KALA DEVI Vs. STATE OF BIHAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard learned counsel for the appellant and counsel for the respondents.

(2.) In the present case, the appellant has challenged the order of acquittal dated 16.07.2019 passed in Sessions Trial No. 195 of 2012, C.I.S. No. 194 of 2015 arising out of Bihpur (Bhawanipur) P.S. Case No. 20 of 2007 registered for offence under Section 364, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

(3.) An allegation has been made that on the alleged day, the mother of the victim girl had gone for harvesting the maize crop. In the meantime, the respondents came to the Darwaja of the father of the victim girl and communicated that the mother of the victim girl is calling her daughter in the agriculture field, whereafter, the father of the girl instructed the girl to go to the agriculture field. After sometime, he also saw that the victim girl was going along with Manoj Sharma. Three accused persons, namely, Chandradeo Sharma, Tuntun Sharma and Gauri Sharma were also following her. In the evening, the mother of the girl returned back alone. It has been stated that for five days, the father of the victim girl searched the girl but, could not be traced out. The Informant tried to find out the girl but, when the girl could not be traced out, the Informant approached to the police but, the police did not take up the matter. Hence, a complaint case no. 349 of 2006 was filed after two years whereafter it appears that under Section 156(3) of the Cr.P.C., the Magistrate referred the matter to the police whereupon Bihpur P.S. Case No. 20 of 2007 was lodged for offence under Sections 364, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Thereafter, the court took cognizance and proceeded in the matter. In support of the allegation, the independent witness P.W.1 has stated that Chandradeo Sharma had asked the girl Nutan Kumari that her mother was calling her in the agriculture field for lifting the load, whereafter, she followed Chandradeo Sharma. P.W.2 is Vijay Paswan has been declared hostile. P.W.3 is Vijay Sharma who has stated that Manoj Sharma had come to the Angan of his house and gave information with regard to calling of Nutan Kumari by her mother in the agriculture filed and, thereafter, she left for the agriculture field. In the meantime, he has seen the girl was going along with Chandradeo Sharma. Anjana Kumari is the P.W.4 who has stated that Manoj Sharma came to the house of the victim girl and communicated about calling of Nutan Kumari by her mother for bringing load from the agriculture field, whereafter, she followed Manoj Sharma and she could locate that she was going along with Manoj Sharma, Chandradeo Sharma, Gauri Sharma and Tuno Sharma and she never returned thereafter. P.W.6 is Sanjeev Kumar who has also stated that Manoj Sharma came to the house of the appellant and communicated the message of mother that the victim girl was being called for in the agriculture field. P.W.7 is Chandrashekhar Singh who is the Investigating Officer. He has investigated the case and stated that some of the independent witnesses in one voice have stated that Nutan Kumari was married with Rajkumar Sharma and they are living together and she has gone along with Rajkumar and, thereafter, she never returned and submitted the final form. P.W.8 is Laxmi Devi who has stated that the marriage of the victim girl was solemnized with Rajkumar. P.W. 9 Fekan Sharma who has also stated that the girl was married with Rajkumar. P.W.10 Rukmani Devi has been declared hostile. P.W.11 Biranchi Sharma has also stated that the marriage of the girl has been solemnized with Rajkumar.