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INTHECOURTOFSESSIONSFORGREATERBOMBAY SESSIONSCASENO.688OF2011 R.C.NO.313OF2011 TheStateofMaharashtra ) attheinstanceofKalamboliPolice ) Station,videCR.No.125of2011 ) Versus 1.RamchandraSambhajiKaranjule ResidingatA35/31,Sector7,Khanda Colony,NewPanvel. 2.NanabhauLaxmanKaranjule ResidingatShri.SadguruKrupa,Plot No.A32,Sector7,KhandaColony,Navi Panvel(West).

..Complainant. ) ) ) ) ) ) )

3.KhanduNanajiKasbe@DeepakMayekar) ResidingatTilekarVasti,Yeolaroad,Taluka) Kopargaon,AhmednagarDistrict. ) 4.PrakashVitthalKhadke ) ResidingatGuravWasti,Lonavla,Taluka) Maval,DistrictPune. ) 5.Smt.KalyaniRamchandraKaranjule ) @KalyaniShaileshSarode ) ResidingatSector7,KhandaColony, ) A3531,NewPanvel. ) 6.Ms.SonaliMohanBadade ResidingatA09,B22,Sector7, KhandaColony,PrabhukunjSociety, NewPanvel,DistrictRaigad. ) ) ) )

7.DhirubhaiArjunLimbani@Chanewalababa) ResidingatP/6B17,Roomno.7,NewPanvel,) NewBombay. ) 8.NarendraRamniklalMehta@Babadas) ResidingYashodhanBuilding,Roomno.2,)

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3rdfloor,LokmanyaNagar,behindPanvel) S.T.Depot,Panvel,DistrictRaigad. ) 9.Ms.SurekhaRamchandraKaranjule ) ResidingatKalparajRowhouse,PlotA, ) 35/31,KhandaColony,Sector7,Panvel ) (West). ) 10.Smt.ParvatiShamsundarMavle) ResidingatPraveenSmruti,Platno.2,) KhandaColony,Panvel. ) S.P .P .Ms.RohiniSalianfortheState. AdvocateMr.More(S.A.)foraccusednos.1,7and8 AdvocateMr.Vaswaniforaccusedno.2. AdvocateMs.LatikaBelindageforaccusedno.3. AdvocateMs.AnjaliPatilforaccusedno.4 AdvocateMr.Guravforaccusednos.5,6,and9. AdvocateMr.Ahirforaccusedno.10. Coram:HerHonourAdditionalSessions JudgeSmt.P .V .Ganediwala Date:21stMarch,2013. (CourtRoomNo.41) (JudgmentisdictatedandpronouncedinOpenCourt) ORALJUDGMENT 1. The above named accused no.1 Ramchandra Sambhaji

..Accused.

Karanjulefacedthetrialfortheoffencespunishableu/s.376(2) (c)r/w.s.109and34,u/s.376(2)(c),377,324,307r/w34,u/s 302,u/s467,468,471r/w.34oftheIndianPenalCodeandu/ ss. 23, 25 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children)Act,2000.

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Accusedno.2NanabhauLaxmanKaranjulefacedthetrial for the offences punishable u/s.376(2)(c) r/w.s. 109 and 34, 376(2)(c),377,324,u/ss467,468,471r/w.s.34oftheI.P .C. andu/ss.23,25oftheJuvenileJustice(CareandProtectionof Children)Act,2000.

Accusedno.3KhanduKasbe@DeepakMayekarfacedthe trialfortheoffencespunishableu/s.376,377,376(2)(g),324of IPC and u/ss. 23 and 25 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and ProtectionofChildren)Act,2000.

Accused no.4 Prakash Vitthal Khadke faced the trial for theoffencespunishableu/s.376(2)(c),377,324ofI.P .C.andu/ s.23oftheJuvenileJustice(CareandProtectionofChildren) Act,2000.

Accused no.5 Smt.Kalyani Ramchandra Karanjule and Accusedno.9Ms.SurekhaRamchandraKaranjulefacedthetrial fortheoffencespunishableu/s.376(2)(c)r/w.s.109,376(2)(g) r/w.s.109,377r/w.s.109,u/s.467,468,471r/w.s.34ofIPC and u/s.23 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children)Act,2000.

Accusedno.6Ms.SonaliMohanBadadefacedthetrialfor theoffencespunishableu/s.324,307r/w.s.34,376(2)(c)r/w. s.109,376(2)(g)r/w.s.109,377r/w.s.109ofIPCandu/s.23 oftheJuvenileJustice(CareandProtectionofChildren)Act, 2000.

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Accusedno.7DhirubhaiArjunLimbaniandaccusedno.8 Narendra Ramniklal Mehta faced the trial for the offences punishableu/s.324and354ofI.P .C.

Accusedno.10Smt.ParvatiShamsundarMavlefacedthe trialfortheoffencespunishableu/s.324,376(2)(c)r/w.s.109, 376(2)(g)r/w.s.109,377r/w.s.109ofI.P .C.and302r/w.s. 23oftheJuvenileJustice(CareandProtectionofChild)Act, 2000 and 25 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Child)Act,2000.

AlltheaccusedpersonsarechargesheetedinC.R.No. 125/10attheinstanceofKalamboliPoliceStation,Panvel,Dist. Raigad.

2.

Theprosecutionstoryinbriefisasunder: A home meant for mentally challenged girls under the

nameKalyaniMahilaandBalkalyanSevaSanstha(hereinafter referredKalyaniSanstha)wasbeingrunbyMr.Ramachandra Karanjule (Accused No. 1) at Khanda Colony, Kalparaj Row House, New Panvel, Dist Raigad. Nineteen mentally disabled girlsweretheinmatesofthesaidhome.Atthesameaddress, earlier,sincetheyear2003,AnandMahilaandBalkalyanSeva Sanstha,Shirur,Pune(hereinafterreferredasAnandSanstha) wasbeingrunbyMr.JayantSarodeofwhichA/1wastheVice President. DuetosomefinancialdisputebetweenMr.Sarode andA/1fordonationamount,theAnandSansthadisassociated itselffromthishome.However,thesaidhomewascontinuedto

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berunbyA/1underthenewnameKalyaniSanstha.Accused no.1gotregistrationofKalyaniSansthaunderPublicTrustAct on 19/07/2005 (Ex. 184) and from Women and Child department on 5.12.2009. All the 19 inmates originally belonging to Anand Sanstha continued to live in the same premisesownedbyA/1withoutperforminglegalformalitiesfor transferringthegirls.

3.

ItisfurthertheprosecutioncasethatinOctober,2010,

Mumbai Mirror (a local newspaper) of Times of India Group broke the story of pitiable condition of mentally disabled inmatesatKavdasvillageinShahpurTalukaofThanedistrict. Takingcognizanceofthenewsitem,HonbleHighCourtvidea SuoMotoPublicInterestLitigationNo.182/2010,appointeda Maharashtra State Coordination Committee headed by Prof. AshaBajpaiinteraliatoassessandreviewthequalityofcare and management in Childrens Homes across the State of Maharashtra. At the same time, seven Regional Committees were also set up to inspect homes for mentally challenged childrenandsubmittheirreporttotheChairpersonoftheState Committee.

4.

Accordingly,KonkanRegionalCommitteewhileinspecting

homes for mentally challenged children being run in Konkan region, inspected Kalyani Sanstha on 15Feb2011 and 22 Feb2012. The regional committee witnessed gross mismanagement in the affairs of the said Sanstha and also suspectedphysicalandsexualharassmentoftheinmatesand

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accordingly submitted its report to the Chairperson, State Committee. The Konkan committee also directed the Child Welfarecommittee(CWC),RaigadandalsotheChildWelfare Officer, Alibag to visit and verify the condition of the said Sanstha.Accordingly,on28thFeb2011,theCWCmembersand the officers from Child Welfare Office, Alibag visited the said Sansthaandfoundmismanagementandalsosuspectedsexual abuse.Immediately,on2nd March2011,theinmatesweregot medicallyexaminedatKarjatRuralHospitalandfivegirlswere foundtobehabituatedtosexualintercourse.

5.

Basedonthisfinding,alltheinmateswereimmediately

shiftedtoKripaMahilaSansthaatKarjatwithPoliceaid.On4th March2011,CWCChairpersonMs.NeelaTulpulelodgedFIR withtheKalmboliPoliceStation.Onthebasisofherreport,the police registered crime at C.R.no.125 of 2011 against the accused persons for the offences punishable under sections 376/109/114oftheIndianPenalCode.

6.

On4th itself,PIShuklaofKalamboliPoliceStationalong

with the complainant, Mrs. Tulpule visited the spot of the incident.Heseizedsevenfilesrelatingtovisitorsregister,MC register of the girls, register of names and addresses of the officebearers,visitregisterofGovt.OfficialsandGateregisters from the spot in the presence of panchas and prepared spot Panchanama (Exhibit82). PI Shukla also called the photographer(PW.15)andtookphotographs(Exhcolly,15nos.) ofthespot.PIShukladepositedthemuddemalatMalkhanaon

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4.3.2011itselfvidemuddemalreceipt(Exh.128).

7.

Onthesamedayhearrestedaccusedno.1Ramchandra

Karanjule, accused no.9 Surekha Karunjale, accused no.5 Kalyani Karanjule and accused no.6 Sonali Badade. On the same day accused no.1 was sent for medical examination at Ruralhospital,Panvel.

8.

On 5.3.2011, the medical examinations of the victims

Shobha,Chandramukhi@Manisha,Niddhi,SonalandSamina weredoneatRuralHospital,Panvel.

9.

On 6.3.2011, PI Shukla seized other documents and

articles from the spot in the presence of two panchas and accusedno.1.Inall,191articleswereseized.Thearticleswere includingvariousfilesofcorrespondences,accounts,registers, bill,vouchers,medicines,computer,condoms,contraceptivepill etc. vide seizure Panchanama (Exh.52 colly.) PI Shukla depositedtheseizedarticlesatMalkhanaonthesamedayvide receiptExh.129.

10.

Onthesameday,hearrestedParvatiMavle(A/10). On

7.3.2011 Narendra Mehta (A/8), on 8.3.2011 Nanabhau Karunjale (A/2), on 12.3.2011 Prakash Khadke (A/4), on 15.3.201DhirubhaiLimbani(A/7)werearrestedsentthemfor medicalexaminationatRuralhospital,Panvel.

11.

Thereafter,aspertheorderofDirectorGeneralofPolice,

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the investigation of this case was marked to ACP Smt.Karandikarvideletter(Exh.178).

12.

On 16.3.2011, ACP Ms.Karandikar arrested Deepak

Mayekar (A/3). On 18.3.2011, the identification parades of accused no.3 and other accused were conducted. On 12.4.2011, the statements of victim girls Kusum (PW.17), Chandramukhi (mute) and Anamika (mute, PW.18) were recorded with the helpof Dr. ArchanaSingh, the Psychiatrist (PW.6),andMrs.SunandaTarte,theinterpreter(PW.7).

13.

On 13.4.2011 and 15.4.2011 the victim girls were

medicallyexaminedbytheteamofdoctorsofKEMhospitalat Karjat hospital which included Forensic Experts, Gynecologist andPsychiatrist.

14.

On 13.4.2011, ACP Karandikar recorded statement of

Mr.Gawhane,(DW7) the officer from Women and Child Development Office, Raigad District.On 14th and 18th April, 2011,thestatementsofothervictimgirlswererecorded.

15.

ACP Ms. Karandikar recorded the statements of other

witnessesandalsogathereddocumentsrelatingtoeligibilityof Superintendent, requirements for sanctioning home for mentallychallengedandthepapersregardingrequiredstafffor school for mentally challenged vide letter dated 26.4.2011 (Exh.179 colly.) ACP Ms.Karandikar also collected the documentstoshowthataccusedno.1RamchandraKarunjaleat

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therelevanttimewasworkingatCentralRailway,Matungavide letterExh.180.

16.

ACP Ms.Karandikar also collected information from

Lokmatoffice,Mumbai,whereaccusedno.2wasworkingasa DeputyEditorabouthisaddressvideletterExh.181colly. ACP Ms. Karandikar collected certified copies of registration documents (Exh.184 colly.) of the Sanstha with Charity Commissioneroffice,Raigad.

17.

On1.5.2011,ACPMs.Karandikarreceivedreports(Exh.97

colly.) from Dr.Harish Shetty, Psychiatrist, about psychiatric evaluation of the girls.The victim girls were also sent for recordingof164statementsbeforetheMagistrateon19th,20th and27thApril2011.

18.

After investigation ACP Ms.Karandikar filed first

chargesheeton3.5.2011beforetheCourtofMagistrate,Panvel and second chargesheet in the month of July2011 after collectingmobiledetailsoftheaccusedpersons.

19.

The offence punishable u/s.376 of Indian Penal Code

beingexclusivelytriablebytheCourtofSessions,theCourtof Magistrate,initsturncommittedthecasetotheSessionsCourt, Raigad,videcommittalorderdated11.5.2011.

20.

Vide an order dated 25.8.2011, in SUO MOTO PUBLIC

INTERESTLITIGATIONNO.182OF2010,theHonbleBombay

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High Court was pleased to transfer this case from Sessions Court,RaigadtotheSessionsCourt,Mumbai.

21.

The predecessor of this Court framed charge (Exh.21)

againstalltheaccusedpersonsfortheoffencespunishableu/s. 376(c),307,377,324,323r/w.section109,114andsection34 ofIndianPenalCodeandsections23,25,and28oftheJuvenile Justice(CareandProtectionofChildren)Act,2000andsections 467, 468, 471 r/w. section 34 of Indian Penal Code against accusednos.1,2,and5saperately.Thechargeswerereadover and explained to the accused persons in their vernacular to whichtheydeniedthechargesandclaimedtobetried. Their defenceisoftotaldenialandfalseimplications. Thepleasof theaccusedpersonswererecordedvideExh.22to31.

22.

ThisCourtmodifiedthechargevideorderbelowExh.174

and split the charges separately and section 302 r/w 34 was added against accused nos. 1 and 10. The modified charges (Exh.21A) were read over to the accused persons in their vernaculartowhichtheydeniedthechargesandclaimedtobe tried. Their defenceis of total denialandfalse implications. ThepleasoftheaccusedpersonswererecordedvideExh.22Ato 31A.

23.

Theprosecutionexaminedinall22witnessesasunder: PW.1Ms.NeelaGirishTulpule,complainant. PW.2SandipkumarVimalsingh,Panchwitness.

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PW.3Ms.NainaPrashantAthale,KokanRegional CommitteeMember. PW.4Dr.SwatiNaik,Gynecologist. PW.5Ms.DipaliBhattacharya,KokanRegionalCommittee Member. PW.6Dr.ArchanaSingh,Psychiatrist,whoassistedthe I.O.forrecordingstatementsofmentallychallenged girls. PW.7Ms.SunandaTarte,Interpreter,whoassistedtheI.O. forrecordingstatementsofmutegirls. PW.8DineshShantaramJadhav,panch. PW.9Mrs.SheelGaikwad,Neighbourwitness. PW.10DattatrayKuvlekar,ProbationOfficer,Raigad. PW.11Dr.HarishShetty,thePsychiatrist,whohaddone psychiatricevaluationofthegirls. PW.12Dr.RajeshSukhadeve,whoexaminedthegirlsat Karjathospitalalongwithteamofdoctors. PW.13Dr.PadmajaSamant,Gynecologist,whoexamined thegirlsatKarjathospitalalongwithteamofdoctors. PW.14PISanjayShukla,firstInvestigationOfficer. PW.15Dr.BaswarajLohare,MedicalOfficerwho examinedtheaccusedpersons. PW.16VitthalVani,Photographerofspot. PW.17Kusum,victimgirl. PW.18Anamika,victimgirl(mute). PW.19Zahida,victimgirl.

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PW.20Dr.TruptiLokhande,theMedicalofficerwho examinedaccusedPrakashKhadke. PW.21ACPDr.RashmiKarandikar,secondI.O. PW.22Smt.MangalaMote,JudicialMagistrateFirstClass.

24.

Inadditiontotheoraltestimonies,theprosecutionalso reliedonthefollowingdocuments.

F.I.R.(Exh.41) Report of CWC to the Assistant Commissioner, Women andChildDevelopmentPune(Exh.42)

Seizurepanchanamadated6.3.2011(Exh.52colly.) ReportofKokanCommittee(Exh.58). Forwarding letter of CWC, Panvel dated 2.3.2011 to MedicalOfficer,Panvel(Exh.64).

MedicalreportofShobha(Exh.65colly.) MedicalreportofChandramukhi(Exh.66colly.) MedicalreportofNidhi(Exh.67colly.) MedicalreportofSonal(Exh.68colly.) MedicalreportofSamina(Exh.69colly.) MedicalreportofAccusedno.8NarendraMehta(Exh.70 colly.)

Spotpanchanama(Exh.82) PsychiatricEvaluationreportsofDr.HarishShetty(Exh.97 colly.)

MedicalreportofManisha(Exh.100colly.) MedicalreportofJyoti(Exh.101colly.)

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MedicalreportofPinky(Exh.102colly.) MedicalreportofGauri(Exh.103colly.) MedicalreportofChotiPinky(Exh.104colly.) MedicalreportofVishwa(Exh.105colly.) MedicalreportofPooja(Exh.106colly.) MedicalreportofPrachi(Exh.107colly.) MedicalreportofZahida(Exh.108colly.) MedicalreportofAnamika(Exh.109colly.) MedicalreportofSumitra(Exh.110colly.) MedicalreportofSamina(Exh.111colly.) MedicalreportofSeema(Exh.112colly.) MedicalreportofShobha(Exh.113colly.) MedicalreportofRitu(Exh.114colly.) MedicalreportofKusum(Exh.115colly.) MedicalreportofSonal(Exh.116colly.) MedicalreportofSonali(Exh.117colly.) Photographsofinjuries7sheets(Exh.118colly.) Requisition letter from Kalamboli Police Station to DirectorofKEMhospital(Exh.120)

Forwarding letter from Director of KEM hospital to KalamboliPoliceStation(Exh.121)

Muddemalreceiptdated4.3.2011(Exh.128) Muddemal receipt dated 6.3.2011, (12 pages Exh.129 colly.)

Medicalreportofaccusedno.1(Exh.132) Medicalreportofaccusedno.2(Exh.133)

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Medicalreportofaccusedno.3(Exh.134) Medicalreportofaccusedno.7(Exh.135) Medicalreportofaccusedno.4(Exh.176) Photographsofthespot(Exh.137colly.) ChitsofpaperwrittenbyPW.18(Exh.147and149) Photographofaccusedno.3Mayekar(Exh.157) Photographofaccusedno.5Kalyani(Exh.158) Photographofaccusedno.6Sonali(Exh.159) Photographofaccusedno.7Dhirubhai(Exh.160) Photographofaccusedno.8NarendraMehta(Exh.161) Photographofaccusedno.9Surekha(Exh.162) Photographofaccusedno.10MavleAaji(Exh.163) Photographofaccusedno.1Ramchandra(Exh.164) Photographofaccusedno.2Nanabhau(Exh.165) Photographofaccusedno.4Khadke(Exh.166) LetterofDGPdated14.3.2011(Exh.178) Letterdated26.4.2011(6sheets,Exh.179colly.) LetterofChiefWorkshopManager,Matunga,(Exh.180) Forwarding letter alongwith papers from Deputy Editor Lokmat(Exh.181colly.)

Certified documents from Charity Commissioner, Raigad (Exh.184colly.)

164Statementsofgirls(Exh.188to194) AffidavitofMrs.Tarte(PW.7)(Exh.195) LetterfromMrs.Tarte(PW.7)toMagistrateregardingsign language(Exh.196)

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ForwardingletterofJMFC(Exh.197colly.) The prosecution filed it evidence closure pursis at

25.

Exh.209. The statements of the accused persons u/s.313 of Code ofCriminalProcedure (Exh.216to 222 and Exh.229 to 231)were recorded. The defence ofall the accused persons wasofinnocenceandfalseimplications.Accusedno.1filedhis written statement at Exh.223. Accused no.4 filed his written statementatExh.224.Thespecificdefenceaccusedno.1isthat he has been falsely implicated by the President of Anand SansthaShri.JayantSarodeandaccusedno.3Mayekar. 26. Asthepresentcaseisnotthecaseofnoevidenceand

therefore, the accused persons are not acquitted u/s.232 of CodeofCriminalProcedure. Theaccusedpersonswerecalled toenterupontheirdefence. Accusedno.1examinedthefollowingfourwitnesses: DW.2Dr.RavindraChavan,Medicalofficers DW.5Dr.VijayJuvekar,Medicalofficer DW.6Dr.VinayakSawardekar,Medicaloffcer DW.7 Shri. Dnyandeo Gawhane, Retired District Prohabitionofficer.

27.

Accusedno.1alsobroughtonrecordPathologyPMreport

ofdeceasedSita.(Exh.254D6)andmedicalpapers(Ex.X)and reportofShri.Gawhane,Probationofficer(Exh.273D8).

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28.

Accused no.4 examined one defence witness Ramesh

GuptaDW.1andbroughtonrecordaletterExh.240/D1.

29.

Accusedno.2examinedtwowitnessesi.e.DW.3Surekha

NanabhauKarunjalewifeofaccusedno.2andDW.4Mandakini Misal and also brought on record agreement of Leave and License(Exh.257D7).Defencefiledevidenceclosurepursisat Exhibit241.

30.

IhaveheardlearnedSPPMs.RohiniSalianonbehalfof

the State and Adv.Shri. V .D. More (SA) on behalf of accused nos.1,7&8.AdvocateShri.Vaswanionbehalfofaccusedno.2, AdvocateMs.LatikaBelindageamicuscurieonbehalfofaccused no.3. AdvocateMs.AnjaliPatilonbehalfofaccusedno.4.Adv. Shri.Guravonbehalfofaccusednos.5,6,and9andAdv.Shri. Ahireforaccusedno.10.

31.

Adv. Vaswani for Accused no.2 filed written notes of

arguments below Exhibit293. Accused no.3 in person also tenderedwrittennotesofargumentsbelowExhibit284.

32.

On the basis of submissions made before me, charge

framedandthematerialonrecord,thefollowingpointsarise formydeterminationandmyfindingsthereonareasunderfor thereasonstofollow. POINTS 1.Doestheprosecutionprove FINDINGS IntheNegative.

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POINTS thataccusedno.1andaccused no.2 in furtherance of their common intention, being on the management of the Kalyani Sanstha during the periodbetween2007to2011, situatedatKalprajRowHouse, Khandacolony,andatWakadi, theproposedconstructionsite, did aid and abet each other and committed rape on mentally challenged inmates namely Sonal, Nidhi, Samina, Chandramukhi,

FINDINGS

Shobha,Kusum,Pooja,Seema, Prachi, Anamika, Sumitra, Pinki Ramsing, Gauri, Jyoti, Zaida,SonaliandChhotiPinki and thereby committed an offenceseparatelyagainsteach girl,punishableu/s.376(2)(c) r/w.109r/w.34oftheIndian PenalCode? 2.Doestheprosecutionprove thataccusedno.1beingonthe management of the Kalyani IntheAffirmative forAnamika,Jyotiand PinkyRamsingh

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POINTS Sanstha during the aforesaid period and places committed rape on above said mentally challenged inmates and thereby committed an offence separately against each girl, punishable u/s.376(2)(c) of IPC? 3.Doestheprosecutionprove that accused no.1 during the aforesaid period and places committed carnal intercourse againsttheorderofnatureon above said mentally challenged inmates and thereby committed an offence separately against each girl, punishableu/s.377ofIPC? 4.Doestheprosecutionprove that accused no.1 during the aforesaid period and places and transactions voluntarily causedphysicalhurtbymeans ofhotspoons,cigarettebutts, candles,safetypins,knife,etc,

FINDINGS

IntheAffirmative forKusumandPinky Ramsingh.

IntheAffirmativefor allthegirlsexcept GauriandPrachi (15counts)

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POINTS to the above said mentally challenged inmates and thereby committed an offence separately against each girl, punishableu/s.324ofIPC? 5.Doestheprosecutionprove thataccusedno.2beingonthe management of the Kalyani Sanstha during the aforesaid period and places committed rape on above said mentally challenged inmates and thereby committed an offence separately against each girl, punishable u/s.376(2)(c) of IPC? 6.Doestheprosecutionprove that accused no.2 during the aforesaid period and places committed carnal intercourse againsttheorderofnatureon above said mentally challenged inmates and thereby committed an offence separately against each girl,

FINDINGS

IntheNegative. Howeverinthe affirmativeforthe minoroffence punishable u/s354ofIPCforthe girlAnamika

IntheNegative.

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POINTS punishableu/s.377ofIPC? 7.Doestheprosecutionprove that accused no.2 during the aforesaid period and places and transactions voluntarily causedphysicalhurtbymeans ofhotspoons,cigarettebutts, candles,safetypins,knife,etc, to the above said mentally challenged inmates and thereby committed an offence separately against each girl, punishableu/s.324ofIPC? 8.Doestheprosecutionprove that accused no.3 during the aforesaid period and places committedrapeonabovesaid mentally challenged inmates and thereby committed an offenceseparatelyagainsteach girl, punishable u/s.376 of IPC? 9.Doestheprosecutionprove that accused no.3 during the aforesaid period and places

FINDINGS

IntheNegative.

IntheNegative.

IntheNegative.

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POINTS committed carnal intercourse againsttheorderofnatureon above said mentally challenged inmates and thereby committed an offence separately against each girl, punishableu/s.377ofIPC? 10.Doestheprosecutionprove that accused nos.1 and 3 during the aforesaid period and places committed gang rape on above said mentally challenged inmates and thereby committed an offence separately against each girl, punishable u/s.376(2)(g) of IPC? 11.Doestheprosecutionprove that accused no.3 during the aforesaid period and places and transactions voluntarily causedphysicalhurtbymeans ofhotspoons,cigarettebutts, candles,safetypins,knife,etc, to the above said mentally

FINDINGS

IntheAffirmative forAnamika,Kusum, Zahida,Pinky Ramsingh,Manisha andSonal.

IntheNegative.

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POINTS challenged inmates and thereby committed an offence separately against each girl, punishableu/s.324ofIPC? 12.Doestheprosecutionprove thataccusedno.4beingoneof thestaffatKalyaniSansthafor sometime and during the aforesaid period and places committed rape on mentally challenged inmate Sonal Kasuleandtherebycommitted an offence punishable u/s.376(2)(c)ofIPC? 13.Doestheprosecutionprove that accused no.4 during the aforesaid period and places committed carnal intercourse againsttheorderofnatureon mentally challenged inmate Sonal and thereby committed anoffencepunishableu/s.377 ofIPC? 14.Doestheprosecutionprove that accused no.4 during the

FINDINGS

IntheNegative. However,inthe Affirmativeforthe offenceu/s.376(1) ofIPC

IntheNegative.

IntheNegative

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POINTS aforesaid period and places and transactions voluntarily causedphysicalhurtbymeans ofhotspoons,cigarettebutts, candles,safetypins,knife,etc, to the mentally challenged inmate Sonal and thereby committed an offence punishableu/s.324ofIPC? 15.Doestheprosecutionprove that accusednos. 6,7, 8 and 10duringtheaforesaidperiod andplaces,voluntarilycaused physicalhurtbymeansofhot spoons, cigarette butts, candles,safetypins,knife,etc, to the above said mentally challenged inmates and thereby committed an offence separately against each girl, punishableu/s.324ofIPC? 16.Doestheprosecutionprove thataccusedno.7and8during theaforesaidperiodandplaces outraged the modesty of the

FINDINGS

IntheAffirmative foraccusedno.6 and10onlyagainst allthegirlsexcept PrachiandGauri IntheNegative foraccusednos.7 and8.

IntheNegative.

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POINTS above said mentally

FINDINGS

challenged inmates and thereby committed an offence separately against each girl, punishableu/s.354ofIPC? 17.Doestheprosecutionprove that accused no.1 and 6 in furtherance of their common intention during the aforesaid periodandplacesattemptedto murderRitubytyingherneck and legs and thereby committed IPC? 18.Doestheprosecutionprove thataccusednos.5,6,9and10 beingtheresidentsofthespot during the aforesaid period did aid and abet by way of omissions and commissions andwithinthefullknowledge of wrongful acts of custodial rape of accused nos.1 and 2, on above said mentally IntheAffirmative foraccusednos.6 and10forAnamika, JyotiandPinky Ramsingh. IntheNegative for accusednos.5and9. an offence punishableu/s.307r/w.34of IntheAffirmative.

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POINTS challenged inmates and thereby committed an offence separately against each girl, punishable u/s.376(2)(c) r/w.109ofIPC? 19.Doestheprosecutionprove thataccusedno.5,6,9and10 beingtheresidentsofthespot during the aforesaid period did aid and abet by way of omissions and commissions andwithinthefullknowledge ofwrongfulactsofgangrape of accused nos.1 and 3 on above said mentally challenged inmates and thereby committed an offence separately against each girl, punishable u/s.376(2)(g) r/w.109ofIPC? 20.Doestheprosecutionprove thataccusedno.5,6,9and10 beingtheresidentsofthespot during the aforesaid period did aid and abet by way of

FINDINGS

IntheAffirmative foraccusednos.6 and10forAnamika, Kusum,Zahida, PinkyRamsingh, ManishaandSonal. IntheNegative foraccused nos.5and9.

IntheAffirmative foraccusednos.6 and10 forKusumand PinkyRamsingh. IntheNegative

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POINTS omissions and commissions andwithinthefullknowledge of carnal intercourse against the order of nature on above said mentally challenged inmatesbyaccusednos.1,2,3, and4andtherebycommitted an offence separately against each girl, punishable u/s.377 r/w.109ofIPC? 21. Does the prosecution provethataccusednos.1to6 and9and10havingtheactual charge of or control of the juveniles inmates, who are mute and/or mentally subnormal, assaulted the juvenilesnamelySonal,Nidhi, Chandramukhi, Samina, Shobha,Kusum,Pooja,Seema, Prachi, Anamika, Sumitra, Pinki Ramsing, Gauri, Jyoti, Zaid, Sonali, Chhoti Pinki by way of beating, cigarette or tong or hot spoon burns, bangingofhead,pushingfrom

FINDINGS foraccused nos.5and9.

IntheAffirmative foraccusednos.1, 6and10. IntheNegative foraccusednos.2, 3,4,5and9.

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POINTS the stairs to cause such juveniles unnecessary mental and physical suffering and thereby committed the offences separately against eachgirlpunishableu/s.23of theJuvenileJustice(Careand Protection of Children Act), 2000? 22. Does the prosecution prove that the accused nos.1 and 10 having the actual

FINDINGS

IntheAffirmative foraccusedno.1.

IntheNegativefor accusedno.10. charge of or control of the Howeverintheaffirmative juveniles inmates who are fortheminor offencepunishable mute and/or mentally u/s.304partII subnormal, assaulted the juvenile Seeta by way of beating,tocausesuchjuvenile unnecessary mental and physical suffering and due to their beating she died and thereby committed an offence punishableu/s.302ofIPCr/w. section 23 of the Juvenile Justice(CareandProtectionof Children)Act,2000?

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POINTS 23. Does the prosecution provethattheaccusednos.1to 3 havingtheactual charge of or control of the juvenile inmateswhoaremuteand/or mentally subnormal in furtherance of their common intention to have forcible sexual intercourse and/or the carnal intercourse against the order of the nature forcibly administered intoxicating liquor to the juvenile inmates and thereby committed an offenceseparatelyagainsteach girl punishable u/s.25 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children)Act, 2000r/w.34oftheIPC? 24. Does the prosecution provethattheaccusedno.10, the caretaker, having the actual charge of or controlof the juvenile inmates who are mute and/or mentally forcibly subnormal

FINDINGS IntheAffirmative foraccusednos.1and3. (6counts) IntheNegative foraccusedno.2

IntheNegative.

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POINTS administered intoxicating

FINDINGS

tobaccotothejuvenileinmates and thereby committed an offenceseparatelyagainsteach girl punishable u/s.25 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000? 25.Doestheprosecutionprove thataccusednos.1,2and5in furtherance of their common intention had suppressed the fact that they are related to each other and accused no.1, beingaPublicServantserving in the Central Railway, suppressed the said fact and submitted the forms for registrationofthetrusttothe Commissioner of the Mahila and Balvikas Department Government of Maharashtra, Pune and took over the said Sanshta (trust), accused no.5 Kalyani had submitted forged documentsandmisrepresented IntheNegativre

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POINTS the authorities by suppressing the fact of educational qualificationasrequiredbythe Rules under the Mahila and Balvikas Department, Government of Maharashtra, Pune and thereby committed offences punishable u/s.467, 468,471r/w.section34ofthe IndianPenalCode? 26.Whatorder?

FINDINGS

Asperfinalorder.

REASONS 33. Attheoutset,thiscaseistheoutcomeoftheinspectionsof

Homes for Mentally challenged, carried by the members of Konkan Regional Committee, appointed by Honble Bombay HighcourtinSuoMotoPublicInterestLitigationNo.182/10 and the Government of Maharashtra vide GR No. PIL2010/300/2010/D8. The Konkan committee visited the present Kalyani Sanstha on 15th and 22nd Feb, 2011 and submitted its report to the Chairperson, State Coordination Committee,Prof.AshaBajpai.

34.

The prosecution examined the members of Konkan

Committee Ms. Naina Athale (PW3) and Dipali Bhattacharya (PW4).Boththesemembersconsistentlybroughtonrecordthe

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following facts, witnessed by them and reported to the State CommitteevidereportEx.58colly.

i. TheKalyaniSansthawassituatedinaRowhouseina denselypopulatedareainwhichthePresidentandhis familywerealsoresiding. ii. Attheentry,therewasshoplikeshutter.Iftheshutter isdown,noscopeforventilation. iii. Therewere1819girls,someweresittingandsome werelyingdownonthefloor. iv. TheSuperintendent,Sonali(A/6)wasreluctantto showfilesanddocumentstothemembersasitwere notkeptproperly. v. Onthesecondfloorthemembersnoticedclothesof menandotherstuffthemanuses.Oninquiry,they weretoldthattheclotheswereofMr.Ramchandra (A/1). vi. TheSuperintendent(A/6)wastalkingonphonewith Ramchandra(A/1)intermittently. vii.TheSuperintendent(A/6)wentouttofillpetroland camebackinhalfanhourwithRamchandra(A/1). viii.Thekitchenwasappearinganormalhousehold kitchenandjustoutsidethekitchenhugevessels containingriceanddalandonesmallvesselwith vegetablesandchapatiswrappedinnewspaperswere kept.Itwasappearingthatthefoodwascalledfrom

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outside. ix. Mrs.Karunjale(A/9)saidthefoodwascookedinthe kitchen.Onthecontrary,Superintendentconceded thatfoodisdonated.However,therewasnoentryin thedonationregister. x. Alltheentriesinthesnacksregister(whichwasnew) wereappearingtobemadeinoneday. xi. TheMOUoftheSansthawasaprintedreadymade proformaavailableinmarket. xii.ThedocumentsoftheregistrationofCharity Commissionershowedthatthesansthaisallowedto domanysocialactivities.Theexplanationwasgiven byMr.RamchandraKaranjulethatifhisworkwith childrenisdiscontinuedthenhecandoanyother socialwork.
xiii.Thecommitteememberswantedtotalkwiththegirls,

butRamchandra(A/1)andSonali(A/6)werenotco operatingandnotallowingthegirlstotalkwiththem privately. xiv.ThemembersnoticedonegirlbynameKusumwas continuouslyspittinganditwasoneofthesymptoms ofsexualabuse. xv. ThefileofonegirlbynameSeetawhohaddied,was notavailable. xvi.MC.Registerwassignedbymaledoctor.

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xvii.Thememberscameacrosswithoneletteraddressed toparentsofVaishaliBansodedemandingRs.17000/ forkeepingVaishaliintheSansthaforsixmonths, failingwhichtotakelegalaction. xviii.ThemembersfoundthatRamchandra(A/1)was workinginCentralRailway. xix.Duringtheperiodbetween2007toDecember2009, therewasnovalidlicenseforKalyaniSanshta. xx.Ongroundfloortherewasabigbathingareawith grilledwindowandpassersbycouldseefromoutside. xxi.Sumitra,theinmateshowedinjurymarksonher hand. xxii.InmateKusumwasdancinginastrangemannerand deliberatelyshowingherbackwhichwasopened. xxiii.Caretakerinformedthatthreechildrenhadrunaway throughpipe. xxiv.Sevengirlshaddiedinthepast. xxv.InmateJyotiwantedtosaysomething,themoment shesawRamchandra(A/1),shedraggedherselfback. xxvi.ThemembersweretakentoWakadi,theproposed constructionsite.Groundfloorwasconstructedand firstandsecondfloorswereunderconstruction. xxvii.Twomencameandwentupstairsdirectly.Oneof themwasrelativeofRamchandra(A/1)andother wasfromhisvillage.

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xxviii.SonofRamchandra(A/1)whois1314yearswas alsopresentinthepremises. xxix.OnecaretakerbynameManishawhowasdeafand dumb,age2425yearswaspresent.Shewas appearingtobementallysubnormal. xxx.Thefilesanddocumentswerenotkeptproperlyand updated. xxxi.Thememberssuspectedsexualandphysicalabuse onthegirls.

35.

ThecommitteesubmitteditsreporttotheChairpersonMs.

AshaBajpai.ThereportEx.58depictsindetailthesordidaffair of the Kalyani Sanstha. In fact, the Konkan Committee laid foundationforthisunparallelandsensationalcaseofrapeof19 girlsintheKalyaniSanstha.Here,thisreporthasaprobative valueasthereportissubmittedbythecommitteeappointedby the government of Maharashtra through resolution at the instanceofHonbleBombayhighcourt. 36. In the instant case, the prosecution examined in all 22

witnesses in the nature of complainant, 2Konkan regional committee members, 2panchas for spot panchanamas, 5 doctors, 2psychiatrists, interpreter, neighbour witness, 3 victims, photographer, magistrate and 2investigation officers. Thoughthevictiminmatesare19innumbers,theprosecution could examine only the three inmates i.e PW17, PW18 and PW19 as per reports of Dr. Harish Shetty, (Ex.212 colly and

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238) thepsychiatrist,theothergirlsarenotinapositionto deposeastheyareseverelytraumatizedandundergoingmental healthintervention.

37.

PW1,Adv.Sau.NeelaTulpuleistheinformant.Sheisthe

presidentofChildWelfareCommittee,Alibag.Herevidenceis onlyonthepointthatshealongwithCWCmembersandofficer from Women and Child Development Department visited the spoton28thFeb2011. 38. PW.1, the complainant, deposed that the Konkan

committeedirectedthemandtheChildWelfareOfficer,Alibag tovisittheKalyaniSansha.Accordinglytheyvisitedthesanstha on 28th Feb and talked with the children. They suspected physicalandsexualabuseonthegirls.Theyalsosuspectedthat somecollegeboysalsocomeintheSanstha.Immediately,the girls were referred for medical examination. The medical findingswerepositiveandthereforethecrimewasregistered. (FIREx41) 39. IntheabovereferredSuoMotoPublicInterestLitigation, theHonbleBombayHighcourtwaspleasedtodirectthat,this courtmayrecordtheevidenceofthevictimsbywayofvideo conferencing. TheHonbleHighCourtalsomadeitclearthat theordershallnotpreventthesessionsCourtfrompassingsuch orderandfurtherorderasmaybenecessaryinthefactsand circumstancesofthecase. 40. Theprosecutiontriedtoinstallvideoconferencingfacility

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attheplacewherethevictimswereplaced,buttheycouldnot. Therefore,ontherequestofLd.SPP ,themodalitieswerefixed torecordtheevidenceofinmatesintheCourtbykeepingin view, the guidelines given by Honble Apex Court in Sakshis case,andordertothateffectwaspassedbelowExh.122and 138.

41.

TheevidenceofthevictimswererecordedintheCourt

hall in camera by creating victim friendly atmosphere. The accused persons were seated behind the partition wall of cupboards.Precautionwastakenthatvictimcannotseeasingle accused. Their evidences were recorded in the presence of Psychologist as directed by Honble High Court in the above referredpetition. SubmissionsoftheLd.counsels. 42. Learned SPP Ms.Rohini Salian on behalf of the State

stronglyarguedthathereweareindependentandnotexcited bythefactthatHonbleHighCourthastakencognizanceabout thepitiableconditionsoftheinmatesinthehomesforchildren alloverMaharashtra.Shesaid,societyisdeterioratingandwe havetochangethemindset.TheincidentsatKalyaniSanstha shocked the judicial conscience. Godman became devils workshop.Toimaginetheplightofmentallychallengedwhen theirparentshavethrownout.Somecannotwalk,somecannot speak. Itisnotanormalcase. Itisacaseofnormalpeople becoming abnormal. The mental problem of these people is theirinsatiablelust. Weareboundbytheruleoflawandthe

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Constitution of India. No person have right to do anything. Therearelimitationsandrestrictions.Anythingisinexcess,it has to be controlled. Victimsthe helpless human being are exploitedtowhatextentbyforminganorphanage. WhatBal KalyanSanstha.Shedoesnotknow.Howaccusedno.1,earlier memberofAnandSanstha,exploitedthegirl,takenoverAnand Sanstha.Allthe19girlsareexploitedphysically,mentallyand sexually.WeareaccountedtoGod.Donationsafterdonations keep flowing. The medical reports of the girls are positive. Whodidthis?Theincidentregisteredinthemindsofmentally challengedgirland they kept repeatingit. Their memory as regards the incident is intact. The evidence has to be read sympathetically. Thesegirlscannotbetutored. Theplaceof Wakdi,theunderconstructionsitewasalsousedforexploiting the children. The horror picture committed on the helpless children. 7 girls died. No document regarding Sita. What traumathegirlsmusthaveundergone.Noaccusedbespared.

43.

Onthecontrary,learned defencecounselShri. Moreon

behalf of accused nos.1, 7 & 8, argued in the line that the accusedno.1hasnothingtodowiththisincident.Hehadgiven hispremisestoAnandMahilaBalKalyanSevaSanstha,Shirur, Puneonrentalbasis.ThePresidentofthisSansthaShri.Jayant Sarodefalsely implicatedtheaccused inthiscase. There was emotionaleffortstobringthetears.Thetearswerecrocodileto grab the object. The Anand Sanstha was working since 3.6.2003 to 17.3.2011, on which date its registration was cancelled.TherewasnotransferorderfromAnandSansthato

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Kalyani Sanstha. The report submitted to the Honble High CourtwasbogusandtherebymisguidedtheHigherauthorityby suppressingthetruththatthechildrenwereofAnandSanstha. Ld.counselShri.Morealsoarguedonthepointoftutoringthe witnessesbydoctorHarishShetty(PW.11)andtheinterpreter Tarte madam (PW.6). The prosecution brought distorted evidencebeforetheCourtwhichisnotacceptable. Thegirls werediednaturally.Thepanchwitnessistheregularpanchof Kalambolipolicestationandhenceseizureisdoubtful. Inthe lastld.counselsubmitsthatprosecutionhavefailedtoprovethe chargesagainsttheaccusedpersons.

44.

Ld.counselMs.LatikaBelindageforaccusedno.3argued

thatoffenceu/s.377ofIPCisnotproved. Accusedno.3was stayingatKopargaon,500kilometerawayfromPanvel.Hehas beenfalselyimplicatedinthiscase.

45.

Ld. counsel Ms.Anjali Patil for accused no.4 strongly

argued against improper medical examinations of the girls. Therewasnohymentestsetc. Accusedno.4wasworkingat Lonvala and there was no occasion for him to come to the KalyanSanstha.

46.

The ld. counsel Shri.Vaswani for accued no.2 highly

stressedonthepointthatthesignlanguageofAnamikawasnot recordedwhichistherequirementofthelaw.

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47.

Theld.counselShri.Guravonbehalfofaccusednos.5,6,

and9stressedthattheprosecutioncouldnotprovethatthese accused persons at any time instigated or abetted in the commissionofcrime. NowIproceedtodealwiththepointsfordetermination. Reasonastopointsrelatingtochargesofrape,gangrape and sodomy and admistering intoxicants to the juveniles againstaccusedno.1Ramchandra(papa)and3Mayekar. ForconvenienceIamtakingthesepointstogether. 48. At the outset, undisputedly the inmates in the Kalyani

Sanstha used to call accused no.1 Ramchandra as Papa and accusedno.9Surekha(wifeofA/1)asMummy.PW.17Kusum wasoneoftheinmatesofKalyaniSanshta. AsperPsychiatry reports(Ex.97colly,Ex.115colly)herintelligencewasborder line,mildmentalretardation.Thecourtaskedthewitnesssome introductoryquestionstowhichshegavetheproperanswers. She was knowing sanctity of oath. Hence, oath was administeredtoher. ThePsychologistVinitaKhedkarwasalso administeredtheoath. Asregardsallegationofrapeagainstaccusednos.1and therelevantparasofhertestimonyarereproducedbelow.
3. Ramchandrahadcomeonmybody.Hegaveburns.WhenI wassleeping,heaskedmetogetupandtocomeupstairs.WhenIwas notgoingheslappedme.Hesaidnottodisclosethisincidenttoanybody. Hepressedmymouth.Heaskedmetolickhisurinalorgan.Helickedmy upperbreast.Thisthingwasdonepriortomanydays.Hesqueezedmy breast.Heremovedhisclothes.Heremovedmyclothes.Heinsertedhis

:40:JUD.SC.201100688 urinalorganinmyurinalorgan.Hecameonmybody.Hesaidmenot todisclosethistoanybody.Hehaddonethisthingtwice. 4. HisfriendMayekarhadcome.Mayekarhadcomeonthe

bodyofSonalKasle.Mayekaraskedmenottodisclosethisincidentto anybody. I said I will disclose to all. When I disclosed the incident, Mayekarconfinedmeinoneroom.

49.

The testimony of this witness shows that

Ramchandra(A/1)committedrapeonherself,Mayekar(A3)on Sonal. However she could not stand in the extensive cross examinations. She conceded for almost all the suggestions. Learned defence counsel also brought on record some improvementsinherdepositionwhichshehadnotmadebefore theMagistrateinher164statementorbeforethePolice. 50. Here, as regards the improvements, undisputedly, the

inmateswereintheKhandacolonysince2003.Asperevidence on record Ramchandra (A/1) wasVice President of erstwhile AnandSanstha.Admittedly,AnandSansthawasrunninginthe rowhouseownedbyRamchandraKaranjule(A/1)atKhanda Colony.EvidenceonrecordshowsthatRamchandraKaranjule with his family was residing in the same row house at the relevant time. The incidents of sexual assault is stretched during the period between 2003 to February2011. In such circumstances,itisnotpossibleevenforthenormalwitnessto depose exactly in chronology with date and time about the incidents.Undisputedly,thiswitnessismentallysubnormal.For this witness, omissions are bound to occur. The cumulative effectofherevidencebeforethecourtandher164statementis

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to be tallied. The apparent conflict or improvement in their version has to be understood in the light of the factual backgroundandthecircumstancesunderwhichthesegirlswere placedatthattime. 51. As regards, admissions in cross examination, the Court obtained opinion of the Psychologist who was present throughout, during the recording of evidence of this witness. The Psychologist Ms.Vinita Khedkar who has done Master in Counselling Psychology and who is working with this inmate since April2012, deposed that the witness PW.17 should not havebeenaskedclosedendedquestions.Hermemoryisshort termmemory.Shetendstorememberendpartofthequestion andnotthewholequestion.Thequestionsweresuggestiveand hence she gave most of the answers in affirmative. About memoryshegaveopinionthathermemoryspeciallyaboutthe traumaisintact. Shedoesnothavetheconceptoftime,date and year. The Psychologist also opined that tutoring can be possibletothiswitnessbutitrequireslotoftimetotutor.Tothe court,PW17wasnotappearingtobeatutoredwitness. 52. As regards competency of this witness, she could not understandallthequestionsputtoherinthecrossexamination nor could be able to give the rational answers. Prudency requiresthatonthesoletestimonyofthiswitness,conviction cannot be granted. I am not using her testimony as a substantive evidence against the accused persons as far as seriouschargesareconcerned.Fromhertestimony,broadly,it

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can be said that the incidents of rape occurred at Khanda ColonySanstha.AsshewasatKhandaColonysince2003with othergirlslikeAnamika,Zaidaetc.hertestimonywillbemore usefultounderstandthesignlanguagedevelopedbythemute girlsatKhandacolony. 53. Itisalsonecessarytomentionherethatwhenthecourt

startedrecordingherevidence,itdidnotoccurtothecourtthat she wont be able to understand the questions in the cross examinationandwillnotbeabletogivetherationalanswers andthereforecourtstartedrecordingherevidenceinnarrative form. As soon as the court realized that the witness is not understandingthequestionsputtoherincross,courtstarted recording her further evidence in questionanswer form and attemptsweremadetounderstandherthequestionsproperly. 54. TheprosecutionalsoexaminedtheinmateZaidaPW19.

AsperPsychiatryreport(Ex.97colly.ex.115colly)ofZaida,her intelligencewasbelownormal,mildmentalretardation. The relevant portion of the testimony of Zaida is reproducedbelow.

Qt.28WhathappenedatKhandacolony? Ans. Papausedtomakeusdowork,cookfood.Papagaveburns tomewithcigarette.Aajididnotdoanywork.Papadiddirty work,removedbraandpanty.Hecameonmybodyandclosedthe door.Heinsertedhisurinalorgananddiddirtywork.Hemademe drinkliquor.Hegavemetoeatpeda.Ifeltgiddiness.Anjalikicked onmychest.Rohanalsodiddirtywork.Hetookmeinthegarden,

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removed my clothes and came on my body. Rohan, Mayekar, Khadke,Papa,Kiran,Babasaheb,Chanewalacameonmybodyat Wakdi.IwastakentoWakdiinauto.Papabangedmyheadand beatme.

55.

Thiswitnessalsocouldnotunderstandthequestionsput

toherincrossexaminationandshewasnotabletogivethe rationalanswers.Manytimesshetalkedirrelevantthings.She wasrepeatingtheincident.PsychologistMs.SamrinShaikhwas presentduringrecordingofherevidence.Tothecourtquestion, thepsychologistopinedthathermemoryasregardsthetrauma isintactandshecannotbetutoredastheconceptwhichshe hasnotundergone,shecannotbetutored. 56. Fromhertestimony,broadly,itcanbesaidthatthe

incidentsofrapeoccurredatKhandaColonySanstha.However, hertestimonycannotbeusedasasubstantiveevidence.Itcan be used only as the corroboration. As she was at Khanda Colonysince2003withothergirlslikeAnamika,Kusum,etc. her testimony will also be useful to understand the sign languagedevelopedbythemutegirlsatKhandacolony. 57. TheprosecutionalsoexaminedanothervictimAnamika, PW.18,whoisamutegirl.Sheisunabletospeakandhearbut herIQasperexpertsopinion(PW6,PW11andEx.97colly)is normal. She being illiterate, her testimony could not be recorded by putting questions to her in writing as required u/s.119ofIndianEvidenceAct.Hertestimonyisrecordedwith the help of interpreter Mrs. Sunanda Tarte.(PW7) and the

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psychologist Ms. Samrin Shaikh and in questionanswer form andattemptsweremadetorecordthesignswhereverpossible. 58. Asregardstheallegationofrapeagainstaccusednos.1and 3,therelevantparasofherevidenceisreproducedbelow.
Qt.14WhatdidPappado? Ans.WitnessbygestureswhenIwassmall(gestureofsmall),he usedtobeatme(gestureofbeating)andbangedmyhead(shows head)onthewall(showswall)andblood(Showsnailpaint)came out,bydrinkingliquor(showsgestureofdrinkingandgiddiness). He forcibly put liquor in my mouth (shows gesture of holding mouthandputtingbottleandgiddiness).Heusedtoshoweyesand usedtoscare.Heusedtotakeupstairsbypullinghand(gestureof stairsbyhandsandgestureofpulling).RamchandraandMayekar bothgavewegirlsmyself,Kusum,Zaida,PinkyRamsingh,Sonal, sweetbymixingsomething(gestureoftakingfromthepantpocket andsprinklingonthesweet)tofeelgiddiness(gestureofboxand gestureofdistributing).Iateitandspitit(gestureofspitting).I alsofeltgiddiness.Bothswitchedoffthelights(showstubelightand gestureofswitchoff).Theyremovedourclothes(Showsherclothes andgestureofremoving).Theysleptusinrow(gestureofsleeping and row by hand one after another). On one side Ramchandra started insertinghispenis(gesture of insertionand takes hands towardsherlowerside)andfromtheothersideMayekarstarted insertinghispenis.Iwasweeping.Hepressedmymouthandbeat me. Only Ramchandra inserted his penis in my private part. Mayekar did this thing with Sonal, Pinky Ramsingh, Zaida. Ramchandra on Manisha, Kusum. Ramchandra, Mavle aaji and SonaliBaddeusedtobeatRitu.RamchandraandMayekardidnot usedtodowork(gestureofsweatingonforehead)andonlyusedto

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doaram(gestureofrest)andusedtoharasswegirls. ThefriendofRamchandra(bothpalmstogetherin90degreeangle) usedtocomewithliquourbottlesonvehicle.Wegirlswereusedto betakenatsomeplacebyvehicleandtheyusedtogetdoneworkof sweeping,throwinggarbage,(gestureofputtingbigpotonthehead andgestureofthrowing)etc.fromus.Ramchandraandhisfriend usedtodrinkliquorthereandtheyusedtogetworkdonefromus. Ramchandraandhisfriendusedtodosexualabusewiththegirls. Ramchandrausedtodosexualabusewithmeonmultipletimes. HisfriendusedtodothesethingswithSonal,PinkyandKusum. Ramchandradidnotusedtodoanyworkandonlyusedtoeatand themomentnightusedtocome,wewouldbefrightenedandscared thathewilldosomethingtous.Asusual,everynight,hewould forcehimselfonus.Ifwescreamed,heusedtoslapandusedto press the mouth. Pappa used to do sexual abuse by wearing condom. (Witness makes sign of balloon for condom and for insertionofpenisshemakesgestureofpenetrationbymovingher closedfistupanddownintheairtowardslowerside).Heandhis friendusedtodothisthingwithwefourgirlsandusedtoburn (witnessmakessignofburningmatchstick)thecondomsandused togivethreatsnottotellanythingaboutthisorelsehewouldbeat (witnessmakesgestureofbeating). RamchandrausedtocallMayekaronphone(gestureofphone)and bothusedtodothesethingswhenthereusedtobenobody.After finishingallworkofcleaningutensils,washingclothes,etc.whenI wenttotheroomand openedthedoor,I sawRamchandrawas doingthesamethingwithJyoti.(Atthisstage,tearscameoutof theeyesofthewitness).Igotscared.Isilentlywentawayandslept

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sothatitappearedthatIdidnotknowanything.Papacamedown ashehadseenme.Hewokeupmeandtookmeupstairsandbeat meandgavethreatsnottotellanybody. RamchandrausedtoaskKusumandPinkyRamsinghtomassage hislegsandwhiledoingthisgraduallyhewastakingthemtowards uppersideofhisbodyandheusedtoputhispenisintheirmouth. (Witnessmakesthegestureoforalsex).Isawthiswhilepretending thatIwassleeping.Afteroralsex,heusedtosendKusumandused totakePinkyupandusedtodosexualintercoursewithher.Once, aftersexual intercoursewithPinkywhenIwenttoseewhereis Papa,IsawhewashuggingandkissingSonaliBadde.Whenhewas goingouthegavethreatsnottotellanybody. Qt.19WhatelseRamchandradowithyou? Ans. Hegavememoneyfornottellingthesethingstoanybody.I gavethemoneytoMummy. OnedayPapaandDeepakMayekarhadcomewithtwobottlesof liquor.Papacalledmeandaskedmetoheadmassage.Heopenhis shirtbuttons,hetookmeinhisarmandthenheleft.Thereafter, both Ramchandra and Mayekar went upstairs and asked me to bringfood.Itookthefoodup.TheyaskedforKusum,Pinkyand Sonal.IsaidIdidnotknow.Hecalledweallfourup.Hetookout liquorintwoglassesandmixedit(gestureofmixing)andgaveitto allofus.Mayekarwentoutandbroughtsixcondoms(gestureofsix byfingersandsignofballoon).SonaliandKalyaniwerethereand they leftbybolting thedoor from outside. They leftand slept. RamchandraandMayekarremovedourclothesandrapedus.

59.

Thetestimonyofthiswitnessspeaksforitself.Noneedto

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elaborate her testimony. From her testimony, we can get the clear idea as to how the physically and mentally disabled orphanswerephysically,sexuallyandmentallytorturedbythe accused no. 1 Ramchandra (papa) with the assistance of his friends including accused no. 3 Mayekar. How accused no. 1 usedtodounnaturalsexwiththesegirls.Howhewasscaring the girls. How they used to commit gang rape on the girls. Accused no. 1 was not doing work and only taking rest and doingtheseactivitieswiththegirlsbyconsumingliquor.The girls were calling him the papa and papa is doing all these horriblethingswiththedaughtersbyforgettingallmoralityand rulesofsocietyandthedharma. 60. Anamikaisconsistentinhertestimony.Shecouldfacethe

extensive cross examination. She stuck up to her testimony. Therearesomeminorimprovementsinhertestimonywhichare boundtobethereinviewofthelongperiodoftorturestretched for7years.Shewasgivinghertestimonybyrememberingeach incidentandwastakingpauseinbetween.Whenthequestion inthecrossexaminationwasaskedtoherastowhyshedidnot tellthisbeforethelowercourt,shesaidshehadforgottento tell.Itisbutnaturaltohappenthatwhentherearesomany incidentswithmanygirlsduringaspanof6to7years,whatever she remembered she stated before the police and before the Magistrateandwhateversherememberedshestatedbeforethis court. There is no material contradiction or omission in her statements before all the three authorities, if tallied together. Manytimesshewasappearingemotional.Tearshadalsocome

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inhereyes.Onceshefeltgiddiness. Wholeofhertestimony reflects natural flavor. Abortive attempts were made during crossexaminationtobrandherasatutoredwitness.Shedenied allthesuggestions.Hadshebeentutored,shewouldnothave toldaccusedno.5,7and8,asgood.Shewouldnothavetaken thenameoffriendofRamchandra,whoisnotmadeaccusedin thiscase,forcommittinggangrapewiththegirlsatWakadi. Her testimony remained unshaken during the cross examination. 61. Her testimony lends further corroboration from the

testimonyofothervictimsPW17andPW19asregardsthefact of rape, sedative material etc. The articles like, packet of condom(Art.189)andcontraceptivepill(Art.191)seizedfrom the spot and the positive medical reports also supports her testimony.ThesignsusedbyAnamikaaretalliedwiththesigns showedbyKusum,Zaidaandtheinterpreter.

62.

ThetestimonyofPW18issonaturalthatanydoubtonit

would entailinsult to her. Her testimonyinspires confidence. Hersoletestimonyissufficientforconvictioninthiscase.Her testimonylendsfurthercorroborationfromher164statement. (Ex.194colly)

63.

Forconvenience,thefollowingchartofmedicalreportsof

thegirlsisprepared.Onechartinthelaterpartofthisjudgment willalsoshowthemedicalopinionaboutsexualassaultandthe positionofhymen.Someoftheinmatesdidnotallowvaginal

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examination. Medical examination of the girls done on 2nd march 2011 prior to registering the crime
Sr. No. 1. Name Shobha Ex.65colly. Positionofhymen Hymennotintact. Clitorisenlarged.Allows1finger easily,loose,labiamajorawell developedandminoraseparated. Opinion Patienthasundergone sexualintercourseand ishabituatedtoit. Patienthasundergone sexualintercourseand ishabituatedtoit. Patienthasundergone sexualintercourseand ishabituatedtoit. Patienthasundergone sexualintercourseand ishabituatedtoit. Patienthasundergone sexualintercourseand ishabituatedtoit.

2.

Chandramukhi Hymenpatulous.Notintact.1 Ex.66colly. fingerloose.Clitorisenlarged. Labiamajorawelldevelopedand minoraseparated. Nidhi Ex.67colly. Hymenpatulous.1fingerloose. Clitorisenlarged.Labiamajora welldevelopedandminora separated. Hymenopenpatulous.Allows2 fingerseasily.Clitorisenlarged. Labiamajorawelldeveloped. Labiaminorawidelyseparated. Hymenpatulous.Allows1finger easily.Clitorisenlarged.Labia majorawelldeveloped.Labia minorawidelyseparated.

3.

4.

SonalKaselu Ex.68

5.

Samina Ex.69colly.

64.

Thedefenceoftheaccusedno.1thathewasnotrunning

the said Sanshta and he has been falsely implicated by the PresidentofAnandSansthaandbyaccusedno.3isabsolutely improbable.

65.

ThetestimonyofAnamikastretchedfor5longsessions.It

wasahardtasktorecordhertestimony.Manyofthequestions in the cross examinations were ticklish. It was practically impossibleforthecourttorecordallthesignsofthequestions puttothewitnessandanswersgiven.TheinterpreterSunanda Tarte (PW.7) and the Psychologist Ms.Samrin Shaikh were

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properly assisting the Court to record the testimony of this witnessandtointerprettheticklishquestionsputinthecross examination. Most of the gestures of this witness were so perfectthatevenacommonmancanunderstandit.Itwaseasy tounderstandhersignlanguagebutitwasdifficulttomakeher understand the suggestions put in the cross examinations. However, her evidence was recorded after properly understandingthewitnesseachofthequestionputduringcross and the answers were recorded after full satisfaction of the prosecution,defence,theinterpretersandthecourtaboutthe interpretationofhersignlanguage.Tounderstandthenamesof inmates and the accused persons, along with gestures, lip readingwasalsoused. 66. Ld.defencecounselShri.Vaswaniforaccusedno.2relied

onthefollowingauthoritiesandstressedfornotrecordingthe evidence of mute girl in sign language. As I said earlier, her examinationwasstretchedfor5longsessions.Thevictimgirl was getting exhausted during long sessions of cross examinations.Itwastakingmuchtimetounderstandthemute girl, the ticklish suggestions during cross examination. The presentcaseisnotthecaseofsingleincidentwithoneaccused andonevictim.Inthepresentcase,thereareseriesofincidents stretched during the period between 2003 to 2011 with nineteen victims and multiple accused. All the inmates were insane except this mute girl. I wonder as to how she was managing herself with these girls whose IQs were below normal. Where ever possible this court recorded the sign

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languageofAnamika.Itwaspracticallynotpossibletorecord theevidenceinsignlanguage.
The ld counsel Shri. Vaswani relied on the following authorities.
i. 1982Cri.L.J.94,KadungothAlaviVs.StateofKerala ii. 1966Cri.L.J.542KumbharMusaAlibVs.StateofGujarat iii. 2012Cri.L.J.2908StateofRajasthanVs.DarshanSingh@

DarshanLal
iv. 2012 Cri. L.J. 1743 Sunil Kumar @ Banti Vs. State of

HimachalPradesh
v. 2005 Cri. L.J. 2687 Dilawarsab Alisab Jakati Vs. State of

Karnataka
vi. AIR1926KCal922,AhSoiVs.Emperor

67.

Furthermore,Iwasalsoabletounderstandhermostof

thelanguage,beingthedaughterofthemuteperson.Here,itis pertinenttonotethatmyjudgementisbasedonlyonthebasis ofmaterialonrecordandwithduerespectIamnotswayedby mypersonalfeelingsnorbytheoutsidecryduetorecentDelhi rapeincident. 68. Defence also raised the objection for assistance of Ms.Sunanda Tarte and Ms.Samrin Shaikh, being interested witnesses. I do not find substance in this argument. For Anamika,she developedherownsignlanguage. Shehasno educationofspeciallanguageforthemute. Insuchacase,to understandherlanguageitisnecessaryfirsttodeveloprapport withthegirl.TheinterpreterMrs.Tarte,firstdevelopedrapport withthegirlsbyattendingthegirls4to5timesandunderstood

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theirlanguage.Priortothiscase,shewasunknowntothegirls. AspertherequisitionofPSKalamboliandasperthedirection oftheHeadMistressofherschool,wheresheisworking,she assistedthePoliceinrecordingthestatementsofmutegirlsand to the court forrecording the evidence of Anamika. She had alsohelpedtheLd.Magistratetorecordher164statement.She hadnoknowledgeabouttheaccusedpersons. Shenevermet them. Insuchcircumstances,theinterpreterMrs.Tartecannot bebrandedastheinterestedwitness. 69. TheprosecutionexaminedMrs.SunandaTarte(PW7),the

interpreter,asawitnessonlyonthepointthatsheassistedthe I.O.inrecordingherevidenceandwhatsheunderstoodabout specificsignlanguageofthemutegirls.TheinterpreterPW7 deposedthatherqualificationisBA.B.Ed.forhearingimpaired. Shehaddonespecialcourseofhearingandsince1993,sheis workingatIndianCouncilforthementalhealth. Shetaught about150students. Shefurtherdeposedthaton4.3.2011,in the school, her Head Mistress sent message to her that PS Kalamboli required her assistance in recording statements of mentallyretardedgirls.OnthesamedayshewenttoKalamboli PoliceStation. FromthereshewastakentoKarjatwherethe victim girls were kept. Amongst victims, Anamika, ChandramukhiandNidhiweredeafanddumb.Theydeveloped theirownsignlanguage.ShehadtakenhelpofKusum,oneof theinmatesinunderstandingtheirsignlanguage.

70. As regards, Ms. Samrin Shaikh, the psychologist, before

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the court she testified, she had helped Dr Harish Shetty for psychiatric evaluation of the victim girls. She had developed rapport with the girls during such evaluation. During her assistancetothecourt,itdidnotoccurtothecourtthatsheis theinterestedwitness.Onthecontrary,shewasexertingmuch tounderstandthemutegirlthecomplicatedquestionsincross examinations. The assistance of the interpreter and the psychologistwasmoreusefulduringcrossexaminationofthe victim.

71. ThequestionwasalsoraisedthatMs.SamrinShaikhhas noknowledgeaboutspeciallanguageofthemutes.Inhercross examinationbyadv.Shri.Gurav,foraccusedno.5,6and9,Ms. Samrin Shaikh deposed that Anamika, herself made her understandhersignlanguageandtheotherinmatesalsohelped her sometimes. Ms. Samrin Shaikh also deposed in her cross thatshewasnotknowingthehistoryofgirlsbeforegoingto Karjatbutshewasknowingforwhatpurposetheyweregoing toKarjat.Ithasalsocomeinhercrossthatshedidnotinteract with thegirls before coming to the court. Shesaid, she has done specialization in Counseling psychology in 2006. She deniedthesuggestionthatsheneverhadcounselingwithdeaf anddumbchildren.Shesaid,shehadinteractionwiththemfor oneyearduringInternship.Shelearntthelanguageofdeafand dumbinhercurriculum.Shesaidthattheconversationwiththe girlswascheckedonmultipleoccasionsandvalidated.

72. ThesignlanguageusedbythemuteinmatesatKhanda

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colony and brought before the court by the inmates PW17, PW18 and PW19 and interpreter PW6 are substantially matchingwitheachother.Apparentlyfalseclaimwasmadeby the defence that the signs were developed by the interpreter Mrs.Tarte and taught to the girls. The following is the comparativetabletogetideaofspecificsignsofaccusedand the inmates used by Anamika and corroborated with other witnesses.

73. Comparative table of signs used by witnesses for the inmatesandAccusedpersons.

Sr.No. Ramchandra A1 (Papa)

Anamika Kusum (Mute) (PW.18) (PW.17)

Zaida (PW.19)

Interpreter (PW.6)

Sign by putting Makes sign of Makes gesture of Sign by putting her hand on her beard beard. her hands chin to show that (PW.17/24) towards beard. he has beard Sign by putting finger towards lower lip to show that he has big mole Makes sign by Makes gesture of Sign by taking putting one mole on chin. pinch on her finger towards lower lips. lower lip showing he has having mole there. Makes sign by Makes gesture of putting finger raising one hand below eye to high show he has one mole below his eye. --Sign by putting her finger on side of nose and one hand high.

Nanabhau A2

Mayekar A3

Sign by putting one finger below one eye to show that he has big mole and makes gesture of tall Sign of moving her hand over her head to show that he is bald towards front. Sign of shoulder hair and fat.

Khadke A4

Moves one Sign of putting finger over the her finger on head. her forehead.

Kalyani A5

---

Makes gesture of hair cut by

----

 Sr.No.

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Sonali A6

----

Pressing both cheeks by index fingers by both hands

Makes gesture of putting index fingers on cheeks.

Sign of pressing her both cheeks by her two fingers.

Limbani @ Sign of Makes sign of Makes gesture of Sign of eating Chanewalababa distribution of Mustache eating chana. chana. A7 something like chana. Mehta @ Could not make Babasaheb A8 sign. ---Makes gesture of moving fingers of hand in circular manner. Makes gesture of long. ----

Surekha Mummy A9

Sign of beard and putting one index finger on the nose and making gestures of filling sindoor in partition. Sign of rubbing tobacco on the palm and fixing it in the cheek. Puts one finger on the lips to show she has drooling problem.

----

----

Mavle(Aaji) A10

----

Makes gesture of round by thumb and index finger. Makes gesture of putting index finger on the lips and moving up and down as saliva leaks from her mouth. Makes gesture of putting both hands on chest to show that she tears clothes. ----

----

Kusum

----

----

Sumitra

Puts both hands towards chest and by sing of tearing the clothes. Moves both fingers over her jaw line towards ears to show that her ear leaks. Put folded index finger on her

----

----

Zaida

----

----

Manisha Chandramuki

----

Makes gesture by putting curved

---

 Sr.No. (mute)

:56:JUD.SC.201100688 Anamika Kusum (Mute) (PW.18) (PW.17) lips. Zaida (PW.19) index finger on her chin as she is mute. ---Makes gesture of tapping index finger of one hand on palm of other hand. Makes gesture of shoulder cut hair. Makes gesture of putting both hands on shoulder and moving. Makes gesture of showing teeth. ---Interpreter (PW.6)

Samina

Makes sign of wheel chair and sign of walking.

Shobha Sonal

Sign of thin girl Raises her hand to show that she is tall and makes sign of shoulder cut hair. Makes faces to show that she used to dance with Sonali and used to put juda. Makes sign of Lshape using her thumb and index finger and sign of fat girl. Makes blinks one eye and makes sign of scaring to show while beating she used to blink her eyes. Makes sign of moving her index finger in curve of thumb and index finger of other hand.

---Makes sign by putting both hands on both shoulders to show she has short hairs. ----

-------

Ritu

----

Jyoti

----

Makes gesture of fat.

----

Nidhi

----

Makes gesture of blinking eyes.

----

Pinky Ramsingh

----

Makes gesture of moving index finger of one hand on the angle made by thumb and index finger of other hand.

----

74.

Defencealsoraisedtheobjectionfortheidentificationof

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theaccusedpersons.Idonotfindsubstanceinthisobjection. Theaccusedpersonswerenotunknowntothevictimwitnesses.

75.

Asregardsthechargeofrapeagainstaccusedno.1and3,

fromthetestimonyofAnamika,ithasclearlycomeonrecord thataccusedno.1and3committedrapesandgangrapeson the inmates. Accused no. 1 Ramchandra committed rape on Anamika,JyotiandPinkyRamsing.Accusedno.1andAccused no.3committedgangrapeonAnamika,Kusum,Zaida,Pinky Ramsingh, Manisha and Sonal. Accused no.1 committed unnaturaloffenceonKusumandPinkyRamsingh.Theaccused nos.1and3arealsoliablefortheoffencespunishableu/s.25of theJuvenileJusticeCareandprotectionofChildrenAct,2000, as they forcibly administered liquour and psychotropic substancestotheinmatestofacilatethesexualoffenceswith thegirls. Theoffenceofcriminalintimidationisalsoproved againstaccusedno.1asheusedtothreatsthegirls.Thoughthis chargeduetoinadvertencemistakecouldnotbeframedagainst accused no.1, no prejudice will be caused to him, being the minoroffenceandhehadnoticeaboutit.Itisunfortunatethat theprosecutioncouldonlybringthreeinmatestoproveitscase. Theotherinmatescouldnotbebroughtinviewoftheirtrauma andmentalintervention.Ianswerallthepointsaccordingly. ChargesagainstaccusedNo.4PrakashKhade 76. At the outset accused no. 4 in his 313 statement , has

admittedthathehadworkedintheSansthaatKhandacolony during2003and2004forninemonths.

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PW.18 deposed that accused no. 4 committed rape on Sonal Kasule.Therelevantparaofhertestimonyisreproducedbelow.

Qt.20

WhatdidKhadkeSirdo?

Ans. Isaw from theholeofthe doorthathewas doing sexual intercoursewithSonalKasle.ThattimeIwaswatchingT.V.Iput remote,IwenttosearchSonal.IsawfromthekeyholethatKhadke SirwasdoingrapewithSonalKasle.Then,Iopenedthedoorlittle. Isawhehadremovedherclothes.ByeveningKhadkeSirwent. The relevant part of the testimony of Kusum is also reproducedbelow. 6. Khadke sir did dirty work with Sonal Kasle. It was

goodthatIwasthere,orelsethegirlswouldhavebeendead. Iboltedthedoorofupperfloor.

77.

As per testimony of PW18, the mute witness, after

committing rape with Sonal, by evening he (A/4) left. This shows that accused no. 4 used to come at Khanda Colony. Further more the Ld. Counsel for accused no.4 examined defence witness DW1 Shri. Ramesh Gupta, a resident of Bombay,whorunsahomeforseniorcitizensinthenameof RamanandCharitableTrustatLonavala,toshowthataccused no.4wasworkingandresidingtherewithhisfamilyandnever visitedKhandacolony. However,inhiscrossexaminationhe hasadmittedthathedoesnotknow,duringthedaywherethe accusedno.4goesasheusetovisitLonawalaonceinamonth. In addition to this, all the three victims made the sign of

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accusedno.4bymovinghandaboveforeheadtoshowthatheis bald towards front and which matches with his actual appearance before the court. Defence could not create a probable doubt in the prosecution story as regards accused no.4. Furthermore the medical reports (Ex. 68 and 116) of Sonalispositiveanddoctorsopinedthatshewashabituatedto sexualintercourseandherhymenispatulous(loosened).Her testimony(PW18)isfurthercorroboratedwiththetestimonyof KusumPW17andthehistorygiventothedoctorinher(Sonal) medicalreport.Hertestimonyisalsocorroboratedwithher164 statement (Ex.194). Though there are some omissions, but insufficienttobeliehertestimony.Inadditiontothis,theintake register(Art112)seizedfromthespotshowsthatSonalisfrom Lonavala and her sister is also residing at Lonavala. The prosecutioncouldprove thechargeofrapeonSonalagainst theaccusedno.4.Ianswerallthepointsaccordingly.

ChargesagainstaccusedNo.2Nanabhau 78. Undisputedly, the accused no. 2 was residing near the

spot.EvidentlyandaspertherecordoftheSanshtaseizedfrom thespot,accusedno.2isshownasSecretaryofKaylaniSanstha since2005. As regards the allegations against accused no. 2, the relevantparasofthetestimoniesofthevictimsarereproduced below. PW18 Qt.24WhatdidNanabhaudo?

Ans.Heusedtotakethegirlstohishouseandusedtogetdone workofwashingutensils,etc.Heusedtoliedownthegirlsonbed

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(gestureofsleepingandmattress)andusedtokiss.Heusedtotake kissesonthebodyofthegirls(gestureofmovingherhandsallover theneck).Oncehiswifesawandbeathim. (NowwitnessisshownthephotographofNanabhau. Shecorrectlyidentifiestheaccused)

PW17

5. Nanabhau took Anamika in one room by

pullingherhand.Anamikaisdeaf.Sheraised hueand cry.She shouted Kusum to save me. I ran towards her. Nanabhau was insertinghisurinalorganintheurinalorganofAnamika.Atthat time,policewalicame.PolicewaliiswifeofNanabhau.Itoldher that Nanabhauis doingdirty work with Anamika. One canteen walahadcomeonmybody.Hehadpulledmyhand.Isaidwhyhe ispullingmyhand.Hedidnotgetanothergirl.Hesaidhelikes me. 79. AsIsaidearlier,Iamnotconsideringtheevidence

of PW17 and PW19 as the substantive evidence due to their incapacitytostandduringcrossexamination.Theirevidenceis usedonlyascorroboration.Inhercrossexamination,PW18has admittedthataccusedno.2 hasdonethiswithheronlyand nottheothergirls.AspertestimonyofAnamika,theaccused no. 2 is only responsible for the charge of outraging the modestyofAnamika,whichisaminoroffence,theingredients ofwhichareincludedintheoffenceofrape.Theprosecution could not prove all the other charges against accused no.2. HenceIanswerallthepointsaccordingly.

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ChargerelatingtomurderofSeetabyaccusedno.1and10 80. AsregardsdeathofSeeta,PW18deposedthatEarlierSeeta

wasofgoodhealth.RamchandraandAajiusedtobeather.Shebecameweak andonedayshedied.Shewastakensomewhereandtheydumpedherbody somewhere.

Atotherplaceshedeposed RamchandraandMavleaajibeat
Seeta(gestureofbeating).Shedied(gestureofsleeping).Thenherbodywas wrappedinclothandtooksomewhere.Mavleaajiusedtobeatthegirls

ThetestimonyofPW18isfurthercorroboratedwiththe testimonyofPW19,who deposedthat PapakilledSita.Sita wastakentohospital.Shesawwithherowneyes. 81. To rebut the charge of murder on accused no.1, Ld.

defencecounselShri.MorecalledthemedicalpapersofSeeta fromJ.J.hospitalandalsoexaminedthreemedicalofficersto showthatthedeathofSeetawasbyillness.Initially,JJhospital could not trace out the original medical papers of Seeta and could only trace out the PM pathology report, which was prepared by feeding data on the computer from the original medical papers. DW 4 and 5 were examined to prove the pathologyP .M.report. However,laterontheoriginalmedical papers could be traced out and the defence examined DW6. NowIproceedtoappreciatethemedicalevidencebroughton record. 82. ThedefencewitnessDW6,Dr.VinayakSawardekar,inhis

examinationinchiefdeposedthatasperrecord,deceasedSeeta wasgiventreatmentbyDr.S.K.GhadgeandheisnotinJ.J.

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hospital now and he might have been retired. DW6 further deposedthatasperrecord,SeetawasadmittedinJ.J.hospital on24/04/2006atabout2.30p.m.byorphanageAnandMahila andBalkalyanSanstha,Panvel.Asperrecord,shecomplained ofabdominalpainsince15days,stiffnessofkneejointsince3 months,swellingoflegssince2days,vomitingandjointpain. Asperrecord,shehadsevereanaemia.Herhaemoglobinwas 3.3.Asperrecord,afterexamination,itwasfoundthatshehad respiratorypathologyonadmission,whichisabnormalandthe causeofrespiratorypathologywasprobably,T.B.On26th she hadhypotension.On29thshewentintoagaspingcondition,for which she was shifted in critical care unit and was given emergencytreatment.Butshecouldnotberevived.Shediedon 29thAprilat7.15p.m.Hefurtherdeposedthattheexactcause ofanemiacouldnotbedeterminedtillthattime.Hesaidthe causeofdeathisprobablysevereanaemiawithdisemminated coxwithperisepsis. 83. DW 6 had brought original medical file of Seeta along

withitsphotocopyandafterverification,photocopywastaken onrecordandmarkedArt.X.Atthatstage,Ld.SPPonbehalfof theState,hadtakenobjectionforexhibitingthisdocumenton thegroundthatthewitnessisnotacquaintedwiththesignature oftheauthorofthedocument.Howeverthisdocumentcanvery well be read u/s 32(2) of Evidence Act, being a record of document kept in the ordinary course of business of the HospitalinthedischargeofProfessionalduties.Intheinstant case, the author of the document could not be called as the

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authorisretiredandhisaddressistobesearchedoutandthis matterisexpeditedbytheHonbleHighcourt. 84. In his cross examination, he has admitted that, as per

record, the patient was brought by Parvati Mavle (A/10), guardianandabovehername,thumbimpressionisappearing. He has also admitted that if the patient has taken treatment earlier,theycalltheearlierrecords.Hehasalsoadmittedthatif thepatientisdeafanddumbormentallyretarded,theyhaveto callforearlierrecord.Hehasadmittedthatintheentirerecord, it is not reflected that the earlier record was called. In the medicalpapersitismentionedthatSeetawasapparentlyalright threemonthsback. 85. ThedefencealsoexaminedDW5,Dr.VijayJuvekar.This

witnessdeposedonthebasisofpathologyPMreport,whichwas preparedbyfeedingthedatainthecomputerfromtheoriginal record and which was not traceable on the date of his examination. In his examination in chief, he said the PM findingsasperreportwerethatSeetawasmalnourished.She washavingpallor,cervicallymhanedopathy,liverwasenlarged andyellow.Hefurtherdeposedthatasperreport,thecauseof death was tuberculous bronchopneumonia with tuberculous lymphadenitis with fatty liver. In his cross examination, he agreedthatifapersonwithallsuchailmentsisbeatenup,he will die. He also agreed that the ailment tuberculosis, bronchopnuemoniaarecurable. 86. ThedefencealsoexaminedDW2,Dr.RavindraChavan.In

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his examination in chief, he has deposed that ante mortem diagnosis as per record, show that Seeta was deaf, mute, severely mentally retarded with severe anemia with disseminated cox with sepsis. In his cross examination, the witness is shown PM report, Ex.254/D6. He said column external examination, shows Macular rash means reddish inflammatory patches all over the body. Distented means extendedalloverthebody.HealsodeposedthatinPMreport, thecauseofsuchexternalmarksarenotwritten. 87. The testimonies of these witnesses coupled with the

medicalrecordofSeeta,showthatSeetawasadmittedatJ.J. hospitalon24thAprilanddiedon29thAprilandwasbroughtby MavleAaji(A/10).Herantemortemfindingswere shewas deaf, dumb, mentally retarded with severe anemia and disseminated cox sepsis. She was having complaint of abdominal pain, stiffening of knees, swelling of legs, vomitingandjointpain.Asperbloodreport,herhemoglobin was3.3.Themedicalpapersonrecordalsoshowrashesallover herbody. 88. Seetawasbroughtbyaccusedno.10.Here,thehistoryof

beatingwasnotgivenbyA/10tothedoctorassheherselfwas theperpetratorofthebeatingaspertheevidenceofPW18.The antemortemfindingsi.e.Jointpain,stiffeningknees,rashesall overbody,incommonparlancecorrespondswiththehistoryof beating.PW18deposedthatduetobeatingSeetabecameweak which corresponds with the ante mortem finding of severe anaemia/malnourishmentwith3.3haemoglobin.Herliverwas

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enlarged. Defence witness No.5 admits that if the person withallsuchailmentsisbeaten,hewilldie. 89. Nowthequestioniswhethertheactofbeatingcoupled

withillegalomissioninnottakingpropercareandnotgiving timelytreatmenttoSeeta,madehermalnourished,amounting tomurder. Hereitisnecessarytostudythelawdevelopedonit. Aspersection300,clause2ndlyifit(act)isdonewith the intention of causing such bodily injury as the offender knowstobelikelytocausethedeathofthepersontowhomthe harmiscaused,.. 90. TheHonbleApexCourtinterpretedtheclausesecondlyin

thecaseof,ShaktiDanV/sStateofRajasthan2007(3)Supreme 901whichisreproducedbelow,
15.Clause(b)ofSection299correspondswithclauses(2) and(3)ofSection300.Thedistinguishingfeatureofthemensrea requisite under clause (2) is the knowledge possessed by the offenderregardingtheparticularvictimbeinginsuchapeculiar conditionorstateofhealththattheinternalharmcausedtohimis likelytobefatal,notwithstandingthefactthatsuchharmwould notintheordinarywayofnaturebesufficienttocausedeathofa person in normalhealthor condition. Itis noteworthythatthe 'intentiontocausedeath'isnotanessentialrequirementofclause (2).Onlytheintentionofcausingthebodilyinjurycoupledwith theoffender'sknowledgeofthelikelihoodofsuchinjurycausing thedeathoftheparticularvictim,issufficienttobringthekilling

:66:JUD.SC.201100688 withintheambitofthisclause.Thisaspectofclause(2)isborne outbyillustration(b)appendedtoSection300. 16.Clause(b)ofSection299doesnotpostulateanysuch knowledge onthe partoftheoffender.Instancesofcasesfalling underclause(2)ofSection300canbewheretheassailantcauses deathbyafistblowintentionallygivenknowingthatthevictimis suffering from an enlarged liver, or enlarged spleen or diseased heart and such blow is likely to cause death of that particular personasaresultoftheruptureoftheliver,orspleenorthefailure oftheheart,asthecasemaybe.

Illustration (b) to section 300 is reproduced below:

(b) A,knowingthatZislaboringundersuchadiseasethata blowislikelytocausehisdeath,strikeshimwiththeintentionofcausing bodilyinjury,Zdiesinconsequenceoftheblow. Aisguiltyofmurder, althoughtheblowmightnothavebeensufficientintheordinarycourse ofnaturetocausethedeathofapersoninasoundstateofhealth.Butif A,notknowingthatZislaboringunderanydisease,giveshimsucha blowaswouldnotintheordinarycourseofnaturekillapersonina soundstateofhealth,hereA,althoughhemayintendtocausebodily injury,isnotguiltyofmurder,ifhedidnotintendtocausedeath,orsuch bodilyinjuryasintheordinarycourseofnaturewouldcausedeath.

91.

Intheinstantcase,aspermedicalevidenceofSeeta,she

wassufferingfromsevereanemia,herhemoglobinwas3.3,her liverwasenlarged,shewashavingtuberculosis.Priortothree months,shewasalright.Thedoctoradmitsthatthepatientwith allsuchailmentsisbeatenup,hewilldie. 92. Nowitisnecessarytoseetheconductelementofoffences

underIndianPenalCode. Sections32,33,36,39and43are

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therelevantsectionsandwhicharereproducedhereinbelow: 32.Wordsreferringtoactsincludeillegalomissions.In everypartofthisCode,exceptwhereacontraryintention appears from the context, wordswhichrefer to acts done extendalsoillegalomissions. 33.Act.Omission. Thewordactdenotesaswella seriesofactsasasingleact;thewordomissiondenotesas wellaseriesofomissionsasasingleomission. 36.Effectcausedpartlybyactandpartlybyomission. Whereverthecausingofacertaineffect,oranattemptto causetheeffect,byanactorbyanomission,isanoffence,it istobeunderstoodthatthecausingofthateffectpartlybyan actandpartlybyanomissionisthesameoffence. 39.Voluntarily.Apersonissaidtocauseaneffect voluntarily when he causes it by means whereby he intended to cause it, or by means which, at the time of employingthosemeans,hekneworhadreasontobelieveto belikelytocauseit. 43.Illegal.Legallyboundtodo.Thewordillegalis applicable to everything which is an offence or which is prohibited by law, or which furnishes ground for a civil action; and a person is said to be legally bound to do whateveritisillegalinhimtoomit. 93. Aspersection32,theactincludesillegalomission. As per section 33, act denotes a series of acts and omissiondenotesaseriesofomissions. As per section 36, the causing of a certain effect is an

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offence,itcanbepartlybyanactandpartlybyanomission. As per section 43, the word illegal inter alia means legallyboundtodoandomits.

94.

In the instant case, the accused no.1 was the Vice

Presidentoftheerstwhile AnandMahilaBalKalyanSanstha, Khanda colony, Panvel and President of Kalyani Mahila Bal KalyanSansthawhichwasstartedbyaccusedno.1in2005by getting registration under Public Trust Act, when there was dispute between accused no.1 and the President of Anand MahilaShri.Sarodeontheissueofamountdonation. Since, beginning Anand Sanstha was in the premises owned by accused no.1 and who was residing there. The newspaper cuttingsfileseizedfromthespotshowsphotosofthechildren withaccusedno.1,andthenewsisposingthataccusedno.1 dedicatedhimselfforthecauseoftheorphans. Accusedno.1, being the whole and sole in running the Sanstha, and was residinginthesamepremises,therewasnoquestion thathe wasnotknowingabouttheweakconditionofSeeta.Seetawas in the custody of accused no.1, it was his legal duty to take propercareofSeetaandtogivehertimelytreatment.Shewas having ailment since 23 months. After she became severely anemic with hemoglobin 3.3, with other complications and beatings,shewastakentothehospitalatthelastmomentand withinfive daysshe died.Had shebe givenproperattention andtimelymedication,herlifecouldhavebeensaved.Thisis notwithSeetaonly.Fiveinmateshavealsodiedinaspanof34 years. I dont understand how accused no. 1 was managing

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thesementallychallengedgirlswithoneilliteratecaretakerand one unqualified superintendent. With such minimal and unqualified and untrained staff, with physical tortures, the deathoftheinmatesisboundtooccur.Canthisnotbetermed asmurder.Doesitnecessaryforthemurderthatthereshould alwaysbestabbing,shootingetc.

95.

Accusedno.1wasrunningtheInstitutionformentally

challenged.Headoptedthisworkfullyknowingabouttherisk factorinvolvedinthiswork.Itwashisboundeddutytotake proper care of the girls. Thoughostensiblyit was appearing thathewastheGodfatheroftheorphansanddedicatedhislife forthecauseoforphans,butindisguise,hismainmottowasto sexuallyandphysicallyexploitthegirlsandalsotogainmoney by gaining sympathy from the donors. It was his absolute liabilitytotakepropercareofthegirls.Helackedinit.Five girlshavediedinthissansthawithnoreportstotheWomen and ChildDepartment. Two girlsfledaway. Seetadiedwith absolutelynorecordinthesansthaaboutSeeta.Thishascome intheevidenceofPW10,PW3and5.Thisisextremelyserious. But he was taking everything casually. Furthermore, the documentsinfilesseizedfromthespotalsodonotshowany record about Seeta nor any correspondence in this regard is madetotheCWC.ThedeathofSeetaiscustodial.Thecustodial deathisitselfaseriousissue.Theaccusedhastoexplainthe circumstances,especially,withinhisknowledge.Intheinstant case, both the accused in their 313 statement are silent. Custodialdeathisperhapsoneoftheworstcrimesinacivilized

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societygovernedbyruleoflaw.Itisaggravatedbythefactthat crime in custody is committed by persons, who are under fidituaryrelationshiporlocoparentisposition. Intheinstant case, the evidence on record show that the accused no.1, blatantlydestroyedthebasicrightsoftheinmates.

96.

In the instant case, the oral and medical evidence on

recordaboutthedeathofSeetacoupledwiththecumulative effect of all the matters before the court, taken into consideration,i.e.oralandmedicalevidence,deathofotherfive inmates,custodialdeath,legaldutyoftheaccusedno.1,illegal omission in taking proper care and giving timely treatment, physicalandsexualtorture,humanrightsofinmates,mentally challenged and orphan inmates, insufficient, unqualified and untrainedstaff,nopsychiatristorallopathicdoctorattachedto theSansha,insufficientplaceforhabitation,aprudentmanwill definitelyreachtotheirresistibleconclusionthatthedeathof Seetawashomicidal,amountingtomurder.Itisnotnecessary inlawthatthemurdershouldalwaysbebystabbingorshooting withtheintentiontocausedeath.Thisistherarestofrarecase of act plus illegal omission amount to murder. Such type of casesareveryrare.Theaccusedno.1hasdonetheactwiththe intentionofcausingsuchbodilyinjuryashewasknowingitto belikelycausethedeathofSeeta.Heretheactincludesillegal omission.Bywayofhisact(beating)andillegalomissionnot givenpropernourishmentandtimelytreatmenttherebymade her severe anemic with many complications, and he was knowingthatitmaycausedeathofSeeta.

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97.

As per definition of proved under section 3 of the

Evidence Act, A fact is said to be proved when, after consideringthemattersbeforeit,thecourteitherbelievesitto exists,considersitsexistencesoprobablethataprudentman ought, under the circumstances of the particular case, to act uponthesuppositionthatitexists. Theproofofafactdependsuponthedegreeofprobability of its existence. The expression matters before it includes matters which do not fall within the definition of the evidenceinsection3ofEvidenceAct. The Honble Apex Court is reiterating for developing sensitiveness to the lower judiciary in rape and child assault cases.

98.

In its 113th report, the Law Commission of India

recommendedtheamendmenttotheIndianEvidenceAct,1872 (hereinafter called"Evidence Act"),toprovide that in caseof custodialinjuries,ifthereisevidence,thecourtmaypresume thatinjurywascausedbythepolicehavingthecustodyofthat person during that period. Onus to prove contrary is on the police authorities. Law requires for adoption of a realistic approachratherthannarrowtechnicalapproachincasesof custodial crimes. (Vide: Dilip K. Basu v. State of W.B. and Ors.
MANU/SC/0787/1997)Tortureincustodyfloutsthebasicrights

ofthecitizensrecognizedbytheIndian Constitution and is anaffront to human dignity. Thecourtsmust,therefore, deal with such cases in a realistic manner and with the sensitivitywhichtheydeserve,otherwisethecommonman

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maylosefaithinthejudiciaryitself,whichwillbeasadday.
(StateofM.P .v.ShyamsunderTrivediandOrs.MANU/SC/0722/1995)

99.

Evidentently,thedeathofSeetawasnotduetoprolonged

illness.AtthetimeofheradmissiontoJ.J.Hospital,noprevious recordofherailmentwasgiven.Themedicalpapersshowthat shewasapparentlyalrightpriorto3months.Itiswithinthe specialknowledgeoftheaccusedastowhySeetahadsevere anaemia. Why the file of Seeta was suppressed. These are additionalincriminatingcircumstanceagainsttheaccused.All the medical facts regarding Seeta have come in the defence evidence.Furthermore corpusdelecti isnottherequirementof law.

100.

If the deaths of the children in Childrens Home

occurs,anditremainedunreportedforalongtime,whetherthe criminaljusticesystembecomeshelplessandadamantonthe point for conclusive proof to fix the liability against accused personsbeyondreasonabledoubt.Insuchasituation,itwillbe very difficult for the police to gather materials and the real culpritswillbeletfree.Inthisrespect,itisrelevantheretocite the observation of Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of TrimukhMarotiKirkanVs.StateofMaharashtrareportedin 2006(10)SCC681,whichisreproducedbelow,
AJudgedoesnotpresideoveracriminaltrialmerely to see that no innocent man is punished. A Judge also presidestoseethataguiltymandoesnotescape.Bothare publicduties.(SeeStirlandv.DirectorofPublicProsecution

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1944AC315quotedwithapprovalbyArijitPasayat,J. inStateofPunjabvs.KarnailSingh(2003)11SCC271). Thelawdoesnotenjoinadutyontheprosecutiontolead evidenceofsuchcharacterwhichisalmostimpossibletobe ledoratanyrateextremelydifficulttobeled.Thedutyon theprosecutionistoleadsuchevidencewhichitiscapable ofleading,havingregardtothefactsandcircumstancesof thecase.HereitisnecessarytokeepinmindSection106of theEvidenceActwhichsaysthatwhenanyfactisespecially withintheknowledgeofanyperson,theburdenofproving that fact is upon him. Illustration (b) appended to this sectionthrowssomelightonthecontentandscopeofthis provisionanditreads: (b) Aischargedwithtravelingonarailwaywithout ticket. Theburdenofprovingthathehadaticketison him." Whereanoffencelikemurderiscommittedinsecrecy inside a house, the initial burden to establish the case wouldundoubtedlybeupontheprosecution,butthenature and amount of evidence to be led by it to establish the chargecannotbeofthesamedegreeasisrequiredinother casesofcircumstantialevidence.Theburdenwouldbeofa comparativelylightercharacter.InviewofSection106of theEvidenceActtherewillbeacorrespondingburdenon theinmatesofthehousetogiveacogentexplanationasto howthecrimewascommitted.Theinmatesofthehouse cannotgetawaybysimplykeepingquietandofferingno explanation on the supposed premisethat the burdento establish its case lies entirely upon the prosecution and

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there is no duty at all on an accused to offer any explanation.

101.

HumanRightsarethebornrightsofeveryhuman

being.InKalyanisanstha,theaccusedno.1byhisheinousacts, deprivedthegirlsoftheirrights.Thefirstrightofthementally subnormalistogetpropermedicaltreatmentsothathe/she cancomeinthemainstream.InKalyanisanstha,alltheinmates werepullinglifelikeananimal.No teacheratall.Notrained care taker. No trained Superintendant. No treatment by psychologistorpsychiatrist atallduringallthisperiod.There wasnocounselingwiththegirls.Noallopathicdoctorattached to the Sanstha. On the contrary, one care taker was an old illiterate lady and the other was deaf and dumb, mentally challengedgirl.TheSuperintendantwasherselfof7thpasswith norequiredqualificationandexperience.Boththeseunqualified and untrained staff were deliberately employed to screen himself from the immoral and illegal activities being done behindthescreen. 102. Apartfromthis,thevisitingregistersofGovernment

officialsmaintainedbytheSansthawhichwereseizedfromthe spot, shows remarks at two places in January 2005 (Art.58 colly.)andMarch2005(Art.195colly.),thatSeetabeingabove 18yearsage,besenttotheotherInstitutioni.eGovernment KrupaWomensHostel,Karjatorarrangeforthepermissionfor her extended age for keeping her in the Institution. As per norms,theJuvenilesarekeptintheChildrensHomeuptothe ageof18years.Theofficerecordofthissansthaalsoshowsthat

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thegirlswerepermittedtostayinthesansthauptotheageof 18years.Itappearsthataccusedno.1didnottakeanystepto sendthemajorgirlstotheotherinstitutionsmeantforthem.He wasapprehendingthatifheallowsthegirlstogooutside,all hismisdeedswillcomeinpictureandthereforehearrangeda plantomakeSeetaweakandtobeathersothatoneday,she willdieandthequestionofsendingheroutwillbesolved.

103.

Inadditiontothis,moreshockinglyisthedeathof

5inmatesatKalyanisanstha,duringtheperiodof34years.It isalsooneofthestrongestincriminatingcircumstancesagainst accusedno.1.Thevisitingregister,Art.195,showsthatfromtime to time, the Government officials from Women and Child Development Department, were giving instructions to the accusedno.1fortakingpropercareoftheinmateswhowere sufferingfromillnessordiseases.Itappearsthataccusedno.1 was not serious in taking care of the inmates. Death of 5 inmatesoutof25withinaperiodof34years,isaseriousissue. ItisfortunatethattheincidentofSeetahascomeinpicture.It isalsopertinenttonoteherethatPW18andPW19havetaken thenameofSeetaonlyformurder.SeetadiedintheApril2006 andonthecontrary,asperdefencedocument,Ex.273/D8,the other inmates, Meera died on 18/01/2008, Aboli died on 28/03/2007,Kalpitadiedon05/12/2006andManishadiedon 27/10/2006.AlltheseinmatesdiedafterSeeta.Thereforethere isnoreasonfornotbelievingthetestimonyofPW18.Hadshe beentutored, she would havetakenthe names ofothergirls also.

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104.

For reaching the conclusion, I also rely on the

authorityof HonbleApexcourtinOmPrakashV/sStateof Panjabreportedin1961AIR(SC)1782,inwhichthehonble Apexcourtconfirmtheconvictionforattempttomurderforthe causeofforcedstarvationandmaltreatment.Inthatcasethe husbandandthemotheinlawofthegirlconfinedherinaroom andwerenotallowingthesufficientfood madehertostarve. Oneday,sheescapedanddirectlyreachedtothehospital.The hospitalauthoritiesreportedthemattertopolicestation.After trial,thehusbandisheldforattempttomuderofthewife,for acceleratingthedeathofhiswife.Inthatcasehiswifecouldbe saved.Theprincipleofillegalomissionwasapplied.

105.

Thecustodialdeathsinthepolicelockislookedvery

seriously.Thelawisverywelldevelopedonitinviewofthe constitutional rights of the persons in the custody. In case of custodial death, normal rules with regard to appreciation of evidencecannotalwaysbemadeapplicable.Why,thesamelaw should not be applied to the orphans in the custody of the childrenshome.InIndia,mostofthechildrenincustodydied ofmalnutritionandtuberculosis.Nobodyistakingcognizance ofit.InIndia,theconceptofillegalomissionisnotdeveloped. Itisnotthatthestatuteisnotthere.Ihavealreadyreferredthe relevantprovisionsoftheIndianPenalCode.Itisnecessaryto change the mindset of the people. I would say, such kind of deaths are more diabolical than the deaths by shooting and stabbing. We have to imagine the condition of the mute and mentallychallengedorphan,whoissevereanemicwithmany

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complications and is deteriorating day by day and is given beatingandisnottakentothehospitaltillhereachesthedeath bed.Canwenotsayitasdiabolic.

106.

Inviewoftheabovefactsandcircumstances,Ihave

nohesitationtoholdthataccusedno.1committedmurderof Seeta by intentionally beating Seeta and illegally omitting to take proper care of Seeta and to give her timely treatment, madehermalnourishedandanemicandcontinuedbeatingwith full knowledge that she is weak and ailing and with full knowledge that beating to her may cause her death. The accused no.10, the caretaker is responsible for the act of voluntarily beating Sita knowingthat Sita was weak and her beatingmaycausedeathandtherefore,liablefortheoffence punishableu/s.304partIIi.e.Culpablehomicidenotamounting tomurder.Hence,Ianswerthispointaccordingly. As to point relating to attempt to murder against accusedno.1and6 107. Inthisrespect,asperthetestimonyofPW.18,the

accused no.1, no.6 and no.10 used to beat Ritu. In her 164 statement (194 colly), she took name of accused no.6 for strangulating Ritu. The mute witness was remembering the incidentsonebyone.Manyoftheincidents,shehadtoldinher 164statement,buthaveforgottentotellbeforethecourt.As per medical report Ritu is suffering from Mental retardation withanxiety.AsperreportofDr.HarishShetty,Rituisnotable todeposebeforethecourtduetomentalintervention.Inthe

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psychiatricevaluationreport(Ex.97colly)ofDr.Shetty(PW11), Rituconsistentlymadegesturestowardstheneckandshared thatshewasalmostthrottledbypapaandherclothesremoved ofandonDr.Shettyfurthermentionedthattheconsistencyof hersharingwasremarkableandpointedtophysicalandsexual abuseoncontinuousbasis.ThemedicalreportofRitu(Exh.114 colly)showsHealedligaturemarkpresentoverfrontofneck, regionatlevelofthyroidcartilageandjustabovesize7cmx1 cm.whitishandHealedlinearscaronleftsideofneck,belowthe

angle of mandible, size 2 x .2 sq.cm. The medical officer , Dr.

Sukhadeve, (PW 12) opined that Injury nos. 1 and 3 are possiblebyropestrangulationandchronicphysicaltortureand abuseandthereisevidenceofattemptedstrangulationbyligature. Medicalhistorybeforethedoctoristhatshewasthrottled by rope by the people at Khanda Colony. The photographs Ex.118colly,whichweretakenbythemedicalofficerhimself (PW.12) by his digital camera during examination also objectivelyshowthehealedligaturemarkontheneckofinmate Ritu.Thisevidenceismorethansufficienttofixtheliabilityof attempttomurder,whenthevictimisunabletocomebefore the court to tell her tale. The prosecution could prove the charge of attempt to murder of Ritu against accused no.1 Ramchandra and no.6 Sonali Badade. I answer this point accordingly.

Astopointsrelatingtovoluntarilycausinghurtonthe inmatesbyaccusednos.1to6,9and10u/s324ofIPCand Section23ofJJAct.

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108.

Asregardsthispoint,PW.18deposedthatwhenshe

wassmall,accusedno.1usedtobeatherandbangedherhead onthewallandbloodcameout.Whenshewasweepingafter gangrapebyaccusednos.1and3. Accusedno.1pressedher mouth and beat her. Accused no.1, no.10 and accused no.6 usedtobeatRitu. Whengirlsusedtoscream,heusedtoslap andusedtopressthemouth.Accusedno.6usedtopokewith therefillofpen.Accusedno.10usedtobeatthegirls. PW17deposedthatWearescaredofSonaliBadde.Sheusedto giveusburnsofhottava. Ramchandrahadcomeonmybody.Hegaveburns. PW19deposedthat Papausedtomakeusdowork,cookfood. Papagaveburnstomewithcigarette.Anjali(A/6)kickedonmy chest.Papabangedmyheadandbeatme.Anjalialsobeatme. Aajibeatmewithspoonandpressedmyneck.

109.

FromthetestimonyofPW18,beatingbangingthe

headwiththewallandbloodcameoutcorrespondencewiththe injury noticed by the medical officer while examination (Exh.109) i.e. a healed scars present over the right side of foreheadobliquelinear3cm.aboveeyebrow,size2x0.2cm. whitish in colour. If the head i.e. the vital part of the body bangedcontinuouslytothewall,itmaycausedeath.

110.

All the girls were examined at Karjat hospital on

13.4.2011andtwo girls at KEM hospital on 15.4.2011 bythe team of doctors including Dr.Rajesh SukhadevProfessor in

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ForensicMedicine,Dr.HarishPathakwhoexaminedinjuriesand age determination, Dr.Padmaja SawantGynecologist and Dr.AjitaNayakPsychiartryEvaluation.

111.

Theteamofdoctorsnoticedvariouskindsofhealed

injuriesonthebodiesoftheinmatesexceptPrachiandChoti Pinki.Thedoctorsopinedthattheseinjuriesmaybecausedby circular object, burning cigarette, head is banged, pointed weapon, heated spoon, hard and blunt object. The medical officerDr.Sukhadeve(PW12)hasalsobroughtonrecordthe photographs(Ex.118colly)oftheinjuries,hehastakenfrom his camera at the time of the examination, which also correspondstothefactsofinjuries.Alltheseinjuriesarecaused whenthegirlswereinthecustodyoftheaccusedpersons.Since 2003,thegirlswereinthecustodyofaccusedno.1. Accused nos.6 and 10 also were working there since 20042005. All these accused persons are silent in their 313 statement as to how there are injury marks on the persons of the mentally challenged inmates. The prosecution could prove that the accused nos.1, 6 and 10 used cause voluntarily hurt to the inmateswiththeweapons whichareusedtocausetodeath and accusedno.1, 6and 10havingthe actualcharge ofand controlled over the juvenile inmates willfully assaulted and neglected and thereby caused such juveniles unnecessary mentaland physicalsufferingsandtherefore,alsopunishable u/s.23 of the Juvenile Justice (Care Protection of Children's) Act,2000.Ianswerthesepointsaccordingly.

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112.

Themedicalreportsofeachoftheinmates,doctors

opinion, injuries noticed, cause of injuries, provisional age of the inmates, psychiatric evaluation are reproduced below in tabularformtogettheclearidea.
Name Manisha Ex.100 colly. History Age& hymen Injuries Causeof injury Opinion Psychiatric Evaluation

Papabeather 1415 onback. years.

1. Healed scar Injury no.1 Inview of Mental towards left is possible scar, retardation abdomen. It is by some chronic withmixed Normal. circular and 0.5 circular physical anxiety Discharge sq. cm. in object. abuse had depression present diameter. taken Injury no.1 place, 2.Healedscaron is possible sexual leftforearm,size by burning abuse 1.5x1sq.cm. cigarette. cannot be ruledout. 3.Healedscarsize 1 x 1 sq.cm. Injuries no.2 and 3 are possible by hard and blunt object.

Jyoti Ex.101 colly.

Jyoti was More than 1.Healed scar Injury no.1 There are Mental torturedwith 18years. towardsrightside is possible signs of retardation burns, head forehead size 3.5 if the head use of with was banged Did not x2sq.cm. is banged force and behavioral against wall. allow onthewall. chronic problems. Her medical genital 2.Two reddish physical history she examination abrasion right Injury no.5 abuse. had forearmsize1x1 normally is undergone sq.cm. and 1 x for access abdominal 1.5sq.cm. touterus. operation in thepast. 3. Healed scar right knee jointsize1.5x1 sq.cm. 4.Twohealedscar on the back size 0.5 x 0.5 sq.cm. Each. 5.Healed scar present on lower part of abdomen, supra pubic region horizontal size 9 x 0.2 sq. cm. suggestive of


Name

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History Age& hymen Injuries therapeuticinjury, it is an operative injury. Pinky She was More than 1. Healed Mostofthe There are Mental silent, crying 18years. circular scars on injuries are signs of retardation andshy.She left breast region circularand use of with was Did not size0.5sq.cm.in therefore force and depression responding by allow to diameter. possible by chronic noddingonly. separate burning physical Onaskingby labia well 2. Healed cigarette. abuse. Psychiatrist to inspect circular scar on Sexual about sexual hymen right side abuse assault she abdomensize0.5 cannot be did not say sq.cm. in ruledout. anything. diameter. On asking historyabout 3. Healed tearing of scars on medial clothes and aspect of thigh, touching front region, size inappropriately each0.5sq.cm.in sexual organ diameter,circular. she nodded yes. 4. Two healed scars on right thigh each size0.5sq.cm.in diameter. 5. Healed scaratouterpart of vaginal between right labia,majoraand minorasize0.5x 0.5sq.cm. Gauri She was Between Noinjuriesonher beaten and 1214 body. burnt by years. Sonali. Scaredand unco operative did not allow
examination

Causeof injury

Opinion

Psychiatric Evaluation

Ex.102 colly.

Ex.103 colly.

Physical Mental andsexual retardation abuse with cannot be depression ruledout.

Chhoti Pinky Ex.104 colly.

Papabeather Between 1.Healed scar on First injury Physical Mental on chestand 1516 rightsideofchest is possible abuse was retardation inserted years. above breast size due to present with pencil in her 0.5x0.5sq.cm. burning but sexual depression vagina, and Could not cigarette. abuse gave burns be 2.Twolinearscars cannot be onherchest. examined. in the middle of opined. sternal region of The second chest, parallel injury is


Name

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History Age& hymen Injuries Causeof injury Opinion Psychiatric Evaluation

and horizontal possible by size 1.5 x 0.1 pointedend sq.cm.each. ofweapon. Vishwa Ex.105 colly. Unable to Between communicate 1214 ornarrate. years. Linear scar on The injury Inview of Mental right forearm, is possible absenceof retardation size 3 x 0.2 sq. by pointed fresh or withseizure cm. end old injury disorder. Noinjury. weapon. on her Menustrating body and Did not genitalia, allow to opinion touchlabia regarding past sexual abuse cannot be given.

Pooja Ex.106 colly.

She was shy Between 1.OldHealedscar Both Physical Mental and afraid 1415 left side of face, injuries are abuse has retardation and did not years. size. 2.5 x 1.2 possible by taken withanxiety. give history sq.cm., oval and a heated place, but of sexual Could not mandiculararea. front sexual abuse, but be portion of abuse gave history examined. 2. Three spoon. cannot be of physical healed scar on opined. abuse. right elbow region each of size 2.5 x 1.2 sq.cm.,3to4cm. apart from each other, oval in shape. History of Between punching 1214 abdomen years. and chest. History of Normal. burns over Hymen the chest. intact Nohistoryof sexual assault. Papa banged Between her against 1516 wall, had a years. cut on hand, use to give Hymen kick, used to absent. press neck, Papa and Rohan insertedstick inside (vagina). Papa gave 1. Two This injury Survivor Mental healed scars over is possible was retardation leftsideofbreast, due to subjected size 0.3 cm. cigarette to chronic diametereach. burn. physical abuse. Sexual abuse cannot be opined. 1. Healed These There are Mental linear scar injuries are signs of retardation vertical on right possible by chronic of withmixed palm, size 1.5 x pointed physical anxiety 0.1sq.cm. ended abuse and depression weapon also 2. Multiple vaginal healed circular penetratio scarsonrightside n in the of chest and past. abdomen, each size0.3sq.cm.

Prachi Ex.107 colly.

Zahida Ex.108 colly.


Name

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History burns by matchstick on chest. Papa used to ask to test the private part. He used to do the bad things and usedtoinsert his private part in her anal region and
rickshawala

Age& hymen

Injuries 3. Healed circular scar on the back in middle size 0.3 cm.diameter.

Causeof injury

Opinion

Psychiatric Evaluation

usedtobeat. Chanewala too used to beat and press the chest. Anamika Ex.109 colly. Sonali gave Between 1. Healed First injury Inview of Depression burnsonher 1718 scar right side of is possible injury hand, Papa years. forehead,linear3 by pointed marks usedtopress cm. above end of physical chest, used Normal. eyebrow,size2x sharp abuse was to undress No lesions 0.2sq.cm. weapon. inflicted her,andused injuries. on to pull her, 2. Healed survivor, bang her linear scar over Second sexual head against tip ofright index injury is assault wall, gave finger,size1x0.2 possible by cannot be steam of hot sq.cm. the knife. ruled out cooker, Papa Thirdinjury as had beaten 3. Three is possible describe, her on legs, circular healed by burn assault Papa used to scar on left cigarette. will leave insert finger forearm, each of no in her size0.3sq.cm.in injuries. vagina. diameter. 4. Healed scar over right kneejoint,size1 x1sq.cm. Sumitra Ex.110 colly. She said Between Papa gave 1617 her burn by years. agarbati, Papainserted Hymen stick in her patulous vagina, Papa forced to drink liquor or else to 1. Crescent First injury There is Mental shapehealedscar, possible evidence retardation multiple in due to nail ofphysical withmixed numbers on the scratches abuse and anxiety left arm, each of and second torture. depression size0.3x0.1sq. injury Past cm. possible sexual duetohard abuse 2. Healed and blunt cannot be scarrightlegnear object. ruledout.


Name

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History beat her. Sonali burnt her with matchstick On more detail
questioning

Age& hymen

Injuries knee joint area size0.3x0.1cm.

Causeof injury

Opinion

Psychiatric Evaluation

the survivor indicated that pen vaginal

penetration

wasdone. Samina Ex.111 colly. Papa, Bhaiya Between and 1516 Nanabhau years. gave burns. She did not Ruptured. speak clearly about sexual assault. 1.Healed scar on Injuries Inview of Mental left face near nos.2,3,5, multiple retardation lateral scanthus, and 7 are burn size 1.5 x 0.2 possible by marks on sq.cm. burns the body, cigarette. physical 2.Circular healed Mostofthe abuse and scar on right marks are in view of forearm, size 0.3 of circular ruptured sq.cm. in shape. hymen, diameter. sexual abuse has 3.Healed circular taken scar right thigh place. region, upper area, size 0.3 sq.cmindiameter. 4.Multiple healed scarsonrightleg, average size 0.3 sq.cm. in diameter. 5.Multiple healed scar onleft thigh region, upper area, circular each size 0.3 sq.cm. in diameter. 6.Twohealedscar onleftleg,size.3 x .2 cm. and .3 x.5cm.sq. 7.Healed scar on thigh region, medially and on inner aspect and circular of size 0.3 sq.cm. in


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History Age& hymen Injuries diameter. Seema Papa used to Between beatbystick, 1214 Sonali tai years. gave burn injury, Papa Patulous used to beat by undressing 1.Healedscarsize The first Chronic Mental 1 x .3 sq.cm. and fifth physical retardation circularpreseton injuries are abuse and withmild rightsideofneck possible by torture. anxiety region. cigarette. Sexual Third and abuse 2.Healed linear fourth cannot be scar horizontally injuries are ruledout. present on right possible by side of neck of hot heated size 2 cm. x .1 front sq.cm. portion of spoon. 3. Healed Second scar oval in size injury is on chest region, possible by size2x1sq.cm. pointedend ofweapon. 4. Healed oval scar on the left armsize around 5 x 3.5 sq.cm. 5. Healed circular scar on the right thigh region medially and inner aspect size .3 cm. in diameter. Shobha She did not Between 1. Healed First injury Based on Mental give the 1112 linearabrasionon is possible the retardation history. years. right hand, size due to findingsof with Survivor was 1.5x.1cm.sq. sharp physical depression extremely Genital weapon injuries, disturbed, examination 2. Three and second chronic even not was not circular healed injury is abuse was willingly to allowed by scar on left side possible by present, come to the of neck region, burn sexual examination. survivor each of size .3 cigarette. abuse cm.indiameter. cannot be ruled out oropined. Therewasno Between 1.Healed ligature Injury nos. Chronic Mental sexual 1415 marks, present 1and3are physical retardation assault. She years. overfrontofneck possible by abuse and withanxiety gave history region,atlevelof rope torture. of physical Did not thyroid cartilage strangulatio Sexual abuse, allow to and just above, n. abuse strangling examinein size7x1cm.sq. cannot be herwithrope detail. Injury nos. opined or by people at Opinion 2.Three healed 2and4are ruled out. Khanda cannot be scars on left side possible by There is Causeof injury Opinion Psychiatric Evaluation

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History colony (Kalyani Seva Sanstha.) Age& hymen given. Injuries Causeof injury Opinion Psychiatric Evaluation

of face, each of hard and evidence size .5 x .5 cm. blunt of sq. object. attempted 3.Healed linear scar on left side of neck, below the angle of mandible,size2x .2sq.cm. 4. Healed scar on left leg, size8x.8cm.sq. ligature.

strangulatio n by

Kusum Ex.115 colly.

She

1.Healed circular Theinjuries There are Mental scar over right are present signs of retardation gave burns Hymen is chest region, size on the use of withmixed by cigarette. absent. 0.2 sq.cm. in different force and anxiety Beaten on diameter. partsofthe physical depression. the chest by body. torture broken glass, 2.Healed scar on These (chronic) given the right breast injuries are and also burn injuries region, size 0.3 possible vaginal byhotspoon sq.cm. in during penetratio on thighs diameter. struggle. n likelyto and bite on Injury no.5 have the chest. 3.Healed scar on is possible taken Nanabhau leftbreastregion, if the back place in had pierced size1.5cm.x0.5 of the thepast. bysafety pin sq.cm. victim is in on right contact chest. 4.Healed scar with Ramchandra three in numbers ground. and Mayekar on left side of Circular usedtolieon back,eachofsize injuries are herandused 0.3 sq.cm.in possible toinserttheir diameter. due to private part cigarette inherprivate 5.Multiple healed burn.First, partandanal transverse second, part. They abrasions scars, fourth, used to put overlowerpartof eighth are private part back region, in a possible by in her area 10 cm. x 4 cigarette mouth, she cm. burns. was doing Thirdinjury vomitingand 6.Healed scars is possible she used to over front of by hard spitalot. thigh left side, and blunt size 5 x 2.5 object. sq.cm. Injury nos. 7.Healed scar 6, 7, 9, 10 over left thigh and 11 are just above knee possible by joints in an area hard and
Ramchandra

said 18years.


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History Age& hymen Injuries of7cm.x5cm. 8.Healedscarleft thigh lower 1/3rd area, medially size 0.2 cm. in diameter. 9.Healed scars overfrontofright thigh, upper part inareaof5x2.5 cm. 10.Healed scar inner right thigh above knee area, size7x5sq.cm. 11.Healedscaron medial and inner aspect of left thigh size 5 x 5 sq.cm. Causeof injury bluntobject orsurface. Opinion Psychiatric Evaluation

SonalKasle She said she Above 18 1.Healed scar on Theinjuries Inview of Mental was years. left side arm, arepossible scars, retardation Ex.116 physically upper 1/3rd area, by weapon physical withmixed abused, Patulous circular 2 cm. in orobject. abuse, use anxiety colly. beaten and hymen diameter. of force, depression kicked and sexual burned with 2.Healedscarleft assault cigaretes. armflexoraspect, with Her clothes middle area, size vaginal were 1cm.indiameter. penetratio removed by n cannot Papa and he 3.Healed scar on be ruled lay on her. left arm medially out. Sonal could lower areasize2 not describe cm.indiameter. further as she was 4.Healedscarleft feeling forearm, upper awkwardand area,size0.5cm. shy. A little Diameter. while later she named 5.Oldhealedscar one Khadke onleftkneejoint sir, Mayekar, area circular 0.5 whoshesaid cm.indiameter. removed her clothes and pressed her breast,Sonali taiburnther. Sonali Tayde She said Between physical 1516 1.Healed scar on The first There is Mental dorsal aspect of injury is evidence retardation


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Ex.117 colly.

abuse by years. Papa, Aaji and Sonali. Normal Shewasvery minimal shy and discharge. stressed.She No examination. said somebody attempted to touch her and she pushed him and ran away.

left hand near possible by ofchances and in between hard and ofphysical indexandmiddle blunt abuse. finger2x2cm. object. Sexual Second abuse 2.Healed linear injury is cannot be vertical scar left possible by confirmed arm exterior sharp or ruled aspect, upper pointedend out. 1/3rd medially ofweapon. size 4 x 0.1 sq.cm.

Astopointnos15and16,thechargesagainstaccused nos.7and8 113. below. Qt.21Whatdidchanewalauncledo? Ans.Chanewalaunclewasgood.Heusedtogivechanatothemand wegirlstiedrakhitohim.Hegavemoneyandsweetandthereafter heusedtohugthegirls. Qt.27WhatdidNarendraMehtado? Ans.Hewasgood.Heusedtodistributesweets. As per PW.17, accused no.8 Babasaheb is bastard. BabasahebslappedZahidaandsqueezedherchest. As per PW.17, accused no.7 Dhirubhaiwasnumber one bastard. HebeatChhotiPinkywithstick. ChhotiPinkywas very good at work. Her legs have become crooked due to Asregardsallegationsagainstaccusednos.7and8,

the relevant portions of the evidence of PW.18 is reproduced

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beating. Hewasrunningawaywithgirl,Zaida. Zaidacalled herandtoldherthatDadawastakingherandrunningawayto dodirtywork. As per PW.19 Babasaheb and Chanewala came on her bodyatWakdi. 114. However,asIearliersaid,onthesoletestimoniesof

PW.17 and PW.19, the accused persons cannot be convicted. Thereisnocorroborationtotheirtestimonies.Onthecontrary, PW.18 Anamika deposed good things about these accused persons.AsperAnamika,Chanewalauncleusedtogivechana and girls tied Rakhi to him. He gave money and sweet and thereafter,heusedtohugthegirls.AsperAnamika,Narendra Mehta(A/8)usedtodistributesweets.Ifoundthetestimonyof Anamikafullyreliableandtherefore,accusedno.7andno.8are entitledtobeacquitted. As regards the points relating to abetment of sexual offences: 115. Attheoutset,asperExplanationtoSection107of

Indian Penal Code, any willful misrepresentation or willful concealmentofmaterialfactwhichheisboundtodisclose,also comewithinthecontoursof'abetment'.Undisputedly,accused no.9iswifeofaccusedno.1andaccusedno.5ishisdaughter. Evidently,attherelevanttime,boththeseaccusedwereresiding atKhandacolonyalongwithaccusedno.1. Accusedno.6was theSuperintendentsince2005and2006andAccusedno.9was the caretaker since 2004 and 2005. Now, the question is

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whethertheseaccusedpersonsareresponsibleforabetmentto accusedno.1to4forcommittingtheabovereferredoffences,by wayofillegalomissionsandvoluntarysilencebyconcealingthe facts and thereby facilitating the accused persons doing such act. 116. Asregardsaccusedno.5,boththewitnessesPW.17

and PW.18 stated that she was good. No allegations at all againsttheaccusedno.5,thoughshewasmadePresidentofthe KalyaniSansthain2010afterresignationofRamchandra(A/1), beingaGovernmentemployee. Hadshebeeninvolvedinthis casebyillegalomissionbyconcealingthefactsofrapebyhis fatheronthevictims,thevictimscouldnothavestatedhertobe good. She might not be liking all such illegal and immoral activitiesofherfather,butbeingthedaughter,shewashelpless. Shewasknowingabouttheriskindisclosingthesefacts,which mayruinherparentalfamily. Attherelevanttimeshewasof teenageonly. Itcannotbesaidthatitwasherlegaldutyto reporttothepoliceaboutthecriminalactivitiesofherfather. Shewasunderundueinfluenceofherfather.Wecannotbrand herasabettedherfatherbywayofillegalomissions. Insuch circumstances,itisnecessarytogiveherthebenefitofdoubt. 117. As regards accused no.9, PW.18 does not say

anythingaboutherexceptthatshewasmakingthegirlstodo domestic work like washing, mopping, cleaning, etc. PW.17 deposedthatMummy(A/9)wasgood.Itcannotbesaidthatit washerlegaldutytoreporttothepoliceaboutthecriminal

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activitiesofherhusband.Beingwife,shemaynotbelikingthe sexualactivitiesofherhusbandwithyounggirlsinherhouse itself. Again,shewashelpless. Nobody,woulddareinsuch circumstancestodiscloseatthecostofmarriedlife.Shewas themotheroftwochildren.Onedaughterandoneminorson. Herdaughterwasrecentlymarried. Hersonisschoolgoing. Shewasthevictimofcircumstances.Shecannotbebrandedas the accused by way of abetment and illegal omissions. Furthermore,PW.9SheelGaikwad,theneighbouringwitnessof Khanda colony deposed that on the day when the girls were shifting from Khanda colony by the Police there was a big quarrelintheirhousetill12.00inthenight.Fromthisitcan be inferred that the wife(A/9) and the daughter(A/5) of accusedno.1mightbescoldingaccusedno.1forallhisillegal activities.Insuchcircumstances,Idonotfindthatboththese accusedpersonsareliableu/s.376(2)(c)r/w.s.109,376(2)(g) r/w.s.109,377r/w.s.109,u/s.467,468,471r/w.s.34ofIPC and u/s.23 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children)Act,2000. 118. Asregardsaccusedno.6whowasjoinedascookand

promoted as the Superintendent was attached to the said Sansthasincemanyyears. Theillegalactivitiesoftheaccused no.1wereconsistentduringthetime. BeingaSuperintendent of theSanstha,it cannot be saidthatshehad noknowledge about the criminal acts of accused nos.1, 3 and 4. Being a Superintendentitwasherlegaldutytodisclosesuchnefarious activities going on innocent, defenceless, mentally and

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physicallydisabledandorphaninmates.Onthecontrary,ithas clearlycomeonrecordthataccusedno.1andaccusedno.6were havinggoodrelationsandtheywerehuggingandkissingeach other.Once,PW.18andPW.17hadseenaccusedno.1,hugging and kissingaccusedno.6. This showsthat she was not only abettingaccusedno.1indoingsuchactivitiesbutsurrendered herselftothelustofaccusedno.1also. Thisisactuallyvery shocking.Therewasnohelplessnessonherpart.Shewasnot thevictimofcircumstances. Shewasphysicallyexploitingthe inmates. PW.18testifiedthataccusedno.6wasnotdoingany workandonlyeatingandputtingonweight. Sheusedtoget doneallworkofwashing,sweeping,etc.fromthegirls. Ido not find that she was innocent in not disclosing the criminal activitiesofaccusedno.1.TherecordoftheSanshaseizedfrom the spot shows that initially many employeeshadjoinedand left.However,accusedno.6andno.10wereworkingsincemany years.OnceAccusedno.6hadleftandagainjoined. Thishas come in the cross examination of PW.18. the accused no.6 abettingaccusedno.1todoalltheseactivities.Inviewofthe above circumstances, I found accused no.6 is responsible for abetmentbyconcealingtheillegalactivitiesofaccusedno.1and therebyfacilitatingaccusedno.1andtheotheraccusedpersons forcommittingthecrime. 119. Asregardsaccusedno.10,shewasthecaretaker.It

was her duty to take care of the physically and mentally disabledinmates. Whattypeofcareshewastaking,Idonot understand. She was illiterate. She was old and was having

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habit of chewing tobacco. She used to force the girls for chewingtobacco. Accusedno.1hasdeliberatelykeptthislady as acaretaker. She was assistingaccused no.1inconcealing such acts. It cannot be said that since many years she was unknowntothesaidactsofaccusedno.1.Shewasresidingin thesamepremises.Accusedno.1usedtogetupthegirlsduring nightandusedtopulltheirhandsandusedtotakethemto upstair,thegirlsusedtoweep,accusedno.1usedtobeatthem, accusedno.1andno.3usedtopourliquorforciblyinthemouth of the girls, the girls used to feel giddiness, in such circumstancesitcannotbesaidthataccusedno.10wasunaware aboutalltheseactivities.Shecannotdenyherknowledgeabout it. Beingthecaretaker,itwashersolemndutytotakecareof thegirls. However,byillegalomissions,sheindirectlyabetted andfacilitatedaccusednos.1,3and4indoingsuchacts. 120. At23places,ithascomeintheevidenceofPW.18

thatwheneverthereusedtobenobodyinthehouse,heusedto dosuchacts. Here,nobodydoesnotmeantoincludeaccused nos.6and10. BeingSuperintendentandCaretaker,theyhave tobethereforthewholetime.Fromthematerialonrecord,I findinvolvementofaccusednos.6and10intheabetmentof crime by accused nos.1, 3 and 4. I answer these points accordingly. Astopointrelatingtoforgeryagainstaccusednos.1,2 and5. 121. As to points relating to the forgery of documents,

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TheprosecutionexaminedPW10,Mr.Kuvalekar.However,the prosecution could not bring on record the original document whichisallegedtobeforged.Theaccusedno.1obtainedthe registration of the Sanstha by suppressing the fact of his employment in central Railway. However, in the absence of forged document before the court, the accused persons are entitledtobeacquittedintheseoffences.Hence,Ianswerthis pointaccordingly. 122. TheprosecutionalsoexaminedDr.HarishShettyas

PW11,thepsychiatrist,whohasdonepsychiatryevaluationof theinmates. HedeposedthathisqualificationsareM.B.B.S., MDinpsychiatry,Diplomainpsychologicalmedicineandpost graduatediplomaincomparativemythology,allfromMumbai University.Hestartedworksince1989andextensivelyworked withchildren,bothnormalanddisabledacrossthecountry.He looked at the Human rights of children, fought cases against schools and institutions. He also counseled children after the earthquakeatLatur,aftertheriotsatGujarat,afterthefloodsin Bombay and many other disasters including Afghanistan and Pakistan. 123. He further deposed that he has interacted the

children.Theinitialopinionaboutthemwasthattheywerevery scared,sad,theirsleephadgonedown,theirappetitehadgone downandtheycomplainedaboutsexualabuseintheirearlier home. This was physical and psychological observation. The girlswereverytraumatisedandtheyfeltimmediatelythatthey

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requiredcounseling, psychotherapyandrehabilitation.They hadalotofmemoriesaboutmolestationandtherape.Theyhad lot of anger against those who had molested them and they spokeaboutveryvividlywithverbalandnonverbalgestures. 124. He further deposed that a physician conducts

examination with instruments like stethoscope, hammer, etc. similarly,theytakeadetailedhistorythroughdifferentmethods anddoamentalstatusexamination. Theyrepeatthismethod toverifytheconsistencyoftheinformation. Theycallitasa psychiatric examination and mental status examination. The other method they adopted were that they allowed them to sing,draw,playandotherprojectivetestswhichhelpedthemto get detailed understanding of the child. They sat with the childrenandestablishedrapportwiththemandlistenedtotheir conversationwithoutinterruptioninthefirststage.Thenthey madegeneralinquiriesandelucidateinformationwhichwere deeper.Astherapportwasbuiltgraduallywiththesemethods, they got a detailed history. They also provided them with simplereassurancethateverythingwillbeokay. Theyallowed thechildrentouseclayandcrayon.Theyalsoprovidedpictures ofmenandwomenandaskedthemtodescribewhattheyfeel aboutit.Alotofdarkcolourswereused.Alotofangerwas shownonthesexualpartsofthemenandtheyusedthepencils veryroughlyonthesexualorgansonthepicturesofthemen. With the clay they were angry. A lot of anger and fear was projected. A lot of names of the alleged molestators were coming.TheyusedalotofsexualidiomsinMarathiandHindi.

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TheentireconversationwasinHindiandMarathi.Dr.Shetty furtherdeposedthatinthefieldofpsychiatry,theyaretrained to understand non verbal expressions. After examination, he gavehisreportof11childrenEx.97colly..ThereportsofDr. Shetty also corroborates the evidence of victims before the court.ThisistheadditionalreasonwhythevictimPW18,the mutewitnessshouldnotbebelieved. 125. Furthermore, the prosecution also examined the

medical officers PW15 and PW 20, who have examined the accusedpersonsandgavethereportsthattheyarecapableof performingsexualintercourse. 126. The prosecution also examined both the

investigationofficersPW14PIShri.ShuklaandPW21ACPMs. RashmiKarandikarandtheydeposedbeforethecourtaboutthe investigation they had done in this case. Their testimony is formalinnature. 127. Inadditiontotheabovethefollowingaretheother

additionalincriminatingcircumstancesbroughtonrecord. Medicalreport(Ex.101colly)abdomenaloperation (accesstouterus)ononeoftheinmates,Jyoti. InMenstrualCycleregister(Art.197)thenameof Jyotiisnotmentioned. Whichconfirmstothefact that hysterectomy operation was performed on Jyoti. As per Government Resolution, the hysterectomy

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operation on the mentally challenged without permissionisprohibited. The open tares of the row house was covered to facilitatedoingthesedegradingacts. Theaccusedno.1and3usedtopourliquorforcibly inthemouthofinmatestofillthemgiddinessandto facilitatetherape. Some sedative substance used to be put on the sweetstofeeltheinmatesgiddinessandtofacilitate thecrime. The accused no. 1 was residing in the same premises. He had full opportunity to have easy accesstoalltheinmates. All most all the inmates, except Anamika, were mentallysubnormal,theycanbeeasilyexploited. TheproposedunderconstructionsiteatWakdiwas alsousedforthispurpose. Theinmates,physicallyandmentallydisabledwere usedtobetakenthereforlabourworkandaccused no. 1 alongwith his autowala friend used to consumeliquorthere andusedtosatisfytheirlust fromthesevulnerableandhelplessgirls. Allthegirlswereorphansandsolelydependenton theaccusedno.1forfood,shelterandclothingsand thereforecouldnotraisevoiceandbearingallsuch inhumanitysinceyearstogether. The girls were under constant duress and threats,

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theywerenotdaringtoopentheirmouthandair theirplightbeforeanybody. Beingphysicallyandmentallydisabled,leftbytheir cruelparents,theywereunderthetotalcontroland mercyofA/1oftheSanstha. AllthegirlsweresentattheSansthaattheirtender ages. During the period of 34 years, five inmates were diedandtwoescaped.Thisshowhowaccusedno.1 was careless in maintaining these special kind of inmates.Whatwastherealcausefortheirdeathsis mysterious. Hugecorrespondenceseizedfromthespotshowhis modalitiestocollecthugedonationsfromnational and international institutions by gaining sympathy beingGodfatheroforphansdedicatedhislifeforthe causeoforphans. Accused no. 2, being the journalist of the leading newspaperandtheSecretaryofKalyaniSanshawas givinghugepublicityinthenewspapersaboutthe dedicationoflifebytheentireKaranjulefamilyfor thecauseofmentallychallengedorphangirls. Manycorrespondencewiththegovernmentofficials forsanctioninggrantswithoutobservingthenorms ands rules for establishment of the institution for children. Very intelligently accused no. 1 employed an

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illiterateMavleAjji,anoldladyandonemuteand mentallysubnormalgirlManishaascaretakersfor theinmatessothathecouldconvenientlycarryhis illegal and immoral activities without any hindrance. PW18 took the names of only those girls, whose agesaspermedicalreportsareintherangeof16to 18 years in comparision with the other girls. This showsthataccusedno.1and3weredoingallthese immoralactivitieswithbiggirls.Thisisalsooneof theimportantcircumstancetorelyonthetestimony ofPW18. Not a single inmate was sent to the adults institutionafterattainingtheageof18yearsprima facie he had apprehension of his misdeeds being disclosed. Government officers visit register (art) shows during their visits in Jan 2005, twice the accused no.1was askedtoarrangeforsendingoneofthe inmatesSeetawhohascompletedherage18years tootherinstitutionortoarrangetogetheragelimit extended. NextyearSeetawasmurdered. Mayekar, the friend of accused no.1 undisputedly, usedtocometothepremises.Allthethreevictims identifiedhimasmolebelowhiseyeandtall.PW18 andPW19alsoidentifiedhimbythephotograph.

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Accused no. 2, the nephew of accused no. 1 was residingintheneighborhood.HeusedtocallPW18 fordomesticworkinhishouse.Hiswifeisworking inpolicedepartment.Hehadchancetooutragethe modesty of PW18 in his house. Had PW18 been tutored, she would not have taken the name of accusedno.2for354only. Evenwhenaccusedno.1gavemoneytoPW18for notdisclosingtheincidenttoanybody,shedidnot keepitandgaveittomummy(A/9) PW18, being sane, avoid toeat sweet mixed with intoxicantusedtowatchthediabolicactsofaccused no.1pretendingtobesleepingetc. Allthegirlswereinthecustodyofaccused.Hewas inthelocoprenticeposition.Hewasundergreater responsibilitytotakecareofthegirls.

128.

Surprisingly, during the period of 34 years, six

inmatesdiedattheorphanagewhiletwowentmissingofwhom one was later found dead. CWC who is the district parental authorityoftheChildinneedofcarewasneverinformedabout these deaths or missings deliberately so that no actions are initiatedagainsttheaccused.Periodicalmedicalcheckupofthe girls were not carried out. Register of MC were not properly maintained. The Government officeswere alsomanaged. The Probationofficerusedtogiveperiodicalvisit,butinacasual manner without any instinct to do the work for which he is appointed and getting salary. His report in the visit register

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appears in a casual manner without verifying the facts and compliance with the earlier instructions. Just for the sake of name,Dr.AmitShingare(BAMS)wasshowntobeattachedto the orphanage. His name is also appearing on the board displayedintheentryasoneofthepatrons.Notonlythis,Dr. AmitShingarealsoallowedthenameofhisdoctordaughterto beusedasattachedtotheSantha.Veryintelligently,theaccused whoisinfactagovernmentservant,managedtotakecontrolof thisshelterhousefromtheerstwhileAnandSansthawithout formally registering the transfer of the inmates to the new Sanstha.Healsoflawedwithallthelawsandregulationsmeant tomanageanorphanage.Henotonlysexuallyabused,harassed andphysicallyassaultedthehelplessgirlsbutalsowentonto theextentofconcealingrecordsofthe7girlswhohaveeither diedordisappearedsincethestartingoftheSanstha.Accused no.1wasgainingsympathyofthepeoplebyposinghimselfas doing noble cause for the mentally challenged destitute. Aaccusedno.2hisnephew,thejournalistwasgivingpopularity inthenewspaperposingthattheKaranjulefamilyhasdedicated theirentirelifeforthecauseofmentallychallenged.Thegirls were illiterate. Since childhood they were in the custody of accusedno.1.Theyhadnotseentheoutsideworld.Theywere notinapositiontotalkeitherinHindiorinMarathilanguage properly. The court noticed, they were using mix language indicatingthattheydidntevenknowtheiroriginallanguage. Viz.Anamikamazibachapansesaheliaahe.Theywerealoof fromthesociety.Itisalsoobservedthatoneofinmateswhowas basically a mute (deaf and dumb) girl but with very normal

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senseswasalsokeptamongstthementallychallengedinmates whereastherearespecialinstitutionstoeducateandupliftthese specialkindofpeople.

129.

With this I have no hesitation to hold that the

prosecution could prove the charges of rapes, murder, gang rapes,sodomy,attempttomurder,physicaltortures,intoxicating liquor etc against accused no. 1, charges of gang rapes and intoxicatingliquoragainstaccusedno.3,chargeofrapeagainst accusedno.4,chargeofoutragingthemodestyagainstaccused no.2andchargesofabetmentofrapes,abetmentofgangrape, abetment of sodomy, physical tortures, against accused no.6 and10andchargeofattempttomurderagainstaccusedno.6 and charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder againstaccusedno.10.

NowIpauseheretoheartheaccusedpersonsonthe pointofsentence. 130. IhaveheardtheLearnedSPPMs.RohiniSalianon

behalf of the State and learned all the defence counsels for accusednos.1,2,3,4,6and10andtheaccusedinpersons. 131. LearnedSPPpraysformaximumsentenceofdeath

penaltyforaccusedno.1.ShesubmitsthatKalyaniSansthawas the Horror house. Whom to blame ? Is it the mistake of childrenbornlikethat? Isitthemistakeofparents. Kalyani Home was the protection home for the mentally challenged.

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Theaccusedpersonsarenothumanbeings.Theyarelikedogs. Evendogshavetheirrules. Wearenotcivilized.Theaccused no.1beseverelypunished. Itisrarestofrarecase. Eventhe Parliament is taking cognizance and providing for deterrent punishment.Dayinanddayout,theincidentsofrapearebeing committed.Thereisnorespectforwomeninthesociety.Mind set needs to be changed. Deterrent punishment will send a messagetothepublicthatjudicialconscienceshallnotbetaken forgranted.Accusedno.1isnotentitledtoliveinthesociety. Itisaspecialcaseofitsowntype. Justicewillbedonetoall thosementallychallengedandthenormalchildrenalso. Ld. SPPpraysformaximumsentencesforalltheaccused. 132. LearnedcounselShri.Moreforaccusedno.1submits

thatthepresentcaseisnotararestofitskind. Thereareno aggravatingcircumstances fit forcapitalpunishment. All the fourtheoriesofpunishmentareonesided.Tonailthepersonis notthemainobject.Thepersonshouldbegivenopportunityto reform.Accusedno.1isofage53yearshavingoneson.Heis thejuniorclerkatCentralRailway.Accusedno.1bepermitted toreformandtojointhesocietyinfuture.

133.

Ld.counselShri.Jagdishforaccusedno.2requeststo

release him on probation of good conduct. He has already undergone the sentence provided for the offence punishable u/s.354ofIPC.

134.

Ld.counselMs.Latikaforaccusedno.3pressedfor

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leniencyinviewoftheageoftheaccusedandhisfamilyhaving smallchildren.Ld.counselalsopressedforreformativetheory and opportunity be given to the accused for reformation. Accordingtoheinjailtheaccusedwilllearnmorecrime.

135.

Ld. Counsel Shri.Gurav for accused no.6 and ld.

CounselShri.Ahirforaccusedno.10pressedforleniencyinview oftheagesoftheaccusedandtheybeingwomen.Accusedin personsalsopressedforleniency.

136.

Ihaveconsideredthesubmissionsmadeonbehalfof

alltheaccusedpersons.AttheousetArticles23,39,14and21 oftheConstitutionofIndiaguaranteeeverychildtobefreed fromexploitationofanyform.Childrenarethegreatestgiftto humanity. The sexual abuse of children is one of the most heinouscrimes.

137.

The accused no. 1 in the name of running a very

nobleinstitutionforthecauseofmentallydisabledgirls,created a demi god sort of impression in the minds of prospective donorswhichensuredfreeandcontinuousflowofdonationsto the Sanstha in all forms. He has not only exploited the vulnerable, defenceless physically disabled girls, but also exploited emotions of the donors. While holding a quasi parentalposition,theaccusedhasinfactbreachedthetrustand fiduciaryrelationshipwiththeinmatesofthehometosatisfyhis insatiablelust.Thiscaseisthetypicalexampleofthebetrayal andbreachoftheparentaltrustbytheaccused.Thegirlswere

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inthecustodyoftheaccused.Theywerenotallowedtomove around.The19girlsweredumpedinashoplikeenclosureof 250sftwhichhadnodoorsbutarollingshutter.Thegirlswere literally stuffed in the small room with no space to move around.Theinmateswerejustsurvivingandpullingtheirlives. TheyweredeprivedoftheverybasichumanrightslikeHealth, Educationetc.Neitherthestaffwastrainednortherewasany psychiatristforcounselingthementallychallengedinmates.The home was being run without any vision of upliftment or rehabilitating the inmates. The only objective behind running theorphanagewastosatisfythelustandtoearnmoney.The accusedno.1notonlyexploitedthegirlsforyearstogetherbut alsoallowedhisfriendstoexploitthegirls.Unfortunately,only threegirlsoutoftotalnineteencouldappearbeforethecourtto conveytheirplight.Thesehelplessgirlswerealwayskeptunder coercionandthreatsothattheyneverdivulgethebittertruth beforetheoutsideworld.Theproceedingsareuniqueandhave shownthevulnerabilityoftheorphans,especiallythephysically andmentallydisabledgirlsandtheneedfortheirprotection.It isrevealedtowhatextentpersonsprofessingtobegodfather couldscreenhistrueprofile.Butfortheexhaustinginspection bytheKonkanCommittee andtimelyactionoftheCWC,the wholeepisodewouldnothaveseenthelightoftheday..Allthe 19girlswereathisdisposalat24hours.Hewasdoingphysical intercourse by wearing condoms and he used to burn the condoms.Hysterectomyoperationwasalsoperformedonone oftheinmatesi.e.Jyotiwithouttakingpermissionandwithout showing emergency in doing so. One after another the girls

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weredyingintheinstitution,buthehasnorepentance.Only the death of Seeta could come in the light. The victims are mentallysubnormalunabletosaytheirplight,eveniftheysay, duetotechnicality,thecourtisnotbelievingonthemasthey can not stand the questions put in cross examination. It was fortunate that Anamika was there and it was more fortunate thatherIQisnormal.

138.

As regards the quantum of sentence, here it is

necessary to reproduce the relevant para in Dhananjoy Chatterjeevs.StateofW.B.(1994(2)SCC220). "15.Inouropinion,themeasureofpunishmentinagiven case must depend upon the atrocity of the crime; the conduct of the criminal and the defenceless and unprotectedstateofthevictim.Impositionofappropriate punishmentisthemannerinwhichthecourtsrespondto thesociety'scryforjusticeagainstthecriminals.Justice demandsthatcourtsshouldimposepunishmentfittingto thecrimesothatthecourtsreflectpublicabhorrenceof the crime. The courts must not only keep in view the rightsofthecriminalbutalsotherightsofthevictimof crime and the society at large while considering impositionofappropriatepunishment."

139.

It is wellsettledthat the death penalty should be

inflictedintherarestoftherarecaseandlifeistheruleandthe deathisanexception.Proportionateandpropersentenceisthe objectofcriminaljurisprudence.Thecourthastoassignspecial

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reasonswhileimposingdeathsentence.Thecourthastostrike the balance between the aggravating and mitigating circumstances.Theguidingpriciplesarelaiddowninthecases ofBhachanSinghandMachhiSinghbythehonbleApexcourt. Atthesametime,itiswellsettledthateachcasedependsonits ownfactsandcircumstances.

140.

Intheinstantcase,multipleoffencespunishablefor

lifehavebeenprovedagainstaccusedno.1.Itisthecaseof custodial torture, custodial rape and the custodial murder. In D.K.Basuv.StateofW.B.thehonbleApexCourttooktheview thatcustodialtortureandconsequentialdeathincustodywas anoffencewhichfellinthecategoryoftherarestofrarecases. InIndia,mostofthechildrenincustodydiedofmalnutrition andtuberculosis.Nobodyistakingcognizanceofit.InIndia,the conceptofillegalomissionisnotdeveloped.Itisnotthatthe statuteisnotthere.Itisnecessarytochangethemindsetofthe people. Iwouldsay,suchkindofdeathsaremorediabolical thanthedeathsbyshootingandstabbing.Wehavetoimagine theconditionofthemute(deafanddumb)withseverementally challangedorphaninthecustodyofaccusedno.1,whoissevere anemicwith3.3hemoglobin,withmanycomplicationssince23 mothsandisdeterioratingdaybydayandisgivenbeatingand isnottakentothehospitaltillshereachesthedeathbed.Can wenotsayitasdiabolic.

141.

Thegirlswerenineteeninnumbersatthedisposal

ofaccusedno.1for24hours.Atanytimehewasusingthem.

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During night, he used to take them upstairs by pulling their handsandusedtoforceonthem.Hehascreatedaroomby covingthetaresforthispurpose.Heusedtotakethegirlstohis underconstructionsiteataremoteplace,usedtogetlabour workdonefromthegirlsandthereafteraccusedno.1withhis friendbyconsumingliquorusedtocommitrapeonthegirls. Once,accusedno.1inconnivancewithaccusedno.3sleptthe fivegirlsinarowbyadministeringsedativesubstanceinsweet andremovedtheirclothsandcommittedgangrapeonthem. Thisshocksthejudicialconscience.Thegirlswerenotnormal. Theywerephysicallyandmentallychallenged.Theywerekept underduressandcoertion.Theycouldnotopentheirvoice.For basicneedstheyweredependentontheaccusedno.1.Allthe girlswereorphans.Thescarsofinjuriesontheirbodiesspeak for itself.Five girlswere diedwith norepentanceat all. The causeisshownastheirillness.Twogirlswentmissing. Two untrainedunqualifiedstaffwerekepttolookafterthegirls.One ofthemwasanilliterateoldagedlady.Theotherwasyoung girl,whoherselfhasillicitrelationwithaccusedno.1Thesetwo staffswereassistingaccusedno.1byconcealinghisactswith thegirls. Seetawasdonetodeathbyintentionalcommission andillegalomissionoftheact.Thecumulativeeffectofallthe circumstances which came on record shows that the present caseistherarestoftherareinitskind.Lifeimprisonmentwill behighlyinadequatetoaccusedno.1.Alreadyheisliablefor lifefortheoffencesofrapesandgangrapesasthepresentlaw doesnotallowcapitalpunishmentforrape.However,nowthe parliament has taken cognizance and is thinking towards

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imposing capital punishment in the rarest of rare incident of rape.Theaccusedno.1hasnorepentanceforthecommission ofhisact.Hehasnorighttoliveinthesociety.Heisamenace tothesociety.Thereisnoscopeforuseofdiscretioninthiscase. The present case is a unique case of its kind, which directly relatestothesociety.Theincidentcreatedshockinthesociety. If such kind of incidents take place and the accused go unpunishedorwithmeagersentence,societywouldloosefaith intheinstitutionsofadministrationofjustice.Thepresentcase isnottheincidentofoneday.Foryearstogetheraccusedno.1 physicallyandsexuallyexploitedthementallyabnormalgirls. Foreachincidentofrape,maximumpunishmentislife.Every day in and day out he was committing rape on the helpless victims.MurderofSeetaisalsoprovedagainsthim.Insucha caselifeimprisonmentwouldbeaninadequatepunishmentfor him. Every day, the crimes against women are being committed.Itisincreasingdaybyday.Thelawchangesasper the need of the society. It is the need of the time to create deterrenteffectbyimposingthehighestpunishmentotherwise thejudicialconsciencewillbetakenforgranted.Theaccused persons are not worthy of any leniency. The unprecedented crimehasbeencommitted.Noscopeforanyleniency.Against accusedno.1,nomitigatingcircumstancesatall.Heisliablefor thehighestpunishment.Ipassthefollowingorder. ORDER 1. The accused no.1 Ramchandra Sambhaji Karanjule, accused no.2 Nanabhau Laxman Karanjule, accused no.3 KhanduNanajiKasbe@DeepakMayekar,accusedno.4Prakash

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Vitthal Khadke, accused no.6 Ms.Sonali Mohan Badade and accused no.10 Smt. Parvati Shamsundar Mavle are hereby convictedu/s.235(2)ofCr.P .C.inC.R.No.125of2011atthe instanceofKalamboliPoliceStation. 2. Accused no.1 Ramchandra is convicted for the offences

punishableu/s.302r/w.s.23oftheJuvenileJustice(Careand ProtectionofChildren)Act,2000,376(2)(c)(3counts),376(2) (g)(6counts),377(2counts),307r/w.s.34,324(15counts), 506(2) of IPC and u/s.23 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and ProtectionofChildren)Act,2000(15counts)andu/s.25ofthe Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 r/w.s.34oftheIndianPenalCode(6counts). Fortheoffencepunishableu/s.302r/w.s.23ofJ.J.Actthe accusedno.1is sentenced todeathandheshallbehangedby necktillheisdeadsubjecttoconfirmationbytheHonbleHigh Court,Bombay,aspertheprovisionsofSection366ofCr.P .C.. For the offence punishable u/s.376(2)(c) of IPC (3 counts), the accused no.1 is sentenced to suffer life imprisonment(3counts)andtopayfineofRs.5000(3counts) and in default to suffer one years (3 counts) simple imprisonment. Fortheoffencepunishableu/s.376(2)(g)ofIPC(6counts) accusedno.1issentencedtosufferlifeimprisonment(6counts) andtopayfineofRs.5000(6counts)andindefaulttosuffer oneyears(6counts)simpleimprisonment. Fortheoffencepunishableu/s.377ofIPC(2counts),the accused no.1 is sentenced to suffer 10 years Rigorous

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Imprisonment(2counts)andtopayfineofRs3000(2counts) andindefaulttosuffer6monthssimpleimprisonment. For the offence punishable u/s.307 r/w.s.34 of IPC, the accused no.1 is sentenced to suffer 7 years Rigorous ImprisonmentandtopayfineofRs2000/andindefaultto suffer3monthssimpleimprisonment. Fortheoffencepunishableu/s.324(15counts)ofIPC,the accusedno.1issentencedtosuffer3years(15counts)Rigorous ImprisonmentandtopayfineofRs1,000(15counts)andin defaulttosufferonemonth(15counts)simpleimprisonment. Fortheoffencepunishableu/s.506(2)ofIPC,theaccused no.1is sentencedtosuffer3yearsRigorousImprisonmentand topayfineofRs 1000/andindefaulttosufferonemonth simpleimprisonment. Fortheoffencepunishableu/s.23(15counts)ofJ.J.Act, the accusedno.1is sentencedtosuffer6months(15counts) RigorousImprisonment. Fortheoffencepunishableu/s.25(6counts)ofJ.J.Actr/ w.s.34ofIPC,theaccusedno.1issentencedtosuffer3years(6 counts)RigorousImprisonmentandtopayfineofRs2000/(6 counts) and in default to suffer 2 months (6 counts) simple imprisonment. 3. Theaccusedno.2NanabhauLaxmanKaranjuleishereby convictedfortheoffencepunishableu/s.354oftheIndianPenal Code and he is sentenced to suffer 2 years Rigorous ImprisonmentandtopayfineofRs5000/andindefaultto sufferonemonthsimpleimprisonment.

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4.

The accused no.3 Khandu Nanaji Kasbe @ Deepak

Mayekar is hereby convicted for the offences punishable u/s.376(2)(g)ofIPC(6counts)andu/s.25oftheJ.J.Actr/w.s. 34oftheIPC(6counts). For the offence punishable u/s.376(2)(g) of IPC (6 counts), accused no.3 he is sentenced to suffer life Imprisonment(6counts)andtopayfineofRs5000(6counts) and in default to suffer one year (6 counts) simple imprisonment. Fortheoffencepunishableu/s.25oftheJ.J.Actr/w.s.34 of the IPC (6 counts) accused no. 3 is sentenced to suffer 3 years(6counts)RigorousImprisonmentandtopayfineofRs 2000/(6counts)andindefaulttosuffer2months(6counts) simpleimprisonment. 5. The accused no.4 Prakash Vitthal Khadke is hereby

convictedfortheoffencespunishableu/s.376(1)ofIPCandhe is sentenced to suffer life Imprisonment and to pay fine of Rs.5,000/ and in default to suffer one year simple imprisonment. 6. The accused no.6 Ms.Sonali Mohan Badade is hereby

convictedfortheoffencespunishableu/s.307r/ws.34,324(15 counts),376(2)(c)r/w.s.109(3counts),376(2)(g)r/w.s.109(6 counts), 377 r/w.s.109 (2 counts) of IPC and u/s. 23 of the J.J.Act(15counts). For the offence punishable u/s.307 r/w.s.34 of IPC, accused no.6 is sentenced to suffer 7 years Rigorous

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ImprisonmentandtopayfineofRs2000/andindefaultto suffer3monthssimpleimprisonment. For the offence punishable u/s.324 of IPC (15 counts), accusedno.6is sentencedtosuffer1year(15counts)Rigorous ImprisonmentandtopayfineofRs500/(15counts)andin defaulttosufferonemonth(15counts)simpleimprisonment. For the offence punishable u/s.376(2)(c) r/w.s. 109 of IPC (3 counts), accused no.6 is sentenced to suffer 10 years RigorousImprisonment(3counts)andtopayfineofRs2000/ (3counts)andindefaulttosuffer3months(3counts)simple imprisonment. Fortheoffencepunishableu/s.376(2)(g)r/w.sec.109of IPC(6counts),accusedno.6is sentencedtosuffer10years RigorousImprisonmentandtopayfineofRs2000(6counts) and in default to suffer 3 months (6 counts) simple imprisonment. For the offence punishable u/s.377 r/w.s.109 IPC (2 counts), accusedno.6is sentencedtosuffer1yearRigorous Imprisonment and to pay fine of Rs 300/(2 counts) and in defaulttosufferonemonth(2counts)simpleimprisonment. Fortheoffencepunishableu/s.23ofJ.J.Act(15counts), accused no.6 is sentenced to suffer 3 months (15 counts) RigorousImprisonment. 7. The accused no.10 Smt. Parvati Shamsundar Mavle is

hereby convicted for the offences punishable u/s.324 (15 counts),376(2)(c)r/w.s.109(3counts),376(2)(g)r/w.s.109 (6counts),377r/w.s.109ofIPC(2counts),and304partIIof

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IPCandu/s.23oftheJ.J.Act(15counts). Fortheoffencepunishableu/s.304partIIofIPC,accused no.10issentencedtosuffer5yearsRigorousImprisonment. For the offence punishable u/s.324 of IPC (15 counts), accused no. 10 is sentenced to suffer 1 year (15 counts) RigorousImprisonmentandtopayfineofRs500/(15counts) and in default to suffer one month (15 counts) simple imprisonment. For the offence punishable u/s.376(2)(c) r/w.s. 109 of IPC(3counts),accusedno.10is sentencedtosuffer10years RigorousImprisonment(3counts)andtopayfineofRs2000/ (3counts)andindefaulttosuffer3months(3counts)simple imprisonment. Fortheoffencepunishableu/s.376(2)(g)r/w.sec.109of IPC(6counts),accusedno.10is sentencedtosuffer10years RigorousImprisonmentandtopayfineofRs2000(6counts) and in default to suffer 3 months (6 counts) simple imprisonment. For the offence punishable u/s.377 r/w.s.109 IPC (2 counts), accusedno.10is sentencedtosuffer1yearRigorous Imprisonment and to pay fine of Rs 300/(2 counts) and in defaulttosufferonemonth(2counts)simpleimprisonment. Fortheoffencepunishableu/s.23ofJ.J.Act(15counts), accused no.10 is sentenced to suffer 3 months Rigorous Imprisonment. 8. The accused no.1 Ramchandra Sambhaji Karanjule is

hereby acquitted for the offences punishable u/s.376(2)(c)

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r/w.s.109r/w.34,467,468,471r/w.34ofIPC. 9. Theaccusedno.2NanabhauLaxmanKaranjuleishereby

acquittedfortheoffencespunishableu/s.376(2)(c)r/w.s.109 r/w.s.34,376(2)(c),377,324,467,468,471r/w.s.34ofthe IndianPenalCodeandu/s.23oftheJ.J.Actandu/s.25ofthe J.J.Actr/w.s.34oftheIPC. 10. The accused no.3 Khandu Nanaji Kasbe @ Deepak

Mayekar is hereby acquitted for the offences punishable u/s.376,377,324oftheIPCandu/s.23oftheJ.J.Act. 11. The accused no.4 Prakash Vitthal Khadke is hereby

acquittedfortheoffencespunishableu/s.376(2)(c),377,324of theIPCandu/s.23oftheJ.J.Act. 12. Theaccusedno.5Smt.KalyaniRamchandraKaranjule@

Kalyani Shailesh Sarode is hereby acquitted for the offences punishable u/s.376 (2)(c) r/w.s. 109, 376(2)(g) r/w.s. 109, 377 r/w.s. 109, 467, 468, 471 r/w.s. 34 of the Indian Penal Codeandu/s.23oftheJ.J.Act. 13. The accused no.7 Dhirubhai Arjun Limbani @

Chanewalababaandaccusedno.8NarendraRamniklalMehta@ Babadas are hereby acquitted for the offences punishable u/s.324and354oftheIPC. 14. The accused no.9 Ms.Surekha Ramchandra Karanjule is

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herebyacquittedfortheoffencespunishableu/s.376(2)(c)r/ w.s.109,376(2)(g)r/w.s.109,377r/w.s.109,oftheIPCandu/ s.23oftheJ.J.Act. 15. The accused no.10 Smt. Parvati Shamsundar Mavle is

hereby acquitted for the offences punishable u/s.302 of IPC r/w.s.23oftheJ.J.Actandu/s.25oftheJ.J.Act. 16. AccusedNo.6Ms.SonaliBadadeisonbail.Herbailbonds

standscancelledandsheistakenincustody. 17. Theaccusedno.5Ms.KalyaniKaranjuleandaccusedno.9

Smt. Surekha Karanjule are on bail. Their bail bonds stand cancelled. They are directed to execute P .R. Bond of Rs.15,000/ (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) each and to furnish suretyofthelikeamounteachwithinfourweeksforcompliance oftheprovisionsu/s.437(A)ofCodeofCriminalProcedure. 18. Allthesubstantivesentencesofimprisonmentofaccused

nos.1,3,6and10shallrunconcurrently. 19. The accused nos.1 and 10 are in custody since from

4.3.2011 & 6.3.2011 resp., accused no.3 is in custody since 16.03.2011andno.4isincustodysince12.3.2011.Theaccused no.6wasincustodyduringtheperiodbetween4/03/2011till 29.3.2012.Theyareentitledforsetoffu/s.428ofCr.P .C.for theperiodtheyhavealreadyundergoneinjail.

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20.

Accused no. 2 is in custody since 08.03.2011. He has

alreadyundergonethesentenceoftwoyears.Ondepositionof fine amount, he be released forthwith if not required in any othercase. 21. The accusedno.7 Dhirubhai Limbani@ Chanewalababa

andaccusedno.8NarendraMehtaareonbail.TheirBailbonds standcancelled. They are directed to execute P .R. Bond of Rs.15,000/ (Rupees FifteenThousand)eachandtofurnishsuretyofthe likeamountwithinfourweeksforcomplianceoftheprovisions u/s.437(A)ofCodeofCriminalProcedure. 22. Fine amount if deposited be given to the victim girls towardscompensation.

23. 1.

Orderastodisposalofproperty
The muddemal property viz. VPR No.21 of 2012 i.e.

Article190colly. onecomputerHCL,mouse,withCPUand Keyboardalongwithlabel,beforfeitedtothegovernmentand labelsbedestroyedafterappealperiodisover. 2. The muddemal property viz. MPR No.33 of 2012 (7

Carton box unmarked) being worthless be destroyed after appealperiodorappealifany,isover. 3. Themuddemal property viz. (Art.No.1to191),

(Art.No.192 to 197 are Registers) and (Art.No.198 colly. is

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File) kept in all the three trunks be destroyed after appeal periodorappealifanyisover.

Thefollowingarticleswhicharefoundintrunkno.1:
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) GreencolourFilecontainingIDBIvouchersasArt.1(colly). Greenfilecontainingphotocopiesofmilkbills(1to12page) asArt.2(colly). Sky blue file containing 40 pages regarding Income Tax Returnsetc.asArt.3(colly). Yellow file containing 7 documents relating to TDS as Art.4(colly). Yellow file containing 98 pages relating to donations as Art.5(colly). Pinkfilecontaining213pagescontainingvouchersandbillsas Art.6(colly). Orange file containing 365 pages containing bills etc. as Art.7(colly). Yellow file containing 341 pages containing bills as Art.8(colly). Greenfilehaving73pagescontainingpassbook,billsetc.as Art.9(colly). Plasticfolderhaving104pagesrelatingtoauditorsreportas Art.10(colly). Greenfilecontaining23pageshavingcorrespondencetoAsst. CharityCommissionerasArt.11(colly). Auditorsreport(6pages)dated21/09/2006asArt.12(colly). Auditors report (11 pages) dated 03/05/2008 as Art.13(colly). Greyfile(pages206)containingvouchersandpurchasebills asArt.14(colly).

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15) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) 21) 22) 23) 24) 25) 26) 27) 28) 29) 30) 31) 32) 33)

Yellowfile(pages86)containingstatementofaccountsand balancesheetasArt.15(colly). Staff Muster Roll (pages 70) for January 2009 as Art.16(colly). Assetsnotebook(Blankpages34)asArt.17(colly). Facilitiesbook(Blankpages86)asArt.18(colly). TasteRegister(pages170)asArt.19(colly). Facilities Book (pages 90). Blank from page no.26 as Art.20(colly). Taste Register (pages 85) for the period of 01/02/2008 to 31/03/2009asArt.21(colly). OneblankRojkirdaregisterasArt.22. Ledger Book (pages 198) for the period of 01/04/2004 to 31/03/2005.Frompageno.47blankasArt.23(colly). LedgerBook(pages72)asArt.24(colly). Milk,Pavandeggregister(Blank)asArt.25. RedCashBook(Blank)asArt.26. Closingandbeddingregister(Blank)asArt.27. FlourMillRegister(Blank)asArt.28. GateRegister(Blank)asArt.29. Donation Register (pages 70). From page no. 8 blank as Art.30(colly). Cash Book (pages 97). From 01/04/2009 to 31/03/2010. Blankfrompageno.60asArt.31(colly). StaffMusterBook(pages71).Fortheperiodof20062007as Art.32(colly). DonationRegister(pages128)asArt.33(colly).

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34) 35) 36) 37) 38) 39) 40) 41) 42) 43) 44) 45)

Inmates (girls) Muster Roll (pages 34) from the period of October2009asArt.34(colly). Cash Book (pages 101). For the period 01/04/2004 to 31/03/2005asArt.35(colly). Longnotebookwithtornpages(pages22).Onlyonepage writtenasArt.36. Muster Book (pages 36). For the period January 2007 to September 2009asArt.37(colly). Stepalled Bunch letting to audit report (pages 76) as Art.38(colly). CashBook(pages198)asArt.39(colly). Visitors Book (pages 140) for the period of 2009 as Art.40(colly). Visitors Book (pages 155) from the period June 2008 as Art.41(colly). ProceedingBook(pages101)asArt.42(colly). Pinkfile(pages137)dated31/03/2010containingvouchers andbillsasArt.43(colly). Bunch of papers (pages 127) relating to accounts as Art.44(colly). Yellow file (pages 216) for the period of 01/01/2009 to 31/03/2009 containing bills, bank passbooks etc. as Art.45(colly). Pinkfilecontaining379pagesin3sets,billsandvouchersof 20102011asArt.46(colly). Orangefile(pages390)containingbillsandvouchersforthe periodof20082009asArt.47(colly). Violet file containing file big khaki envelops with heading audit reportasArt.48(colly).

46) 47) 48)

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49) 50) 51) 52) 53) 54)

Donation book (pages 68) from the period December 2008 withentriesofpenandpencilsasArt.49(colly). CashBook(pages96)asArt.50(colly). Dark Pink advance from Trustee file for the period of 20092010(pages288)asArt.51(colly). 9 Receipt Books, out of which 7 used and 2 blank as Art.52(colly). 5BlankChequeBooksofIDBIBankasArt.53(colly). Pink plastic envelop containing 1 Blank cheque book of National Cooperative Bank Ltd. With pass book as Art.54(colly). 21 rubber stamps alongwith box and label are marked as Art.55(colly).

55)

Thefollowingarticleswhicharefoundintrunkno.2.:
56) 57) 58) 59) 60) 61) 62) 63) Green Correspondence file (Xerox copiespages 6) as Art.56(colly). Brownfile(pages4)correspondencerelatingtotrip,functions etc.fortheyear20112012asArt.57(colly). Orange file (pages 17) correspondence papers as Art.58(colly). Greenfile(pages25)correspondencepapersfortheperiod 20102011asArt.59(colly). Orangefilecontainingonebookandthreepagesrelatingto MaharashtraLegislativeAssemblyasArt.60(colly). Yellow file (pages 65) correspondence for Employment at KalyaniSansthaasArt.61(colly). Skyblueplasticfolder(pages230)Miscellaneousdocuments relatingtoSansthaasArt.62(colly). Yellow file (pages 78) containing xerox papers relating to

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KalyaniSansthaasArt.63(colly). 64) 65) Yellow file (pages 18) containing xerox and original papers relatingtoSansthaasArt.64(colly). Pinkfile(pages 51)containing documents relating toLeave and License agreement etc. and property document as Art.65(colly). Khaki file (pages 36) containing papers relating to property andaccountsasArt.66(colly). Greenfile(pages3)containingreplyofRamchandraKaranjule asArt.67(colly). PinkfilecontainingonephotoofChandramukhiasArt.68. BlankPinkfilebynamePinkyRamsinghasArt.69. Khakifile(pages24)containingonefolderofheadingAnnual ProgressReport2007asArt.70(colly). OnekhakiGasfile(pages14)containingxeroxpapersrelating toMittalGasAgencyasArt.71(colly). Green file (pages 86) containing payment slips and other papersasArt.72(colly). Pink file (pages 34) containing documents relating to ElectricityasArt.73(colly).

66) 67) 68) 69) 70) 71) 72) 73)

74) Pink file (pages 37) containing correspondence with GovernmentasArt.74(colly). 75) 76) 77) 78) 79) 80) GreenfilebyheadingSeemaandnopagesasArt.75. YellowfilebyheadingSumitraandnopagesasArt.76. YellowfilebyheadingNidhiwithherphotoasArt.77(colly). YellowfilebyheadingPrachiandnopagesasArt.78. Khaki file (pages 114) containing documents relating to propertyasArt.79(colly). Orangefile(pages73)containingMiscellaneousdocumentsas

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Art.80(colly). 81) 82) Yellowfile(pages209)withheadingLoynessClubcontaining documentsrelatingtoLoynessClubasArt.81(colly). Orange file (pages 355) with heading Vacancy Inward file containingdocumentsrelatingtoadmissionofInmatesetc.as Art.82(colly). Blue file (pages 148) containing documents relating to EducationofRamchandraKaranjuleasArt.83(colly).

83)

84) Light Khaki colour file (pages 129) containing Government NotificationandHumanRightsdocumentsasArt.84(colly). 85) 86) 87) 88) 89) 90) Brownfile(pages29)containingcorrespondencewithDistrict WomenandChildDevelopmentofficeretc.asArt.85(colly). Pink file (pages 125) containing property documents as Art.86(colly). Yellow file (pages 88) containing property and other documentsasArt.87(colly). Pinkfile(pages27)relatingtotrusteesasArt.88(colly). Green file (pages 4) heading Lease Rent file containing documentsrelatingtoleaserentasArt.89(colly). LightGreenfile(pages93)containingdocumentsrelatingto correspondence with Anand Mahila and Bal Kalyan Sanstha,AlibaugasArt.90(colly). 26LaminateddocumentsregardingConcessionCertificateetc. oftheInmatesasArt.91(colly). Greenfile(Blank)withheadingShaminaasArt.92. Brownfile(Blank)withheadingPrachiasArt.93. Greenfile(Blank)withheadingBabyKusumasArt.94. Greenfile(Blank)withheadingSonamasArt.95. Greenfile(Blank)withheadingPoojaasArt.96.

91) 92) 93) 94) 95) 96)

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97) 98) 99)

Greyfilewith60plasticfolderscontainingnewspapercutting, Certificatesetc.asArt.97(colly). Pinkfilecontainingonepagerelatingtoleaveapplicationof SonaliGadhadeasArt.98. Pink file (pages 15) with heading Dead Stock register containingbillsofelectronicitemsasArt.99(colly).

100) Yellow file (Pages 96) documents relating to accounts statements, bills etc. for the period of 20052006 as Art.100(colly). 101) Yellowfile(pages46)containingcorrespondencereportwith GovernmentasArt.101(colly). 102) Green file (pages 134) containing Miscellaneous documents relatingtochildrenasArt.102(colly). 103) Spiralbindingbook.Itisthesame.ItismarkedasArt.103. 104) Orangefile(pages3)withheadingprivatecorrespondenceas Art.104(colly). 105) Orangefile(pages44)withheadingSpecialReportfileand Government Outward letter containing Miscellaneous papers asArt.105(colly). 106) Pink file (pages 113) with heading Incoming Letter file containingcorrespondenceasArt.106(colly). 107) Blue file (pages 104) containing Miscellaneous documents (xeroxcopy)asArt.107(colly). 108) Green file (pages 45) containing Miscellaneous documents (xeroxcopy)asArt.108(colly). 109) Blue file (pages 54) containing Miscellaneous documents as Art.109(colly). 110) Spiral Book Project report on Kalyani Sanstha by NCRD StudentsasArt.110. 111) BombayPublicTrustActasArt.111. 112) InmateRegister(pages37)containingphotosofInmatestill

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page18asArt.112(colly). 113) Yellow file (pages 95) with heading Outgoing letters file as Art.113(colly). 114) TasteRegister(pages80)asArt.114(colly). 115) Green file (pages 170) containing Miscellaneous documents relatingtoSansthaasArt.115(colly). 116) SmallNotebook(pages66)asArt.116. 117) SmallNotebook(pages38)asArt.117. 118) OneBigadmissionRegister(pages195),filledupuptopage no.5asArt.118. 119) OneBigRationRegister(Blank)asArt.119. 120) OneBigRationRegister(pages101)filledupupto84pages fortheperiodofJune2003.asArt.120. 121) Pink file (pages 98) containing various broacher as Art.121(colly). 122) Green file (pages 83) containing correspondence as Art.122(colly). 123) The25LaminatedICard,labelandwrapperasArt.123(colly).

Thefollowingarticleswhicharekeptintrunkno.3.
124) Bluefile(pages10)relatingtoelectricityasArt.124(colly). 125) Bunchofpapers(pages40)relatingtopropertyatVakadias Art.125(colly). 126) Bunchofpapers(pages40)relatingtopropertyatVakadias Art.126(colly). 127 Orange file (pages 83) relating to construction of Vakadi AshramPanvelasArt.127(colly).

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128) Brownfile(pages41)relatingtoVakadiasArt.128(colly). 129) Bunchofpapers(pages41)relatingtopropertyatVakadias Art.129(colly). 130) Bunch of papers containing 5, 17 and 48 pages relating to originalpapersVakadiAshramasArt.130(colly). 131) Yellow file (pages 17) relating to Vakadi Ashram as Art.131(colly). 132) Green file (pages 81) relating to Vakadi Ashram as Art.132(colly). 133) Dark Pink file (pages 76) documents relating to medical of Aboli @ Radha, Billa No. 43 admitted on 15/09/2003 and died on28/03/2007asArt.133(colly). 134) Pinkfile(pages106)withheadingAnamika,containingpapers relatingtoAnamikaasArt.134(colly). 135) Pink file (pages 25) with heading Nita, containing papers relatingtoNitaasArt.135(colly). 136) Pinkfile(pages74)withheadingKalpita,containingmedical papersrelatingtoKalpitaasArt.136(colly). 137) Blue file (pages 113) with heading Manisha, containing medicalpapersrelatingtoManishaasArt.137(colly). 138) Pinkfile(pages104)withheadingMeera,containingmedical papersrelatingtoMeeraasArt.138(colly). 139) Greenfile(pages85)withheadingSeema,containingmedical papersrelatingtoSeemaasArt.139(colly). 140) Greenfile(pages88)withheadingVishwa,containingmedical papersrelatingtoVishwaasArt.140(colly). 141) Bluefile(pages92)withheadingChandramukhi,containing medicalpapersrelatingtoChandramukhiasArt.141(colly). 142) Greenfile(pages103)withheadingPooja,containingmedical papersrelatingtoPoojaasArt.142(colly). 143) Greenfile(pages97)withheadingRitu,containingmedical

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papersrelatingtoRituasArt.143(colly). 144) Bluefile(pages113)withheadingPrachi,containingmedical papersrelatingtoPrachiasArt.144(colly). 145) Greenfile(pages96)withheadingJahida,containingmedical papersrelatingtoJahidaasArt.145(colly). 146) Bluefile(pages107)withheadingNidhi,containingmedical papersrelatingtoNidhiasArt.146(colly). 147) Green file (pages 99) with heading Sumitra, containing medicalpapersrelatingtoSumitraasArt.147(colly). 148) Greenfile(pages105)withheadingSonalKashelu,containing medicalpapersrelatingtoSonalKasheluasArt.148(colly). 149) Green file (pages 127) with heading Shamina, containing medicalpapersrelatingtoShaminaasArt.149(colly). 150) Bluefile(pages113)withheadingBabyKusum,containing medicalpapersrelatingtoBabyKusumasArt.150(colly). 151) Green file (pages 104) with heading Shobha, containing medicalpapersrelatingtoShobhaasArt.151(colly). 152) Bluefile(pages52)withheadingGouri,containingmedical papersrelatingtoGouriasArt.152(colly). 153) Blue file (pages 93) with heading Pinky,containing medical papersrelatingtoPinkyasArt.153(colly). 154) Greenfile(pages53)withheadingJyotiKalekar,containing medicalpapersrelatingtoJyotiKalekarasArt.154(colly). 155) Greenfile(pages123)withheadingPinky,containingmedical papersrelatingtoPinkyasArt.155(colly). 156) Bluefile(pages118)withheadingAnita,containingmedical papersrelatingtoAnitaasArt.156(colly). 157) Bluefile(pages106)withheadingSonali,containingmedical papersrelatingtoSonaliasArt.157(colly). 158) ParacetamoltabletsasArt.158(colly).

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159) OnePresmaTabletasArt.159. 160) SixCefiximeTabletsalongwithwrapperasArt.160(colly). 161)HalfcuttingAalinColdTabletstripwithB.No.DHX0015AK stampasArt.161(colly). 162) CefpodoximeProxetilTabletIPOpex200tabasArt.162. 163) HealthSunAyurvedicCapsulasArt.163. 164) LupicinasArt.164. 165) CrocinParacetamolTabletsIP500mgasArt.165(colly). 166) OaracetamolTabletsIPPyrakemasArt.166(colly). 167) VOMISTOPasArt.167. 168) BiQuinolasArt.168. 169) MPARA500asArt.169. 170) CalpolTabletsalongwithwrapperlabelasArt.170(colly). 171) EyedropasArt.171. 172) TwobottlesofClotrimazoleCandidpowderasArt.172(colly). 173) OneplasticbottlecontainingwhitetabletsasArt.173. 174) LindaneLotionasArt.174. 175) CaladryllotionasArt.175. 176) PepticaGelasArt.176. 177) VicksVapoRubasArt.177. 178) Quaiet100ml.asArt.178. 179) OrasepmouthwashasArt.179. 180) Shavingbrushwithtwinrazeralongwithboxandthelabelon theboxasArt.180(colly).

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181) The invitation card and the label alongwith wrapper as Art.181(colly). 182) The 3 photo albums and label alongwith the wrapper as Art.182(colly). 183) The books and label (7 books and one diary relating to alcoholics anonymous) alongwith wrapper is marked as Art.183(colly). 184) The 3 telephone diaries and label alongwith wrapper as Art.184(colly). 185)OneshavingrazerofsupermaxasArt.185. 186) One Gillet twin blade alongwith the wrapper as Art.186(colly). 187) 3bladesofSupermaxasArt.187(colly). 188) Thisarticleisnottendered. 189) The articles (6 condoms of Jarur company) and labels alongwithwrapperasArt.189(colly). 191) The article (contraceptive pill) alongwith label as Art.191(colly).

SessionsCaseNo.688of2011isdisposedoff. (Smt.P .V .Ganediwala) 21.3.2013AdditionalSessionsJudge, GreaterBombay.