{"id":84935,"date":"2011-09-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-20T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/krishna-prasad-modi-krishna-sao-vs-state-of-jharkhand-on-21-september-2011"},"modified":"2015-08-07T23:47:55","modified_gmt":"2015-08-07T18:17:55","slug":"krishna-prasad-modi-krishna-sao-vs-state-of-jharkhand-on-21-september-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/krishna-prasad-modi-krishna-sao-vs-state-of-jharkhand-on-21-september-2011","title":{"rendered":"Krishna Prasad Modi @ Krishna Sao vs State Of Jharkhand on 21 September, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Jharkhand High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Krishna Prasad Modi @ Krishna Sao vs State Of Jharkhand on 21 September, 2011<\/div>\n<pre>                         Criminal\u00a0Appeal\u00a0(SJ)\u00a0No.\u00a026\u00a0of\u00a02002\n\n       Against \u00a0 the \u00a0 judgment \u00a0 of \u00a0 conviction \u00a0 and \u00a0 order \u00a0 of \u00a0 sentence \u00a0 dated\u00a0\n       12\/10\/2001<\/pre>\n<p> \u00a0 and \u00a0 15\/10\/2001 \u00a0 respectively \u00a0 passed \u00a0 by \u00a0 Sri \u00a0 Pradeep\u00a0<br \/>\n       Kumar,\u00a0Sessions\u00a0Judge,\u00a0Garhwa\u00a0in\u00a0Sessions\u00a0Trial\u00a0No.\u00a0467\u00a0of\u00a01998.<\/p>\n<p>       Krishna\u00a0Prasad\u00a0Modi&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\u00a0                                           Appellant\u00a0<br \/>\n                             \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0                                                \u00a0<br \/>\n                                                                    Versus<br \/>\n     \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0State\u00a0of\u00a0\u00a0Jharkhand&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0                                      \u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>     Respondent<br \/>\n                                                   \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&#8230;&#8230;\n<\/p>\n<p>        For\u00a0the\u00a0Appellant\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:\u00a0Mr.\u00a0V.K.Tiwary,\u00a0Advocate<br \/>\n        For\u00a0the\u00a0State\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:\u00a0Mr.\u00a0S.N.Rajgarhia,\u00a0A.P.P.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                       &#8230;&#8230;\n<\/p>\n<p>                                           P\u00a0R\u00a0E\u00a0S\u00a0E\u00a0N\u00a0T<br \/>\n                        The\u00a0Hon&#8217;ble\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Justice\u00a0R.K.Merathia<\/p>\n<p>                                        J\u00a0U\u00a0D\u00a0G\u00a0M\u00a0E\u00a0N\u00a0T<\/p>\n<p>By\u00a0Court.         This \u00a0 appeal \u00a0 is \u00a0 directed \u00a0 against \u00a0 the \u00a0 impugned \u00a0 judgment \u00a0 of\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       conviction\u00a0and\u00a0sentence\u00a0passed\u00a0on\u00a012\/15th\u00a0 October,\u00a02001\u00a0by\u00a0Sri\u00a0Pradeep\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       Kumar,\u00a0Sessions\u00a0Judge,\u00a0Garhwa\u00a0in\u00a0Sessions\u00a0Trial\u00a0No.\u00a0467\u00a0of\u00a01998,\u00a0whereby\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       the\u00a0appellant\u00a0Krishna\u00a0Prasad\u00a0Modi\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0found\u00a0guilty\u00a0for\u00a0committing\u00a0the\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       offence\u00a0under\u00a0Sections\u00a0376\u00a0and\u00a0342\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Indian\u00a0Penal\u00a0Code\u00a0and,\u00a0thereby,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       he\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0sentenced\u00a0to\u00a0undergo\u00a0R.I.\u00a0for\u00a010\u00a0years\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0offence\u00a0under\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       Section\u00a0376\u00a0IPC.\u00a0No\u00a0separate\u00a0sentence\u00a0was\u00a0passed\u00a0under\u00a0Section\u00a0342\u00a0IPC.<\/p>\n<p>       2.         The \u00a0 prosecution \u00a0 case, \u00a0 in \u00a0 short, \u00a0 is \u00a0 that \u00a0 accused \u00a0 Sarswatia \u00a0 Devi\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       took\u00a0a\u00a0loan\u00a0of\u00a0Rs.\u00a02000\/\u00ad\u00a0for\u00a0purchasing\u00a0land\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0appellant\u00a0Krishna\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       Prasad\u00a0Modi,\u00a0who\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0Constable\u00a0in\u00a0Meral\u00a0Police\u00a0Station.\u00a0In\u00a0lieu\u00a0thereof,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       she \u00a0 asked \u00a0 the \u00a0 Victim\u00adBhukhali \u00a0 Devi \u00a0 (PW\u00ad5), \u00a0 who \u00a0 happened \u00a0 to \u00a0 be \u00a0 her\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       daughter\u00adin\u00adlaw, \u00a0 to \u00a0 sleep \u00a0 with \u00a0 the \u00a0 appellant \u00a0 Krishna. \u00a0 When \u00a0 she \u00a0 refused,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       Sarswatia\u00a0Devi\u00a0threatened\u00a0her.\u00a0After\u00a0about\u00a08\u00a0days,\u00a0Krishna\u00a0again\u00a0came\u00a0to\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       meet\u00a0Sarswatia\u00a0Devi\u00a0at\u00a0about\u00a010\u00a0p.m.\u00a0And\u00a0started\u00a0talking\u00a0to\u00a0her.\u00a0Thereafter,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       Sarswatia\u00a0Devi\u00a0asked\u00a0the\u00a0victim\u00a0to\u00a0give\u00a0water\u00a0to\u00a0him.\u00a0When\u00a0she\u00a0refused,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       Sarswatia \u00a0 Devi \u00a0 insisted \u00a0 to \u00a0 give \u00a0 water \u00a0 to \u00a0 him \u00a0 and \u00a0 when \u00a0 she \u00a0 went \u00a0 near\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       Krishna,\u00a0he\u00a0caught\u00a0hold\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0hand.\u00a0She\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0run\u00a0away\u00a0by\u00a0getting\u00a0her\u00a0<br \/>\n hand\u00a0disengaged.\u00a0She\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0bite\u00a0him\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0hand\u00a0but\u00a0Sarswatia\u00a0Devi\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>caught\u00a0hold\u00a0her\u00a0and\u00a0put\u00a0a\u00a0cloth\u00a0into\u00a0her\u00a0mouth.\u00a0Thereafter,\u00a0Sarswatia\u00a0Devi\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>and\u00a0Krishna\u00a0put\u00a0her\u00a0on\u00a0a\u00a0cot\u00a0and\u00a0tied\u00a0her\u00a0hands\u00a0and\u00a0legs\u00a0with\u00a0cot.\u00a0While\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sarswatia\u00a0Devi\u00a0kept\u00a0her\u00a0mouth\u00a0closed\u00a0with\u00a0clothes,\u00a0Krishna\u00a0committed\u00a0rape\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>on\u00a0her.\u00a0When\u00a0Krishna\u00a0left\u00a0her\u00a0after\u00a0committing\u00a0rape,\u00a0Sarswatia\u00a0Devi\u00a0untied\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>her\u00a0hands\u00a0and\u00a0legs.\u00a0She\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0meet\u00a0villagers\u00a0and\u00a0tell\u00a0the\u00a0occurrence\u00a0to\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>them \u00a0 but \u00a0 Sarswatia \u00a0 Devi \u00a0 asked \u00a0 her \u00a0 to \u00a0 keep \u00a0 silence \u00a0 . \u00a0 She \u00a0 contacted \u00a0 the\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>villagers\u00a0and\u00a0with\u00a0their\u00a0help,\u00a0she\u00a0came\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0police\u00a0station\u00a0and\u00a0gave\u00a0the\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>statements.\u00a0The\u00a0FIR\u00a0was\u00a0registered\u00a0on\u00a010\/04\/1998.\u00a0On\u00a011\/04\/1998,\u00a0the\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>statements\u00a0of\u00a0witnesses\u00a0were\u00a0recorded\u00a0under\u00a0Section\u00a0164\u00a0Cr.P.C.\u00a0including\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>the\u00a0husband\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0victim\u00a0Mahendra\u00a0Saw\u00a0(PW\u00ad4).\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>3.          Learned \u00a0 counsel \u00a0 for \u00a0 the \u00a0 appellant \u00a0 assailed \u00a0 the \u00a0 impugned\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>judgment\u00a0on\u00a0various\u00a0grounds.\u00a0He\u00a0submitted\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0FIR\u00a0was\u00a0lodged\u00a0after\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>about \u00a0 15 \u00a0 days \u00a0 and \u00a0 there \u00a0 is \u00a0 no \u00a0 explanation \u00a0 for \u00a0 such \u00a0 delay; \u00a0 and \u00a0 that \u00a0 the\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Doctor\u00a0opined\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0difficult\u00a0to\u00a0say\u00a0as\u00a0to\u00a0whether\u00a0the\u00a0victim\u00a0was\u00a0raped\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>or\u00a0not;\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0PW\u00ad4\u00ad\u00a0the\u00a0husband\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0victim,\u00a0turned\u00a0hostile;\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>in\u00a0any\u00a0event,\u00a0the\u00a0appellant\u00a0has\u00a0remained\u00a0in\u00a0jail\u00a0custody\u00a0for\u00a0about\u00a0five\u00a0years\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>and\u00a0five\u00a0months\u00a0and,\u00a0therefore,\u00a0at\u00a0least\u00a0the\u00a0sentence\u00a0may\u00a0be\u00a0reduced\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>period\u00a0already\u00a0undergone.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>4.          On \u00a0 the \u00a0 other \u00a0 hand, \u00a0 Mr. \u00a0 Rajgarhia, \u00a0 learned \u00a0 APP \u00a0 for \u00a0 the \u00a0 State\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>supported\u00a0the\u00a0impugned\u00a0judgment.\n<\/p>\n<p>5.          It \u00a0 is \u00a0true \u00a0 that \u00a0 PW\u00ad4 \u00a0 Mahendra \u00a0 Sao, \u00a0 husband \u00a0 of \u00a0 the \u00a0 victim \u00a0 was\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>declared \u00a0 hostile \u00a0 in \u00a0 the \u00a0 court \u00a0 but \u00a0 he \u00a0 clearly \u00a0 said \u00a0 in \u00a0 his \u00a0 statement \u00a0 under\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Section\u00a0164\u00a0Cr.P.C.\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0victim\u00a0told\u00a0her\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0returned\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0night\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>about\u00a0the\u00a0occurrence\u00a0and\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0protested\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0occurrence\u00a0with\u00a0his\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>mother\u00adSarswatia,\u00a0she\u00a0assaulted\u00a0him\u00a0by\u00a0Danda.\u00a0Thereafter,\u00a0Panchayati\u00a0was\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>held\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0as\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0no\u00a0help\u00a0from\u00a0any\u00a0corner,\u00a0FIR\u00a0was\u00a0lodged.\u00a0But\u00a0in\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>the\u00a0court\u00a0PW\u00ad4\u00a0turned\u00a0hostile.\u00a0PWs\u00a01,\u00a02\u00a0and\u00a03,\u00a0who\u00a0gave\u00a0statements\u00a0under\u00a0<br \/>\n Section\u00a0164\u00a0Cr.P.C.\u00a0that\u00a0they\u00a0learnt\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0occurrence\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0victim\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>PW\u00ad5, \u00a0 also \u00a0 turned \u00a0 hostile \u00a0 in \u00a0 court. \u00a0 The \u00a0 evidence \u00a0 of \u00a0 the \u00a0 Doctor \u00a0 is \u00a0 not\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>relevant \u00a0 as \u00a0 the \u00a0 victim \u00a0 was \u00a0 examined \u00a0 after \u00a0 about \u00a0 15 \u00a0 days. \u00a0 Thus, \u00a0 the\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>conviction \u00a0is\u00a0based\u00a0only\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0evidence\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0victim\u00a0PW\u00ad5.\u00a0It\u00a0is\u00a0settled\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>position\u00a0that\u00a0only\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0evidence\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0victim,\u00a0conviction\u00a0can\u00a0be\u00a0passed\u00a0in\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>such\u00a0type\u00a0of\u00a0cases.\u00a0There\u00a0is\u00a0nothing\u00a0to\u00a0discredit\u00a0the\u00a0evidence\u00a0of\u00a0PW\u00ad5.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>6.          After \u00a0 hearing \u00a0 the \u00a0 parties \u00a0 and \u00a0 on \u00a0 going \u00a0 through \u00a0 the \u00a0 records\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>carefully,\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0opinion,\u00a0no\u00a0grounds\u00a0are\u00a0made\u00a0out\u00a0for\u00a0any\u00a0interference\u00a0with\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>the\u00a0conviction\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0appellant.\u00a0Accordingly,\u00a0it\u00a0is\u00a0affirmed.<\/p>\n<p>7.          So\u00a0far\u00a0as\u00a0sentence\u00a0is\u00a0concerned,\u00a0it\u00a0is\u00a0submitted\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0appellant\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Krishna \u00a0 Prasad\u00a0 Modi \u00a0 has\u00a0 already \u00a0 remained \u00a0 in\u00a0 jail\u00a0 custody \u00a0 for \u00a0 about \u00a0 five\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>years \u00a0 and \u00a0 five \u00a0 months \u00a0 out \u00a0 of \u00a0 the \u00a0 sentence \u00a0 of \u00a0 10 \u00a0 years. \u00a0 It \u00a0 is \u00a0 further\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>submitted\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0has\u00a0also\u00a0been\u00a0dismissed\u00a0from\u00a0service.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>8.          In\u00a0 the \u00a0 circumstances, \u00a0 in\u00a0 my \u00a0 opinion, \u00a0 no \u00a0 useful\u00a0 purpose \u00a0 will \u00a0 be\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>served \u00a0 by \u00a0 sending \u00a0 the \u00a0 appellant \u00a0 again \u00a0 in \u00a0 jail \u00a0 to \u00a0 serve \u00a0 out \u00a0 the \u00a0 sentence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly, \u00a0 he \u00a0 is \u00a0 sentenced \u00a0 to \u00a0 undergo \u00a0 R.I. \u00a0 for \u00a0 the \u00a0 period \u00a0 already\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>undergone\u00a0by\u00a0him.\u00a0The\u00a0appellant,\u00a0who\u00a0is\u00a0on\u00a0bail,\u00a0is\u00a0discharged\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>liabilities\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0bail\u00a0bonds.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>            With\u00a0this\u00a0modification\u00a0in\u00a0sentence,\u00a0this\u00a0appeal\u00a0is\u00a0dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>                                  \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0             \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(R.K.Merathia,\u00a0J)<\/p>\n<p>Jharkhand\u00a0High\u00a0Court,\u00a0Ranchi<br \/>\nDated\u00a0the\u00a021st\u00a0September\u00a02011;\n<\/p>\n<p>NAFR\/Mukund\/c.p.\u00a0\u00ad3\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jharkhand High Court Krishna Prasad Modi @ Krishna Sao vs State Of Jharkhand on 21 September, 2011 Criminal\u00a0Appeal\u00a0(SJ)\u00a0No.\u00a026\u00a0of\u00a02002 Against \u00a0 the \u00a0 judgment \u00a0 of \u00a0 conviction \u00a0 and \u00a0 order \u00a0 of \u00a0 sentence \u00a0 dated\u00a0 12\/10\/2001 \u00a0 and \u00a0 15\/10\/2001 \u00a0 respectively \u00a0 passed \u00a0 by \u00a0 Sri \u00a0 Pradeep\u00a0 Kumar,\u00a0Sessions\u00a0Judge,\u00a0Garhwa\u00a0in\u00a0Sessions\u00a0Trial\u00a0No.\u00a0467\u00a0of\u00a01998. 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