JUDGEMENT
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(1.) This appeal has been preferred against the conviction and sentence passed against the order dated
30.06.2015, passed by Additional Sessions Judge / F.T.C., Jalaun at Orai, in S.T. No. 113 of 2012 (State vs.
Kishor), arising out of Case Crime No. 52 of 2012,
under Sections 323, 504, 506, 376 I.P.C. and S.T. No.
124 of 2012 (State vs. Nripati), arising out of Case Crime No. 52 of 2012, under Sections 323, 504, 506
I.P.C., Police Station Kotra, District Jalaun, whereby the
accused Kishor was found guilty and sentenced to 10
years' rigorous imprisonment and fine of Rs. 3000/ -,
under Section 376 I.P.C.; 1 year rigorous imprisonment
along with fine of Rs. 5000/ - under Section 504 I.P.C
and 7 years' rigorous imprisonment along with fine of
Rs. 2000/ - under Section 506 I.P.C. with default
stipulation, whereas accused Kiran and Nripati were
acquitted for the charges framed against them.
(2.) Filtering out the unnecessary details, the prosecution case in brief is that an application under
Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. was moved before the C.J.M.,
Orai, which was directed to be registered as a criminal
case and investigation was ordered. As per the
application i.e. Exhibit Ka -1, the elder daughter of the
informant was married in village Barsaar, Police Station
Kotra, District Jalaun to Nripati son of Chaturbhuj.
Three months prior to 26.07.2011, the brother -in -law
(Devar) of Kiran came on motorcycle to the house of
the informant and told that Kiran was seriously sick and
the victim was called by her. The informant sent his 16
years' old daughter with Kishor. After that 4 -5 times,
the informant went to the house of his daughter but
Kishor, Chaturbhuj and Ramwati did not let him meet
with his daughter and did not make him to see his elder
daughter too. On 10.05.2011, the informant along with
Pappu Chamar, the wife of the informant Munni and
Gokul went to Barsaar. At this Kishor, Chaturbhuj,
Ramwati, Nirpati and Kiran told that the victim had
eloped from their house. The informant and his
companions heard the sound of weeping of the victim,
at this, they entered the house of the accused and
found the victim locked in a room. When she was taken
out, the accused persons started to assault the
informant and his companions. The matter was
complained to the Police Station Mandichowki. Out of
shyness, on that date, the victim did not told anything
to anybody that she had been forcibly detained and
locked in a room for 3 months and was continuously
raped by Kishor for 3 months. Kishor threatened to kill
the victim and also threatened to set her to fire.
Whenever, she tried to raise alarm, she was shown
country made pistol. The informant sent the
information about complete incident by registered post
to the S.P. He also himself appeared before the S.S.P.,
Orai, who directed the police personnel of Police
Station, Kotra to look into the matter. On 17.05.2011,
when the informant along with his daughter and other
companions reached the Police Station, Kotra, he was
told that the case would be registered and the accused
persons would be arrested on the next day. The
informant received a telephone call stating that he
should bring the victim to the police station and the
accused had been arrested. On 19.05.2011 at 10:00
A.M., the informant along with his wife, victim and
many other people went to the police station. The
incharge of the police station pressurized the informant
to compromise the matter. The informant and his
companions were badly beaten and the caste relating
abusive words was also uttered and he was forced to
sign the compromise written by his son -in -law Nripati.
The police personnel forcible put the thumb impressions
of the mother of the victim namely Munni on the
compromise letter. The victim and the informant were
also forced to put their signatures on the compromise
letter and they were threatened that if they would
proceed with the matter then many cases would be
slapped on them. There were many political leaders
leading to the BJP and Congress who were sitting in the
police station. Nripati was saying that he had influenced
over the Kotra police. At this the informant sent a
registered application to S.P., Jalaun, Orai on
01.06.2011 but no action was taken into the matter. Hence, the application under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. was
moved.
(3.) Dr. Sunita is PW -3, who conducted the medical examination on the victim. She did not find any
external or internal injury on the body of the victim.
She proved the medical report as Exhibit Ka -3. Smear
slides were prepared for pathological examination and
the victim was sent for age determination test on which
supplementary report was produced. This witness
proved the supplementary report as Exhibit Ka -4.
Constable Clerk Rakesh Pratap Singh, PW -4, prepared
the chik report. He proved the chik report as Exhibit
Ka -5. Further, this witness scribed the G.D., whose
copy was proved by this witness as Exhibit Ka -6. The
investigation was entrusted to A.K. Singh, S.I. On
07.02.2012. He inspected the spot on 09.02.2012. He recorded the statements of Munni Devi, the victim,
witness Rinku Singh and Radha. On 10.02.2012, he
recorded the statement of lady Constable Shabnam,
Alka Dwivedi, copied the medical report in the case
diary. He further recorded the statements of doctor and
Pinki. On 14.02.2012, the statement of all the accused
persons were recorded. Thereafter, the investigation
was transferred to Brijraj Singh. This witness proved
the charge sheet submitted against all the accused -
persons as Exhibits Ka -7 and Ka -8. Further, this witness
proved the site plan prepared by him and proved it as
Exhibits Ka -9 and Ka -10.;