BALVIR Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) MUKTESHWAR Prasad, J. Accused Balvir, son of Prem Singh Jatav, has preferred this appeal against the judgment and order dated 24-7-1981 passed by Sri Iqramul Bari, the then IV Additional Sessions Judge, Bijnor in S. T. No. 496 of 1980 whereby he convicted Balvir under Section 354 I. P. C. and sentenced him to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000. In default, he was ordered to undergo simple imprisonment for a term of six months. Out of the fine, realised Rs. 500 was directed to be paid to Km. Saroj as compensation.

(2.) THE facts of the prosecution case, in brief, are as under.

(3.) WHEN Jagram returned to his house in the morning of 11-5-79, his wife Smt. Kalawati narrated the entire story to him. He asked the villagers to accompany him to the police station to lodge a report but none was ready to accompany. Jagram reached Nangal on a bicycle and both father and daughter reached there. He got a report prepared by one Mohd. Ali and reached the police station.