Court No. - 51
Case :- GOVERNMENT APPEAL No. - 2335 of 2011
Appellant :- State Of U.P.
Respondent :- Kishan Pal Singh
Counsel for Appellant :- Govt. Advocate
Hon'ble Vipin Sinha,J. Hon'ble Ifaqat Ali Khan,J.
Heard Sri O.P. Mishra, learned AGA on the application seeking leave to appeal against the judgment and order dated 12.01.2011 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 4 Rampur by means of which accused person has been acquitted for the offence punishable under section 342/376 IPC by giving him benefit of doubt.
We have heard Sri Mishra, at great length and keeping view the contentions as has been raised at Bar of this court, the court has perused the findings as has been returned by the court concerned while acquitting the accused-respondent. As far as PW-1 Rudra Pratap Singh is concerned he has been declared hostile and he has not supported the case of prosecution; as far as PW-2 Saraswati Sharma is concerned who happens to be the Bua of victim has also been declared hostile and she has not supported the case of prosecution; as far as PW-3 V.K. Singh is concerned he has also not been supported the case of prosecution; as far as PW-6 Chiranji Lal Sharma is concerned he has also been declared hostile and he has not supported the case of prosecution, as far as PW-
10 Dr. Savitri Narula is concerned she has not supported the prosecution. Dr. Narula has clearly mentioned in her report;
ihfMrk ds 'kjhj ij dksbZ tkfgjk pksVkas ds fu'kku ugha FkkA ihfMrk us xHkZorh gksuk crk;k FkkA vYVªklkm.M djk;k ,oa ew= dk ijh{k.k djk;k x;kA xqIrkax ij dksbZ pksV ugha FkhA ew= ijh{k.k eas xHkZorh gkus k ugha ik;k x;k vkSj vYVªklkm.M eas ugha FkhA Hkh xHkkZ'k; lkekU; ik;k x;kA mldh jk; eas ihfMrk xHkZorh PW-12 Dr. Rajendra Singh has also opined on the basis of urine examination that victim was not pregnant and her pregnancy test was negative. Similarly Dr. R.K. Sharma Radiologist has opined that victim was not pregnant and the utras was normal. He also opined that it is not established that her abortion has taken place even earlier.
Learned A.G.A has placed much reliance upon the testimony of PW-7, however, the court has gone into a detailed with regard to the statement of PW-9 who happens to be the victim herself. Relevant findings with regard to the testimony of PW-9 are being extracted herein below;
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turk gksrh gSA jsyos dh iqfyl gksrh gSA vr% ihfMrk fdlh ls Hkh bl ckcr dg ldrh Fkh fd vfHk;qDr mls tcjnLrh ys tk jgk gS vkSj mlls voS/k lEcU/k cukrk gS fdUrq ihfM+rk us ,slk dqN fd;k gks] ;g vfHk;kstu lk{; ls n`f"Vxkspj ugh gksrkA ihfM+rk ds bl O;ogkj ls Hkh ihfM+rk dh lgefr gksus dk rF; Li"V n`f"V xkspj gks jgk gSA vkxs ;g lkf{k;k ;g Hkh dgrh gS fd tsyj ds lkFk bldh yM+dh Hkh Fkh tks cEcbZ eas jgrh gS] og Hkh Fkh vFkkZr cEcbZ ds izokl ds nkSjku vfHk;qDr dh yM+dh Hkh ogka ekStwn Fkh ijUrq mlls Hkh dksbZ f'kdk;r fd;k tkuk ihfM+rk ugha dgrh gSA bl lkf{k;k us Loa; Li"V dj fn;k gS fd mlus cEcbZ okyh ckr dh dksbZ f'kdk;r fdlh iqfyl okys ls ugha dh vkSj vfHk;qDr Vªsu eas mls rFkk mldh yMdh+ dks cEcbZ ys x;k FkkA lkf{k;k dh mDr LohdkjksfDr ls lgefr ds lEcU/k eas esjs mij vafdr fu"d"kZ dks cy fey jgk gSA lkf{k;k ds vuqlkj gh jkeiqj ls vfHk;qDr rFkk mldh iRuh bykgkckn x;s Fks] tc bykgkckn x;s Fks] rc mlds lEcU/k vPNs Fks] vFkkZr ;fn bykgkckn tkrs le; ihfM+rk vkSj vfHk;qDr ds lEcU/k vPNs Fks rks cYkkRdkj djus dk dFku ihfM+rk dk LohdkjksfDr ls fl) ugha gks jgk gS vkSj vf/kd Li"V djrs gq;s ihfM+rk dgrh gS fd ;fn vfHk;qDr mls iRuh cukdj j[krk rFkk cPpkas dk [kkpkZ nrs k jgrk rks dkbZs Hkh fookn ugha gksrkA mls vfHk;qDr ls f'kdk;r gS] mldh iRuh ls ugha D;ksfd iRuh }kjk ekjihV djrs le; vfHk;qDr us jksdk ugh Fkk ihfM+rk ds mDr dFkukas ls ;g fu"d"kZ fudkyk tk ldrk gS fd ihfM+rk dks vfHk;qDr ds fookfgr gksus dk Kku gks pqdk FkkA fdUrq blds ckotwn ;fn mldkas iSlk] [kpkZ feyrk jgrk rks ekeyk fcuk fookn fd pyrk jgrk vFkkZr blls Hkh ihfMrk dh lgefr ds dFku fl) gks jgs gSA ch&ihfMrk us izfrijh{kk eas Lohdkjk gS fd ÞeSus dgk fd lQkbZ ugha djkmaxh esjs I;kj dh fu'kkuh gSAß vr% iqu% dgk tk ldrk gS fd ;fn vfHk;qDr vkSj ihfM+rk ds e/; dksbZ 'kkfjfjd lEcU/k LFkkfir gq;s rks mles Li"V :i ls ihfMrk dh lgefr Fkh vkSj tSlk fd ihfMrk dg pqdh gS fd I;kj dh fu'kkuh gksus ds dkj.k xHkZikr djkus ls mlus bUdkj fd;k FkkA lh& mls U;k;ky; }kjk vt; dh lqiqnZxh eas fn;k x;k Fkk] ogk ls vt; ysdj py fn;k rc vfHk;qDr mls fQj vius DokZVj eas ys x;k fQj cLrh ys x;k] xksj[kiqj ls vkxs cLrh ys x;k] fQj 15&20 fnu j[kdj cEcbZ ys x;kA vt; cLrh ugh x;k Fkk vFkkZr U;k;ky; }kjk ihfM+rk dks vt; dh lqiqnZxh eas fn;s tkus ds ckotnw ihfMrk vfHk;qDr ds lkFk pyh x;h vkSj ogka ls fQj og cLrh vkSj cEcbZ x;hA iqu% ogh fLFkfr gS fd brus yEcs izokl ds nkSjku ,oa bruh yEch ;k=k;as djus ds nkSjku dHkh Hkh ihfMrk us dkbZs 'kkjs epk;k gks vFkok Hkkxus dk iz;kl fd;k gks ,slk dksbZ dFku vfHk;kstu i{k dk u gksus ls cpko i{k ds bl rdZ dh lE;d :i ls iqf"V gks jgh gS fd tks dqN Hkh gks jgk Fkk] og ihfMrk dh lgefr ls gh gks jgk Fkk vkSj mles tcjnLrh ,oa fcuk bPNk ds laca/k Lfkkfir djus dk dksbZ dkj.k ugha FkkA esjs fopkj eas cpko i{k ds bl dFku eas cgqr vf/kd cy gS D;kasfd ;fn ihfMrk ds lkFk tcjnLrh dh tk jgh Fkh rks ml ij ,d ugh vusd volj ekStwn Fks fd og vfHk;qDr ds d`R;kas dk fojk/s k djrh vkSj vfHk;qDr ls cpdj Hkkxus dk iz;kl djrh] fdUrq ,slk dqN Hkh ugha gSA Mh& ih0 MCyw0 9 ds vuqlkj tc og vfHk;qDr ds ;gka jg jgh Fkh rks vfHk;qDr ds yM+ds rFkk yM+dh vkrh tkrh FkhA yMdh 20&25 lky dh gksxh vkSj yM+dk nks lky ds vUnj dk gksxkA yMdh us crk;k Fkk fd vfHk;qDr dh iRuh gfj}kj es dke djrh gS mlds ckn Hkh og ogka dke djrh jghA tcfd ihfMrk dks ;g rF; Hkh irk yx pqdk Fkk fd vfHk;qDr fookfgr gS rc Hkh vfHk;qDr ds ?kj dke djrs jguk lgefr ds dFkuksa dh vksj vf/kd cy iznku dj jgk gSa ihfMrk ;g Hkh dgrh gS fd vfHk;qDr ds cPps 10&15 fnu jg dj x;s Fks] mUgs Hkh og [kkuk cukdj f[kykrh Fkh ;fn vfHk;qDr }kjk ihfM+rk dks /kks[kk nsdj mlls voS/k lEcU/k LFkkfir dj fy;s Fks rks ihfM+rk ij ,d vPNk volj Fkk fd og ogka ls Hkkx ys D;ksfd mldks vfHk;qDr ds 'kknh 'kqnk gksus dk irk vfHk;qDr fd cPpksa ls gh py pqdk Fkk fdUrq blds ckotwn ihfM+rk us ,slk dqN ugh fd;kA bZ& i=koyh ij nkf[ky izys[k dkxt la- 7d@87 yxk;r 7d@90 ds lUnHkZ eas cpko i{k dh vkjs ls tc lkf{k;k ls izfrijh{kk dh x;h rks lkf{k;k us Lohdkj fd;k fd bu dkxtkrkas ij QkVs ks Hkh mlh dk gS vkSj gLrk{kj Hkh mlh ds gSA dkxt la- 7d@88] 7d@89 ds ek/;e ls ;g dgk x;k gS fd ihfM+rk viuk izkFkZuki= vUrZxr /kkjk 156 ¼3½ na0 iz0 la0 ugh pykuk pkgrh vkSj mls lkFk nkf[ky 'kiFki= dkxt la0 7d@90 eas Hkh ;g dgk x;k gS fd ihfM+rk ds lkFk dksbZ vkijkf/kd ?kVuk ugh gqbZ u mldk ;kSu 'kks"k.k fd;k x;k vkSj mls xHkZ eas vius ifr dk gh cPpk gSA QyLo:i og ;g izFkkZu i= ugh pykuk pkgrhA bl izFkkZuk i= eas ;g Hkh dgk x;k gS fd ihfM+rk vfHk;qDr }kjk dke ls gVk;s tkus ds dkj.k ekufld :i ls ijs'kku gks x;h Fkh vkSj dqN yksxksa ds cgdkos eas vkdj mlus dqN dkxtkrksa ij gLrk{kj dj fn;s Fks] ftlds vk/kkj ij vfHk;qDr dks CySdesy djus dk iz;kl fd;k tk jgk gSA ihfM+rk ds QksVks ds lEcU/k eas ;fn dqN u Hkh dgk tk;s rks ihfM+rk ds gLrk{kjkas dk ljljh rkjS ij feyku djus ls bu izy[ks ksa ij ihfMrk ds gh gLrk{kj izrhr gks jgs gS D;ksafd ihfM+rk us U;k;ky; ds le{k fn;s x;s c;kukas ij tks gLrk{kj fd;s gS os bl gLrk{kjkas ls fcydqy fey jgs gSA ih0 MCyw0 9 Lohdkj Hkh djrh gS fd dkxtkr mlus gh odhy lkgc dks crk dj nkf[ky djk;s FksA vr% bu izy[kkas vfo'okl ugh fd;k tk ldrkA ij izFke n`"V;k ih0 MCyw0 9 iqu% xHkZikr ds laca/k eas ;g dgrh gS fd vfHk;qDr us tcjnLrh xHkZ fxjok;k Fkk blfy;s og mlls ukjkt FkhA vt; ml ij ykaNu yxkrk Fkk ;fn og ugha fudkyrk rks dqN Hkh ugha gksrkA ,Q& vfHk;qDr ls lEcU/kkas ds ckor ;g lkf{k;k iuq % dgrh gS fd ;g lgh gS fd ;fn vfHk;qDr dh chch ugha vkrh rks dksbZ >a>V >xM+k ugha FkkA vfHk;qDr gh mls cEcbZ ysdj x;k FkkA ihfMrk ds bu dFkukas ls mldk vfHk;qDr ds izfr yxko Li"V n`f"Vxkspj gks jgk gSA ihfM+rk us cpko i{k ds bl lq>ko ls bUdkj fd;k gS fd mlus ljLorh 'kekZ rFkk eatw HkVukxj ds dgus eas vkdj >Baw h fjikVs Z fy[kk;h gk]s yfs du ;g ckr lgh gS fd etwa HkVukxj us tsyj ls dgk Fkk fd ;k bls j[kksa ;k bldk bUrtke djksa] ojuk jiV fy[kk;h tk;sxhA tc mlus dqN ugha fn;k rks jiV fy[kk;h FkhA tsyj ls <kbZ& rhu yk[k :i;s nsus dks dgk Fkk] mlus ugh fn;k] rc ckn es jiV fy[kk;h Fkh vFkkZr ihfMrk ;g Lohdkj dj jgh gS fd vfHk;qDr ls <kbZ&rhu yk[k :i;s nsus dks dgk x;k Fkk vkSj tc vfHk;qDr us ;g /kujkf'k ugh nh rks mlds fo:) fjiksVZ fy[kk nh x;hA ihfMrk dh bl LohdkjksfDr ls vfHk;qDr ds }kjk /kkjk 313 na0 iz0 l0a dgs x;s bu dFkukas dk leFkZu gks jgk gS fd mls jaft'ku CySd esy djus dh fu;r ls ;g >wBk eqdnek fd;k x;k gSA th& bl dFku eas py izrhr gkrs k gS fd ihfMrk ,d&pfj=oku ugha gS vkSj og vius efgyk gksus dk nq:i;ksx djds vko';d :i ls ?ku ,sBus dk iz;kl djrh jgrh gSA ihfM+rk dk lk{; dk foLr`r :i ls fo'ys"k.k djus ij dsoy ;gh fu"d"kZ fudyrk gS fd ;fn vfHk;qDr }kjk ihfMrk ls dksbZ 'kkfjfjd lEcU/k LFkkfir fd;s x;s rks mles ihfMrk dh LorU= lgefr Fkh vkSj blesa dksbZ Hkh tcjnLrh ,oa ncko okyh ckr ugh FkhA Thus, the court concluded herein as under.
,p& ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; us ^^2007 ¼2½ ,- ,- vkj- ^^593^^ ¼,l lh½ ds ekeys esa ;g dgk gS fd ;g lgh fd cykRdkj ds ekeys esa ihfMrk dk Lo;a dk lk{; vkjksi LFkkfir djus ds fy; i;kZIr gS fdUrq ;fn ihfM+rk dk lk{; cukoVh ,oa rkfRod fojks/kkHkkl ls Hkjiwj gS rks vfHk;kstu i{k bl vkjksi dks fl) djus esa vlQy ekuk tk;sxkA iz'uxr ekeys esa ;g U;kf;d fl)kUr Hkh ykxw gks jgk gS D;ksfd ihfMrk ds lk{; esa bl izdkj fojks/kkHkkl miyC/k gS fd mldh lk{; fo'oluh; izrhr ugh gks jgk gSA nwljh vksj ihfMrk dh lk{; ls dfFkr 'kkfjfjd lEcU/k cuk;s tkus esa mldh Loa; dh lgefr Li"V izrhr gks jgh gSA Thus, the court has concluded herein as under.
vkbZ& bl izdkj mijksDr leLr fo'kys"k.k ls vkSj i=koyh ij miyC/k lk{; ls esjs fopkj esa vfHk;kstu i{k u rks ;g fl) dj ldk gS fd vfHk;qDr } kjk ihfMrk dks tcjnLrh mlds ?kj j[kk x;k vkSj u gh vfHk;kstu i{k lUnsg ls ijs ;g fl) dj ldk gS fd ihfMrk ls vfHk;qDr }kjk fcuk ihfMrk dh bPNk ls cykRdkj fd;k x;k vFkkZr vfHk;kstu i{k i=koyh ij miyC/k lk{; ls vkSj esjs mijksDr leLr fo'ys"k.k ds izdk'k esa vfHk;qDr ij yxk;s x;s vkjksi vUrxZr /kkjk&342 ,oa Hkk0 na0 la0 lUnsg ls ijs fl) djus eas vlQy ik;k tkrk gSA rnuqlkj vfHk;qDr fd'kuiky yxk;s x;s vkjksikas gksus ;ksX; gSA ls lUnsg dk ykHk ikdj nks"k eqDr Reference may be made to the recent judgment of the Apex Court rendered in the case of Bannareddy & Ors. vs. The State of Karnataka & Ors reported in 2018 (5) SCC 790 wherein the Apex Court has held as under:
11. Before we proceed further to peruse the finding of the High Court, it is relevant to discuss the power and jurisdiction of the High Court while interfering in an appeal against acquittal. It is well settled principle of law that the High Court should not interfere in the well reasoned order of the trial court which has been arrived at after proper appreciation of the evidence. The High Court should give due regard to the findings and the conclusions reached by the trial court unless strong and compelling reasons exist in the evidence itself which can dislodge the findings itself. This principle has further been elucidated in the case of Sambhaji Hindurao Deshmukh and Ors. vs. State of Maharashtra, (2008) 11 SCC 186, para 13, wherein this Court observed that: “The High Court will interfere in appeals against acquittals, only where the trial court makes wrong assumptions of material facts or fails to appreciate the evidence properly. If two views are reasonably possible from the evidence on record, one favouring the accused and one against the accused, the High Court is not expected to reverse the acquittal merely because it would have taken the view against the accused had it tried the case. The very fact that two views are possible makes it clear that the prosecution has not proved the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt and consequently the accused is entitled to benefit of doubt.
12. It is not in dispute that the presumption of innocence is further reinforced, reaffirmed and strengthened against the acquitted accused by the judgment in his favor. [Vide Rabindra Kumar Pal @ Dara Singh vs. Republic of India, (2011) 2 SCC 490 in para. 94].
27. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, we hold that the prosecution was not able to establish the guilt of the accused persons beyond reasonable doubt. Further, the High Court should not have re-appreciated evidences in its entirety, especially when there existed no grave infirmity in the findings of the trial court. There exists no justification behind setting aside the order of acquittal passed by the trial court, especially when the prosecution case suffers from several contradictions and infirmities. No specific assertion could be proved regarding the role and involvement of the accused persons. Further, certain actions of the victim-respondents themselves are dubious, for instance admitting themselves later in a Multi- speciality hospital without proper cause. It has further come to our notice that respondents have already compromised and have executed a compromise deed to that extent, though the same is not the basis for our conclusion.
Reference may also be made to the judgments of the Apex Court rendered in the cases of Sanmwat Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan reported in 1961 SC 715, Murlidhar @ Gidda & Anr. Vs. State of Karnataka decided on 09.04.2014 in Criminal Appeal No. 791 of 2011, Basappa Vs. State of Karnataka decided on 27.02.2014 passed in Criminal Appeal No. 512 of 2014, Ashok Rai Vs. State of U.P. & Ors. Decided on 15.04.2014 in Criminal Appeal No. 1508 of 2005, Ramesh Harijan vs. State of U.P. 2012 AIR SCW 2990 and Murugesan v. State through Inspector of Police reported in 2012 AIR SCW 5627.
Thus, in view of aforesaid consistent legal position as elaborated above and also in view of the fact that learned A.G.A. has failed to point out any illegality or perversity with the findings so recorded in the impugned order, no case for interference has been made out.
It is an established position of law that if the court below has taken a view which is a possible view in a reasonable manner, then the same shall not be interfered with.
After perusal of the impugned judgment shows that the trial court after a thorough marshalling of the facts of the case and a microscopic scrutiny of the evidence on record has held that the prosecution has failed to prove the charge against the accused respondents and the findings recorded by the learned trial judge in the impugned judgment are based upon evidence and supported by cogent reasons.
No interference with the impugned judgment and order of acquittal is warranted. Accordingly leave to appeal is refused and application is rejected. Consequently, the appeal also stands dismissed.
Let the lower court record be sent back to the court concerned forthwith.
Copy of the order be certified to the court concerned for consequential follow up action.
Order Date :- 23.8.2018 Vikram