IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH A'P BILASPUR [C G I ‘ CR M P NO Z; l £7 ACQUITTAL APPEAL No. / 2007 . APPLICANT/ State of Chhattisgarh, APPELLANT Through the‘ District Magistrate District Janjgir Champa (C.G.) VERSUS Resham La} S/o Dayar'a/mfBhardwaj, Ag6d about - 3 years, r,” Chhathéram S/ 0 Dayaram Bhardwaj, Aged about 2{ears Eoth arc R/ 0 Vlllage Markad1h Thana— Jan] glr Dlstrlct Janjgu — Champi‘éiiKi‘G.) APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF LEAVE TO APPEAL UNDER NON—APPLICANTS RESPONDENTS SECTION 378(1KOF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 1973‘ , HII§H £QL3QT Q? CHHAWE$8A§§H AT EIE§.;A§?3.J§.§ Single Bearish ; Hgn’bia 5%. Jugiae ??i?m§€gr géwakgr Cr‘MF. Na 2}”3; a”? 2Q£39 h AWLRANT 5mm m“ Chhaf‘risgw Vargas NON-A??LE£ANT$ Qg3harr L55 ($5 am‘rhar’. Shri Nezmj Mxahm, Fane§ Lawygr fgr me 3mm AWLICA’rwN Hm 6mm OF LEAV§ TO A9P§AL umEQ secHoN 373 m AN?» aawomwwwa a? aaraa- wwag sgc-rmN avg m a? mg cow c3? cammm @aa‘ewga Qa9§g (15%29103 The present ngTmrm is direci'adv agamsf fhe impugmd judgmgm and order dafad 12,é,2QQ? gassed m1 Juaicmi Magis‘wgfa, Firs? Céass, Janjgir Ea Crimim! Cafse Na BE/ZQQ? whereby acquifting Thz respondents/maimed far ma effenaes puni5hgbie under SeHmn 354- and 5Qé (33$? E1} 9f wg Indian Pena! Cade. \ ‘ 2i Briaf fgc‘rs of ”ma casa are Wm? an 1'9.?.ZGO§ £LR € (EXP-1) was iedged by proseaumx (PW—1} a§iaging in if fiat}? rm prev‘wus .néghf a? gbauf 9 pm when $he wéw shagging in hen housa dang wiw has" sisfer‘, rgsgandgwsfaccusgd haw antareé her heuse and Elam/5 sfa?eci fhai' as rapm‘ted repm‘“: is haing ladged by her, they Wm ammge her mQdesty, 1i? i$ wrwar QHeged Tm? defines, worn by her, were mm any accugzd persons. 3. In guppam‘ 6f n5 casg, fhg pmszzzu‘rwn has gxaminad as many as 7 wimessas. S’mtemen‘rs of The. respandenfsiaccusad wgre aisa :‘gcgrded undar $ecifmn 313 @f The. (Sada af Cr§m§na§ k Pracedure in which fhey danieiai ffha chargw EeA/aiga aggims'? them and p!eaded "fheha Mrgocence ané fake imp§§cafr§m é’u ‘é‘he Case. 4. By me jadgmem’ impugned The mar? helm; has acqs~;§‘:r?ed a‘he r'gspmdanw for ’rfne aiSagad affences amishabie umiar Secficns 354 and 5'35 1:?air'? IE) sf 'i‘rhe indicm Pemi £mg Heme WES pgTMQn. 5. Counsei far ”the .S‘rafe/applican? submh‘s a‘hm an ?he. basis cf gvidence as. adducad hy we presecmim, We cam? be!aw ought 'Ta have canvicfed wa accusgvit/respmdams’ He submi‘w Thg’r ‘khgre is enough mamria§ avgi§abie rm r‘acwri warrammg canvic?§o;n 9f the respandeHfs/atcusgd. é. E have hegrd camse! far €’§1e par-fiag and ggerajsad wig maferiai avqiiabiz on reward. 7. In her crass—exammmim, The pmsecufr‘éx hag categar'icaily admi‘Hed Thm‘ fher'e zx§$‘3‘ a daispu‘ra beTween The accused parsans and her mathgr‘. $he has fur-finer sfca‘fgé that? The inciden? had mkan pmce m abw‘? 12 0’c3ock‘ in. ‘i‘ha mid nigh? whereas as per FIR 'khe said inddem‘ had mkzn mace a? abou‘r 9 pm. Furfher' thgre are mmeriai canfmdiczfiws n her caur'T smfemem‘ and The smm‘mem‘ rgcarded under- Sewiea 161 of The Cadg 0f Criminai Pmcedura. 8. After due appreciation of we ‘evidznce avaiiubie on recm‘d, The Caum‘ bgww had arrived m a camiusmn ma? “H13 prosecmicm has no? began .abQe Tc pmvg its mse beybnd a?! reasonable deub’rs, The respanden‘rg: are en?i‘¥3eé fer eaqmfmi, 9a After hearing caunsei fer we par1§es and gaing thmugh The evidence ex'giieble 9?! reegr‘d emcj bei a ver’v much' mnsminus my J. , i / 0f the axisf‘mg !e,ga% pash‘ign 1m? in ct case against dagui‘n‘Q éf mm views are pessibk on me basis ta? ‘mz; evidence,- iegi by we prosecuféon and mg Mag CaurT mking (an? v‘igw fax/gumbiz m "the accused, r'eyersian of the findings czf acqui’rm‘; by ‘fha appeHm‘e Ceur'f Takirzg ’the efher passibie vigw rm ccnsidem‘tion, is no‘r permiss§b§a m iaw, ’mis Cami”? iss :3? ‘s‘ha vizw fhat “rhea judgmem émpugnad acquHfmg fhe respcndgms / accuszd 0f We Gffances punishame umder 55mien 354 and 5% (Par? II) of the Indian Pena! Cgde, is jus‘r mad pmper' and rj£as mt cm! far any mifg'm‘erence by ‘‘yhis Scum 10. For ‘rhe reasens afcremen?ianed, fhar‘a is m mari‘? in ma re5em‘ casg and The. 5mm ‘ is dismissed accsrd‘im? J ¢ \ a ,Sdl— ‘ PEiinker Diwaker Judge \\ NV, V\ ‘ \