Arman @ Arya vs State of Uttarakhand

Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation

2022 Supreme(UK) 430

RAVINDRA MAITHANI
Arman @ Arya – Appellant
Versus
State of Uttarakhand – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
Pankaj Kumar Sharma, Advocate, Lalit Miglani, Advocate

JUDGMENT

Ravindra Maithani, J. - Applicant Arman @ Arya is in judicial custody in Case Crime No.119 of 2022, under Sections 376(2)(n), 506 IPC, Police Station Dalanwala, District- Dehradun. He has sought his release on bail.

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

3. According to the FIR, the applicant and the victim were known to each other. One day, the applicant forcibly established physical relations with the victim in a hotel and took some obscene photographs. Thereafter, the applicant established physical relations with the victim on multiple occasions and pressurized her to convert her religion. With theses and other averments, the FIR has been lodged.

4. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that, in fact, the applicant and the victim, both were in relationship; the victim has already been examined at trial; she was major; she has stated that prior to the alleged incident, she used to send letters to the applicant; she had also written to the applicant that she wanted to marry the applicant. The statement of the victim recorded in court has been referred to, particularly, Paras 19 and 20 have been referred to.

5. Learned State Counsel would subm

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