{"id":110749,"date":"2008-12-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-01T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/gursewak-singh-and-others-vs-state-of-haryana-on-2-december-2008"},"modified":"2017-06-12T04:43:14","modified_gmt":"2017-06-11T23:13:14","slug":"gursewak-singh-and-others-vs-state-of-haryana-on-2-december-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/gursewak-singh-and-others-vs-state-of-haryana-on-2-december-2008","title":{"rendered":"Gursewak Singh And Others vs State Of Haryana on 2 December, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Punjab-Haryana High Court<\/div>\n
Gursewak Singh And Others vs State Of Haryana on 2 December, 2008<\/div>\n
Criminal Appeal No.69-SB of 1998                            -1-\n\n\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA\n              AT CHANDIGARH\n\n                      Criminal Appeal No.69-SB of 1998\n                      Date of decision : 2.12.2008\n\n                              ****\n\nGursewak Singh and others\n\n                                                      .....Appellants\n\n                              Versus\n\nState of Haryana                                      ...Respondent\n\n                              ****\n\nCORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND\n\n\nPresent:   Mr. H.S.Gill,Senior Advocate with\n           Mr. Vivek Goyal, Advocate for the appellants.\n\n           Mr. S.S.Mor, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana\n\n\n\nS. D. ANAND, J.\n<\/pre>\n
           Appellant Gursewak Singh died during the pendency of<\/p>\n
appeal. The appeal filed by him shall stand dismissed as abated. The<\/p>\n
other two appellants Mahender Kaur and Sukhwinder Singh ( alongwith<\/p>\n
deceased appellant) were convicted and sentenced by the learned Trial<\/p>\n
Judge as under:-<\/p>\n
\nMahender Kaur and Gursewak Singh<\/p>\n
      “Under Section 372\/34      To undergo R.I. for a period of seven
\n      IPC                        years each and also pay a fine of
\n                                 Rs.500\/- each. In default of payment of
\n                                 fine the defaulting accused shall
\n                                 undergo further R.I. for a period of two
\n                                 months.”\n<\/p>\n
Sukhvinder Singh @ Leela
\n Criminal Appeal No.69-SB of 1998                                -2-<\/span><\/p>\n
       “Under Section 376 IPC To undergo R.I. for a period of seven
\n                              years and also pay a fine of Rs.500\/-. In
\n                              default of payment of fine he shall
\n                              undergo further R.I. for a period of two
\n                              months.”\n<\/p>\n
              The prosecution allegations upheld, at the trial, were as<\/p>\n
under:-\n<\/p>\n
              The prosecutrix was born to DW-3 Mahender Kaur from the<\/p>\n
lions of her husband Partap Singh (not examined          at the trial).   The<\/p>\n
prosecutrix was the youngest of the siblings. Her mother Mahender Kaur<\/p>\n
had illicit relation with appellant Gursewak Singh because her own<\/p>\n
husband was a liquor addict and a vagabond type of person who would be<\/p>\n
an infrequent visitor to his own house. In pursuance of a conspiracy,<\/p>\n
appellants Gursewak Singh and Mahender kaur sold the prosecutrix away<\/p>\n
to appellant Sukhvinder Singh for a consideration of Rs.40,000\/-.         The<\/p>\n
prosecutrix was repeatedly raped by Sukhvinder Singh who was much<\/p>\n
older to her in age and who had taken her to his native place in the State of<\/p>\n
Rajasthan.     Ultimately, the prosecutrix was able to escape from the<\/p>\n
clutches of the appellant Sukhvinder Singh. She came over to her sister’s<\/p>\n
house at village Rohan, from where she was taken to the police station by<\/p>\n
her sister Sukhpal Kaur and latter’s husband. The offence was notified to<\/p>\n
the police.\n<\/p>\n
              PW-1 Inderjit Singh, Draftsman, had prepared the scaled site<\/p>\n
plan Ex. PA on 15.12.1995 on the pointing of the prosecutrix.<\/p>\n
              PW-2 Raj Kumar, a Drawing Teacher posted at Government<\/p>\n
Girls Middle School, Baraguda, made a record-based statement in order to<\/p>\n
prove school leaving certificate Ex. PB pertaining to the prosecutrix. He<\/p>\n
also testified that the date of birth of the prosecutrix, as recorded in the<\/p>\n
admission register, is 4.1.1980.\n<\/p>\n
              PW-3 Constable Indraj tendered his formal affidavit Ex. PD
\n Criminal Appeal No.69-SB of 1998                             -3-<\/span><\/p>\n
into defence evidence.\n<\/p>\n
            PW-4 Dr. Vinita Jhuthra had medico-legally       examined the<\/p>\n
prosecutrix and observed as under:-\n<\/p>\n
            “Her general condition was fair, well built, well nourished,<\/p>\n
            breast, axillary hair, pubic hair well developed. D.L.M.P. 15<\/p>\n
            days back. Age of menarche 2 -1\/2 years back. No external<\/p>\n
            mark of injury over any part of the body. On local examination:<\/p>\n
            There was no external mark of injury or stain on parineal<\/p>\n
            region and medial aspect of thigh. Two vaginal swabs were<\/p>\n
            taken from posterior fornix and smear slides prepared. Old<\/p>\n
            healed tags of hymen were present.         Vagina admits two<\/p>\n
            fingers easily. Uterus was anti-verted normal size.<\/p>\n
            Handed over to police: 1. Sealed parcel bearing four seals<\/p>\n
            containing two smeared slides and two vaginal swabs in a<\/p>\n
            sealed vial. Sealed envelope bearing four seals containing<\/p>\n
            copy of M.L.R., police papers number 1 to 2 duly signed by<\/p>\n
            me, forwarding latter with sample seal. Carbon copy of M.L.R.<\/p>\n
            Is Ex.PE. It is in my hand and signed by me. Police request<\/p>\n
            for medico legal examination is Ex.PE\/1 which was forwarded<\/p>\n
            by Medical Superintendent whose signatures identify. “<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
            For the purpose of determination of age, the prosecutrix was<\/p>\n
referred to the Radiologist.\n<\/p>\n
            PW-5 Dr. R.K.Bishnoi conducted radiological examination of<\/p>\n
the prosecutrix and gave his report Ex. PF.\n<\/p>\n
            PW-6 is the prosecutrix.\n<\/p>\n
            PW-7 Dr. R.P.Dahiya had medico-legally examined appellant<\/p>\n
Sukhvinder Singh on 5.12.1999 and        opined that    there was nothing<\/p>\n
abnormal which could prevent him from performing sexual intercourse.
\n Criminal Appeal No.69-SB of 1998                               -4-<\/span><\/p>\n
             PW-8 Charanjit Singh is real brother of the prosecutrix.<\/p>\n
             PW-9 Sukhpal Kaur is the real sister of the prosecutrix.<\/p>\n
             PW-10 Gurjant Singh is husband of PW-9 Sukhpal Kaur.<\/p>\n
             PW-11 SI Balbir Singh had investigated this case.<\/p>\n
             PW-12 Beebo is own sister of father of the prosecutrix.<\/p>\n
             Ex. PM is the FSL report.\n<\/p>\n
             Appellant Sukhvinder Singh raised the following plea in the<\/p>\n
course of his statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C.:-<\/p>\n
             “Kiranjit Kaur was aged about 18\/19 years and she was<\/p>\n
             married with me with the consent of her parents and is my<\/p>\n
             legally wedded wife as she also consented this marriage. I am<\/p>\n
             innocent and has been falsely involved in this case at the<\/p>\n
             instance of her parents, Gurjant Singh and Sukhpal Kaur as<\/p>\n
             Gurjant Singh wanted to marry Kiranjit Kaur with his brother.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
             Appellant Mahender Kaur, in course of the statement under<\/p>\n
Section 313 Cr.P.C., averred as under:-\n<\/p>\n
             “I am innocent. Marriage of my daughter Kiranjit Kaur was<\/p>\n
             done with Sukhvinder Singh as per her wishes and as per the<\/p>\n
             wishes of other family members. Kiranjit Kaur was aged about<\/p>\n
             19\/20 years but I have been falsely implicated in this case<\/p>\n
             lateron at the instance of Charanjit Singh and Gurjant Singh as<\/p>\n
             Gurjant Singh wanted to marry Kiranjit Kaur with his brother<\/p>\n
             for which I did not agree.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
             DW-1 Kulwant Singh, a village mate of appellant Sukhvinder<\/p>\n
Singh, deposed to the factum of latter’s marriage with the prosecutrix in the<\/p>\n
year 1995.\n<\/p>\n
             DW-2 Thana Singh also gave testimony to the same effect.<\/p>\n
             DW-3 appellant Mahender Kaur entered the witness box, as
\n Criminal Appeal No.69-SB of 1998                              -5-<\/span><\/p>\n
her own witness, as DW-3.\n<\/p>\n
            I have heard Shri H.S.Gill, learned Senior Counsel and Mr.<\/p>\n
S.S.Mor, learned Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana and have<\/p>\n
carefully gone through the record.\n<\/p>\n
            Learned Senior Counsel, appearing on behalf of the<\/p>\n
appellants, argues that the entire prosecution presentation is false<\/p>\n
inasmuch as there is adequate material on the file to prove that the<\/p>\n
prosecutrix had been married to appellant Sukhvinder Singh and she<\/p>\n
became estranged only at a subsequent point of time.<\/p>\n
            There is force in the plea. It would be apparent from a perusal<\/p>\n
of the statement of none else or other than the prosecutrix herself that the<\/p>\n
marriage between her and appellant Sukhvinder singh had indeed taken<\/p>\n
place.   In the course of the cross-examination, she conceded that<\/p>\n
photogrpahs Ex. D2 to Ex. D10 were taken at the time of their marriage.<\/p>\n
That photographs Ex. D11 to Ex. D18 were also taken at that time and<\/p>\n
that ceremony of Anand Karaj was performed at the time of marriage,<\/p>\n
(which was also attended by her maternal uncle Surjit Singh alongwith 8-<\/p>\n
10 persons from the village, was also stated by her. Though she conceded<\/p>\n
that five persons came over as Baratis in a jeep, she had no idea about<\/p>\n
whether any tent installed for the marriage ceremony or not and she also<\/p>\n
had no idea about whether “any meals, cold drink, tea etc. were provided<\/p>\n
to the Barati or not.” She, however, conceded that she remained with the<\/p>\n
appellant Sukhvinder Singh for about one month at Jandwala. She also<\/p>\n
conceded, as correct, a suggestion that appellant Sukhvinder Singh used<\/p>\n
to leave for the fields in the morning and would come home in the evening.<\/p>\n
It is also in her statement that after the marriage, her father fetched her<\/p>\n
from her matrimonial house to her parental house and that it was appellant<\/p>\n
Sukhvider Singh who, thereafter, brought her from her parental house to
\n Criminal Appeal No.69-SB of 1998                              -6-<\/span><\/p>\n
her matrimonial house. It is also in her statement that her stay at her<\/p>\n
parental house for a period of 8 days, before she was fetched by appellant<\/p>\n
Sukhvinder Singh with whom she stayed thereafter for a period of about 5-<\/p>\n
6 days.\n<\/p>\n
            It would be crystal clear from a perusal of the testimony of the<\/p>\n
prosecutrix that   she conceded having entered into a marriage with<\/p>\n
appellant Sukhvinder Singh and further that the marriage ceremony was<\/p>\n
performed by Anand Karaj.\n<\/p>\n
            It is apparent from the record that her brother and sister did<\/p>\n
not attend her marriage. That part of her statement is to be appreciated in<\/p>\n
the light of the statement made by her brother Charanjit Singh PW-8 to the<\/p>\n
effect that “Ninda co-villager is present in photograph Ex.D17. My father is<\/p>\n
present in photograph Ex.D16.         My maternal uncle is present in<\/p>\n
photograph Ex.D3.      I am also present in photograph Ex.D5.          This<\/p>\n
photograph was not taken at the time of marriage but was taken later on.<\/p>\n
This photograph D5 relates to the occasion when Sukhvinder Singh had<\/p>\n
come to see my sister about 20\/25 days earlier to the alleged marriage.”<\/p>\n
            That Charajit Singh PW-8 is out to support the prosecution<\/p>\n
presentation even at the cost of falsehood is apparent from his statement<\/p>\n
to the effect that prosecutrix never visited her parental house after her<\/p>\n
marriage with appellant Sukhvinder Singh. It may be pointed out, even at<\/p>\n
the cost of repetition, that it had been conceded by none else or other than<\/p>\n
by the prosecutrix herself that she was fetched from her matrimonial house<\/p>\n
her father and it was appellant Sukhvinder Singh who fetched her to the<\/p>\n
matrimonial house from her parental house thereafter. The facts available<\/p>\n
on the record are further to be appreciated in the light of the statement of<\/p>\n
the Investigating Officer to the effect that “I had enquired about the<\/p>\n
marriage of Kiranjit Kaur who had told that marriage was taken place about
\n Criminal Appeal No.69-SB of 1998                               -7-<\/span><\/p>\n
1\/1-1\/4 year ago. During this period of 1\/1-1\/4 year none complained me<\/p>\n
about the marriage of Kiranjit Kaur. ”\n<\/p>\n
            Interestingly enough, appellant Mehnder Kaur entered the<\/p>\n
witness box, as her own witness, as DW-3 and testified that the prosecutrix<\/p>\n
(who is 3rd in order of seniority on point of age) was married to appellant<\/p>\n
Sukhvinder Singh with the consent of her parents and other relations. She<\/p>\n
further stated that the appellant is presently residing with her elder sister<\/p>\n
Sukhpal Kaur in village Rohan who wanted the prosecutrix to be married to<\/p>\n
a younger brother of her husband. That proposal was not acceptable to<\/p>\n
appellant Mahender Kaur.      She testified that it was on account of that<\/p>\n
annoyance that Sukhpal Kaur falsely implicated her in this case. It is<\/p>\n
evident from the prosecution presentation that there was a precise plea<\/p>\n
that father of the prosecutrix was a big boozer and lofar type of individual<\/p>\n
and further that appellant Mahender kaur had illicit relation with (deceased)<\/p>\n
Gursewak Singh.       When appellant Mahender Kaur stepped into the<\/p>\n
witness box and asserted the validity of the marriage of the prosecutrix<\/p>\n
with appellant Sukhvinder singh, the field was open to the members of<\/p>\n
complainant party to put it to her that she was having illicit relations with<\/p>\n
Gursewak Singh and that she had sold the prosecutrix off to Sukhvinder<\/p>\n
Singh for a consideration of Rs.40,000\/-. No such facts were indicated to<\/p>\n
her in the cross examination. The only question put to her in the course of<\/p>\n
her cross-examination was a suggestion that she has deposed falsely in<\/p>\n
order to obtain exoneration from conviction. She, of course, denied the<\/p>\n
suggestion as incorrect. If there was even an iota of truth in the grievance<\/p>\n
of the complainant party, there is no reason why it (basis of grievance)<\/p>\n
would not have been put to DW-3 Mahender kaur in the course of cross-<\/p>\n
examination.\n<\/p>\n
            In the light of the fore-going discussion, it is apparent that
\n Criminal Appeal No.69-SB of 1998                             -8-<\/span><\/p>\n
prosecutrix was married to appellant Sukhvinder Singh, that they co-<\/p>\n
habited as husband and wife and that she became estranged thereafter<\/p>\n
only. The prosecution presentation is, thus, not acceptable. The finding of<\/p>\n
conviction recorded by the learned Trial Judge cannot be affirmed. The<\/p>\n
appeal shall stand allowed. The appellants shall stand acquitted of the<\/p>\n
charge.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
December 02, 2008                                  (S. D. ANAND)\nPka                                                     JUDGE\n <\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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