XI-H&22 K 'T59 •*ll*llc<<l, aflltns. (qcii'My 31T^?T 1RT5R &....fe.;Ae:..^. wi-n?tT«i*iicn ^ 200 l^^r" sii^g'ar, f'i-11* sf^y i?R-Hf* flf^TT chl^Td'41'1 *ll*l<*ff'^ fs^ <(<)^l< i? aifigiT sn^r an^i^giwdfw SB: HON'BLE SHRi DHIRENuRK "tUSMKA.J. APPELLANT A&IT!<^P'c ICiiniar. sg^d 22' y^ars, son of lM§ Shi'i l^urmi, resiueni ul vuiags Dantinii, r. K. Lalpijt', UlstttSUaspur (CU) MaMliira VS. RESPOMJE^T. Ktate TOlashlir rfftV l.s-y-2uu7 :e fhr tj-ie annell^nt. Shii Sonyiath Ve^tna; Advoc-al Him .Neeraj Meftta, ranel Lsvf/et tdt Uie Htate. agaitist 2. . ims appeal is dn'ecteci ag< sentence datecl 3U-.J-2UU6 passed m yessions Judge, Mungelilias conwct^ l.F.C. ancl sentenced hun to andergo unclergo K.t. tor 3 years witli tme ot Ime ot Ks. 300.'- and Rs. 500,'-, the K.l. tor ^ montlis and s montfts respij to ron eonciUTentlv. j. itieaUegation agamsttiieappj mglit, tie enticed tlie mmor prosecubl trom: lawtul custoav ot hei' tatfaer mtercourse ana tftereatter rapea iier 1] and SaU'antm Uai. .Missmg rqiort prosecutTK on 1K-4-2UUS. lliereattei'l ot yaft.'antm Bai on 1-S-2UU3 Irom viliage ot CMiattisgarU, tln'ougii F.y. Lalpur, UisK. (ist the juclgment ot. conviction ana orcler ot i>.l. Mo. 25U/2UU:> whereby leamed Aaciitional |(i tlie appellant uncler Kections .566 ancl S ol K.l. tor ttu-ee yeai-s wffli tme ot Ks. .jUL',- and to |As. SUU/- respectively. in detauit ot pwment ot pppellant lias tieen an'ectecl to tui-tlier unciergo tctively. Botli tfte sentences liiwe Deen cla'ectec! illant is that on 17-4-2005 at about i".00 m t&e pi F.VV. 1 claugliter ot Kantosli Kui-mi (F.\V. 2) an mtentien to cotnpel her tor illicit sexual t'ltli active assistance'ot co-accusea Kamls.umar }\7o. 3/2005 was lodged by the father of the tlie proseeutrix was recovereci trom tlic liouse |iage Bunclell. Attei' recoveiy ot tlie prosecutnx, wjtn •2- fl- •fr sB. ~~8- XI-HC-22 •/• an^r^i ^•lj.<* snSst ^tl+llcft ^^t \ 'S'si •tll'Mlcf^, ©iilti'Ko,faciiuy 31T^?T -q^ ^iVt^^/afio(o NIHCTI ShllO) i^^st' r.t.K. ot llx. f-M was registei'ea on ]| was sent tor meaieal examination to| (Kmt.j n'amila Uau (F.W. 13) examrn^ ' prosecutnx was also sent tor ossilieatit>n li. caatterjee (f. w. 12) examined bel admission registerecl ot li.x. F-iy'was i F-22 trom Flioolcliand Rathore, j-iea[l ; AHer completmg tfle mvestigation, c< Magistrate I'u'st Class, MungeU.; 1-S-2UU5. Uurmg mvestigation, ttie proseciUnx C. U. C., LOITIU vide Jix. r-16A wnere Ur. •ipa tter and gave her report ot f.x. F-16. Ite test to Uistiact Hospital, IjUaspur wliere Ut. and gave lus; report ot £x. x'-13. A copy ot tttKen mto possession yide seizure memo ot r.x. Mastei' ot tlie Piimaiy ycftool, Vieliaiyur. ^arge sfteet was tilect m tlie (Jourt ot jucliciai 4. Atter. comimttal. cliai-ge undeil agamst ttie accused. -Uunng tnal tl] appellant m ais statement recorded and talse implication. llowever, ieai1 appellant as mentioned above. 5. Leameci counsel tor tfte appel| prosecutnxto t>e below 16 yeais ot a^ tne estTy ot tlie pi'osecutrix m school <] the prosecutiix is sflown to 'oe IS-y-li] (P.w.^ 14) it :wouid be evident tMat the ovei'wrrtmg pi'esent m tne register ancl ttiei'e is no explanation tor Uie same. 1 Kamnatn, the mateiiial gi'ana-tatlier made the entiy m me saia register. qit^Iff^l TTTO^f ^ "fe^ <^I^K ^siPtn 3ii^i Kections .'!66 and S,lb ot l.F.C. was tramed prosecution exammed 16 witnesses. llie UE|cler Seetion 31j ot L'r.F.C. pleaaecl iimoeence tiecl tnal Coun convictecl anci senten.cecl tfic [ant suOmds tnat tae tnal L'ourt iias i-iel(i Uie [e on ttie basis ot documeiit ot Us. F-iy bemg Idmission reaister m wlucll tlie date ot tin-tli ot t»U, bov/ever trom me e-Mclence ot Flioolelianu Oocument is clou&ttul as tliere are num&er ot twiucli nave been adnuttea &y tlus witness anc; llie above register was m tact m tlie custoay ot ]t tbe prosecutnx and it is stated t&at Iie ftas lUe turtner s-utmiits tliat tl'ic racliologist iias XI-HC-22 i 311^1 WT ; ^3T^I .^+lich •M??fl T3 •*ll*IMtl, s^1<i*"». i^ni'My SV^f XRT^, .^S^i^.1^ *(fiK?fr?n*ii«B fq^T' an^Ti^Riiw^ifei -s- assessed UW age ot tfte prosecutox 1| ot 2-S yeai-s m eiUter side ancl taeretc|i con'ect, m tliat ease also,: the age ot niled out. I'uitfter reterrmg to tlie statf &een ai'guecl tliat the prosecutl'rx wa|s appellant voluntarfly and visrtecl varsc|us 6. Un tlieotlier hancl. teamed co1 prQseeutnx has fteen cluly estatilisbed) ot t&e selioo! as wsll as a'om tne nameiy Santosli (r.W. 2) nas also gf] lyyu aacl tfte mGiaent occun-ed on prosecutnx was less tiian 15 years statement ot tatlier ot the proseeutnx ly. Apart trom that, the radiologist yea's wluca also contmns tlie date ol tneretore, oniy Oecause ot some ove( eviclence regaramg age ot ttie pro| argument relatmg to consent ot tfte a£lnuHectly..tnmorat ttie time ot mcil consent,.it.any, is ot no belp to tlie appellant. /. 1 ftave lieard leai-necl eounsel t tlie unpugnecljuagment. ~3S~.'...~-~ '---,' .. chl^d'^'l 'RTO^ff "^ 'fe1^ <^q-^.l< ^siPaHsn^r to 16 years and tnere is possitiiiity ot margin re, fl tfte report ot tfie raaiologist is taiien to be [ie prosecutt'ui. bemg aDove is yeai's caimot 'oe iment ot tae proseeutrix ana tiei' conduot, it iias i a consentmg paift as sne aceompamea me us places wrtft tom. pnsel tor uie Ktate suDmitted that the age ot the |i?y t!ie proseoution trom me aclmission register qssitication test. Ifte tatlier ot the prosecutnx /en date ofbifth ofthe prosecntl±'s.to be 18-9- 117-4-2UU3. llius ontlie ciate ot mciclent. me pltl. itte date ot tnrtli is cluiy provecl oy me IMiieli aiso tmds mention m closument ot K\. l'- [las assessecl me age ot tfte prosecutnx 1S-1& 1 tae bntli given by tather ot tlie prosecutrix ana (•wntmg present m tiie actmission register, Uie iliecutrix cattnot be discarded. yo tar as Uie Iprosecutrix is concenieci, the prosecumx was itlent. Sfie was also Delow 16 vears. tlieretore, pr tlie paties. 1 nave peroseu Uie record as also XJ-HC-22 ; SD^I^I 'fefli??3iit?i ..JStKNi -^fia "rsg 'iii'ilM*), aTil'M'i®.I'Kti^y 3T^?r 'WSR C^-:^-^0,2-^j§GOlp *imwrg)*ira» 200 fN^T' sn^Ti^sffw ^riCT ^ acinltttea S. It is'tnie t&attfte document and even tlie ovei-wntmg tiave not W register. llie entnes fiave been aclnal|teai5 lie.is;alreacly deaci and document fia^ Uead Mastel' ot tlie Kcliool wfio was 3 tne entiy was macie ancl Be lias prov'e(| m ttie register. P.VV. 2 yantosfi is taUi^i- state tbe date ot ouili ot las claugtiterl categoncally stated Uiat Uie date ot &i statecl that iie got tter daugnter register anct thus the entry m ttie co| mentionea as per ttie mlpi-mation givi ttie vei'sion ot F.VV. 2 Kantosfi tinclt ovenwitmg present ui the admission tattier ot tlie prosecutnx wlio ttad gi^1 otlieiwise ttte radiologist lias assessed tne on tbe basis ot A-ray report andtlus prosecutnx was at>out 13 yea's old at| ttie opnuon tbat tlie tt'ial L'ourt lias| conclusion ttiat at tbe time ot ttie ot aae. y. JN'ow.coiTuagtotliequestion evidence ot tbe prosecutnx is reacl aceusecl to vanous places ana resicled +i-4T<'i4t?i *ii*i^ff'4 Fs'<;l ^-f^R ^siPaii aii^i [>t lix. F-iy contams'un-explamea ovei'wntmg ^en tMtiaIed m tlie person majsmg eatiy m the maae by KamnatU, Assistaiit leac&er but tieen pi'ovea by .f.VV. 14 Flioolcliand KaUiore, Uso i-lead Master ot e scaool at tlie time wlien the signatui'e ot KaBmatti wlio liaa maae enliy i^i- ot tlie pi'osecuti'ix and as such t>est witness to |ancl tliis witness m para / ot lus aeposition iias |rth ofhis daugiitei' is 18-9-1990. He has fui-ther m tfle scliQOI and signecl ttie admission lumn ol date ol Duth ot the re.sistei' aas 'oeen )n by tbe taUier ot Uie prosecutiix ancl tlieretore, ^ mention m ttie admission register and U-ius t'egister sball not impeacn the creclibilin' ot tne En tlie exact ciate ot bu'tli ol his aauainer. Even age ot ttie prosecutns berween is-16 years ^lso conlmns ttie statement ot tlie latlier mat tlie |tfte tune ot mcicient. :lliereiore, tlus L'ourt is o:! |not comnuttea any lUegalift'-m an'ivmg at a iiflent, the prosecutnx was 14 years and K montlis mcidlent p|t consent ot tfie prosecutnx.it ).s ti'ue mat fl tiie it a wliole, it appears tliat slie accompameci the Iwitli iinnotlier own treewui. tiowever iookag .l 1 t^ ;E 'XI-HC-22 t^ail^iwr, 1&;n^'3!1^T '^•RW^lE^T •~N' v T53 •^||<|M*l;»Tllu*'ie;f6l<ni'M!l<. s'niRT xisra? (y-^-^o- '.'i 1 vf^ NfffCTI SbllW ^FI. 2QO {SR^SF ail^liSRflW^lfef s to ttie age ot tlierproseGutnx tbat sj mcKtent, tiei' consent, fl aay, is ot no| stated tliat:stie^was subjected to aatl sae lesiaed witttflun and sexital cDnsidtna; 16 yeai-s at the time ot mciaent, conviction pt ttie; appeuant nnfler ^ accordance wrtli law. Kiace ttie aecuj tor Syears wtuea ts lessinantlie l.F.U. theretore, tlus Court is at conviction and oraer ot sentence pa] mterterence. \ 1U. ; Ihs appeal- t»emg aevoid ot accordmgly clisimssed. ; . mmtmum chi<iT<n-41i 'WRlf ^ 1^'^ ^•t^K ^? siPaiT'an^r le was :less ttlan is years old at ttie tnne ot consequence. Itie prosecutrix ftas categoncauy al intercourae fcylh& accused number oftimes Uiat Uie age ot Uie prosecutnx was tielow :lus court is ot tlie: considered opmion tfiat iections jbb and j/6 ot l.r.t-'. is stnctly m ;ecl nas atready oeen :sentenped to unclergo K.l. sentence prescnbecl uader Section Sib ol ne opimon tliat me impugneci judgment ot |sed by Uie Court below does not cau fbr any bubstances is Uable to be dismissed and it is Sd/-- . DHIRENDRA MISHRA Judge s [^':\:i-' ' '^ u,,i:,.!iii .)<^|