Malik Sharief-Ud-din, J.

( 1 ) THE respondent was prosecuted for an offence under Section 364 cf the Indian Penal Code (I. P. C.) for having abducted Bimla Devi, his wife from village Kadipur Delhi with the intention to murder her. The learned Additional Sessions Judge. Delhi, by his order dated 4th October, 1980 acquitted him. as according to him there was no satisfactory evidence to connect the accused with the crime.

( 2 ). It is ainst this order of acquittal that this appeal has been preferred by the State (Delhi Administration)

( 3 ). Now briefly stated the facts are that Bimla was married to accused on 22nd June, 1973. The accused was working in Indian Army as sepoy. Bimla was not pulliing on well with her in-laws though there is no indication in the prosecution case that her relations with the respondent were also strai ned. On the other band it is clear that she had no grievance against the respondent On 15th March, 1976, Bimla bad run away from her in-laws house and lodged a report with Police Station Bahadurgarh in which she complaint that she was beaten by her in-laws and here life was in danger. On 30th June, 1976, the respondent, who was on leave from the Army came to t

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