JUDGMENT

S.K.SAHOO, J. - “Api Swarnamayi Lanka Na Mein Lakshmana Rochate Janani Janmabhumischa Swargadapi Gariyasi”

(“Lakshmana, even this golden Lanka does not appeal to me. Mother and motherland are greater than heaven.”)

Adi Kavi Valmiki in his epic Ramayana has mentioned that Lord Rama told these lines to his younger brother Lakshmana after their victory over Ravana, the king of Lanka.

Mother is the epitome of love, sacrifice and strength. Carrying all pain of childbearing for months together, she gives birth to the baby with all smiles and satisfaction. The kid is brought up under her care and affection. She understands what her child does not say. Her arms become the most comfortable and safest place for her child. She is the first and best teacher of her child. No child can compensate what his mother does for him. That is why it is told that mother is superior to heaven.

Can a mother be raped by her own son? Can a mother bring false allegation of rape against her son?

These are the questions which have cropped up in this appeal. The appellant Rabindra Sahoo faced trial in the Court of learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court No.II, Cuttack in Session Trial No. 442 of 2005