JUDGEMENT
RAMENDRA JAIN,J. -
(1.) Prayer in the instant appeal filed by Sandeep
Kaur-appellant (complainant) is for setting aside of the impugned
judgment dated 29.07.2015, passed by the learned Additional Sessions
Judge, Jalandhar, whereby respondent No. 2-Hardeep Singh was acquitted of
the charges framed against him under Sections 376-B and 506 of the Indian
Penal Code (IPC).
(2.) In nutshell, the appellant-complainant was married with respondent No. 2 on 11.07.2006. Two children were born out of their wedlock. The marriage turned into a rough weather. Resultantly, the
appellant-complainant filed an application under Section 125 Cr.P.C.
against respondent No. 2 which was still pending. Simultaneously,
respondent No. 2 also filed a divorce petition which was dismissed by the
learned District Judge, Jalandhar. Upon her complaint under the
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (hereinafter
referred to as 'the Act'), the appellant-complainant was ordered to be
given two rooms in the house of her husband i.e. respondent No. 2 in
which she used to reside separately. Around 1.00 A.M. on 14.07.2013, in
the midnight, respondent No. 2 forcibly entered into the room of
appellant-complainant and committed rape upon her against her wishes by
threatening her to keep mum otherwise she would be done to death.
Thereafter, respondent No. 2 kept on maintaining illicit relations with
her till 20.07.2013. On 20.07.2013, on the instigation of his mother
Kulwinder Kaur, respondent No. 2 gave beatings to the
appellant-complainant and after committing rape upon her, turned her out
of the matrimonial home. Respondent No. 2 and his mother also threatened
the appellant-complainant that he will make her pregnant and that she
will be turned out of the home by levelling false allegations on her
character. Respondent No. 2 had also extra marital relations with other
women. He threatened the appellant-complainant of having in possession
her obscene movies and he would upload the same on internet.
(3.) With these broad allegations, she lodged FIR No. 221 dated 24.09.2013, under Sections 376-B/506 IPC at Police Station Division No. 8, Jalandhar.
The police swung into action and arrested respondent No. 2. The
appellant-complainant as well as respondent No. 2 were got medico-legally
examined from Civil Hospital, Jalandhar. Statements of the witnesses were
recorded and on completion of investigation, final report was presented
before the learned Illaqa Magistrate.;
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