State Of Chhattisgarh v. Tulesh Verma

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR CRMP No. 978 of 2019 State of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Lalbagh, District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ---- Appellant

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Tulesh Verma, S/o. Shyam Kumar Verma, aged about 20 years, Resident of village Dilapahari, Police Station Lalbagh, District Rajnandgaon (CG) ---- Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For the Appellant :- Mr. Anurag Verma, PL For the respondent :- None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vimla Singh Kapoor, Order on Board By Manindra Mohan Shrivastava , J.

22.02.2021 Heard on the application for grant of leave to appeal.

2. Though learned State counsel would submit that the prosecutrix in her 164 CrPC statement has clearly stated regarding commission of rape after abduction, we find that in the Court the prosecutrix has not supported the case of the prosecution, turned completely hostile, and even refused to identify the accused.

Face this such an evidence, the trial Court had no option but to acquit the accused. Application is misconceived and therefore, dismissed.

Sd/- Sd/- Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Vimla Singh Kapoor Judge Judge santosh