C^s HJGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DtVjSIQNBENCH CORAM: HON'BLE SHRI RAJEEV.GUPTA, C.J. & HON'BLE SHR! SUN!L KUMARSiNHA, J. Petitioners (PJLI No.3218/2006 1. "Mahila Vikas Manch", Chhattisgarh, Through - Its Secretary, Smt Hemlata Sahu, W7o Bikram Lal 0^,1^,, ^^..^.^ ^A OQJ IU, Cl^ttU ^t'Lt R/o Ware House Road. Bilaspur (CG) "Navrachna", Chhattlsgarh, Throuah Ksnta Maraths, D/o Late Shri Suresh Marathe, aaed I^A OA,'^?"s*'t*'t-* El.S O^'LrfSE.Clt y. ft4^ isvi.s 10 ~ 13'n T R"~! ••' //~l^\ 33 years, K/c i orw'a, Biiapsur (Cu) "Sambhaw", Chhattisaarh. Throuah i+<>^ i 10 Chief Functionary, Q—;+ Oiist, Madhurima Sinaroui, aged 30 years, R/o Takhatpur, Bil3pur(CG) 4. "ShilDi Samai Sewi Sansthan", ^^^^i^^^y v-»isi icitusyci T^ i>»if,/^ f >.<^i>^ 11uuuyi i !+-<• Us5 Secretarv, Ms Parvin Sultana, D/o ! ciji i lut 39ciJ ^•7 i.1 e, iiiasDur (CG) years, R/o "Prakriti", Chhattisgarh, Through - ,'ts Secretar^, Smt Suman A'o'asthi, D/o N5 Pandey, aged 34 years, R/o itA"^-»".-'-! ""•? Ril^—!^!!?-/Ft?nt\ iViClOQD^Cil !j; OiiGlOJJ'Ul \\^^9} Respondents Union of inaia Through - Secretary, C5^:4,^». r^Art^=,4*^/.^4. ^!^»s^ n.Al^; r\CtiiW'sy L/%?pdi UtEC;! ft, E\C;V^ u^ui State of Chhattisgarh Through - SscrstaPy'; Homs D6partm$nt, DKS Bhavan, Raipur (CG) Chief Commissioner, Rallway 'Jk^ M^. pt-'ll-i •^^•'ffttf JM^'A' ' t^' Oc^uiily, i'^ew U'<CiS 4. Station House Officer, Government RaiSway Police, GRP Poiice Station, Raipur (CG) 5. The Assistant Securltv Ourfiiiiio;?iUEi^s rffi&ocilyct ;CI ^^g^^^i^^^^^t^^^^^^ Bitaspur (CG) PetitlonU/A 226/217 ofjC;(3iLStitutlonj)f!ndiaJPuMcJMer^^ Present : Smt Meena Shastri, counsel for the petitioners. Shri Saurabh Dangi, counse! for rsspondents No.1,.3&5. Shri Vinay Horit, Deputy Advocate Genera! for the State / respondents No.2 & 4. /Tf'd 1.'-" Juiy, 2008) The following order of the Court was passed by tev Gupts, C.J. Learned counsel for the partles are heard. 2) The petitioners have filed this wrlt petition styled as 'Public Interest Litigation' for the foliowing reiiefs" "7.1 That, this Hon'bie Court may kindly be to cal! for entire relevant records from the resDondents for its kind perusal. 7.2 That, the respondent No.1, 2 & 3 are under vicarious iiabiiity. The Hon'bie Court further be pleased to direct the respondents to pay compensation of Rs.50 iakhs each to the vlctim. 7.3 That, the Hon'ble Court be pieased to direct the respondents No.1, 2 & 3 to take harsh steo aaainst such type of delinquent who are ^.ff'-'l^'i •nx^o^ <^!WA*'SV\ *^!U;l», committing onence against women siKing in a Dublic chair and to compassionate the victims from Ai«s^;s> A/-(,f,.n r /.iiaani i-*,^ usitfii ociictt y titiliUUili, 7.4 T'nat, the Hon'ble Court further be plessed to direct the respondent No.1, 2 and 3 to check the crime particularty against the woman in a raiiway piatform and In a train. 7.5 That, the Hon'ble Court be pleased to GiFSCI ^t. t.^A Ui^ resDondent No.2 to take immediate, effective action against such type of Qeilnquent in M.jft^'st'i^.if^ f^r ,f4^.fvv^-i4v»\'i<* ^l».-?» ^.''if'^^'y^ iTrf l»^if4v-^ ff'f^.f^ti-^:^.! FI l EUl 'i-i^yi aluiE i^ ui'c? ^/K.E^.d i UE tUtJiia ^'opc^icitiy people of Chhattisgarh State) in the eye of "American CiSizen" ;i l (^) 7.6 That, the Hon'ble Court be pleased to uiaKS GpiHtOri ]$QaiCiiHQ usOOITICSllGu OT IHS concerned provision of Indian Penai Code in the interests of society. 7.7 That, the Hon'bte Court be pleased to vidfi / direct the respondent No.1 and 3 So provide appolnt sufficient number of women railway pollce force In each {raln. 3) 7.8 Any other relief whtoh this Hon'ble Court dccins flt snd propsr, bs slso •9^s^tlsu lu ^li® petitioner." jring the pendency of the writ petition, reiief No.7.2, 7.5 & 7.6 were deleted by the petitioners in compiiance of ihe order dated 20tn December. 2007. 4) Shri Vinay Harit, learned DepuSy Advocate General for the State submits that durina the pendency of the writ petition, Shri Umendra Mishra, the then Assistant Sub-lnspector (ASI) has besn reverted to the post of Head Constable; a Criminal Case has been registered against him for the alieged commission of the offence punishabie under Sections 354 ofthe !PC & 357 read with 137 of the Railways Act and charge sheet has been filed against him before the concerning Court. 5) Shri Saurabh Dangi, iearned counsel for respondents N6.1. 3 & 5 submitted that the authorities Uave taKen necessar/ steps for providing additional protection to tiie female passengars in the train and for that purpose, a squad - 'Tejaswini' has been formed in which there are 30 lady constables In the Bilaspur Zone and out of these 30 constables, 11 are posted In Bilaspur Division. 6) !n view of the above mentioned steps taken by the State Authorities and Railway Authorities during the pendsncy of fak '%, ^3 I y c ^./ ~l^ass<asy1' 4 padma the writ petition, we are of the oplnion that most of tne petitioners' gnevances proiected in tile wrlt petition, now, stand redressed and as such, no further monitoring of the matter in thls writ petition, now. is required. ) ~' The wnt petition, thus,st Sd'- ChiefJustice lisDOsed_of. Sd/- Sunii KumarSinha