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2022 Supreme(MP) 123

ANAND PATHAK
Prosecutrix – Appellant
Versus
State of M. P. – Respondent


Advocates:
Padam Singh for applicant; B.M. Shrivastava, Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1/State; Anurag Gohil and R.S. Yadav for respondents No. 2 and 3.

ORDER

1. The present petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C. is preferred by the petitioner/prosecutrix seeking early conclusion of trial and direction to respondent No.1 (S.H.O. Police Station Vidisha Dehat) to accompany the witnesses when they appear before the trial Court for deposition.

2. The sole prayer made by petitioner is early conclusion of case/trial pertaining to physical and sexual exploitation of the minor prosecutrix, registered vide Crime No.851/2019 for alleged offences under sections 376 (2) (n), 376 (2) (i), 354 (A) (1) (i) (ii), 354 (D), 120-B, 201 of IPC and Sections 3,4,5,6,13,14 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as “the POCSO Act”) and sections 67,67(A),67(B), 66(D),66(E) of Information Technology Act. The conduct of accused is reflected from the fact that after 13 adjournments, cross-examination of prosecutrix could have been completed. Despite lapse of almost 4 years in such a heinous crime, at present only prosecutrix could have been cross-examined by the accused and still her family members remained to be cross-examined before the trial Court.

3. Respondent No.1/accused is adopting every tactics to delay the

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