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‘FIR not an encyclopedia’: Punjab and Haryana HC dismisses bail plea of rape accused who claimed contradictions in victim’s allegations


Disregarding the bond appeal of a rape implicated that asserted there were oppositions in sufferer’s declaration taped under Area 164 of CrPC as well as the claims made in the FIR, the Punjab as well as Haryana High Court stated that the FIR “is not an encyclopedia, it is just an info for initiation of procedures”.

The petitioner, Shahrukh Khan, that was jailed by Haryana Authorities under areas of rape as well as abnormal offense on January 22, had actually competed with his advice prior to the HC that there were claims versus 4 individuals, as well as on query, various other co-accused were discovered innocent as well as just the petitioner was continued versus, as well as “for this reason the tale is unlikely”.

The advice even more suggested that no details day of occurrence is pointed out in the FIR. In addition, there was a hold-up in lodging the FIR as well as there are oppositions in the declaration taped under Area 164 of CrPC, as well as the claims made in the FIR. Likewise, the advice suggested that the petitioner had actually gotten a vehicle for the sufferer, as well as as a result of distressed relationships, the petitioner requested for the vehicle to be returned, as well as resultantly, the FIR was lodged.

The state advice in reply sent that there specify claims versus the petitioner that the attack happened when she was not in her detects. She likewise sent that the prosecutrix is yet to be taken a look at.
The bench of Justice Avneesh Jhingan after listening to the disagreements stated: “The opinion of unreliability of the tale on the basis that co-accused have actually been discovered innocent is unworthy approval. The opposite side of the coin is that after query, claims versus petitioner were discovered dependable. There specify claims versus the petitioner. The sufferer in her declaration taped under Area 164 of CrPC has actually sustained the claims.”
Justice Jhingan held that the opposition in accusation of FIR as well as declaration under Area 164 CrPC as mentioned by the petitioner would certainly be topic of test. Suffice to claim that based on the claims in FIR as well as declaration under Area 164 of CrPC, the sufferer specified that on shedding her awareness, she was raped.

” The disagreement that no details day of occurrence is pointed out in the FIR is not an aspect to be thought about at this phase. It is commonplace legislation that FIR is not an encyclopedia, it is just an info for initiation of procedures,” stated Justice Jhingan.

” The hold-up in lodging the FIR actually of the here and now situation might not be deadly. The petitioner as well as sufferer remained in live-in partnership, it is just after distinctions that they divided as well as affirmed occurrence happened. These conditions can be adding aspect for hold-up in lodging the FIR.The dependence on WhatsApp discussion in between the petitioner as well as sufferer to reveal that they communicated also after the occurrence, requires no remark at this phase. The verification of the discussion would certainly be developed throughout the test. The petitioner as well as sufferer were not complete strangers, they had partnership yet it desires a factor of time they split ways.In rape instances, it matters factor to consider that prosecutrix has actually been taken a look at or otherwise. In situation in hand, she is yet to be taken a look at. Thinking about the valid history of the situation, if the petitioner is bigger on bond at this phase, he would certainly remain in a setting to affect the witnesses,” he included, rejecting the bond appeal of implicated.