LAWS(MPH)-2013-7-415

RAMGARIB PATEL Vs. VIJAY KUMAR PATEL @ DOCTOR

Decided On July 22, 2013
Ramgarib Patel Appellant
V/S
Vijay Kumar Patel @ Doctor Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard on admission. This appeal has been preferred under Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as "the Code") being aggrieved with the judgment passed by VII Additional Sessions Judge, Rewa on 30/9/2011 in Sessions Trial No. 9/2011, whereby respondent no. 1 has been acquitted of the offences punishable under Sections 376 and 506B of the Indian Penal Code ("IPC" for short).

(2.) Prosecution case, in brief, is that in the night of 12/11/10 at about 10.30 p.m., respondent no. 1 entered into the room of prosecutrix and subjected her to sexual assault. As she raised alarm, neighbours Navneet Patel and Rajesh Patel reached there, and respondent no. 1, after threatening her to kill, fled. Prosecutrix was being sexually exploited by respondent no. 1 for the last three months. Her husband was a military personnel, posted at Haryana and the prosecutrix used to live with her children, on rent, at Shivnagar, Rewa. A written complaint (Ex. P/2) was made after a long period of 12 days on 24/11/10 at Police Station Anantpur. Crime No. 219/10 (Ex. P/6) was registered and after completion of investigation, charge-sheet was filed.

(3.) Learned Deputy Advocate General, while making reference to the evidence on record, submitted that the learned trial Court has not properly appreciated the evidence on record and the impugned judgment deserves to be interfered with.