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2013 Supreme(Pat) 433

PATNA HIGH COURT
HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J.
Satyendra Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar – Respondent
Cr. Appeal (SJ) No. 338 of 2001
Decided On : April 9, 2013

Advocates Appeared:
Keshav Shrivastava, Sr. Adv. and Raj Kumar, for the appellant.
Sujit Kumar Singh, APP, for the respondent.

Headnote:Indian Penal Code, 1860-Sections 366, 376 and 386-Appellant alleged to have taken the victim to a hotel and raping her-appellant also alleged to have administered her intoxicating substance and putting her in fear-except the prosecutrix (P.W. 4), none of the prosecution witnesses claimed to have seen the occurrence and not a single witness claimed to have seen the appellant in the company of P.W. 4 on the date of occurrence-occurrence took place on 14.6.1998 whereas fardbeyan recorded on 26.07.1998-sufficient explanation given for the delay in lodging the F.I.R.-P.W. 4 not raised any alarm while being taken into hotel nor any protest or alarm raised while being taken out of hotel-clothes or nude photograph seized and produced before the court-Conviction and sentence set aside, appeal allowed. (Paras 23 to 31)

CAV JUDGMENT

Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J.

This Cr. Appeal has been preferred against the judgment of conviction dated 05-09-2001 and order of sentence dated 07-09-2001 passed by VIIth Additional Sessions Judge, Rohtas, Sasaram in Sessions Trial No. 2/2 of 1999/99 by which and whereunder he convicted the appellant for the offences punishable under Sections 366, 376, 386 & 463 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced him to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for ten years each for the offences punishable under Sections 366, 376, 386 of the Indian Penal Code and to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years for the offence under-Section 463 of the Indian Penal Code for which the punishment has been provided under Section 465 of the Indian Penal Code. However, the learned Additional Sessions Judge directed that all the sentences would run concurrently.

2. In brief prosecution case is that the PW 4 namely Priyanka Devi gave her fardbeyan to Officer-in-charge Dehri Police Station at her home on 26-07-1998 at 5.00 p.m. to this effect that since last one year she was running a beauty parlour in Choudhary Market after taking a shop on rent whereas; her husband namely, Ramjee Sao (PW 3) was working as collection agent in Sahara India. Sajyendra Singh was also working as Senior Field Manager in Sahara India. Since her husband as well as Satyendra Singh were working together in Sahara India the relation between her husband and Satyendra Singh became cordial and Satyendra Singh used to call her Bhabhi and also used to visit her home. She further stated that on 14-06-1998 while she was working in her beauty parlour. Satyendra Singh came there by Maruti car bearing registration No. BR 32(M)/9726 and said that her daughter was seriously ill, upon which, she closed her shop and sat down in the car of Satyendra Singh. The glasses of the car were black coloured. The accused/ appellant Satyendra Singh drove the vehicle and when the aforesaid vehicle reached near coal depot at G.T. Road, she asked as to where he was taking her and also directed him to stop the car. Thereafter, Satyendra Singh stopped the car for two minutes. He took out water from the thermos flask and having mixed some white powder in the water forcibly administered her the said water and when she tried to raise alarm. Satyendra Singh pressed her mouth with handkerchief and also threatened to kill her. She became afraid and her body became irresistible due to intoxication. Satyendra Singh again drove the car and proceeded ahead. She further stated that after half an hour she regained her consciousness and found herself near Shilpa Hotel at Sasaram. The accused, Satyendra Singh took her in room No. 102 of Shilpa Hotel by catching her hand and bolted the door of room from inside. After sometimes, he ordered for chicken and rice. She was afraid and helpless due to fear of Satyendra Singh as well as due to intoxication. She was also unable to resist and speak anything. She was feeling drowsiness. Satyendra Singh forced her to take meal and after sometime, he started removing her clothes from her body. When she made protest, Satyendra Singh, again threatened to kill her and stated that your dead body would not be traced out. She became helpless out of fear of Satyendra Singh and after that, Satyendra Singh removed her all clothes and he also became nude. Satyendra Singh put an automatic camera on cooler and started committing sexual intercourse with her and also took photographs of the above said sexual intercourse. He also took several nude photographs of her. He committed sexual intercourse with her about 5 to 6 times. She further stated that he gave a written paper and forced her to read the same. She read the aforesaid paper and her voice was got recorded by Satyendra Singh in a tape recorder. He took wine and also forced her to take wine. She further stated that at about 6.30 p.m. Satyendra Singh took her in the same car and dropped her at Dehri Bazar at about 7.00 p.m. and at the time of































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