The submission of learned counsel for the applicant is that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case, which is a motivated prosecution. Spelling out the details of that motivation, the learned counsel for the applicant has pointed out that an FIR was lodged by co-accused Veer Singh against the husband of the prosecutrx, Amarpal alleging gang rape of his wife by the said Amarpal along with an unknown offender giving rise to Case Crime no.240 of 2017, under Sections 376D, 506 IPC at Police Station Shahabad, District Rampur. The occurrence in the said FIR is one dated 24.04.2017 and the FIR was registered on 29.04.2017. The applicant is a witness in the said case, whose name figures in the FIR, as such. The submission of the learned counsel for the applicant is that coaccused, Sunil Gupta, who is the Village Pradhan is pursuing the case on behalf of Veer Singh, where Veer Singh is the husband of the prosecutrix and first informant of the aforesaid case brought against the prosecutrix's husband. It is submitted that in order to browbeat the applicant and other co-accused, the prosecutrix has filed the present complaint case, wherein the three accused are Sunil Gupta, Shishupal, the applicant and Veer Singh, the husband of the prosecutrix in Case Crime no.240 of 2017 ( supra ) are arraigned as the accused. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that the prosecutrix has brought the present complaint, wherein the applicant has been summoned to stand his trial along with other co-accused vide order dated 16.12.2017, is a motivated
