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2022 Supreme(Kar) 168

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
H.P. SANDESH, J.
Shabanna Taj D/o Pyare Jan – Petitioner
Versus
State of Karnataka – Respondent
Criminal Petition No. 4320 of 2022
Decided On : 01-07-2022

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioners: Raghavendra Gowda K., Mohankumara D.
For the Respondents: H.S. Shankar, Prabhugoud B. Tumbigi.

Headnote:

Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Sections 323, 376, 420, 506 – Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 – Section 439(2) – Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt – Punishment for sexual assault – Punishment for criminal intimidation – Factual matrix of the case is that the complainant/victim had filed private complaint before Court making allegation against respondent No. 2 that he being a Police Constable, promised victim that he would marry her and on that guise, he subjected her for sexual act continuously till date of giving complaint i.e., in month he has not married complainant –Held, Having considered the factual aspects of the case, it is seen that trial Court has not considered and discussed about the contents of the complaints of complainant as well as respondent No. 2 and proceeded to pass order in a mechanical process – Even though counsel for respondent No. 2 has brought to notice of this Court the judgment of Apex Court, this Court has relied upon recent judgment of the Apex Court of with regard to exercising powers under Section Cr.P.C. No doubt Trial Court has passed order in a mechanical manner without considering whether any supervening circumstances have been rendered or not and has taken note that it is no longer a fair trial and allowed accused to retain his freedom by enjoying concession of bail during trial – But, in case on hand, there is a glaring error on part of Sessions Judge that while exercising powers under Section 438 of Cr.P.C. passed a perverse and capricious order without looking into contents of complaint of petitioner and instead of discussed contents of complaint given by respondent No. 2, which led to miscarriage of justice – Petition allowed.

ORDER :

1. This petition is filed under Section 439(2) of Cr.P.C. seeking cancellation of the order dated 04.04.2022 passed in Crl. Misc. No. 3084/2022 by the LIII Additional City Civil and Sessions Special Judge, Bengaluru in favour of the respondent No. 2 for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 376, 420, 506 of IPC.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for the first respondent-State and the learned counsel appearing for the second respondent.

3. The factual matrix of the case is that the complainant/victim had filed the private complaint before the Court making allegation against respondent No. 2 that he being a Police Constable, promised the victim that he would marry her and on that guise, he subjected her for sexual act continuously from 2019 till the date of giving the complaint i.e., in the month of February 2022 but, he has not married the complainant. Firstly, on 14.02.2022, the complainant had approached the Police Inspector, Mahadevapura Police Station where respondent No. 2 was working alleging cheating and subjecting her for sexual act under the guise of marrying her, from 2019, but, the said complaint was not registered and hence, on 23.02.2022, the complainant had approached the Police Commissioner, Infantry Road, Bengaluru, wherein also she reiterated the aforesaid allegations against respondent No. 2, but the said officer has also not taken any action against the said complaint and again on 24.02.2022, the complainant gave one more complaint before the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Infantrary Road, Bengaluru and on the said complaint also, no action was taken, hence, without any other alternative, the complainant had approached the jurisdictional Court and the learned Magistrate referred the matter for investigation under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. Thereafter, respondent No. 2 had approached the Sessions Court by filing a petition under Section 438 of Cr.P.C. and the Trial Court vide order dated 04.04.2022 granted anticipatory bail in coming to the conclusion that the complainant is aged about 27 years and had physical relationship with respondent No. 2 for all these three years which amounts to consensual relationship. The respondent No. 2 had also lodged the complaint against the complainant in Cr. No. 67/2022 in the very same police Station, wherein he was earlier working and the contents of the complaint as narrated in the order indicates that he had paid an amount of Rs. 3 lakhs and also was paying rent of Rs. 7,000/- per month to the complainant and maintaining her expenses and had further alleged that she is demanding an amount of Rs. 10 lakhs from respondent No. 2 or otherwise, she will file a false complaint against him. In this regard, settlement was arrived through an advocate to pay a sum of Rs.3,50,000/- and respondent No. 2 has paid Rs. 1,00,000/- through google pay to the bank account of her advocate. By assigning the aforesaid reasons and by exercising the powers under Section 438 of Cr.P.C. the Sessions Court has granted anticipatory bail in favour of respondent No. 2 herein. Hence, the present petition is filed by the complainant to cancel the bail granted in favour of respondent No. 2.

4. The main ground urged by the complainant before this Court is that respondent No. 2 is an influential person and he is working as Police Constable and that the complaints are given on 14.02.2022, 23.02.2022, 24.02.2022, 22.04.2022, 30.04.2022 to take action against respondent No. 2, but, none of the police officers from the Inspector level to the Commissioner of Police level have taken any action based on the said complaints. Hence, without any other alternative, the complainant had approached the jurisdictional Magistrate. The counsel also vehemently contend that while granting anticipatory bail, first of all, the Court has not discussed the factual aspects of the case, instead, referred the contents of the complaint given by respon

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