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2023 DIGILAW 1160 (ALL)

Chand Babu @ Vishal v. State of U. P.

2023-04-26

SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY

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JUDGMENT Saurabh Shyam Shamshery, J. Applicant-Chand Babu alias Vishal has approached this Court by way of filing present bail application seeking enlargement on bail in Case Crime No. 353 of 2022, under Sections 376(2)(n), 420, 506 IPC and 3/5 U.P. Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, Police Station Kotwali, District Bareilly, after rejection of his bail application vide order dated 16.12.2022 passed by Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court), Bareilly. 2. Victim herself lodged an FIR against applicant on 25.08.2022 that about five months ago she received a call from a boy (applicant) who introduced himself as Vishal and they started talking with each other. Later on the boy proposed her. Victim used to visit Bareilly to meet him, where she was repeatedly raped under threat to viral her unsolicited photographs. Victim further alleged that on 24.08.2022 when applicant took victim to a Hotel, she came to know that boy's real name is Chand Babu and that he belongs to Muslim religion. Victim confronted him that why he has introduced himself to be a Hindu boy, thereafter applicant forced victim to convert in Muslim religion, she was again raped there and by luck escaped from Hotel and lodged FIR. 3. Sri K.K. Arora, learned counsel for applicant submitted that it is a typical case of honey-trap wherein applicant was trapped by victim and later on she started blackmailing. There is delay in lodging FIR and it would be improbable that despite victim was repeatedly meeting with applicant, still she does not came to know about religion of applicant. Learned counsel referred a copy of visitor's register maintained at Hotel that name of applicant was noted being Chand Babu and name of victim being Neha Khan and as such he submits that victim knew religion of applicant and she in order to conceal her identity, shown he self as a Muslim girl. No alleged unsolicited photographs have been recovered. Victim has not raised any alarm and tried to lodge FIR despite she alleged that she was repeatedly raped for about 4-5 months. Learned counsel placed reliance on this Court's judgment in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 716 of 2023 (Pramod v. State of U.P.), decided on 04.04.2023 that it is not a case of false promise of marriage. 4. Above submissions are opposed by Sri Sunil Srivastava, learned AGA for State and Sri Subhash Chandra Singh, Advocate for Informant. Learned counsel placed reliance on this Court's judgment in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 716 of 2023 (Pramod v. State of U.P.), decided on 04.04.2023 that it is not a case of false promise of marriage. 4. Above submissions are opposed by Sri Sunil Srivastava, learned AGA for State and Sri Subhash Chandra Singh, Advocate for Informant. They submitted that it was a case where applicant has withheld his religious identity and introduced himself to be a boy belonged to Hindu religion. He made physical relationship on false promise of marriage and when it was revealed that he belongs to different religion and victim refused to convert herself, he threatened her and tried to discontinue the relationship. Applicant has raped the victim several times by putting victim under threat to put her unsolicited photographs on social media platforms. Other submissions of counsel for applicant are proposed defence of applicant which may not be considered at this stage. 5. Applicant has raped the victim several times by putting victim under threat to put her unsolicited photographs on social media platforms. Other submissions of counsel for applicant are proposed defence of applicant which may not be considered at this stage. 5. This Court has discussed the legal issue of bail and physical relationship under promise of marriage in Pramod (supra) and relevant part is reproduced as under: ^^tekur fd fof/k 7-¼d½ lkjxfHkZr /kkj.kk ls laHkor% ewy fu;e] tekur gS u dh dkjxkj ¼ns[ksa % jktLFkku jkT;] t;iqj cuke cypan @ cfy;k% ¼1277 ,vkbZvkj 2447] 1275 ,llhvkj ¼1½ 535½A Hkk-na-la dh /kkjk 432 ds rgr tekur nsus dh 'kfDr ds O;kid vk;ke gS rFkk U;k;ky; dks vlhfer rks ugh ijUrq i;kZIr foosdkf/kdkj iznku fd;s x;s gS] ftldk mi;ksx u rks lkekU; :i ls vkSj u gh euekus :i ls] ijUrq U;k;laxr :i ls djus ds fy, izLrkfor fd;k x;k gSA ¼ns[ks% jke xksfoan mik/;k; cuke lqn'kZu flag% ¼2002½ 3 ,llhlh 518 vkSj uh: ;kno cuke mRrj izns'k 'kklu ¼2016½ 15 ,llhlh 422½A ¼[k½ tekur nsus ds fy;s fopkjkRed dkjd gS] vijk/k gksus dh ifjfLFkfr;ksa dh izd`fr vkSj xaHkhjrk ( ihfMr vkSj xokgksa ds lanHkZ esa vkjksih dh fLFkfr vkSj gSfl;r( vkjksih ds U;k; izfdz;k ls Hkkxus dh laHkkouk( vijk/k nksgjkus dh laHkkouk( ekeys esa laHkkfor ltk dh dBksj laHkkouk ds lkFk vius Lo;a ds thou dks [krjs esa Mkyuk( xokgksa ds lkFk NsMNkM( ekeys dk bfrgkl vkSj lkFk gh bldh tkap vkSj vU; izklafxd vk/kkj] tks vU; egRoiw.kZ dkjdksa ij /;ku djrs gq,] O;kid :i ls fu/kkZfjr ugha fd;s tk ldrs gSA ¼ns[ksa% xqjpj.k flag cuke jkT; ¼fnYyh iz'kklu½] ¼1278½ 9 ,llhlh 118½ ¼x½ izklafxd dkjd dkSu ls gks ldrs gSa] bldk dksbZ fu/kkZfjr fu;e ¼LV~sV tSdsV QkWewZyk½ dHkh Hkh fu;r ugha fd;k tk ldrk gS] gkykafd] dqN egRoiw.kZ dkjd ftUgsa vU; dkjdksa ds lkFk ges'kk fopkj.kh; ekuk tkrk gS] oks gSa] izFke n`"V;k vfHk;qDr dh lafyIrrk] vkjksi dh izd`fr vkSj xaHkhjrk] ltk dh dBksjrk] vkjksih dk pfj=] fLFkfr vkSj mldh vofLFkfr ls lacaf/kr gSA ¼ns[ksa% mRrj izns'k 'kklu izfr vejef.k f=ikBh] ¼2005½ 8 ,llhlh 21½ ¼?k½ e=ks yky tk;loky cukr mRrj izns'k 'kklu vkSj vU;% 2022 ,llhlh vkWuykbu ,llh 81 esa mPpre U;k;ky; us dgk gS fd] tc vfHk;qDrksa dks Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk dh /kkjk 141 ds rgr naMuh; vijk/kksa ds fy, vkjksfir fd;k x;k gS vkSj tc mudh mifLFkfr LFkkfir gks tkrh gS vkSj ;g dgk x;k gks fd oks fof/k fo:) teko ds lnL; Fks] rks mudh O;fDrxr Hkwfedk vkSj@;k O;fDrxr vkjksih }kjk fd;k x;k vR;qfDr egRoiw.kZ vkSj@;kk izklafxd ugha gksrh gSA ¼M½ vkf'ke cuke jk"V~h; tkap ,tsalh % ¼2022½ 1 ,llhlh 615 esa] mPpre U;k;ky; us dgk gS fd ,d ckj tc ;g Li"V gks tk;s fd le;ksfpr fopkj.k laHko ugha gks ik;sxk vkSj vkjksih dkjkxkj esa ,d nh?kZ vof/k O;rhr dj pqdk gS] rks U;k;ky; vke rkSj ij mls tekur ij NksMus ds fy, ck/; gks tkrs gSA ¼p½ vkjksih dks tekur ij fjgk djus dk vk/kkj ek= blfy, fd vfHk;kstu dk ekeyk] ifjfLFkfrtU; lk{; ij vk/kkfjr gS] ugha gks ldrk gS] vxj tkap ds nkSjku lk{;@rF; ,d= fd;s x;s gks vkSj izFke n`"V;k ?kVukvksa dh iwjh J`a[kyk LFkkfir gks xbZ gSA ¼ns[ks % bZ'ojth ukxkth ekyh cuke xqtjkr jkT; vkSj vU; 2022 ,llhlh vkWuykbu ,llh 55½ ¼N½ ;g Hkh /;ku esa j[kk tkuk pkfg, fd tekur nsus ds fy, fo/kkf;dk us ^^lk{;** ds LFkku ij ^^fo'okl djus ds fy, mfpr vk/kkj** 'kCnksa dk iz;ksx fd;k gS] ftldk vFkZ gS fd tekur nsus ls lacaf/kr U;k;ky; dsoy bruh larqf"V dj ldrk gS fd D;k vkjksih ds f[kykQ dksbZ okLrfod ekeyk gS vkSj vfHk;kstu i{k vkjksi ds leFkZu esa izFke n`"V;k lk{; is'k djus esa l{ke gksxkA ¼ns[ksa % izgykn flag HkkVh cuke ,ulhVh vkQ fnYyh vkSj vU;%¼2009½ 4 ,llhlh 250½A ¼t½ eqDr U;k; dk ,d ekSfyd vk/kkj gS] ftlds fy, gekjh U;kf;d iz.kkyh izfrc) gS] fd oks dkjd tks U;k;k/kh'k ds ekul esa tekur dks vLohd`r ;k Lohd`r djus ds fy, ewY;kafdr fd;s x;s] oks ikfjr vkns'k esa mYysf[kr fd;s tk;saA eqDr U;k; bl /kkj.kk ij vk/kkfjr gS fd U;k; u dsoy fd;k tkuk pkfg,] cfYd Li"V vkSj fuLlansg :i ls gksrk gqvk fn[kuk Hkh pkfg,A U;k;laxr fu.kZ; nsus dk U;k;k/kh'kksa dk drZO; bl izfrc)rk dk gn; gSA ¼ns[ks% efgiky cuke jkts'k dqekj]% ¼2020½ 2 ,llhlh 118 vkSj lqJh okbZ cuke jktLFkku jkT; vkSj vU; % 2022 ,llhlh vkWu ykbu ,l lh 458½ ¼>½ tekur ds vkosnu ij vkns'k ikfjr djrs le; foLr`r fooj.k dk mYys[k] bl /kkj.kk ds ukrs ugha fd;k tk ldrk gS] fd ekeyk ,slk gS ftlds ifj.kkeLo:i nks"kflf) gks ldrk gS ;k blds foijhr] nks"keqfDr gks ldrh gSaA gkykafd] tekur ds vkosnu ij fu.kZ; ysus okyk U;k;ky; ekeys ds HkkSfrd igyqvksa ls vius fu.kZ; dks iwjh rjg ls vyx ugha dj ldrk] tSls vkjksih ds f[kykQ yxk, x, vkjksi ( vxj vkjksi ;Fkksfpr lansg ls ijs lkfcr gksrs gS vkSj blds ifj.kkeLo:i nks"kfl) gskrh gS rks ltk dh dBksjrk( vfHk;qDr }kjk xokgksa dks izHkkfor djus dh mfpr vk'kadk( lk{;ksa ls NsMNkM( vfHk;kstu ds ekeys esa fujk/kkjrk( vkjksih dk vkijkf/kd iwoZo`Rr( vkSj vkjksih ds fo:) vkjksi ds leFkZu esa U;k;ky; dh izFke n`"V;k larqf"VA ¼ns[ks% eukst dqekj [kks[kj cuke jktLFkku jkT; vkSj vU; ¼2022½ 3 ,ulhlh 501] nhid ;kno izfr mRrj izns'k jkT; o ,d vU; ¼2022½ 8 ,llhlh 551½A** ^^10- mijksDr dFku ds lanHkZ es ubZe vgen ¼iwoZ esa mYysf[kr½ ds izLrj 20 ds dqN va'k dk fgUnh vuqokn dk lanHkZ djuk mfpr jgsxk% ^^20- ---------- bl laca/k esa] ;g fVIi.kh mfpr gksxh fd vkjksih }kjk feF;k opu nsus vkSj opu Hkax djus esa varj gSA feF;k opu ds izdj.k esa vijk/kh izkjEHk ls gh ihfMrk ds lkFk fookg djus dk dksbZ fopkj ugha j[ksxk ,oa ek= viuh okluk dks larq"V djus ds fy, ihfMrk ls fookg djus dk feF;k opu nsdj] mlds lkFk /kks[kk ;k Ny djsxk( tcfd opu Hkax ds izdj.k esa] dksbZ Hkh ml laHkkouk ls badkj ugh dj ik;sxk fd tc vijk/kh us 'kk;n iw.kZ xaHkhjrk ls fookg djus dk opu fn;k gks ,oa ckn esa dqN vizR;kf'kr ifjfLFkfr;kWa ;k fu;a=.k ls ijs ifjfLFkfr;kWa] mldks opu iw.kZ djus ls jksd nsaA vr% izR;sd fookg dk opu Hkax gksus dks feF;k opu ekuuk o O;fDr ij /kkjk 376 ds vijk/k ds varxZr vfHk;ksx pykuk vKkurk gksxh tSlk fd iwoZ esa mYys[k fd;k x;k gS] izR;sd izdj.k] U;k;ky; ds le{k vius fl) rF;ksa ij fu/kkZfjr gksxkA** 6. In the present case the main argument of learned counsel for applicant was that the applicant was victim of honey trap, however, there is no material even prima facie in support of this submission except bald assertions. 7. Applicant is not able to prima facie dispute that he belongs to Muslim religion and victim belongs to Hindu religion. FIR has been lodged under Section 3/5 of U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act also. Victim has specifically stated in FIR as well as in her statements recorded under Sections 161 and 164 Cr.P.C. that applicant introduced himself to be a Hindu boy and he repeatedly made physical relationship with her initially with a promise to marry, however, later on, under threat that he would put her unsolicited photographs on social media platforms. 8. It would be relevant to refer statement of Manager of Hotel recorded during trial that at Hotel a copy of Aadhar card of applicant only was submitted. Signature of victim was in the name of Seema, therefore, apparently she does not know that her name was shown as Neha Khan in visitor's register. As held in Pramod (supra), if a person since beginning has a mala fide intention to deceive victim, as the case in hand, wherein applicant has introduced himself as a person of different religion to deceive victim and made a promise of marriage to have physical relationship with her, then it would be a case of false promise of marriage. 9. In view of above discussion and considering facts of present case, it does not appear to be a case of honey trap, rather it is a case of trap made by applicant by representing himself to be a person of different religion and trapped victim to have physical relationship against her will and later on under threat of putting her unsolicited photographs on social media platforms. Therefore, the prayer for bail is rejected. 10. However, the application is disposed of with direction to Trial Court to record statement of victim, if not already recorded, within a period of four months from today, if there is no other legal impediment. Thereafter applicant is at liberty to file fresh application for bail before Trial Court.