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2016 Supreme(Raj) 671

IN THE HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN (JAIPUR BENCH)
Mahesh Chandra Sharma, J.
Satya Prakash – Petitioner
Versus
State of Rajasthan & Another – Respondents
Criminal Revision Petition No. 260 of 2016
Decided On : 04-05-2016

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. J.K. Moolchandani, Advocate.
For the Respondents:Mr. D.G. Chaturvedi, Advocate and Mr. R.S. Shekhawat, P.P.

Headnote:

Indian Penal Code, 1860 –Section 363, 366, 376, 384, 511 and 120 – Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 – Section 190 and 164 – POSCO Act – Sections 16 and 17 – Alleging – Physical relations – Unconsciousness – Revision petition has been filed against order passed by learned Judge, Special Court alleging inter-alia that his niece namely Kumari Chanchal D/o Anil Kumar aged about student of First Year in R.D. Girls College, was going to Ayushi Beauty Parlor at Jaghina Gate Near Kathputali Mandir, Gopalgarh Bharatpur for Beauty Parlor Course who is Director of said Beauty Parlor met her with her brother Ravi who treated her with bawdy intention and when she made complaint to accused Neeru then she threatened her to do as liked by Ravi otherwise she will be failed in said course and also threatened to kill her and her family members – Held, Learned counsel appearing for accused respondent No. 2 has drawn attention of Court towards provisions of Section 190 Cr.RC. Counsel has further submitted that complainant petitioner has moved an application under Section 190 Cr.P.C. upon that Court has taken cognizance against accused persons, who have been charge-sheeted – Counsel has further submitted that cognizance could also be taken by the Magistrate concerned on complaint filed under Section 190 Cr.P.C. for aforesaid offences but police filed charge-sheet only against accused persons for offences under Sections 16 and 17 of POSCO Act. He has further contended that instant revision petition filed by petitioner is not maintainable – Application stands dismissed.

JUDGMENT :

Mahesh Chandra Sharma, J.

1. This revision petition has been filed against the order dated 6.2.2016 passed by the learned Judge, Special Court (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act Cases), Bharatpur in Sessions Case No. 17/2016 whereby the complaint filed by the complainant petitioner under Section 190 Cr.PC. has been dismissed.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the complainant petitioner submitted a written report dated 12/8/2015 at Police Station, Mathura Gate, Bharatpur alleging inter-alia that his niece namely Kumari Chanchal D/o Anil Kumar aged about 17 years who is the student of First Year in R.D. Girls College, was going to Ayushi Beauty Parlor at Jaghina Gate, Near Kathputali Mandir, Gopalgarh Bharatpur for Beauty Parlor Course. Neeru @ Nirmala, who is the Director of the said Beauty Parlor, met her with her brother Ravi who treated her with bawdy intention and when she made complaint to the accused Neeru then she threatened her to do as liked by Ravi otherwise she will be failed in the said course and also threatened to kill her and her family members. Thereafter, Ravi met with her cousin's brother Gaurav @ Naveen and his sister and they pressurised her for marriage with Gaurav and on 8.8.2015 Ravi and Gaurav threatened Chanchal and took her away by Scooty in Om Sai Hotel and booked a room and entered in the room to Chanchal forcibly and closed the door from outside and thereafter Gaurav gave her cold drink forcibly and after drinking the said cold drink she became unconscious and Gaurav by taking the advantage of her unconsciousness made physical relations with her and thereafter again made physical relations with her forcibly without her consent.

3. On the basis of the aforesaid written report, an FIR No. 560/2015 was registered against the accused persons for the offence u/Ss. 363, 366, 376, 384, 511 and 120B IPC and Section 3/4 of POSCO Act.

4. The police commenced investigation in the aforesaid matter. Thereafter the statement of Chanchal was recorded u/S. 164 Cr.P.C. before the concerned Magistrate in which she specifically stated that Nirmala is the Director of Ayushi Beauty Parlor, who met her with Ravi and when she made complaint against Ravi to Nirmala then she threatened her. She has further stated in her statement that the Investigating Agency with the collusion of accused Nirmala deleted her name from charge-sheet and submitted the charge-sheet in the concerned court against the other accused persons namely; Naveen Katara @ Gaurav Katara and Jitendra Katara @ Ravi for the offences u/Ss. 363, 366, 376, 384, 511 and 120B IPC and Section 3/4 of POSCO Act.

5. Thereafter, the complainant petitioner moved an application under Section 190 Cr.RC. before the learned court below for taking cognizance against accused Nirmala. The accused persons filed reply to the said application and stated that as per the version of FIR as well as statement of witness, it is clear that no incident had taken place during the period of Beauty Parlor course i.e. 1st May to 14th May 2015 and therefore no case is made out against Nirmala and prayed for dismissal of the said application.

6. Learned counsel for the complainant petitioner has submitted that the name of the accused respondent Neeru has been mentioned in the FIR Counsel has further submitted that the prosecutrix reported to respondent Neeru regarding bad intention of Ravi who had threatened the prosecutrix that she has three brothers and they will kill the whole family of her. Due to this reason, the prosecutrix has also named the accused respondent in the statement given by her under Section 164 Cr.RC. in which she has narrated that the accused respondent No. 2 also pressurised the prosecutrix to marry with one Naveen and the act of the respondent No. 2 also comes under the definition of the abetment which falls under Sections 16 and 17 of the POSCO Act and also comes under Section 120-B and 376 IPC despite that the accused respondent No. 2 has not be







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