SANJAY DHAR
Vinod Singh Saini – Appellant
Versus
U. T. of J&K – Respondent
JUDGEMENT
1. The petitioners have challenged the challan emanating from FIR bearing No. 29/2018 for offences under sections 366, 376, 342, 506 and 34 RPC registered with Police Station, Arnia, Jammu pending before the Fast Track Court, Jammu.
2. As per the prosecution case, on 09.05.2018, petitioner No. 4 had entered into a wedlock with respondent No. 2, the complainant. However, petitioner No. 1 was compelling petitioner No. 4 (hereinafter to be referred as the prosecutrix) to enter into wedlock with him and in this connection, petitioner No. 2 who happens to be the brother of petitioner No. 1 used to approach the prosecutrix time and again. The said petitioner told the prosecutrix to proceed to Mumbai to meet petitioner No. 1 or else he would finish off his life. Accordingly, on 12.05.2018, the prosecutrix while she had gone to market along with her husband in Arnia, accused/petitioner Nos. 2 and 3 made the prosecutrix to board a motorcycle forcibly and she was taken to Jammu Airport. Thereafter, the prosecutrix was made to board the aeroplane and was taken to Mumbai to petitioner No. 1-Vinod Singh Saini. At Mumbai, petitioner No. 1 took the prosecutrix to a guest house and committ
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