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1993 Supreme(Del) 20

D.P.WADHWA
COURT IN ITS OWN MOTION – Appellant
Versus
VISHNU PANDIT – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
D.C.MATHUR, D.R.Lakhani, K.K.Sud, K.L.SABARVAL, MIRA BHATIA, P.S.SHARMA

D. P. WADHWA, J.

( 1 ). This matter arises out" of suo moto court action in calling upon the two respondents as to why their applications for their release on bail be not rejected. They are accused of offences under sections 366/376/342/506/34 Indian Penal Code. By two separate orders the learned Additional Sessions Judge had released both the respondents on bail. The order of this Court issuing show cause notice is dated 21 November 1992 and it is appropriate to set out that order in full showing the circumstances as to why the court thought it fit to take suo moto action:-

"it appeared in the National newspapers that the respondent Vishnu Pandit had been arrested for having allegedly committed rape on a 35 year old wife of an Accountant working in D. D. A. His driver Baljeet was also taken into custody by the police. The allegations were that the woman was raped twice by Vishnu Pandit, first in front of her 15 year old son and at that time when Vishnu Pandit was molesting the woman his driver Baljeet kept a pistol on son s head. This was on 9 November 1992. Vishnu Pandit again committed rape on that woman on 11 November 1992 in front of her husband. The police version as given in











































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