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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
SANDEEP SHARMA
State of Himachal Pradesh – Appellant
Versus
Ranjeet Singh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Sandeep Sharma, J.
Instant criminal appeal, lays challenge to the judgment of acquittal dated 10.7.2017, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (II) Mandi, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh (Sarkaghat Court), H.P., in session trial No. 33/2014 under Sections 376 (2) N, 342 and 109 of IPC, whereby respondent accused came to be acquitted of the charges framed against him under Section 342 and 109 of .
2. In nutshell case of the prosecution is that on 18.3.2014, victim-prosecutrix along with her mother Kamli Devi submitted one application to the SHO PS Sarkaghat, alleging therein that on 7.3.2014, her brother in law and his wife Kaushalya Devi came to her house. She alleged that her brother in law took her to room and her husband locked the door from outside and thereafter, brother in law raped her repeatedly. She also alleged that though afore incident was made known to husband and other family members, but no action was taken against brother in law. In the afore background, FIR Ext.PW13/A, came to be lodged against the person namely Ranjeet Singh and Ramesh Chand, who are brother in law and husband of victim respectively.
3. Police after completion of investigation pr
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