Rupak Paul vs State of Meghalaya - 2022 Supreme(Megh) 247

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2022 Supreme(Megh) 247

W. DIENGDOH
Rupak Paul – Appellant
Versus
State of Meghalaya – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
Mr. K. Ch. Gautam, Advocate, for the Petitioner; Mr. S. Sengupta, Addl. PP and Mr. H. Kharmih, Addl, PP, for the Respondent Nos. 1 & 2; Mr. R.H. Alice, Legal Aid Counsel, for the Respondent No. 3

JUDGMENT

1. Heard Mr. K. Ch. Gautam, learned counsel for the applicant, who, at the first instance has led this Court to Annexure-1 of this application which is a copy of the FIR lodged by the respondent No.3 herein. The contents of the FIR lodged before the Officer-In-Charge Jhalupara Beat House, Shillong dated 31.05.2022 would show that the complainant has accused the applicant herein of having raped her several times in the year 2013 and to keep her quiet had threatened her with dire consequences, even to kill her if she complaints about the matter to anyone. This act of rape continued even in the year 2014 after the marriage of respondent No.3/complainant and finally on 28.05.2022 at about 4:00PM, the applicant, called her up over the phone in the presence of her husband and indicated that she is to come and meet him at Barapathar as he was in the mood and wanted to play the game. The husband of respondent No.3/complainant overheard this conversation which finally led to the respondent No. 3/complainant to reveal the whole story to him. The husband then called up the wife of the applicant, who is the sister of the respondent No.3/complainant and told her everything, but the said