mport oi LX P9. Mark silstf‘i o ThE. 1)1‘0S€C“‘i1~ix was iaken into w, powwsion from Maififievi (PW. '2) Vida Ex P—S. Ap})eiiant Rampat . Singh was aiso sem for madic-ai examination Where Dr. nL Singh #31:.W. 9} ax-aminad him anfi gava his mpar‘i of Ex P- if). SH€i€ of vagmai swab WaS takeu in‘iQ pQSSESSion vic‘ie EX P—i’Z. a Aiisr ragistérjng i116 Fli £ 4. Afta‘ 60m1316ii11g i31v€stigation, Chargc: shaai was fllefi in the ‘ Court of Jmiiciai Magisiram First Ciagfs, Ramanujganj who in H1111 commitma the caw to the Court of SeSsions Junige) Ambikapur aim me Siame was received 011 tranSfer for trial 13v ieeuHed we 4\.“ Adam'mlai Seeeione Jua‘ge. L). charge nutter Sections 363, 366 a11ci 376 0f {£12, was trained against. the appeiiailt, W110 abjul‘ec‘i hiS guiit. £ U t‘i rt t 3. ‘‘‘‘‘ Lumg ai, poeecuion examined 14 Winesses in ail Thereafter, statement of the acctwed waS recarc‘iec’i in which he deniet‘i the ev1dence appealiilg agahtet him in the proseeution Case ahct pieaueu that. he has been imph'catet‘i in the above offence due. to iahti leiatee (‘ispute anti the Withesses are stating faisehooti just to screen their own fauit. I. Leamee‘i triEL‘t Court after hearing the counse‘i for the parties, convicted ahd sentenceti the appehaht as mentioned above. 5 Learnac‘i counsei for fut: appe‘iiani Submittari ‘ihai the trial Court after appreciaimg 1116 orai svic‘ience avajia‘bk: on meow, 113$ r€c01€£€€i a fulc‘i’ing in paragraphs 14 anti 15 of $116 judgm€11t thai it cannot be saji’i fhat the accuseé forc‘”b’y confmad Tim pmwcmnx m hiS 110nm anc‘i tha‘e. waS reiationship befween the prosacutnx and €116: accuSafi Since. b6f01‘e. Howaxmr, {11$ Court 13610“? naS convictézi {£16 appeEiault oniv on f11€ groumi that the prosgcutnx was k‘SS 11 16 vaars of ago on the {iaio of filo incmoni. SHE. wao € ‘ abiiucteé “13V the appeiialii from the 1awfu} cuetociy oi i1e1‘ ‘ggaareiiails anc‘i he Subiecied 1161‘ to sexual intercouroe and, therefore, 'Conoem of The prosecutrix is/immaiei’iai. if. was iurther a1§med thauihe' prosecution has not produoeci the ossiflcation iest mport io eo‘ie‘biieh her age. The. hiai Court 011 the haois; oi maIK eheet of CiaSs ‘7, has; hek‘i tha‘i the date of hiyth of the ptosecutnx “coon‘tingiv, it, has been hem that She was iesa a. thail 16 yeare on the c‘iate of incident ‘ie '21“ Attgust, ace , however, mark sheet. of Amide i was; seizeé from the mother of me proeecuttix, the Heae‘i Master of the ooneetnett School has not heen examined not the reievant. register haS been proe‘iuceci to prove the document of Attide 1. in these cireumetanoes, the prosectmon nae fajieti to prove the mart; eheet of Articie 1 anc‘t no rehanee oouk‘t be piacet‘t on the aforesaid tiocument for the pumose of date ot bntn of the proeecutrix. 9, Rehance is mace on Raviuéer Sign“ Gorkhi —v- State or {if}. it wae arguee’i that the age of the tn‘oeecutrix has not been esta‘bhshec‘t. She was a coneentjng party. There is nothing on reoorti‘ to Show that she wae ‘ieSS than 18 rears of age. She had U1 rm bx, Joe m u 1 1a 4 aitéunea t11€ aga of (iiscrssfimi. Sha voiuntaril‘v accompaliiEc‘i file aec‘zwsa m 1113 house which is afiiacmlt if ms h0u5€ of tha wrasecmnx. No nipon was iodga‘i for thmé €1a‘fs. Théir relatiQnShip was Known to ‘ihe vmdgela inciu€iing tim payeuts of 1118 prosacmzm‘x smee, long. in tilt? circumsiamws, {1m conviction Qf tha appé’iall? undar SECtionS 363, 366 ami 3‘76 of IPC i3 withont airy Tomlcianon 3116i ‘ihv: $am€ dasanms to 136 SEI asic‘iE. Réiiailcs is aiso piacec’i on S. V‘amém’aiaag wv— State cf TMFaéra§2. 1U. U11 i116 omé‘r naili‘i, iéémlai‘i counsm‘: for tha Siam rahriilg a f upon file fudgmant 1'11 the matter of Eaf@ai Sing}: ami azwi§1er -v- §§ate 0f Eimaéhai E'aiies‘h3 ajm wavzmk Ram’sii 47- State of iiPf’ isubmiEEC‘i that émrv ill file malK Shaat is megumai to ‘i'm comEct gum rim Burden Lies on rim Omar sick? to prove it oihor wism. i i. i mama nom'd ioanlot‘i counsoi for foo parties» i have perusoii m. iho impugnad ordor an aiSo me. rocorc‘i of tho trial Court 1.2‘ The ifiai Court aftor mamhaijng tho eviii‘ence. of tho prosocutm'x, PW. 2 Maitidevi, moihor of the prosecu‘irix, RW. S Sm‘osh Jaiswal emci PW. 5 RamoSh, brothers of i116 proseoutrix, 11aS 1mm mat n11: prooecumix anrfi Rampat hat‘i raiaiionship with aacn moor smce baforo. The proSocuii‘iX riid not make. anv attempt io flaa from foo houso of tho appoiiant Whom $116 resic‘tod for 3 days. ‘1‘116 appsiiant had SEX Wi‘ih the prosocun’ix ‘oofom- ’2—‘3 months aiso anc‘i, theroforo, it can, be infen‘eo that both of Thom hac‘i roiationship Wi‘ih each ofhor since. bofore, howovor laying 1’ upon tho mark Shoo? of Alficio 1, taking {no data of hnfh of fho prosocutnx To be 4-3—i989, tho ago of tho prosocu‘u’ix has boon AER LN SC' 3 ” 01 “‘ 19-98 CR1 Ll 2797 hem to b6 iess than 16 yearS. Except i116 wic‘iénce in {11:3 she-{pa of mark shéet of Ar‘iick: 1, thaw is no €viéi€nc€ availabis 011 1‘scord > wiEh rwpact i0 thé ag€ of Tim prosecutrix 1‘3. Mai‘tit‘ievi (REV, '2'), who is mofhm‘ of rim prosmtxtrix ani‘i from “aTh036 cuSimijv, {115 mark $heet has 136.611 Seizad, has not s‘iatai a worti about ha‘ age. €XC€pt {Hat i116 mark sh€ei was Seizai‘ imm i161: In paragrapha 1'2 of har CYOSs—éxamination, $116 has ETatec‘t That {his Meal Sim (prosacuni§§) wouki bécompleting 18 yams. “if i4. §€etaram ~ Jalswai _‘. ‘ (KW. ...._7 i3}, .-A .bmthar .. 01 A - Maifiimw ‘.. . aim a matarnai gulch of {ha pi‘OSEcutriX in paragrapha Q of his c‘iépoai‘iion, has Statod that he {lic‘t not go to i116 schooi a‘L tho time of at‘imisaion of tho prosecutrix. Har fathar mighi have gone to, aémii her, however, the father of The. prosecurn‘x haS not been examinec‘i. Ariic‘ie 1 is the mark sheet of Ciaes ‘7 issued by" Micki}: Schooi, Locihi. Nehher the Heaci Maeter nor ahy Teacher Br employee from ‘ihe schoo‘i haS been examined to prove ‘LhiS riocument 4*: ,, . ‘ . v2“ ,\r’5r 16. in the matter of Ravinéra Sitigh Gorkhii in hora 23, it has heeh heki thus: ~ “:23. Seci'ion 5'5 of the Evia‘enoe Acz' woum‘ he atti'acfed ho??? i'n eivz'? and criminai proceedings. The evidence Acz' does no? make any disfi'nction beiweerz a aim}? proceeding amt? a aiming? proceedr'ng. Unfess specificaih; prom'ciedfm; in fewns of Secifion 35 of {he Evidence Act me reg§sier maiili'aiized ii: fire ordiitaiy course of business by a mimic sewamf iii the ciischarge of his of??cia§ daft}, or h}; an}; oéizer peisora in perfomlauce of a duty speciaih; eigioined by the Eaw of the (Emory in which, infer aim, such register is Ecepi woufd he a reievmzf? fact; Seci'z'on 35, rims; requires ihe foEEGwing fl "‘ "-,,./ \ / wilamons t0 be fuiftifed befare a accumem is hefd 2'0 be adimssmge (Remainder (z) u smmw be m ma namie o; 9mm] in (my pubh'c 0r Qfft'a‘af f‘egf’si'er; {if} fz‘ muSt szaie a jCcca m issue or reEevam' facf; (’ifi} emf}; masi' be made e€§?3ei‘ by a puwic serucmff iif tin? dfschai‘ge of his Q§7cia§ (iuiy, 9r by any person if} i)e{f0imance Qf a duriy‘ spec€a§¥y anjafned 5y me €aw of file ccz,t?1€f'y; arid {3'17} (12% pei’sans conoemeti indispmabfy mus: have cm access iherefo.” i6. in mu mattEI OI Hargai i g£ the 1)1‘0S&cuti011 pmvac’i the age cf the proswutrix by producijlg X—raiy" €Xami11ati011 of the gir‘i, mmentrv in fha admission ragiSier maintaina‘i in t‘im Gownimem Girk High $611001 as also by filing a document béiiig copy of file Kiwant énirg. m m6 bu tn warmer which sheweo‘i the. ciaie of birth Oi ,. ti1€ _ P1~O$€CUTT1X. K . _ H1 tllCS€ ,- CH‘Cl‘lmSTEUlC€S, . ‘Lh6 .. al'gum€1lt aaVELHC€Ci . . lb}? i116 dafenca that in 1:116 abs€11C€ of Examination of Choukiiiari Gfiica‘ éoncenmit, who mcort‘lac‘i “L116 min}? in ih€ bh‘xil ragister, the documam was inac‘imissi‘b‘ia i1} €vid€11ce, was 11g: acceptec‘i with a11 abservat'ion that ’dm emu? was macie by €116 concarned afflcm‘ in i116 tii$ci1arg6 of his ofiEciai duty and, mm‘a‘ore, it is aimissinig unimr Section '35 of the Eviéiaice. Act Howovm‘, in tho inotém‘t case, more is nothing on racorc‘l to o‘now mat 1116 main shoot was prepaind on inf: basis oi any" omrv made by the concm‘noc‘i offlca‘ in tho (lischarga of his official duty, on {no contrary, tho docnmnnt has neon seizoci from tho mothar of {no pi‘osccun‘ix. 17. in the matter of itiayank Rajgat, the juveniie offoncicr pi‘oc‘incon a high schooi certificatc to cstahiish that hf: hat‘i not compicted 16 yoars ago, in the aforcsaiti circumstances, tho Ahahabat‘i HighConrt rojoctoii tho pica of the prosocution with an obsoivation that high sohooi certificate. is actinissih‘io as tho some. is gavmg CFJrtjncate or 011 file. basi$ of éutiy mad6 in m6 Samoa; 1‘egisT€r ajlci if file prasgcuiion dri$irc3$ to cnalkngEt tha entry: tilt: burdfm WIE bs on it. Howgxrér in the mstant casE, the mark $118.61. périains ‘Lo CiaSS '7. ii was hurden on ‘ file ;)1‘OS€C11T1'011 to Estabiish thai the prossc’uin'x was 16% tham 1§ 3‘631‘S 011 thé date. 0f iha i11cic‘iant, however {ha pmsmmiou has. ‘Iai‘ied Io discharge. filF: abOVEi bun‘ien by examining an? WimESs n‘om ma scnoci to prove {ne‘ylark Sims: of Aru'cie i by proc‘iucmg i116; roktvam admiSsion rogiotm‘ of tho Schoo‘i om Tho basis 011 which éio‘ man: Sileot waS propémai‘i, 011 Tho contray, tho mothoi‘ m her CxooS-exammation bass catogmicaih? sfatoci that $5116 was to x compiotr‘: io yogrs of ago on Tho year of 1161‘ oxmhlaiion ins. 2666. preparadt en tné basis. of $Ch001 a ib’. (3n fho basis of fie aforosaio Emaivsio, it is hok‘i {hat tho prosocuiion has faiieci to prove “that filo ago of iho prosocutrix was wk 163$ mall it) voam on the daio of inck‘iem. 9 Nov mo oacono queoTion fox consiaoraiion is Whet'hor me ago oi mo prosooutrix was ioos than i8 iroaxo on the time of L?1Cl§i€l}t 01' 110i 1" 2G The prosoouu‘ix was a stmiont of Ciass ‘7 in tho V'oar 2604. 'r-ior momor halo Stateo m pala 1’2 of 1or Cl‘oss—exammmmn thai She wouid ’oo oompieiing 1$ wars in foo voar QGGé. This vorsion of hot moihor iss unohoiiongooi 3116i, fhoroforo, tho. argument of tho 1o9r11od couuso} for the appoiiailt that tho proooouiioil has failoci io provo mm sno was ioso mall i8 Voars on tho o‘iato of moidont ommot bo accopioc‘i. Bo iar a3 mo w‘gumont bassofi 031 mo jui‘igmont in tho maitor oi on vmaoarajan§, is concemod, accom‘ling to the facts of the. \ WW O!) above case, the prosgcu‘uix was a stud€nt of 21151 Year B.Sc., S116. (imaopued intimacv Wifh ‘i‘im accuSsd a11d $i1€ (‘ieSired man‘ymg ma accuset’x. This was Hot approved by her father who sem i116 pro’secufn'X to Omar placa in the houSe of his miativE, i116 pmwcunix idspheuec‘i th€ appaiianr who W611i timre in hi5; car and both of f11€m “7:311: t9 Niviapom. Considering tha above ”bet, the. H011’“b‘ie Smmémé‘. Courv. ha‘it‘i tha‘i. the pross€cunix ‘iimvagn a minor had ai‘iajna‘i thé ag€ 0f (‘i‘crefion and was on fhe vm‘g€ 01 attammg maiori‘of 31161 is a S€1lior col‘iege gun-km. Shé 11er$eEf teiaphonaa um accused to m€€i at a csrfajn p1aC€ and went {1162‘s to Emet him and accompajlieti him in his car gulf} entersfi inm an agrmmant to warn? 111.3116 sub~Regish~afs ofiicn, in ‘theSE circumStanCSS, it,.wa$ hem That it iS cigar from tilt: €vi€i€11C€ that the insiS‘Lencg 01 marriag€ camf: from n61 Sitie, fin? accustxii Dy complying Wim nor WishoS can by no sn‘oich of imagination b5 aaic‘i to havo ‘iakgg nor out of the kooping of hor iawfui guai‘i‘iianship, thai is, {no iaihor. v A - \\\ 22. Howevor, in filo instant casa, though thé prossou‘iion has auei‘ ‘io prove ‘Lhai the proancu‘u‘ix was EESS than it) yoai‘s, llnvoithoiass, thoro is aviiionco avaiia'niaon i‘oconi fnai ans waa aroumi 16— i7 VEaIS whomas {no appehant i3 a marriod man aged abom 3G wars anC‘i the pl‘oSecutriX is; a viiiage giri stutiymg in Ciass ‘7 anti, therefore, it cannot he. said that the pi‘oaecutnx exel‘oiaing her ciiecretion, compeiied the appeiiant to kept her in hi3 Homo. 23 0n the haaia of aforesaic‘i analvsie, the appeai preterred by the appeiiant is oartiv ahoweti. loonviotion of the appellant nutter Section 3'76 of LRC. anti sentence to untiergo Ri. for 7 years: With ‘fine of Raf 5&3;— are set aside. However, the conviction of the ) appdlant under Secfons 363 allé 365 Gf LRC. anri S€11i€nc€ to uut‘usrgo R1 for 3 year with 11116 of Rs oUUj- anci‘ R1 for 5 y€ars Wifh fnm of Rs, bUUi' —, and in défauii of paymeni of fmo, to untiergo Rx for six montho for Each oifonca, reSpoctiveiy, am maintaineri "Sd/‘- 'f « _,',D_1ii"’.¢ndra Mi’sh a i Judge