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28796/2016
FIR No.302/2016
u/s 354/376(2)(f)IPC.
PS-Timarpur
State Vs. Tulsi Das Mahto
15.09.2016
Present:
(RAMESH KUMAR-II)
ASJ/SFTC- 2(CENTRAL),
TisHazariCourts,Delhi.
15.09.2016
StateVs.TusliDasMahto
CaseNo.304283/16
FIRNo.302/16
u/s354/376(2)(f)IPC
PSTimarpur
15.09.2016
ORDERONCHARGE
Present:
Sh.A.T.Ansari,Ld.AddlPPfortheState.
Ms.KanchanDiwan,Ld.LACforaccused.
SUBMISSIONOFLD.COUNSELFORACCUSED.
Ld. LAC for accused has argued and submitted that accused in the
present case is a blind person. Ld. LAC further submitted that complaint of
prosecutrixdated27.06.2016iscompletelyfalseandallegationsagainsthimareof
afterthought. Ld.LACfurthersubmittedthatcasehasbeenregisteredagainstthe
accusedduetopropertydispute. Further,prosecutrixhasnotmadewitnesstoher
brotherandcomplainant hasnotdisclosedabouttheincidentofsexualassaultto
anybodyelseinthefamily.Ld.LACforaccusedfurthersubmittedthatnocaseunder
POCSOActismadeoutagainsttheaccused.
Onthesegrounds,Ld.LACforaccusedhasprayedthatnooffenceu/s
354/376(2)(f)IPCorunderPOCSOActaremadeoutagainsttheaccused.
SUBMISSIONSOFLD.ADDL.PPFORTHESTATE:
Ontheotherhand,Ld.Addl.PPfortheStatehasarguedandsubmitted
thataspercomplaintincidentofsexualassaultisof2005anditintermittentlylasted
tillprosecutrixreachedinclassXI.ShedidherclassXIIintheyear2015assuchshe
didherclassXIintheyear2014whenshewasminor. Ld.Addl.PPfortheState
further submitted that POCSO came into force in Feb.'2013. On the basis of
aforesaidsubmissions,Ld.Addl.PPfortheStatehasprayedthatthiscourtsentthis
mattertodesignatedcourtdealingwiththePOCSO.Heard.
PERUSALOFRECORD:
Argumentsheard.Recordperused.Onperusalofrecord,itisrevealed
thatpresentcasewasregisteredonthecomplaintofprosecutrixon28.06.2016.On
perusalofcomplaint,itisfurtherrevealedthatprosecutrixhasstatedtheincident
withoutmentioninganydate,however,yearhasbeenmentioned. Allegationsof
prosecutrixwasthatwhilegivingherbathsinthebathroom,accusedusedtoinserthis
fingerinhervaginaandalsousedtoputhispenisbetweenherthighs.Ifejaculatedhe
usedtocleanhissemenoffhervulva. Itisfurtherallegedinthecomplaintthatin
2010 when she came home for holidays, in her sleep, accused used to touch her
privatepartsandpenetratehispenisinhervaginawhichwaspainfulandsheusedto
cry silently and due to lack of sexed she begin to think that she would become
pregnantandshewentthroughalotofstressandmentaltrauma.Itisfurtherrevealed
thataccusedisagedabout55years,whoisfatherofprosecutrixandalsotheVice
PrincipalintheGovt.School.
Complaintfurtherrevealsthatintheyear20042005,whensheusedto
liveinDhakkaParmanand,herfatherwascaretakerofherandherbrother.While
givingherbathsinthebathroomaccusedusedtoinserthisfingerinhervaginaand
alsousedtoputhispenisbetweenherthighsandinsamesequenceprosecutrixhasput
variousallegationsbutwithoutanydate.
Inhercomplaint,prosecutrixhasstatedthatshehasnomemoryofwhen
thesexualassaulthasstarted,however,itisstatedinthecomplaintthatintheyear
20062007accusedstartedputtinghispenisinhervagina.Hedidwhensheusedto
comehomefromhostelforholidays.Complaintfurtherrevealsthataccusedusedto
do it when he and prosecutrix used to be alone in the house. Complaint further
revealsthatintheyear2010,shecomehomeforholidaysandsheusedtosleepnext
totheaccusedandinhersleepaccusedusedtopenetratehispenisinhervaginawhich
waspainfulandsheusedtocrysilentlyandthishappensmorethanonceinthatyear.
Itisnaturalpositionthatablindpersoncannotgivebathtoanyperson
andevenifhegivesbath,hecannotputhispenisbetweenthethighsofanyperson.
Evenif,hehaddonethisact,therewasvariousopportunitiestoprosecutrixtoraise
alarmordiscussthefacttoanycloserelativeorfriendormother.Eveninthepresent
case,divorcedmotherofprosecutrixwasalsoalive,shecouldhavediscussedwithher
butsamewasnotdone. Moreover,inthecitieslikeDelhithereisfacilityof100
numberforcallingpolice.Shecouldhavemadethephonetopolice,itappearsfrom
hercontentsofcomplaintthatprosecutrixiswelleducated andherfatherisblind.
Therewaslotofopportunitiesforprosecutrixtomakethecomplaintagainstherfather
atthattime.
Complaint further reveals that on 22.06.2016, father of prosecutrix
askedhertogosomewherewithhimandsherefusedandshewenttohermother's
hometostaywithherandhecalledhermotherandsaidwhateverthematterbetween
her,hermotherandhim.Theysortitout.
Fromthisfactandcomplaintdated26.06.2016,itappearsthatitwasthe
matteroffightingbetweenprosecutrixandherfather.Onthatpretext,presentmatter
waslodgedforoffenceu/s376IPC.
FromtheMLCitisrevealedthatlastsexualassaultwashappenedwhen
prosecutrixwasagedof13to14yearsandMLCalsodoesnotsuggestanyfresh
injury on person of prosecutrix at the time of medical examination, hence,
submissionsofLd.Addl.PPfortheStatethatmatteriscoveredunderPOCSOisnot
tenable.Further,submissionsofI.O.hasalsonotsupportedtheversionofLd.Addl.
PPfortheState. Hence,offenceunderPOCSOAct isnotmadeoutagainstthe
accused.
227.Discharge If,uponconsiderationoftherecordofthe
caseandthedocumentssubmittedtherewith,andafterhearing
the submissions of the accused and the prosecution in this
behalf,theJudgeconsidersthatthereisnotsufficientground
for proceeding against the accused, he shall discharge the
accusedandrecordhisreasonsforsodoing.
Atthisstage,whenithascomeonrecordthatpoliceon100number
availableinDelhifrequentlyandwayofwritingofcomplaintshowsthatcomplainant
isverymuchintelligentandknowingconsequencesandcouldhavedisclosedabout
theincidentifanythinghadhappenedwithhertohermotherortoanycloserelative
butsamewasnotdone.Alltheallegationsaregeneralinnaturewithoutmentioning
specific dates. Hence, in these circumstances, prima facie there is no sufficient
materialonrecordtoproceedfurtherwiththiscase.Accordingly,accusedTulsiDas
Mahtoisdischargedfromtheoffencespunishableundersection354/376(2)(f)IPC.
Intermsofsection437ACr.P.C.,accusedisdirectedto executebail
bondinsumofRs.25,000/withonesuretyinthelikeamount.
Filebeconsignedtorecordroom.
(RAMESH KUMAR-II)
ASJ/SFTC-2(CENTRAL),
TIS HAZARI COURTS, DELHI.
15.09.2016