an^Offft'iW W! ailSii'l »'-lil( g^q-qTqTgiq', yiTn+i'Ko, RioK-iy MIMdf WN •Wt, 200 sii^T i°ra? (^if^^T) e^ai'<R tit^a sn^T SB: HON'BLE SHRI DHIKEBDRA MISHRA.J r'RlMTnAL lAppEiAI,. Wo- 672/3n04. yaliim ivtiaa, K/o ibraliuii KUaa, agecl i1n<^iiTt- 00 ir^ca-rt<a T? / <^» \7-t11aio'*= %a-fl?'^-i^i P <-1 |aiij@r tCU) »**<'*TT« viyrc.ouo RESPOBiDBBT APPELLANT CRIMINAL '&e Ktate ol Ulitiattisgarli lAPPBAL Wo. 781/2004 pamchandra ailas Raiiicliaraii, agecl il-iont 1% VpaT'tt <£r»n n'ir .QI^T-I N/T<^J~>is>nl£a1 ^, uu^.^. </^ ^/ AA*^. 1*^UA^^-U.^*^U, i(esiaent ot vuiage yai'Kno, poace stanon fsn-iair-Clisxniia fCGI REsPOHDBNT 13-12-2007 Htui M.U. yaarma, (- Kam.ctiaran. yiui U. K. tienwal, L)y. 2. 'jiimuial Appeal No. o and Urunmal Appeal INo. Rauichaadra alias Ranichai-] juagiuent;as t>oUi mese app q>i<if<n<ili TIIR^ ^feE^ <[ait$i< ^3TfiW3Fn^T VHRSuS 1'fl.e State ot cmiatUsgarli, mrougfa Uie <fctatinT! i-4nn?cfa Dffifi^r' Polir'e Stat^oT'i laiygu-, uistt. .Janjgn-, (Jnampa ((-.:<-+] lounsel lor appellant Kamcliaiiclra alias Shri Neera] Mehta, Co'jinsel lor appeUant Raliim Khaii. lAdvocate Ueneral tbrtlie State. p'2/2004 at Uie instance of RahiBi K.tiail |'yi/2UU4 at Uie mstance ol appeUeu.it ^n are Deuig clisposecl ot by ttiis comiaon ;als are clu-ectect agam.st Uie juagment ot 3^''<ii<iiwii,aiTfitf'is, Ri<?»w^< ^T", llWcll *<41cb WI, 200 sii^r -qa^ (4c(f-|«i<iti) 3II^t.WR;-l WnsiK^I sbNi* coaviction. ancl order of senteni: S.'T. No. 24/2004 wnereby leam| lias convicted uieiu au.cl co-acc| {'2)[gj ot I.F.C. aacl sentencecl years witti luie ot Ks. 1UUU/- unaergo K.l. lor 3 inonms. te clated 6U1 August, 2004 passed m •d Aclditionaj. yessious Juage, Jajijgu: lused Golaii Sa&u uncler HecUon 370 tacli ot ttieDi to unclergo K.l. lor 1U liict ui cletault ot payiueiit oltme, to 3. Case ot t&e prosecuttou, aged about 1B years Uacl gone Kamayaa resictes. Un 12-iu-'^ yaragDunclia ui ttie tioiise ol acc'usecl Uolaii came Uiere aact 5a^-h<l\ /y { Karagt)-uitd!a 'ancl sne niay accqiupaiiy came on 13-10-2003 and told and. sne llas cauea &er. Un ttii^, liis Dicycle. 'I'liey lett Uie t)icyc<E yarKlion liowever on way q SaTkhon, he stopped on fhe f thereafter cauglit &er and. conimitted by appeUaiit Gola4, rape wit& lier. AtT.er coiamj.ssiq] soine otuer persons reaclied| Branda Prasad aad Golan aniti ivas rescued by P.W. 4 Branda| narratea abdut Uie luciclent tq ^iiycRl^ ^ ^uii<?i4, cni<-tF(tl<i1l iTTq?tf ^ 'fe^ Tf^RgTC '^3TfgiT3(I^r jii Dnel, is Uiat t&e prosecutiix, a gu-1 |to village SarKfion wliere ner DroUier J003, tlie prosecutrix was ui village jier sister Kamuu (P.W. Sj wlien co- inlonued tliat Jie is gomg to viUage hiiT>. Un lier relusal, agaui tie t|liat Iier sister-Bl-law is in labour pain the prosecutnx acconipaiiiecl lier on |e at Naila ana went on toot to viilage •ar Baretiliapara sctiool ot vuiage ^retext ot goiag tor moutti wasli ejicl lorcibly rapecl iier. Alter rape was present appeilaats also coiaiaitteu |n of rape, P.W. 4 Braiida F'rasad and tnere. 'S'liere was quan-el Dettveen me appellants ttea trom t&erc. Hlie IPrasad who tools: her to liome anct slie Braada Prasact aiict fl.ls wfle. Un tlie -FS/59—8/2007 —30.000. S'cq'^PI'RBI', yiTfltl'ie, RitSi'My MWvt\ *^1«*> •^ 200 sii^?r '<R% (i^f.j»i<jti) 3II^F?iT R;-< WT3IR5I stit||i* Dasis ot ttie report ot Uie prosed 20U4 at about 4,30 p.m. m investigatioD., the prosecutrix v .Uovenimeut Hospital, Janjgu- (i-'.W. /) exammea fier and gav( tSx. v-'f. underwear, Halwar, prosecutnx seizect duruig ui^| examniation to P'orensic ycieucel ctatecl ^y-.ii-'^UU^ was receivecl. tor ineaical examuiation to uot repon is KX. r'-'^y, F-'jy ana prosecxitnx was also taKen uil which has been inarked as Artid^ Du-Ui ol Uie prosecutiix is 5-y-»q 4. Alter completuig invesUg) Uoiu-t ot (Jluel Juclicial Magistr^ on traiister Dy ttie leaiTiea Actdilt ui^a 5. 'I'lie prosecution exami statements ot tlie accusea werl cu-cunistaaces appearmg agaj| pleadect uuiocence aaa talse statect tliat suice tie liaa soiuel <!ni*l?<'l<ftl •qi*i<viT tf t^l<ll <F')4^R i? aiRm sii^i l.tnx ollence was registerecl ou J.4- lu- poiice stauon vide t5x. F-l. Uiu-uig [as sent tor ineaical examinafaon to ppliere Dr. (Sm.t.) Aruta Htinvastava Meclico Legal examiuaUon repoi-t ot v^guial slicles aaa pubic tieirs ot tJie •stigation were sent tor clieinical LaDoratoiy ancl tlie report ol tlie b^SL [1'Iie accusea persons were also sent temment Mospital, Jan.igir aad t&eu' cx. r-'JU. ycliool certiticate ol uie |o possession viae ic.enio ot Kx. I'-'-y |le A-1, accorctiag to wliicti uie clate ot ^Qon, cliarge sJieet was Iiled ra. Uie |te, daii]gu- ancl me sanie was receivecs ional Sessions Judge for trial. '2'2. witiiesses m au aiid merealter recorded. llie appeUants cleniecl tJie ist ttein ui prosecution case ajict iinpUcatton. AppeUaiit Ka&un Kliaii quarrel wim Kamayan, lie lias been 51iy=f>l^ ^? gs(uil<^4, —fS/59— 8/2007 —30,000. •3-c^ "!<i<tw<4, ®T)1*f'i<o,Ric'iiy'i'i. W^M **1|cb W^ 200 sn^r TR^ (•ij^g^sT) sii^r.^iR-fi'ti Tl«ff<Hiq<) gittlch TOITW^lfTOSII^T lalseiy uiipUcatect wiiereas apfl specmc detence. b. Slin M.U. N&aTma, leai-n arguea Uiat Uiougn uie prosj appeUant Kamcliaaara about testiEa.onv is not corroborated naiaely Ramayau. (P.W. 2), Ramore (P.W. 9) suid Saatoslil aad 3 ot stateinent ot Braucla y aUeganou ot iape is iiiacte Dy only. yim.Uarly retemng to parq; i'2 Kantostu, it was contencledl names ol tlie persons w&o c<| appellaat lias been implicated was lodgea on uie next aay Kaniayaii [f-'.W. '^} tias catego] not Kuow uie name ot Kaincn^i y] wllo is yarpaacn ot viUagq trom. Uie prosecutnx slie on|J persons wtip raped. fier and dicf 7. Shri Neera] Mehta, lean| prosecutnx is resiaent ot dt4 ^)i^[<n<i1*i +iH<n'T'^ fe^dl '(.f^l^K ^aiRnaii^r iellaut Kamctiandra ctia uot taKe aiiv ^d. counsel tor appeuant Kaiactiaiictra scutnx lias maae ailegation agauist participaUon ui cniiie, liowever Uer from the statement of ofher witaesses Braada Prasad (P.W. 4), BliaraUal [F.W. 12). Ketemng to paragrapns '2 ^rasad. (f.'W. 4], itwas argued tliat t&e Ibe proseciitnx agamst accusea Uolail [graphs 5, 6 and 7 of stateineD.t of P.W. Ittiat Uie prosecutnx cticl not Knovv tlie >inm.itted rape witti lier, liowever tte Im. TJie saict oHence ui t&e report wllicll ^venuig atter deliDeraUon. Her OroUier ticauy statecl Uiat me prosecumx ciicl i^iidra wJaereas BtiaraUal Kauiore [t^.W. tias tleposea tb.at wlien ne enqiui-ea ly named Uolaa anct Katiun as tJie not nam.e appeUant KaBicJianclra. ed counsel tbr appellant Kaliun IvHsji argued mat mere is ample <tvidence available on record. uiat uie ;r viUage. Slie is not acquauitecl witli ^IK-I^ ^f^ g^n^r, •— FS/59—8/2007 —30,000. 3'sq' -i<l<tl<'i<<, siT(1y'l(o, Rl<?»iyy< yiMdl **4|eb ^ 200 an^?r 'VSSK (^yS'p^vi) »<A<I.WIl<-1i* WT31RW sb4i't 'S^IIW ^lfet ailtw ^l!y=P^! ^tq' ^"lld^f, the persons ot viuage Harli&oi|i. persons siace before and there| recognize me present appeUaal wiUl Jier. N0 test iclentllication establisll Uie laenUty ot Uie ^ iclenmication paracle, consiclerpig ottter witnesses to wlioin me| commission ot me cnme, pait]| ni qiiestion lias not &een and Uie Court below ouglit to| appeilants. L. yiie aid uot recognize Uie acczisecl. was absoliitely no occasion lor lier to 1;s as Uie persons wlTio coniiiutteu rape [parade was conaucted. Gy tne poiice to tppellants aad ui Uie absence ol test me ctiscrepancy n~i Uie stateDient ol prosecutnx ailegectly clisclosed about •ipation ot Uie appellaats in Uie cmite beyonct aU reasouaDle cloubt [fiave extenclea Denetit ot ctoubt to me est&Dlis&ea 8. On tiie ofher iiaiid, lea|] tliat Uie version ot ttie pros^ ineclical eviclence wncreui Uie lier person as also 011 lier pn\ peri3etrato.rs ol uje ottence. yr^ ffae second tuae. sitie does nd Uowever me accusect persoasl AppeUaiit Kattun Klian resicteq viUage. Sfie canie to viuaj aztd she Iiad stayed for 2 ^l'ilIcTilll •Rl+K'ff "if {sl<ll 'if^l^R ^aiRpTan^l mecl counsel tor tlie Ktate suDinitted cuUix is tliilv corroborater.l trom lier loctor fi.as louiid uiunerous uijunes on ate part. 'i'iie report was loclgecl by Uie prosecutrix speciticaJiy natnuig t&e present appeUaats as iias categoncaUi7 statea ui paragrapn 8 ot her cross-exaintnatiou tb^.t stie liacl gone to viUage yarlclion lor t Know tae person.s ot viUage Hai-Ki'iou reside neai' Uie Jiouse ot lier GroUier. 3-4 Jioiise awav trom U-ie Jiouse ot iier brofher whereas appellaj.-it Ralmctiaiidra resicles m Uie miclclle ol Uie Sarklion a'oout r/2 moutlis betore monms ana Uius slie was not onlv ^ -FS/59—8/2007 —30.000. 3^q''<ii<4ii?i<l, siTfly'Ko, Rioiyy VWvil **<l«b V^ 200 3ff^?T 1RH; (IpfgsiqiT) 3II%5I.W VW* wiisn^r snw recognizuig tlie accusea Uieir resictences ui uie viUage was veiy well Known to fier. perso|as Dy tace but s&e also kiiew about lana idenun' ol me accused pei-sons y. 1 liave tiearcl leam.ca couj record as also t!ie unpugnea jiu appeliapts 1U. Uonvicuon ot Uie prosecutrix (P.W, 1), Ramayaa Braiida Prasad (P.W. 4) and s| 18). Conviction is also based <| yjinvastava (^.W. /} wtio n^ prosecutnx. 11. yuin ana suDstance ot ui sue iclenttties uie appeUaats af Uolaii toolc lier trom viUage ya| Uiat lier sister-ui-law nas call wine at Uliam.pa stoppecl nea|i appeUaats Katum Kiiaii anct K| raped wifB: tier. Atter soiae tuc| ot Ulieem.ar caste came mere. brantla. S&e aarratea aooiit U^ asact tooli: Iier to liis tiorue. l <=tll<<I<yl<ill 111<1*1'if fe<^ ^R^R ^3ffOT3I!^r sel tor Uie parties. 1 nave perusecl uie gment. is Dased on ttie statements ot tlie (P.W. 2), his wife Santoshi (P.w. 12), ster ot uie prosecumx Kammi (KW. 'n Uie statenients ot Ur. [yiut.j Aaita s provea Uie m.jurv report ot Uie e stateiaent ot me prosecuuix is uiat also co-accused Golaa. Co-accused -agbunclia to yai-Klion on uie pretext ;d aer, tiowever wllUe Uiey reacnect near Barclitiapara sctiool, Uie s|aid uolan wtio liact alreacty consuiuea i--.Ss& utg sctiool at /.oU p.ia. ancl draggecl her inside me school and <j;oIIunitted rape wiui lier, taereatter uncfl.aiid.ra cam.e Uiere aiict mey also :, Braada frasa-d ancl anouier person r'here was qiiarrel Deween (J-olaii suicl s inciclent to Brancla sm.cl Uien urantla Slie narrated ataout tlie uiciclenlto Jais JS' ?iiti=04 ^NN' ^uii^i, -FS/59—8/2007 —30.000. 5s? '<{ww»,vn^ww, Riciiyy< c^ *<IMdt **<!* •^ 200 sn^?r T^K (TpSyt^t) SII^T^T R-<1°b <WF3TR?I s*i<l* wite aacl ui tlie niglit at about ner trom. Braaaa's liouse wfie| Uieni also. In Uie cross-exaniit viuage yarKnon tor l Vv nionu^ liouse ot fier broUier aad Uie| mere, liowever appeuant vmage aiitt Tlie liouse aiia uiq lan. in t&e lengUiy cross-< coulcl not extract aayUnig contusion m. ttie mmd ot Ui^ aGcusea persons suict Uie exp aepositton tor recognizuig t) rebutted. Leamied counsel t upon t&e stateinents ot ome|i Branda Prasad, P.w. 9 Bhai-i Raiuaysm - Kantibai (P.W. conteiided Uiat fi-ODi the clear tliat Uie proseciimx d] suice Delore aaa stie aicl nol when she nan'ated about Uie KaBlcGanclra. -exalin i'J. r.M. '2. Kauiayaii ui parf tliat aU Uie mree accusecl Barctltiapara scliool wtlile a( viUage Kai-agbunaia anct uiis +l«fo<fl-f41*<ci'l'if fey) <fa^l< ^? aifgil 3]]^[ 11..ju a.m. fier aroUier aiict a niaii tooK fe stie narratecl aDout me uiciclent to .(lation, stie fias stateci tliat slie vvas 111 |s. It was lier seconcl visit. Uete'een TJ.ie inouse ot Kaliim, only 3-4 liouses ai'e resicles ui tne niiclclle ot Uie liouse ot Uolan is at a distaB.ee ol 72 ilinmanon ol tnis witness, Uie clelence |to deDloiistrate that tbere was any prosecuUTx regarclnig iclentiw ot tlie tauation given by lier m para »ot lier (le accused persons reiaamecl lin- |or Uie appeUaats Jiave lieavily reUecl wiUiesses f.w. '2 Kainayao., f.w. 4 [Ual Kamore, P'.W. l.;' yantoslii, wile ot 13) and Kamuii Uai (t^.W. 1S) aricl ottliese witnesses, it is nianitcstly \sl not recognize Uie accusect pei-sons naine all Uie Uiree accusecl pei-sons ncideut to tliem., statetnent agraph 2 of the deposiUon has deposed pej|sons committ.ed rape wiUi tiis sister in 3cused Uolaii was Dnaguig lier irom actwas nan-atecl to tiisi by tus.wite. in .- - A_ . WW&T 6*T ga»TRRT, —FS/59— 8/2007 —30,000. 3^ 's^ '^www, wS\ww, ^vimy. 'qnw **<i<h """"""""""""•••""-•••••••"•••-—--•^ 200 sn^yr iiaw ('q^f^a^r) 3II^:CT.Cbl Rl'li'b 'iP'irsl^T shW'h 011 paragraptl y also, tie &as OELIV prosecntnx did not know me ne 13. P.W. 4 Branda Prasad wt tlie uiciclent lias corroDorated. inatenal particuiars. In-para 3 raped by Uolan ancl oUiers. yui statea uiat Uie prosecutnx Katimi rapea lier. yaatoslii (K' ui para '2. lias cteposecl uiat oy appeuants aiid uolaa ui Ba categoncally stated tliat sne (1 not Kaow Uie aaines ol ottier ai she claiuied fhat she wiU recognizea Kaiaciianclra as tlie| P.W. 18 Kamini, sister of the ^ coniiruttect rape witli fier liowi] persons wtio coiaiaittecl rape w] 14. 'l'lie version ol me pros^ statement of Dr. (Smt.) Anita prosecutnx on 14-lU-^uuy toUowuig uijunes on Uie persoq Abiasion over lett ftre} t=hl^I<n*l1'T 'RTR^if "if 'f^1^ <F>{^,1'(, I? 3TR|»T3Dt5I Statea Uiat tus wite told tiun Uiat Uie ^me ot Kamcliaiiara. (o reac&ecl Uie spoit uninecliately atter |Uie stateinent ol Uie proseciltnx ui le lias statecl Uiat tlie prosecutnx \vas Sirtfrlarly, BliaraUal (b'.w. yi m para '2 lias enquuy tolcl liun tnat Uolaii aiiu [V, l'4 sister-ui-law ol tne prosecittnx prc|seciitnx inlormecl mat si.ie was rapea rctiJiapara scliool. In para /, slie nas ^Tosecuuix) told Uiat ttiougli sfie clicl ;cused persons except uolan, nowever "ecognize Uieui aaa Uiereatter sne Iperson wjio coinniittea 1'ape witn aer. Irosecutnx lias also stated Uiat uolan tver stie clicl not nanie t&e otlier tivo .m lier. 'UUTX is also corroborateci trom Uie Sl&nvastava (f.W. f] wlio examiu.e.a Uie : about 5.45 p.m. aacl wlio louncl ol me prosecumx: - st ot size '2 x'2 cni; ^11+1=0*1 ^ft^T ^<iull<?i4, ..^ —FS/59— 8/2007 —30,000. 3:5^ '<<l<ll<?i-M, SiTfl^'Ko, RlcMtiy KIHdl *MI<* •^ 200 an^yr VRK (iyf-i«i<{tf) ailSn.^lfelW (WI3IKW **<W> t^iw ^iter sii^i ^liy^*! ^^T g?(I[R13T, J ii. Contuslons two in n.utnber ot size '2x1 cni ana a x 3 cni ou Uie len breast; ui. Abrasion over para-iu^ iv. Abrasion below Ubia ijiuiora ot size % x */2 cin, 'l'lie uijunes were examniatiou ana slie fias o i^ipc. 15. lt is semea law ttiat m basecl 011 Uie soiitary tesunior) ot ner version is not a requu-f reasons, Courts inay looK tor prosecutnx lias categoncaUy a|i tlie oftence was committed. Mt) mree accused persons as oiily recognizea Uie acciised fl &as also given location ot t!ieu| had come to t&at viUage 1 'A tier second visit. 'l'lie detencel me icteiitity ot tlie appeUaaf P'urtlier more, tier tesUmony Braiidawho.reached fn.e plac^ rescueci uie.prosecutnx trom ^i-tltn^h 11t+i<nT^ fs^T^P^ ^'sifinaii^r :mral ot size fi x 'A cra; and caused wittun 24 tiours ot tier puiecl tliat Uiere is attem.pt ol torci&Ie |tlie otlence ot rape, conviction cail be |y ot Uie prosecuUTX ana con-oborattou •nient ot law. However, tor conipeUicig 'oiToboration. in tne uistaat case, tfie alescnbecl ui aetait me niaiuier ui wnicn has lodged Uie report iiamiag ali Uie petpetrators ot Uie otleuce. Hlie lias not lersons by najlie in lier aeposition Qut respective houses ia th.e viUage as she Imonm pnor to Uie inciaent anct it, was coulcl not create ajiy suspicioa a&out ts by way ot ner cross-exammauon. lis coiToborated trom Uie statenient ol ofincident at the tune ofmcident smd 1p.ie cmtclies ot me accused persons al-icl —FS/59— 8/2007 —30.000. ^s^ ••!ii'i|iiw,?®rflti!Ii?e,fel'y'y. 10 *<Wdl tbMlch W^ 200 an^isw^ (^pf^g^r) an^t^i'fe^i (WT3IKB sfcHW <•- ^.^' |-i c r J--: «ni<ila<i1i *ii*(cif ^ lBt&<ls|<^l<. i? sifSH aii^g ; he has also deposed that Gola(i and olhers committed rape with her. Her yei-sion luicls corroboratio, .paragrapjis. Arguiaems ot ttie| t&e cleppsiaon ot ottierwitues^ Uie prosecutnx told Uieni aDoi] aad ftieyliave stated that she ana Kanim siace Detore cann' u trom Uie version ot oUier witaesses whose depositiou has alrea4y been discussed in the j foregoiag stateineut, of ftfie prosecutrix ^ dulv corroborafed froin tue opinion of ttiis Court, th| counsel fbr the appeUaats ibaseci on, tes wflo are wrtnesses ol ffae tact tllat [t fhe incideiit after stie retui'ned houie lid not recognize accused Kamclianara 3t be a reasoii to disbelleve lier. Alter appreciatmg thp overau evid^nce availabie on recom as | also t&e iBvoIveinent ofthe appellanfs^ jn the criine ia question withouf an iota of doubl asd the trial Coul' nolctiag Uie appeUants giulty q I.P.C. nid coasidenng Uiat iier deposiuon is mecllcal evicleiice, in Uie consiaerecl proseciition Jias estabiisliea Uie lias not coHuuitted any iUegatity in fthe offence under Sectiou 376 (2)(g) pf , lu tne result, Uie appeajts beuig clevoM ot substaace aeserve to De aisBiissect aaa tney are accfarauigly clisiaissed. : ,\ ^ira!8^%rfR ^uii^~(i«nR?ira'i'ii'fs/59—Sw7. —30,000. SdA ,. Dhu'endraMishrai ,^;l;.:^ju(^e • !',i 1 !!'-'t. 1: ( .i-<! '!''-»< 11'-"< ib.