T.Ramesh v. State

*** IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI**

Date of Decision: 8^th July, 2016

• CRL.A. 718/2014

T. RAMESH ..... Appellant Through: Mr.Jatin Rajput and Mr Anupam Dubey, Advocates versus STATE ..... Respondent Through: Ms Neelam Sharma, Additional Public Prosecutor for the State + CRL.A. 1597/2014 RADHIKA @ KALIMA ..... Appellant Through: Ms Saahila Lamba, Advocates versus STATE ..... Respondent Through: Ms Neelam Sharma, Additional Public Prosecutor for the State % CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE SUNITA GUPTA J U D G M E N T : SUNITA GUPTA, J.

1. The challenge in the aforesaid two appeals filed by the appellants is to the judgment dated 28.02.2014 and order on sentence dated 05.04.2014 in Sessions Case No.69/11 arising out of FIR No.273/2011 Police Station Saraswati Vihar, Delhi under Ss.452/392/394/397/34 IPC vide which the appellants were convicted for offences punishable under S.452/34 IPC and 394/397 IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three years under S. 452/34 IPC with fine of Rs.1,000/-; in default to undergo simple imprisonment for one month; sentence of five years rigorous imprisonment under S. 394 IPC with fine of Rs.2,000/-; in default to undergo three months simple imprisonment for a period of three months and to undergo rigorous imprisonment for seven years under S. 397 IPC. All the sentences were ordered to run concurrently. Both the appellants were granted benefit of S. 428 of Cr.PC.

Crl.A Nos..718/2014 & 1597/2014 Page 1 of 11

1. A2 – Radhika worked as a domestic maid in the house of PW2 – Smt Veena Guglani at House No. A- 35, Lok Vihar, Pitampura, Delhi for one month.On 11.07.2011 at about 12 pm, she came alongwith her daughter Laxmi and requested her to keep her daughter for some work. When complainant refused, she went away. Again at about 2.30 pm, she came along with her daughter and asked for drinking water. However, she was sent back as complainant had some work to do. At about 3:30 pm, again she visited her house and said that she had forgotten her mobile in the house. After taking mobile and drinking water, she went back. At about 6:15pm, she again rang the door bell of complainant and asked for water. The complainant went in kitchen to bring water and when the complainant brought water, Radhika had come inside the house accompanied by her husband – T. Ramesh (A-1) and asked water for him as well. She asked the complainant to employ her husband (A-1 – T. Ramesh) in the factory whereupon the complainant told A2 that she will talk to her husband. Instead of going, A1 pulled complainant towards the puja room and pushed her head on the floor and gave her beatings and pressed her neck. Despite her resistant, A-1 continued to beat her. In the meantime, complainant heard the screams of her mother-in-law. A1 came to the complainant and started giving her beatings with the walking stick of her mother-in-law. In the mean time, after hearing the screams of her motherin-law, neighbours raised alarm. Both the accused ran towards the back door. When complainant rescued herself, she saw her mother in law lying in the lobby in a pool of blood. She bolted the inside doors and raised alarm through jalidar door and dialled at 100 number. The police and neighbour came. In the mean time, both the accused broke the lock of back door and managed to escape. However, A2 was apprehended near the under-construction house while A1 managed to flee away. On receipt of DD No.68B, Sub Inspector Surender Kumar (PW17) alongwith Constable Kuldeep Singh (PW14) reached the spot where Constable Sri Krishan (PW8) and HC Praveen (PW12) (beat staff) met him there. Public persons with the help of beat officers were bringing two ladies in injured condition out of the house. One QRT and PCR van also reached at the spot. Both