SMT. SARITA JAIN Vs. NISHANT JAIN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This order is disposing an application filed by the applicant/complainant under Sec. 378(4) of the Cr.P.C for grant of leave to appeal against the judgment dated 16.11.2015 passed by the Fourth ASJ, Jabalpur, whereby respondent No.1 Nishant Jain has been acquitted from the charge of Sections 376(2)(n), 323, 506 part-I and 354 of the Penal Code and respondent No.2 Hani alias Gaurav Jain has been acquitted from the of charge of Sections 323, 506 part-II and Sec. 354 of the IPC.

(2.) Prosecution's story in short is that the husband of the prosecutrix (PW-1) was mentally ill and at that time respondent No.1 Nishant Jain used to come to her house and he was assuring the prosecutrix that he would always help them and take care of prosecutrix and her both children. On this assurance, respondent No.1 Nishant Jain was sexually exploiting the prosecutrix. Respondent No.1 Nishant Jain assured the prosecutrix that he loved her. Her husband died in the year 2012. Thereafter, when prosecutrix asked respondent No.1 Nishant for marriage, then Nishant denied her stating that who would get married with a mother of two children. Respondent No.2 Hani alias Gaurav Jain is the servant of respondent No.1, who on 24.02.2014 in Bhaldarpura area of Jabalpur, gave beating to the prosecutrix and sexually assaulted her and also assaulted the son of the prosecutrix by belt and stick. Respondent No.2 also threatened the prosecutrix that if she would made report to the police, then he would throw acid on her and she would be killed with her children. Just after this incident, prosecutrix reached to the police station Kotwali, Jabalpur, where respondent No.1 was previously present. On report of the prosecutrix, crime was registered and after completing formalities of the investigation, charge sheet was filed in the Court of concerned JMFC, Jabalpur, who committed the case to the Sessions Court.

(3.) Prosecutrix (PW-1) and her son Sagar Jain (PW-2) had supported the case of prosecution, but another son of prosecutrix Sumank (PW-3) deposed that he is not having any knowledge about the incident and he did not wish to give any statement. There are material contradictions between deposition of prosecutrix (PW-1) and her son Sagar (PW-2) in reference to the alleged incident of 24.02.2014. According to evidence of prosecutrix, the incident of 24.02.2014 happened on public street, when she was going to report the matter to the police, but according to evidence of her son the incident of 24.02.2014 had happened in his shop. Prosecutrix (PW-1) deposed in her cross-examination that on 24.02.2014 respondent No.1 Nishant had asked her to make sexual relation with respondent No.2 Hani alias Gaurav, but this very important fact is totally missing in her written application (Ex.P-1) and signed FIR (Ex. P-2). On this point, her Sagar (PW-2) had not supported her. Thus, it is clear that prosecutrix and her son had exaggerated their version in the Court, which indicates their clear falsehood. There is material contradictions about the year, when the husband of the prosecutrix expired. Prosecutrix has deposed in her statement before the trial Court that her physical relation with respondent No.1 Nishant had started much before the death of her husband.