Case No.

28796/2016
FIR No.302/2016
u/s 354/376(2)(f)IPC.
PS-Timarpur
State Vs. Tulsi Das Mahto
15.09.2016
Present:

Sh. A.T. Ansari, Ld. Addl. PP for the State.

Accused produced from JC.
Ms. Kanchan Diwan, Ld. counsel for accused.
Ms. Neha Jain, Ld. counsel for DCW.
S.I. Ganpati Maharaj stated to be deputed by SHO.
He submits that from the statement of prosecutrtix u/s
164 Cr.P.C. offence under

POCSO Act is not made out

against the accused.

Vide my separate order on charge, accused is discharged
fromthe offencespunishableundersection354/376(2)(f)
IPC.
In terms of section 437A Cr.P.C., accused is directed to
executebailbondinsumofRs.25,000/withonesuretyin
thelikeamount.
Filebeconsignedtorecordroom.

(RAMESH KUMAR-II)
ASJ/SFTC- 2(CENTRAL),
TisHazariCourts,Delhi.
15.09.2016

StateVs.TusliDasMahto
CaseNo.304283/16
FIRNo.302/16
u/s354/376(2)(f)IPC
PSTimarpur
15.09.2016
ORDERONCHARGE
Present:

Sh.A.T.Ansari,Ld.AddlPPfortheState.
Ms.KanchanDiwan,Ld.LACforaccused.

SUBMISSIONOFLD.COUNSELFORACCUSED.
Ld. LAC for accused has argued and submitted that accused in the
present case is a blind person. Ld. LAC further submitted that complaint of
prosecutrixdated27.06.2016iscompletelyfalseandallegationsagainsthimareof
afterthought. Ld.LACfurthersubmittedthatcasehasbeenregisteredagainstthe
accusedduetopropertydispute. Further,prosecutrixhasnotmadewitnesstoher
brotherandcomplainant hasnotdisclosedabouttheincidentofsexualassaultto
anybodyelseinthefamily.Ld.LACforaccusedfurthersubmittedthatnocaseunder
POCSOActismadeoutagainsttheaccused.
Onthesegrounds,Ld.LACforaccusedhasprayedthatnooffenceu/s
354/376(2)(f)IPCorunderPOCSOActaremadeoutagainsttheaccused.
SUBMISSIONSOFLD.ADDL.PPFORTHESTATE:
Ontheotherhand,Ld.Addl.PPfortheStatehasarguedandsubmitted
thataspercomplaintincidentofsexualassaultisof2005anditintermittentlylasted
tillprosecutrixreachedinclassXI.ShedidherclassXIIintheyear2015assuchshe
didherclassXIintheyear2014whenshewasminor. Ld.Addl.PPfortheState
further submitted that POCSO came into force in Feb.'2013. On the basis of
aforesaidsubmissions,Ld.Addl.PPfortheStatehasprayedthatthiscourtsentthis
mattertodesignatedcourtdealingwiththePOCSO.Heard.

PERUSALOFRECORD:
Argumentsheard.Recordperused.Onperusalofrecord,itisrevealed
thatpresentcasewasregisteredonthecomplaintofprosecutrixon28.06.2016.On
perusalofcomplaint,itisfurtherrevealedthatprosecutrixhasstatedtheincident
withoutmentioninganydate,however,yearhasbeenmentioned. Allegationsof
prosecutrixwasthatwhilegivingherbathsinthebathroom,accusedusedtoinserthis
fingerinhervaginaandalsousedtoputhispenisbetweenherthighs.Ifejaculatedhe
usedtocleanhissemenoffhervulva. Itisfurtherallegedinthecomplaintthatin
2010 when she came home for holidays, in her sleep, accused used to touch her
privatepartsandpenetratehispenisinhervaginawhichwaspainfulandsheusedto
cry silently and due to lack of sexed she begin to think that she would become
pregnantandshewentthroughalotofstressandmentaltrauma.Itisfurtherrevealed
thataccusedisagedabout55years,whoisfatherofprosecutrixandalsotheVice
PrincipalintheGovt.School.
Complaintfurtherrevealsthatintheyear20042005,whensheusedto
liveinDhakkaParmanand,herfatherwascaretakerofherandherbrother.While
givingherbathsinthebathroomaccusedusedtoinserthisfingerinhervaginaand
alsousedtoputhispenisbetweenherthighsandinsamesequenceprosecutrixhasput
variousallegationsbutwithoutanydate.
Inhercomplaint,prosecutrixhasstatedthatshehasnomemoryofwhen
thesexualassaulthasstarted,however,itisstatedinthecomplaintthatintheyear
20062007accusedstartedputtinghispenisinhervagina.Hedidwhensheusedto
comehomefromhostelforholidays.Complaintfurtherrevealsthataccusedusedto
do it when he and prosecutrix used to be alone in the house. Complaint further
revealsthatintheyear2010,shecomehomeforholidaysandsheusedtosleepnext
totheaccusedandinhersleepaccusedusedtopenetratehispenisinhervaginawhich
waspainfulandsheusedtocrysilentlyandthishappensmorethanonceinthatyear.

Itisnaturalpositionthatablindpersoncannotgivebathtoanyperson
andevenifhegivesbath,hecannotputhispenisbetweenthethighsofanyperson.
Evenif,hehaddonethisact,therewasvariousopportunitiestoprosecutrixtoraise
alarmordiscussthefacttoanycloserelativeorfriendormother.Eveninthepresent
case,divorcedmotherofprosecutrixwasalsoalive,shecouldhavediscussedwithher
butsamewasnotdone. Moreover,inthecitieslikeDelhithereisfacilityof100
numberforcallingpolice.Shecouldhavemadethephonetopolice,itappearsfrom
hercontentsofcomplaintthatprosecutrixiswelleducated andherfatherisblind.
Therewaslotofopportunitiesforprosecutrixtomakethecomplaintagainstherfather
atthattime.
Complaint further reveals that on 22.06.2016, father of prosecutrix
askedhertogosomewherewithhimandsherefusedandshewenttohermother's
hometostaywithherandhecalledhermotherandsaidwhateverthematterbetween
her,hermotherandhim.Theysortitout.
Fromthisfactandcomplaintdated26.06.2016,itappearsthatitwasthe
matteroffightingbetweenprosecutrixandherfather.Onthatpretext,presentmatter
waslodgedforoffenceu/s376IPC.
FromtheMLCitisrevealedthatlastsexualassaultwashappenedwhen
prosecutrixwasagedof13to14yearsandMLCalsodoesnotsuggestanyfresh
injury on person of prosecutrix at the time of medical examination, hence,
submissionsofLd.Addl.PPfortheStatethatmatteriscoveredunderPOCSOisnot
tenable.Further,submissionsofI.O.hasalsonotsupportedtheversionofLd.Addl.
PPfortheState. Hence,offenceunderPOCSOAct isnotmadeoutagainstthe
accused.
227.Discharge If,uponconsiderationoftherecordofthe
caseandthedocumentssubmittedtherewith,andafterhearing
the submissions of the accused and the prosecution in this
behalf,theJudgeconsidersthatthereisnotsufficientground
for proceeding against the accused, he shall discharge the
accusedandrecordhisreasonsforsodoing.

Atthisstage,whenithascomeonrecordthatpoliceon100number
availableinDelhifrequentlyandwayofwritingofcomplaintshowsthatcomplainant
isverymuchintelligentandknowingconsequencesandcouldhavedisclosedabout
theincidentifanythinghadhappenedwithhertohermotherortoanycloserelative
butsamewasnotdone.Alltheallegationsaregeneralinnaturewithoutmentioning
specific dates. Hence, in these circumstances, prima facie there is no sufficient
materialonrecordtoproceedfurtherwiththiscase.Accordingly,accusedTulsiDas
Mahtoisdischargedfromtheoffencespunishableundersection354/376(2)(f)IPC.
Intermsofsection437ACr.P.C.,accusedisdirectedto executebail
bondinsumofRs.25,000/withonesuretyinthelikeamount.
Filebeconsignedtorecordroom.

(RAMESH KUMAR-II)
ASJ/SFTC-2(CENTRAL),
TIS HAZARI COURTS, DELHI.
15.09.2016