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Ko.343 of^aer APraiLLANT SaSiWGVSSHT Patel, afy QtvibesaaBa: PaSct, aged aBout 45- yeaes, R/e Statioa iPaaa Waid No.15, SAti; PoliHe StEMoH Salcti, ©&lt.5 GbsaupKfC.G^ r — VsfStua State fteouigheEBiliee f statioa SaKtf, Distfe JacggiF^(3h,mnp» ••(C.G) p—lAe* Shri YogcaliwaTSBBBBia,, Qounscl fer fhe-ai SlaiAraa Sao, etovt' Adwx;ate, jga'rttuF'Stsrte CTy^idRB®eni8MBr -^.jaK.asiiS^ SniBUKiBnar'KidnifcJ; (1) TlusappeaIjsdirec]tedagamstfhejudgBB®at<^^ot^^ and order of senteace datpd 'Z&A.ZOOS pasaed toy tte Jud^fiflaspJur,-uxMlerScfaed3U^^ (Prevexiticn ofAtnxatie^ Act 19^ pieBaaafl^a'cferr^ te as 1toE; Special Afcl^Sm Special Gaiminal ^Sa^.No.TO/^Q^'wBese^thK aCTdfa^was.cona'icted^u^S^IRS-li^seiBteactdtD,^ R.t fer 7 yBaas-aad to.pa^a-fine^icrf' ("»i.N pigpneat of.fine.to jfttrfliterunite^'R.fc hewWsis^>st^e£'^c'bstiy^6xm^w^ Act SeSaShvf^ Mo^mvei, {2) Ttifi briefL&cts aae fl^ fhe s^idlait iswCariieater. tte ta^.gcalc^ d^'somc »e^^ina^i^ SahodaiaBal^^.5^ After^ aepaws, Ii&fa^4ti^^ pt^ecutrix^ aam^ Bal|^te- u^^.^"^i(p51Urayij^^s^^ ghost (evil spin^ Aii1^A®i^sandiB coinc ia. fhe cveBlng ^^ad ofi^ffie ^mne. TItiwesift^, at|!afeoat 9 p.m.,' ttie appeltaaat,cffn itoj'|teirJii®use;fu!® laofher^of the grosecuti^, Ssffi.arttn Saii, to ai if CrANa342aOM did sonaethmg against her. Tfaen, he took her mateanri aTmt Sukwari Bai, practiced i/had /Vioonfc agaiast her aad lastty te toak fhe pioseGutrix ia a xoova wteaEe'toe a^ed to TeatBve her- clofhes for thc purposc- tff Jhad Phaonk aad fben coKuntejed; sexuai iateicourse agamst her. TIie prosecutnx becsame uncanscioua, she reinamed ia ftie aooxa, whereas tiie appeltant went away fi-om the Iwuse aud when at aboitf; 12 ia ftas a^h:^ sfaeTOgamedcoascJouatMssshcJainediatclfdi^€)s^^st^ to her Baother that she waa. subjected to.fotio^de se?mal iatercourse ly fhe appellaatt. It isafterthis, tfac E.I.R. (B&P-5) was lodged cm tbe aeixt dayi Dzu'tng thecoiaae oflavasSgatiou, the -prosecufatx was sent for medieal esiaaunatioa aud was exaxnincd by Dr^(Smt.), Lafita Rajaala (P.W.2), wlio pa»j>aredher report Ex.P,2. She found fhat the {aaQsccutnxiiBa& a gail .of aa averBgc built, aged about 18 ycai'as Hera?EBlary aad pabic hair -^ as sQso her bneasts wera wefl dewloped; She has stated liwit thatshe was oonscaous fbr sometiine after fhe incideat. In tte cxtemat examiaation, aa abaasion ia size of 2nua x Saaactvias fbund on (Be left 'side of ttoe upper lij . TIi&.Infasls'wene- IffittiS-: ""•s;' . having tenderBess and she was cpanpfemiTig pani oa toactesig tfaem. In fhe totecual exHmiaadon, she fouad ffaat ;tttew WSB eongestaaa ia fhe lower porttoa of Ifac ragiaa aad'thMB was an': abrasion oa tte upper portion.wlach was Teddish tn cotor aad was swoBen. There was sweBing ai llic zi^it lower portioa of labia.tamoaa and -shc was-complanuag pain oa tiouctt. 'Hte vagina was adinittiug one finger mi& pains. The IqnaMi (rf Ite prosecutrix was •&>asd to -he iataet Sfae c^»med:.fliati feteibte attexupt was inadc to coinnut xa.pe.aguaal fte paspsecytebc, but atwasaot^Gasc pfcpmplete.peneteaftei, ; »fBed: •^ (3t After uaiiriinvcsl^ttoa,tfaeeliarge.sl»eet'wa» Goiurt of Addl. Cfaief Judteitd M^asttBte!,;Safeti,.^tont comnritted ffie- case to fhe leanied Speeial Judge, where the teial was conducted and the accused appellaa convfcted ssaSxemestmoed. However, he was aequittcjd cbaiyes fi-amed u/s 3(2)(v) offhe SpiscialAct arltoe i&t tunr Bflaspur, Uaat TEBS of&e llaal ) (4) Tfae convictioir of tte tCTieBfaat^ls based iqioii tiie testmiony" of fhe j)n)secuteBc (P.W.S) aad fhe mo]fher ®f- ^sssvssa,? ^jjgte? lli'l l.;,i:n Gr.A.No.342®006 proseoutrix namefy Bahartia Bai (P.W.6) whkdi is suiqxnted by fhe niedKMl evideacc ofDr.(Sint.) La a Rajnala. (B^ Learoed counsel for the api«Bant afgues that fhe prosecutrix is n.ot a reliabte witness as stoe sto.tes about the forcible sexual iatercoarse conunitted by fhe appeUant 'but thc aiedical report shows fhat her hymen was intaet,_tfaerefore, tte version of the piosecutrbc regarding lape imd BeaBfaatten- appears to be uareHable. He ateo argues fhat thae are some omisswns ia the evldcnce ofprosecutrix and Itoe court.below" committed aac error cxf lawfby eoiwictiag fhe appclteit aJBa- plaeiag reUance oa. her such tcstimoay partictdarly m reftreace to ffae &ct that tier hymea was fouad ialact; (6) On the ofhcr hand, leamed State Couassl opposcs •fee argumente aad supports fhc judgmcnt o^iconvietuan aad onler of scntence passed by fhe tdal Court. (7) I Iiawe heard learaed coansel fiathe puties at teag^i aad hayecarefulty a(amui®dthe aeccwds ofttie ce>urtbetew. (8), The pioseCT.rtrix (P.W.5) has deposed tfaat fhc appdaut was called by her mother for doiag somc Eepair worhs in her hoyse. After the repairs, the appcflaat told Iicr mofher fhat there is some gtiostin herhousc. Thereafterat aibout 9 p.a. he again came totfacir iMmse and after keepiag her mo&er aad mateiaal aiuit outdde fhc courtyaid:, Iw toA h«rtaside •tte Toom wbei-e he removed hcr Scai, onyfbicb, abe rcslsted ssgang that why he 1s removmg fhe Snu, but fhe appellaat pat faer bauds on her breaste an<t thexcafter o<a^teted SSEBEBL intea-courw ^aiast ItCK She becaBieuacOi^aous-EBidatahoBt- 12 p.aa;;, wtaea she regaiiied conscfaus.ness, sbs isamedSateSy disctosed titie stoiy to Iwr mofha, and oa 1te B^ day the stoiy was disctosed to hci- baottKr aad 13bie inembas ofMdUla ^Bcdta. The mcxnbers of MafaUa Sainlti eaBed her iu 1lie evenlag. She weartlliere and nacrated fhe stoiy to Uiem also and fhe»eaftea; shcwent to fhe police stationto lodge ttae a!eport(Bx.P.5^.' (9) Thou^i a teagfhy CTOSS exaimaatioa has beCa dtme '^fflfcast Ihis version pf thc prosecutrix but notlung Baatend .1 :'SF3 tj;r''~?3.?»?;^S;iE^gS'g^i ii'.fcW.T' !i li ^l ;]1..' -4""-:: Cr.A;Na342/2086 coald be brought in her cross exaininatiou except 3 oniKsions which are fhere iu Paras 21 & 22 of her deposition. The first omission is about fhc fact mcntioned ia fhe P.I.R., that fhe appeUant Iiad stated fhat he wiU coine ia the eveiriug iirtricll she could not depose ia toCT examntatioa-in-Gbief; Thc secoad omissioa is fhat in the F.I.R., she faas inentioned fhat her niofher atui hcr inatemal aunt wcre asked—tosit ia the courtyaFd afier thdr Jhad Phooitte but sbe couM aot depoac tb.e sanie in fhe court cvideace aud tiie tttffld^oaaissian 1s iaiat sfae has xaentloned iu the F.I.R., Uiat fhereaftcr she was eritted by. Che apiKUant in fhc room <fa ffie pretext;crf-»Jhad ociBacand=te;" aAed to reiaowe flue clothes, wtecaeasAt'fte GOEUTt.ewiitence; ahB ta^ depQsed'lfliat ^te was taitoen by hna aad Ifae-appdjtaat renaoved ItCTctofhes. (1®1 la •Qie qpinicn; rf fhfe C5c»iat,'fhnc oarissiBBs ace nfflCflie mateatel ointe^bt wttiG&;gR tier flte amte of&e mattta-'aa- a» iimctelliat-ffaey-ffiscaedttlhe cicdffii^aftawpsBscoirtriEK A Baatter :of geaeEal -pTudence fhat wAen a pwtfeular.fhing is totd by a PCTSOS at 3-3 dtfferaat placer, 4t caaanat toe wtpected:. thataBtltethaesIie/sliB:wfflteIU:he.tM^sIa-SMiatim®r4a same verbatim as was told Iqr.Nin/heT At tihe fisst or aecond instaace. It te a natatBdL coadutrt fhflt ia su<dl -piiocess soaa® dafferences (oinissions or ccutradletioaa^ are Taouad -to COBI^. butyuntess ^ose oxmsskxns or contt^ ti(»sa»so ma wiuett aiagr discicedit fhe cndibffily of fhe pers<»Aeppsaqs •Qas Couxts are not required to gnre weigfatagc to tfaeaa. TIiecefBffr, ffie ftrst aigmnent ^^^h5MieeA;.t>y lEiatae<t;.,6diBtsel' fiar, tte Bfs^Saat ISiust oa. fhe toE^is of sucfa oinasioaM aaadfe by fiie prosecntrix In Pacas 21 8s 22 af heFCTam*;evidetK«maites heE evidenee itKaredibfe, caanot he sustaiaeA 'aiA thK saate tB^ acoenlinglyTejected. tl.tfLeanied counsd fea'^'the appe^Btt'.tow^^^^xscuii^ abont tlie m.edfcsal rcport ofthe prosecutrix ia vi^ac&tte was finuid to be intaet a^ fhe la^ idixstoff tett^^^ . (Ex.P.^, bas opined Itoataa atteaupt to CoBMait rqpe Iiay tateeas placc;tyutitwasiiotacaseofcoaB^tetepenstea<ioa, ttterftoe, B? •i...-iuilIEtIBgS was uot a case ofiqpc taw. Ct'.A.Nn.SiiBiMIB cqaMettna ufs 376 I.P.e. ia baitiia. .tl^''te'flw-iHalteF.<)f^'ItolB^M»w'8(^''-Vii&;8ta^F^i'Mt^,^ t«i»ir.JIia»MiaBa^-reiMM'tcU..to.::(200a,.8^.8e(i'-56&;'Cte:',Aee3c.''^ Courtlield^videparaIQti^zuad^aectianS're^ti^I^^siK^^^^ categones indfcated •ttresraa ae •'ffae tawe inyedfante op ttK • ofieacc. Tbe importaut mgteiMeBt of tiro offinGU it^s ®7S pwmsbaSde VL/S STQ of tte l.P.C. B penetrayoa wtiicai; is allo®?fherinissmg ia thesaid case; fhe Apex Colu-tsaid fliast no ofifenee u/s 376 offhe I.P,G. caalic aadc oat airiess tttei?e-maB- peneteatkax to soaw extent. la ttiic abscn<a pf pMietteeBMi to aiiyexteirttjtwQutdiKrt1iiriagfhRX>teiK^«rfftaje.^^ fhe finu"Coa-ners of sectKHr 375 af I.P.&' laiexiefiatt; ffaa bartBF ingedieiite for ^oyiag a ciai^icrfiapc aa»,flic-accomplisllai^ at'^Qss act witt fbEce. Tte othcr iaaporteait' iagTedieiitr M pei'ietratton^of ttie mate organ withia Itee labia magoaa <»tte vulva or pudecdavrttlt tw wiffiout a^ e^^ "•I.' . ' •".'. cven an att^iqtt at -gcaeteatioa' into • ttee |Biffate ^"t^trf' tte 'nctto conqfleteljF, pariia^ np sfi^Et^F wo'uid1ae?eao!^^Ffea? Qle'^ par^se ofsecltoiis 3^ art;3?&^'Bie-I^>.®:''Ite^i&eeoiart heWiirpaaa t3 (hat'lteoaxler.l0e<aistitaBere5!^^^^ 375 IPG ie<piies 1s aaediedl ewidenceo^yaiettattaa <nad Itote y m^ occm- at^ fha hymca teanaiB mAact ta vaaw of 'flte &Eplianati«Mt<oSectiffln 375, mere ;pei tratioa of puateia v^na • is &u ofSessce <rf rape, Sligtttest peaetration ®safBcitet foir coavfc&n undcr Sectj.cm 376 Ipe." (tS) In casK of Amatt Knaiar aad anatlwr 'WB.iakate of .inuE1eana..:,.:repBi'teA:;far.:aOQ4.,;C3».fcR,,^WTO-,a<W;.';iit|'haB'toe :'; observed'ly-ffle^LparOffliafraEC^aa^T, wttKfliaeads.aajiaBBBdert *Tbe nqytare oiflayiaai; is 1Sy c®aaeaas aieeessaaysta '^ ccinstitute t^ ofien<« ^ i^^ penetTOtioitr Mf&ef ma3»ara sriScie^ 4pj'oc]iBS'tittiaaS&" the offlencc ^aC.xs^ S^.:Tse^i^-eC^s^a.^a^s^i^ aece8smy;"l;:\'Wirih ?-pen(Ste^^::in ?^:^'ii'inffi®i i»1 '^; '•yifriMK«^^'as^tUBcfc»rape^^^i»'ag|^&^J!^a^|EK^a^;jj Th®Sta'lMte naCTety ee%ituesew3«Bee:|E aad th»aia^-^<s®i»inffi^ ®&^ iaataci.. :Tte-eu^«K:rei.isis.xwsagls^:^il&i:^a^^^^.,:^ It is weB: setBe^ ttaEt ^le linoseeiatBfc consjdeBed as ^poaapIkM atui, '-titeaiefeie,,;;iBsE-it "•^St^S^SS^sVstBK'iss-\ i'l,!] --^ GpANn.a^aouc testunMgr caffii®t.,;I»<quatea vrath ttkat of aa. accoaapliceia aa ofiraDbe a£rapc. IB. essBtuiiatteri flf ^nital organs, state.'ot hyaBiik offias- ;(he siost teliabte cluc. Wlnle escanatoiBg ^fe tQnaea, certata. asaatoaajed chEH'aeteristios should be teaBeaE^>cred befpTe assignaig ap.y signifieaucc to fbe fiTirtings. Thc shapc and tfaetextuxKxrfllie hyai^^^ This variatioa, soaetincs pcnaats pextettrtioa: wiffiout injluiy. ^Thts te^ ppssjUe beeaua; j®fr;tbe: peculiM' sia^e oS'ScB iBa^weowsBtwseA vSasW^, Oa t& ofB^ HaBfl, sonistiiii^^^^^^ Ba0 1&aa, less ; elastii^ aad gete; stact^i^1" eurf' laceEated cadfeE:;. TOais^ -a lelatim^- IBSS' fiaGefitt pewh-atioa BaBy: afflt %»e Bia??te;te{|tEJtea".oi!Editffl^^- possfcte' Wtfe ift faixstfff rttaB®fe»:Ite-^SBtateana^t .:!••--•-festoielc-awi(&.:^3cs»t^;-'tofr-Sama^^a'irittmrtaft^" iEMr-ia ito'aiaafomfesd sttiaayeas 'NexE:'W" ^naaea tirgasitme import^ to^eeqpeac^-ortlwiiyutiest^^^^^ 'ttaie^A'^^- labi»;=iB^eia^"M» A&^^^^ ^ •to" be: enccBafei^;(^?^feaal]C o^m. Itt^^^a^ te- blimt ;&wcefijil 'Bto'ws, depeaMBag,^ tiU&'^^BT find foiec used-byl^ aceused and c»un^rac1i^"by fte yicyafc Furtiter, exaayBatitm. €>ftheL^ia£ii8stot aaai-ks ^ tajuaaes etsewto;^ oa fhe body fi>rBas a ver^jngxiBtaafc.pjece oftmdcn^ ^To coastituite tfac ofifeiiee-ofra^ Aisa<rtajecessaiy<i^th.CTes!h!^^ fcccmiplc^ i«BEteatioa<»f1^ od^seia^mid ngitiaeof.Iqaarai.REBBtoIpeaeti'^Saa wiBiia ffie lafeiaat^Qxaof.Jtibc .vufeia qt'-it%ieaidua. wi& OF wittcn^emisaioa <^seaa^:fi»safiEiaieW ~ coaistitiite^ie^ofi^iae ofiape-as detoed ia tbc taw. The.d^t^iWpeaetEqifenis^i^^ . ptmfeUabteia/»ey6- ©5; . (14^i In case afa CT^OiF tcndw* aW> fHptepe oftayatep, tethiB evt^ofEencteatfe&te-HffLaa.aaaaAlffiofaittK.Iaaccaees'na^ ttie l%menA ^dB<yseated, itm^ aCTfa'aptm^llKtu^fiie^ n*agr be a peaetiation: InGas&ofafoaablc-alteaaptto.pe^ fhere are etiauGes •8iat fhc hyaaea Qf-(te,'»ictim-aayaeiti-uptare partfe'uteily^wlien it is deeE; -seated, Itec laiescniee pf redmsss and infltaaunatiEm OBer-die.yagiimlsat.leastasi^^^A^ complete pcaetration tofls .talecsa place or a -psatisa praieteatton liias ^tatett place or ^ foixal^ attenipt t»peaatrate |was made- agamst tte vlcstim. Modiopia^ in tes MB^ fhat fa smatt cAuMxeaxy fflre ?hyaBca is aot^i^^ ..'•••I.....••::'•••.'1. may; become rcd aad Gou^sted doa^w^i iihB1 iBflaBBaatiMB aad toriMsingaf^e totom. Ifcoaadfiaabite^ fa oftea laeeaattoff of &B fin.irehette and BcaaeBaa. iptoane-«»" *!lfiR': :SKSS(SMi^S &^•ssvs'• /iRao/ CrjLNuJ42/2(>96 niodl'a IBtedtcal Jiu-laBnidence <uad TwdtoetoaMr. 33^ Bttai., Paase9a8; (15) te fhe piesent case, if we examme fhe inedical report of fhe pansecutnx, so &r as the cxteniri Mtjaiy is ooncu'niBd, there was an abrasfa>a on Itoe teft sate o€flw i^per l^- admeasiiriag 2aaa x 2mm. aad ia fhe in.temal cxaxmnatiEm, tte: lady- doctor has fouad congcstioa in 'Ufe lcwcc part.ofvagiua and fhete was'also an dhiasioa oa •Basugper porttonwiricti'fBas reddtelr in: catour and thcre was eSso swcfflny ia ifc e!Ee was also sweUmg in fee r^ht Jtmer portfon of labia mteoaa and the victim was complamiog pain on toudt. Thcrefoi'e^ iii such circuiastences, aoa-ruptiuB of liyinca .caaxiof be @yen anich wci^rtage aad it cannot be said fhatfa fact, the pcDBBtoattoii, may be partial or alightest, has not -taterai ptorec" or if sa<A: peaetrallon has taken ptece, an ofencc n/s37©ofI.P.O.wouM. notbe constltuted. In view of the decisteas oftl»Apcx C^nut,, referred to Aowc, even slightest peaetration is sufficiesit for conwction u/s 376 aad atleast lliat-ean be mfen-cd 1%- fhc medical evidencc as riso the cvideace of prosccutefac ia <Us casc. Therefoie, the aiynnents advaaced by leameil.ccninsd' fdr fte appeBaut, m ttus Teganl also, caaaaotbe sustaincd. (16) In view ofwtoat has bcea stated abcwe,.! do not find aay ineiitm fta®q»peab Tle appcalis Mabteto be disBalssed aad is acqordmg^dasmissed, i Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge •^-=-.£^^SS^Sy:'SSS^S'ISSSVI.". :•