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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

105 Reserved on:03.07.2026 Pronounced on 31.07.2026 (cid:1)(cid:2) CRA-S-546-SB-2005 DHANWANT SINGH …. Appellant Versus STATE OF PUNJAB …. Respondent (cid:3)(cid:2) CRR-776-2005 (O&M)

NAVDEEP KAUR …. Appellant Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER …. Respondents

3. CRM-M-51871-2005 NAVDEEP KAUR …. Appellant Versus BABA DHANWANT SINGH …. Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE (cid:1)(cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:8)(cid:9)(cid:3)(cid:2)(cid:1)(cid:10)

Present : Mr. Tejinderbir Singh, Advocate for the appellant in CRA-S-546-SB-2005.

(cid:1)(cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:7)(cid:8)(cid:9)(cid:2)(cid:10)(cid:8)(cid:4)(cid:11)(cid:10)(cid:10)(cid:2)(cid:6)(cid:12)(cid:4)(cid:11)(cid:11)(cid:13)(cid:12)(cid:4)(cid:14)(cid:15)(cid:16)(cid:17)(cid:9)(cid:18)(cid:3)

Mr. Navkiran Singh, Advocate with Mr. Harmeet Singh, Advocate for the complainant in CRA-S-546-SB-2005 and for the petitioner(s)

in CRR-776-2002 and in CRM-M-51871-2005.

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J2Iin Y0ate 2t O tg 6e T r .si 0I tty 8t o. o 1 ft0 ht he2 i 0 sa: c1 dc5 oucruamcye natnd (cid:1)(cid:7) (cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:8)(cid:9)(cid:3)(cid:2)(cid:1)(cid:10)(cid:7), J. (oral)

1. This order shall dispose of all the above noted three cases as the same are instituted against common judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 29.01.2005 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court Rohtak, Hoshiarpur whereby the appellant-Dhanwant Singh (hereinafter referred as accused) has been convicted for the charge that on the intervening night of 25/26.11.2000 at about 2:30 PM in the area of village Kot Pallian, Jhikki, he committed rape upon ‘P’ daughter of ‘HS’ and is sentenced in a (cid:19)(cid:2)(cid:6)(cid:20)(cid:6)(cid:16)(cid:9)(cid:21)(cid:4)(cid:19)(cid:9)(cid:22)(cid:23)(cid:4)(cid:4)(cid:9)(cid:2)(cid:6)(cid:22)(cid:6)(cid:16)(cid:24)(cid:4)ti(cid:15)(cid:10)(cid:4)ti(cid:26)(cid:4)(cid:27)(cid:6)(cid:2)(cid:22)(cid:10)(cid:4)(cid:28)(cid:16)(cid:26)ti(cid:2)(cid:20)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:6)ti(cid:16)(cid:4)(cid:29)(cid:23)(cid:30)ti(cid:2)(cid:10)(cid:4)(cid:9)(cid:22)(cid:4)(cid:7)(cid:23)(cid:10)(cid:9)(cid:6)(cid:21)(cid:23)(cid:7)(cid:4)(cid:8)(cid:23)(cid:2)(cid:23)(cid:6)(cid:16)(cid:15)(cid:16)(cid:7)(cid:23)(cid:2)(cid:31)

(cid:4)(cid:4)((cid:3) 0(cid:8)(cid:23)(cid:4)(cid:9)(cid:30)(cid:30)(cid:23)(cid:9)(cid:21)(cid:4)1CRA-S-546-SB-2005) has been filed by the accused his acquittal.

CRM- 776-2025 has been filed by victim for enhancement of sentence to accused. CRM-M-51871-2005 has also been filed by the victim for grant of compensation to her.

3. The above referred police case had been registered on the basis of complainant Ex. PA moved by the father of the victim (names of the victim and her father are withheld to conceal their identity, however, the father is hereinafter referred as ‘HS’ and victim as ‘P’/victim). ‘HS’ in his complaint Ex. PA against the accused submitted to Inspector General of Police, Zonal, Jalandhar through Senior Superintendent of Police, Nawanshahr alleged that accused was J2Iin Y0ate 2t O tg 6e T r .si 0I tty 8t o. o 1 ft0 ht he2 i 0 sa: c1 dc5 oucruamcye natnd running a dera under the name of Noor Vishav Roohani Charitable Trust at village Palli Jhikki. On the last Saturday and Sunday of every month, accused used to hold a congregation of people to preach religious studies. ‘HS’ also used to attend such mass congregation to listen the religious discourse from the last 16/17 years and was devoute follower of the accused. As such the family relations developed between ‘HS’ and the accused. ‘HS’ used to consult the accused on each and every family affair. In the month of September, 2000, ‘P’ the daughter of complainant got admission in an institute at Patiala for doing diploma in Nursing. She started living in hostel at Patiala but later on she felt home sick and told about the same to him and she made up her mind to drop the dip