ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
AMAR SINGH – Appellant
Versus
STATE – Respondent
JAPL 5100/2011
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT
ALLAHABAD
Court No. - 89 A.F.R.
Case :- JAIL APPEAL No. - 5100 of 2011
Appellant :- Amar Singh
Respondent :- State
Counsel for Appellant :- Vikram Bahadur Singh, Amicus Curuae
Counsel for Respondent :- Mr. Shrawan Kumar Ojha (A.G.A.)
Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J.
1.
Present jail appeal has been preferred against
the judgment and order dated 7.7.2011 passed by
Additional Sessions Judge, Court No.5, Kanpur
Nagar whereby the accused appellant Amar Singh
has been convicted and sentenced under section 366
I.P.C. to undergo five years rigorous imprisonment
and fine of Rs.2000/- and under section 376 I.P.C.
for seven years R.I. and fine of Rs.3,000/-, with
default provision in each of the offences. The
appellant has been acquitted of the charge under
section 363 I.P.C.
2. Heard Mr. Vikram Bahadur Singh, learned
amicus curiae, appearing for the appellant and Mr.
Shrawan Kumar Ojha, learned Additional
Government Advocate for the State.
3. The prosecution case is that the complainant
Bablu, P.W. 1 lives in Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur in a
hut and carries on the business of selling eggs for
livelihood. Amar Singh, the present appellant works
in Arya Nagar karkhana. He also lives in Swaroop
Nagar. On 22.3.2010, Amar Singh enticed away
daughter of the complainant aged about 16-17
years, from her home. He agreed her to marry. The
complainant apprehended both, the accused Amar
Singh and his daughter from karkhana and gave
them in the custody of police. A written report was
given by him to the police station on the basis of
which case crime No.60 of 2010 under sections
363, 366 I.P.C. was registered.
4. Investigation was conducted by the investigating
officer. Statement(s) of the prosecutrix and other
prosecution witnesses were taken. The prosecutrix
was medically examned. Her statement was
recorded under section 164 CrPC. On pointing out
of the prosecutrix, place of occurrence was
inspected and site plan was prepared and
consequenly charge-sheet against the accused
appellant under secctions 363, 366, 376, 506 I.P.C.
was filed. Against the accused appellant, charges
under sections 363, 366, 376 I.P.C. were framed.
The accused denied the charges and claimed to be
tried.
5. From the side of the prosecution, P.W.1 Bablu,
P.W.2 prosecutrix, P.W.3 Dr. Jyotsana Kumari,
P.W.4 S.I. Ram Chandra Pal and P.W.5 Constable
Pradeep Kumar were examined. The written report
has been exhibited as Ext.Ka-1, supurdaginama as
Ext. Ka-2, medical report of the victim as Ext.Ka-3,
supplementary medical report as Ext.Ka-4, site plan
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as Ext.Ka-5, charge-sheet as Ext.Ka-6, chik FIR as
Ext.Ka-7 and G.D. entry as Ext.Ka-8. Statement of
the accused under section 313 CrPC was recorded
where the case of the accused is of denial.
6. The prosecutrix in her statement under section
164 CrPC has stated that she went with the accused
to Arya Nagar Karkhana. She was forcibly raped
there and was threatened. She was subjected to rape
thrice. She became unconscious and in the morning,
she came home and told the incident to her mother
and then her parents and brother Deepu went to
karkhana and caught the accused from there and
gave him to the police.
7. P.W.1 Bablu has stated that on 22.3.2010, the
accused enticed away the prosecutrix from his
home. He also went to karkhana. Both of them were
found there and he agreed them to marry. From the
karkhana, he apprehended the accused and the
prosecutrix, and handed them over, to the police.
In cross-examination, he changed the time of the
incident and stated that the incident took place in
the month of November, then stated that the
incident occurred on December 28 evening. He
further stated in his cross examination that his
daughter has not told him that she was enticed
away. He knew the accused. He is a resident of
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