Smt. Seema @ Savita Devi v. Surender Singh Chauhan And Others
1
! " #$%$ & '
() * + ,$ ,$ $$ & - . &" $&/0 0 .0 0 % %1 2'
34 2
5 4 % &' 2 "$6 $&7 ",
2 .& $" $&/07 ", 7 !
0 1 $$ & % 2 .* 87 ", 2 -$, 9 $&/8 7 ", 7 !
%1
&" :::::::
5 47 ;4<
0 1 % & 1 $$ & $% "$ # "
$&% 0 " "
" 7 %% " =6 0 ""$$ 8 $%$# ."/ 7 ../ * ;!
7 0 11 88 .<7
>$&/ 0 8 !$8 " =6 %1
&" 7 !$8 " =6 0 * $&% 0 " " ?(7 1 %% " =6 0 $,$8 ."/ ;.&$ $,$%$ &<7 ../ * ;!
7 0 8 #$ 8< & ? 0 1 $$ & > % 8 # "
! ,$88 / %%
$6 0%$8 &" $%$# ../ * ;!
%0 7 0 ,$88 / < & .867 ?
&" &
#0 88 &/ " 0 1 $$ & @% 8 #$ & 0 ./0 >$ 1 $$ & !$8 "
= !
0$% . = $&/ A B)? C
D .#0 1 $$ % "$%*$%% " =6 0$% . ? =6 1 %%$&/ ! 0 !
>$&/ " ' 0 1$* 6 /$ , &# $% " $& 0 1 % & >$ 1 $$ & $% / "$&/ 0 8$/$=$8$6 ! %1 &" &
B E ,$ + * ,$7 !
0 1 � $& 0 / & 8 8 #$ &%7 >0$#0 > 0 8"
& 0 &.
67 ? $& ,$88 / %%
$6 0%$8 &" $%$# ./
0 1 $$ & 0 8 & $, * "6 ! 8 #$ &" 0 $,$8 . 0 % = & & $!$ "
% 8 #$ 8
& %.#0 %$.
&7 > ! $& & $& 0 1 $$ &" 8 / &
$8 0 % $"
8 & $, * "67 $& ## "
&# >$0 8 >
2 ( $%*$%% "D
0 ! 7 & ? %1
&" !$8 "
& 8 #$ & = !
0 8 #$ 8 & = $&/ 1.
$# 7 0 1 $$ & "
= !
0 8 #$ &" !$8 "
& .&" " .8 % 9$&/ F #$ ! %1
&" @% 1 $$ & 0 / .&"
8% 0 & 0
% G.$ " .&" #$
F #7 ))( ;!
7 0 #< %.#0 1 $$ " & = & 1 % 886 1 % & " =6
&" 0 1 $$ & @% ## 1 " =6 0 8 #$
& 0 / .&" 0
&" 0 " & 1 % 886 1 % & "
0 $ 8 #$ & %1
&" 1 ! "
$&% 0
% $"
" 1 %% " =6 0 8 #$ 8 >0$#0 > > " $% $& 0 #9/ .&"
! 0 % !
#% 0 0 1 % & 1 $$ % = & !$8 " & " # .&% 8 !
0 1 $$ & %.=*$% 0 0 1 $$ & > % 8 # "
! 0 ,$88 & ? .#0 8 #$ % #0 88 &/ " !
0 !$% $* =6 %1 &" &
0 ./0 >$ 1 $$ & !$8 " =6 0$* = !
0$% . $& 0 !$% > 9 ! .867 ? % "$%*$%% "
& ?
& 0 / .&"
#0 88 &/ 0 1 $$ & @% 8 #$ & 0 * "6 $8 &" &
!$8 0 ! 7 & ? %1
&" !$8 "
#0 88 &/ 0 $& 0 1 $$ & @% 8 #$
$% %.=*$ " 0 0 1 $ " 1 %#$= " .&" #$ # !$8 & 8 #$ #0 88 &/ 0 8 #$ � 8$9 0 & > % 0$6 "
&" %$&# 0 8 #$ " = & !$8 " =6 %1
&" ! , %$H * &0%7 0 % * > % 8$ = F # "
& 0 / .&"
& $,$%$ & � F."/* & ! 0$% . $& C
D7 ?;(< ;$,$8< ?
% #$ " $& %.11 & " # .&% 8 !
0 1 $$ & !.0 %.=*$ " 0 %$&#
&" "$" & 1 % 886 1 % & 0 8 #$ & = !
0
3 8 #$ 8 >0$#0 > *
6 G.$ * & .&" #$ #7 0 $ 1 $$ & > % 8$ = F # "
& 0 / .&"
8%
%.11 0$% %.=*$%%$ F."/* & ! 0$% . $& C
!" #$
" D ;(< ;$,$8< ( > % #$ " & 0 0 0 &"7 8 & " # .&% 8 !
%1
&" %.=*$ " 0 0 $%%.
" & = & 1 %% " =6 0 1 $$ & = !
0 8 #$ &" 0 !
7 %0 > % % 11 " ! * $%$&/ 0 % * = !
0$% . % !.0 %.=*$ " 0 0 $%%.
*$H " G. %$ &" !
&" 0 !
7 & 0$% / .&" 0 8 #$ & 1 ! " =6
&" # .8" 0 , & = & F # "
& !$8 " =6 0 & .&" " .8 & 0 $%%.
! 1 % &$&/ 0 8 #$ & 1 % 8867 $ > %.=*$ " 0 ! 0 # > % 1 # ". &" 0 !
7 , & $! %.#0 " & = & 1 % 886 1 % & "7 %.#0 " ! # > % #.
% 0 8" =6 0
&@=8 1 H . $& C
D ;< ;$,$8< ) 8% =6 0$% . $& C D7 ;< ;$,$8< () !
1 # "$&/% >$0 0 * 7 $ > .8" = 11 1$
!
! 0 # 0 % * "%
' C;< ! 0 , 8$"$6 &6 8 #$ * *= * *$$ I$8 $%0 ! * 0 $* -$# 0 $* &7 %$" & -$# %$" & !
*$$ I$8 $%0 " %1 #$, 86 $% = ./0 $& G. %$ &6 1 % & %$&/ 0 8 #$ =6 &6 1 % & G.
8$!$ "
0 8 #$
>0$#0 %.#0 G. %$ & 8 %7 %.#0 1 % & *
&6 $* >$0$& 0$6 "
! 0 "
! 0 " #8 ! %.8% &7 1 % & 0 #$,$8 # . 0 ,$&/ "$& 6 F.$%"$#$ & $& 0 >$0$& >0$#0 0 8 #$ % = & .8" 0 , = & 0 8"7 !
0 " *$&
! %.#0 G. %$ &D
4 % 1 0 G.
" 1 &7 $! 0 , 8$"$6 &6 8 #$
* *= * 7 *$$ I$8 $%0 * 7 0 $* -$# 0 $* &7 %$" & -$# %$" & *$$ I$8 $%0 " $% = ./0 $& G. %$ &6 1 % & # & %$&/ 0 8 #$ =6 &6 1 % & G.
8$!$ "
0 8 #$ >0$#0 %.#0 G. %$ 8 %7 %.#0 1 % & *
&6 $* >$0$& 0$6 "
! 0 "
! 0 " #8
! 0 %.8% ! 0 8 #$ &7 1 % & & 8 #$ 0 #$,$8 # . 0 ,$&/
"$& 6 F.$%"$#$ & $& 0 >$0$& >0$#0 0 8 #$ % = & .8" 0 = & 0 8"7 !
0 " *$& ! %.#0 G. %$
$% & "$%1. " 0
0 $* ! 1 % &
&" > & 1 % & = !
0 8 #$ 8
> , 7 $& ,$ > ! 0 8 > 8 $" "
>& =6 0
&@=8 1 H . $&
% # % ;%.1 <7 %.#0 *$%%$ & 0 $ 1 > .8" & $8 .$/0 F #$ ! 0 $ 1 $$
&
% # % ;%.1 < 0
&@=8 1 H .7 >0$8 $& 1 $&/ ! 0 #7 0 8" 0 % * = 1 # ". 8 % !.0 0 8" 0 " ! # $& & &1 % & ! 0 8 #$ & =6 0 8 #$ & > #. &" 0
"$%# $ & 0 " = & , % " $& 0 . 1 *$ 0 8 #$ & #. %.#0 " ! # =6 $&/ = !
0 . "
) 0 F."/* & $&
% # % ;%.1 <7 >0$#0 $% 8 , &7 $% 1 ".# " = 8 >' C) A !$&" %.=% &# $& 0 %.=*$%%$ &% * " =6 0 8 & " # .&% 8 !
11 88 & 0 1 & # $& " $& #$ & ?
#7 ))( $% & > " =6 &% G. &$ 8 % #$ & & $8$&/ "$%*$%% 8 #$ & $$ &7 $! $ $% & 1 % & " =6 0 8 #$ & $$ & $& 1 % & 0 0 0 &"7 $& = 0 #$ & ! 0 1 % & ! 18 #
&" % #$ & ! 0 .&F = #7 & & 1 % & ! 0 8 #$ & $$ =6 0 8 #$ & $$ & =6 0$*% 8!J0 % 8! > .8" & $8 "$%*$%% 8 8 867 0 !
7 0
4 /$%8 . 0 " $& &" "
* 9 0 1 & $& #$ & ? 1 # ". 8 0 =6 * 9$&/ 0 " ! # $& & & 1 % & ! 0 8 #$ & $$ & =6 0 8 #$ & $$ & $& 1 % #. =8 "$%# $ % = & , % " $& 0 . 1 *$ 0 8 #$ $$ & #. 0 " ! # =6 $&/ = !
0 . "
7 $!
"$ # " =6 0 .D
, ,$ > > % !
> " =6 0$% . $& % # % ;%.1 < >0 $& $ > % 0 8"
5 C
* & $& / * & >$0 0 %.=*$%%$ ! 2 0.
% 0 &/.
! #$ & ?
! ))( # $% #8 *=$/.
.% ! 0 # $% #8 *=$/.
.%7 0 $% & & "
9 0 $"
0 1
$& 1 0 % * 0 #%7 $ 7 ))( # &" )B #7 &,$% / " 0 1 % & ! 0 1 $$ " !
" # &"$"
$& 1 % =.7 >0 %7
# "
% & &,$% / %.#0 *
6 G.$ * &
! 8 &" $& # % 7 0 8 #$ & $% !$8 " >$0 . 0 1 % &# & 0 $&7 0 " ! # $% #. &" $ "
% & $8 $& "$%*$%%
&" 0$% > % 0 1$&$ & H1 %% " =6 0
&3=8 .1 * . $& .& 1 " F."/* & #$ " %.1 >0$#0 "% 0.%' &'
"
#
(
" ) ( *# !" # + , # -./.012 0 23435
" (
" '# /663 + "5 "
" ( '# /61. (
"
'#/6630 7(
"'72 ' !
#
# 5 # 5 5 "
8 &
'9. (
"'
# : 4; (
"'#
"##< 5
*# " # 5 "
"
# # = * "
#
"
/4; '5 # " (5
#""+
'## ('#/61.# ' (
"' '
"!
# '
""
'
>" " " !
/4; '# /6635" : (#" ( *
#" 9/ ('
9. (
"'# ( " ( " ?
5
# # ,
/4; !
" (" ( "'
" ( " " # " =
6
& ,$ > , 7 0 8 #$ & 1 ! " =6 %1
&" # && .$/086 F # "
& 0 / .&" 0 0 % * > % & 1 % 1 % & " =6 0 * = !
0 8 #$ 8 %1 #$ 0 % ! # &%$"
& !$8 " =6 0 1 $$ & .&" " .8
0 %.=*$%%$ ! 8 & " # .&% 8 !
%1
&" 0 $%%.
& $% *$H " G. %$ ! 8 &" !
&" 0 !
7 # && = / $&
0 % ! !$8$&/ & .&" " .8 7 $& 0 !
#% 0 1 % & # % 7 & "% = F # " 4 & " # .&% 8 !
%1
&" & $0 "$%1. % 0 "
! 0 1 $$ & @% 8 #$ & & 0 "
! !$8$&/ ! 0 8 #$ & =6 %1
&" >0$#0 $% ! %$H * &0% ! %.#0 8 #$ & , & 0 >$ 1 $$ &7 !$8 " =6 %1
&" = !
0$% .7
#0 88 &/ 0 1 $$ & @% 8 #$ &7 >0$#0 > % & & $& " !
> & !! #$,
8 & $, * "67 > % !$8 " =6 0 * ! , !$, * &0% ! 0 1 $$ & @% 8 #$ & % 1 0 G.
" #$ ! 0 # & $% G.$ "
= !$8 " >$0$& 0$6 "
0 $% & 1 & .&" & ?;< ! 0 # & 0 " 8 ! !$8$&/ ! 0 8 #$ = 6 &" 0 1 %#$= " 1 $ ! 0$6 "
6% 0 8 > $% > 88 % 8 " 0 0 1 >
& " 8 6 # & = H #$% " =6 0 .J .0 $6 &86 $! 0 H$%% 1
, & 0 >$% 7 0 $% & 0>0$8 H18 & /$, & =6 %1
&" !
0 " 8 6 $& !$8$&/ ! 0 $ 8 #$ A$0 / "
! " 8 6 $& 0 !$8$&/ ! %1
&" @% 8 #$ 9$&/ # .% & B ! 0 4$*$ & #7 )?
;!
7 0 )?
#<7 $,$%$ & � ! 0$% . $&
% # % ;%.1 < .0 $ $, 86 0 8" 0 0 1 ! #$ & B ! 0 )?
# > .8" &
0 !$8$&/ & .&" #$ ! 0 # / 10% ! 0 % $" F."/* & C A 1 # "
*$& 8 , & % .
6 1 &% # &# &$&/ 0 $%%. #$
$ F #7 ))( ;$& %0
7 C0 ))( #D< 1 ,$" % 0 $! 0 , 8$"$6 &6 8 #$ * *= * 7  *$$ I$8 $%0 � # $% = ./0 $& G. %$ &6 1 % & # & %$&/ 0 8 #$ =6 &6 1 % & G.
8$!$ "
0 8 #$ >0$#0 %.#0 G. %$ & 8 %7 %.#0 1 % & *
&6 $* >$0$& "
! 0 " #8 ! 0 %.8% * 6 !$8 & 8 #$ & $& 0 #$,$8 # . ! # *1 & F.$%"$#$ ! 0 ))( # "% 0.%' C?;< ! 0 , 8$"$6 &6 8 #$ * *= * 7 *$$ I$8 $%0 ! * 7 0 $* -$# 0 $* &7 %$" & -$# %$" & *$$ I$8 $%0 " %1 #$, 86 $% = ./0 $& G. %$ =6 &6 1 % & # & %$&/ 0 8 #$ =6 &6 1 % & G.
8$!$ "
0 8 #$ >0$#0 %.#0 G. %$ & 8 %7 %.#0 1 % & *
&6 $* >$0$& 0$6 "
! 0 "
! 0 " #8 ! %.8% 8 #$ &7 1 % & 0 #$,$8 # . 0 ,$&/ "$& F.$%"$#$ & $& 0 >$0$& >0$#0 0 8 #$ % = & .8"
, = & 0 8"7 !
0 " *$& ! %.#0 G. %$ &D #$ & B ! 0 4$*$ & #7 )?
;0 $& ! ! "
% C0 #D< $% 1 ".# "
B H &%$ ! 1 %#$= " 1 $ " $& # $& # % %&6 &6
&7 0 0 & .&" &6 ! 0 1 " ! 0 $,$8 # ". 7 ) ;B ! )<7 * 6 =
"*$ "
! 0 1 %#$= " 1 $ " $! 0 11 88 0 $%!$ % 0 # . 0 0 0 " %.!!$#$ & # .% !
& 1 ! $&/ 0
* 9$&/ 0 & >$0$& %.#0 1 $ " H18 & 0 !
# 0 11 88 0 & * 6 *$%8 " =6
&6 " 7 1 #$% F."/* & ! 0 $/0 . $& %# $&$&/ *1.$&/ 0 1 %#$= " 1 $ " * 6 = %.!!$#$ & # .% >$0$& 0 * &$&/ ! 0$% #$ &D ) 18 $& "$&/ ! #$ & B ! 0 # %0 >% 0 $ 0 =$8$6
&86
8% &%7 0 0 & 0 &% * " .&" &6
! 0 1 ! " ! 0 ! $,$8 # ". 7 )
>0 1 ,$" % !
# ! " 8 6 $& 0 !$8$&/ ! 0 %.$% 0 %$*$8 G. %$ & # * .1 = !
0$% . $&
! &" 0$% . 0 8" 0 0 8 #$ & !$8 " .&" 0 ))( # ! 0 8 1% ! 0 % .
6 1 $ "
6% ! * 0 "
" #8 ! 0 %.8 %0 88 = = 6 &" 8$*$ &" 8$ "$%*$%% "D
& ,$ > , 7 0 ./0 %1
&" %.## "
& 0 $%%. >$0 / "
0 & & 1 % & & 1 % 886 = !
0 8 #$ 87 $ $% !
.&" 0 %.#0 8 #$ % 8$ = F # "
0 / .&"
! 0 % * 0 ,$&/ = & !$8 " = 6 &" 0 1 $ & % 1 %#$= "
.&" #$ ! 0 #
8 &% G. &867 ! % $&/ %$" 0 $*1./& "
" 7 0 1 % & 1 $$ $% > " $& 0 , *%
%%
() K 5 4 L %0 *%0 A0 0 %1 9$&/J & "
'
% J
A0 0 1 ' % J