M.C. Garg, J.By this application the State of Madhya Pradesh has sought leave to file an appeal against the respondent who has been acquitted of the charges levelled against him under Section 363, 366 and 376(1) of IPC vide judgment dated 22.10.2013 in S.T. No. 100/2013.

2. In short the case of the prosecution is as under:-

"2-1 fnukad 15-02-2013 dks kdhy (vijhf{kr) us iqfyl LVsku & ok;0Mh0 uxj] eanlkSj esa mifLFkr gksdj iz/kku vkj{kd eksgfjZj Hkksiky flag vfHk0lk0&6 dks ;g ekSf[kd fjiksVZ dh fd mldh Hkrhth@vfHk;ksfD=] mez 16&17 o"kZ mldh ekWa csxeckbZ ds lkFk xzke eqyrkuiqjk esa jgrh gSA og mldh ekWa ls i`Fkd jgrk gSA mldh ekWa fjrsnkjh esa xbZ FkhA mlds kj ij vfHk;ksfD= o mlds nks NksVs HkkbZ bZtjkbZy vkSj rkSflQ (nksuksa vijhf{kr) FksA fnukad 15-02-2013 dks izkr% mls bZljkbZy u vkdj crk;k fd vfHk;ksfD= kj ls cxSj crk;s pyh xbZA bl ij ls mlus vksj mlds fjrsnkjksa us vfHk;ksfD= dks vklikl o fjrsnkjksa ds kj rykk fd;kA ijUrq] og ugha feyhA kdhy dh ekSf[kd fjiksVZ ij ls Hkksikyflag us vfHk;ksfD= ds gqfy;s lfgr xqekqnxh fjiksVZ iz0ih0 4 vfHkfyf[kr dh vkSj xqekqnxh izdj.k dza0 6@13 dh dk;eh dhA"

3. The case was investigated by PW-5 Harisingh. He found that in the night of 14.2.2013, the prosecutrix was taken away from her house by the accused by giving her assurance of marriage and the accused hired a room and committed sexual intercourse with the prosecutrix and therefore, he filed a challan against the respondent under Section 353, 366 and 376(1) of IPC.

4. When the matter came up before the trial Court, with respect to age of the prosecutrix it was found that the age of the prosecutrix was not 16 years but as per Nikahnama her age was 19 years and therefore she was treated as major.

5. Now coming to the incident of taking her away from the house and committing sexual intercourse, the trial Court has taken note of the statement made by the prosecutrix in paras 11 and 12 which are reproduced hereunder:-

"11- vfHk;ksfD= vfHk0lk0&1 us eq[; ijh{k.k o izfrijh{k.k ds iSjk&7 esa ;g lk{; nh fd og vkSj vfHk;qDr xzke eqyrkuiqjk ds fuoklh gSaA vfHk;qDr mldh cqvk :[klkuk ds tsB eqrkd dk yM+dk gSA xzke eqyrkuiqjk esa 100&50 kjksa dh cLrh gSA og vfHk;qDr dks kVuk ds iwoZ ls tkurh gSA mlds firk dh e`R;q gks tkus ij mldh ekWa us nwljk fookg dj fy;k FkkA bl ij ls og vkSj mlds nksuksa NksVs HkkbZ bZljkbZy vksj rkSflQ mldh nknh csxeckbZ rFkk pkpk kdhy ds lkFk jgrs FksA kVuk fnukad dks ,d dejs esa og vkSj mlds nksuksa HkkbZ lks jgs FksA jkr ckjg cts ds djhc vfHk;qDr vkSj mlds firk us vkokt yxkbZ rks mlus njoktk [kksykA vfHk;qDr us njoktk [kqyrs gh mldk eqag can dj fn;k vkSj mls tcju eksVj lk;dy ij cSBk fy;kA vfHk;qDr mls eksVj lk;dy ls xzke eqyrkuiqjk ls xzke nykSnk ys x;kA xzke nykSnk ls mls vfHk;qDr Vs~u ls bUnkSj ys x;kA bUnkSj esa vfHk;qDr us mls ,d edku esa ,d dejs esa 10&12 fnu rd can djds j[kkA vfHk;qDr us mls /kedh nh Fkh fd ;fn og dejs ls ckgj fudyh rks tku ls ekj nsxkA vfHk;qDr us bl vof/k esa mlds lkFk vusdksa ckj cykRdkj fd;k FkkA ,d fnu vfHk;qDr dejs esa 100@& :i;s NksM+dj ckgj x;k FkkA og ml fnu vkVks djds jsyos LVsku&bUnkSj igqWaph vkSj Vs~u ls lh/ks eanlkSj vkbZA eanlkSj esa og mldh cqvk ds kj xbZA ijUrq] cqvk ugh feyh rks og vkVks ls xzke eqyrkuiqjk xbZ vkSj mlds lkFk kfVr kVuk ds ckjs esa mldh nknh csxe ckbZ vkSj pkpk kdhy dks crk;k FkkA blds ipkr og mldh nknh ds lkFk iqfyl LVsku & ok;0Mh0 uxj] eanlkSj xbZ FkhA bl lk{kh us mldh lk{; esa iqfyl dks dFkus nsus] mldh fukkansgh ls kVukLFky eqyrkuiqjk dk uDkk&ekSdk iz0ih0 1] bUnkSj fLFkr kVuk LFky dk uDkk&ekSdk iz0ih0 2] nLr;kch iapukek iz0ih0 3 ,oa mldk esfMdy djk;s tkus dh iqf"V dh gSA ns[kuk ;g gS fd vfHk;ksfD= dh mDr lk{; esa fdruh foluh;rk gS

12- vfHk;ksfD= us mlds eq[; ijh{k.k esa ;g lk{; nh fd kVuk fnukad dh jkf= dks tc mls vfHk;qDr tcju mlds kj ls ys x;k Fkk] ml le; vfHk;qDr ds lkFk mlds firk FksA tcfd] vfHk;ksfD= us mlds iqfyl dFku iz0Mh0 2 esa kVuk le; vfHk;qDr ds lkFk mlds firk dk gksuk ugha crk;k gSA vfHk;ksfD= us eq[; ijh{k.k esa ;g lk{; nh fd vfHk;qDr mls kVuk fnukad dh jkf= dks eksVj lk;dy ls eqyrkuiqjk ls xzke nykSnk vkSj nykSnk ls V~su ls bUnkSj ys x;k FkkA tcfd] vfHk;ksfD= us izfrijh{k.k ds iSjk&14 ls 18 esa ;g lk{; nh fd vfHk;qDr tc mls kVuk fnukad dh jkf= dks tcju mlds kj ls ys x;k Fkk] ml le; ls ysdj vfHk;qDr us bUnkSj esa mls ftl txg j[kk Fkk] ml LFkku rd tkus ds nkSjku mlds lkFk ,d yM+dk FkkA og ml yM+ds dks ugha tkurh gSA ijUrq] vfHk;ksfD= us mlds iqfyl dFku iz0Mh02 esa mDr yMds ds laca/k esa ijks{k ;k vijks{k :i ls ugha crk;kA vfHk;ksfD= izfrijh{k.k ds iSjk&23 esa bl ckr dk dksbZ larks"ktud Li"Vhdj.k ugha ns ldh fd mlus mijksDr of.kZr rF; mlds iqfyl dFku esa D;ksa ugha crk,A vfHk;ksfD= dh lk{; vkSj mlds iqfyl dFku esa vk;s mDr mDr fojks/kkHkkl ,oa vksfeku lkjHkwr gS] ftlds vk/kkj ij vfHk;ksfD= dh lk{; dh fooluh;rk lansg dh ifjf/k esa vk tkrh gSA"

6. Considering the nature of evidence which was given by the prosecutrix the trial Court rightly came to the conclusion that she was consenting party. About other witnesses namely the grandmother of the prosecutrix Begumbai PW-2 it was found that her evidence was not free from doubt. Paragraph 18 of the judgment is relevant which is reproduced hereunder:-

"18- csxeckbZ vfHk0lk0&2 vfHk;ksfD= dh nknh gSA bl lk{kh us ;g lk{; nh fd kVuk fnukad dh jkf= dks og] mlds nksuksa iksrs rFkk vfHk;ksfD= mlds kj ij lks jgs FksA jkf= ,d ls nks cts ds e/; vfHk;qDr mlds kj ij vk;k vkSj vfHk;ksfD= dks ys x;k FkkA gks&gYyk gksus ij mldh uhan [kqyh FkhA iz0ih0 4 dh xqekqnxh fjiksVZ bl lk{kh ds iq= kdhy us ntZ djkbZ gSA kdhy us iz0ih04 dh fjiksVZ esa ;g Li"V crk;k fd kVuk fnukad dks mldh ekWa vFkkZr~ csxeckbZ kj ij ugha Fkh vkSj fjrsnkjh esa xbZ FkhA vr% iz0ih0 4 esa mYysf[kr rF; dks ns[krs gq, Li"V crk;k fd kVuk fnukad dks mldh ekWa vFkkZr~ csxeckbZ kj ij ugha Fkh vkSj fjrsnkjh esa xbZ FkhA vr% iz0ih0 4 esa mYysf[kr rF; dks ns[krs gq, Li"V gS fd csxeckbZ us mDr lk{; vlR; nh gSA"

7. Statement given by Dr. Anita PW-7 who examined the prosecutrix is also relevant and supports the conclusion drawn by the trial Court that it was a case of consent. Paragraph 24 is reproduced hereunder:-

"24- Mk0 vuhrk vfHk0lk0&7 us ;g lk{; nh fd mlus fnukad 27-02-2013 dks vfHk;ksfD= dk esfMdy ijh{k.k fd;k FkkA mlus vfHk;ksfD= ds kjhj o xqIrkax esa dksbZ pksV ds fukku ugha ns[ks FksA vfHk;ksfD= dk gk;eu QVk gqvk FkkA vfHk;ksfD= laHkksx dh vH;Lr FkhA bl dkj.k og vfHk;ksfD= ds lkFk cykRdkj gksus ds laca/k esa og dksbZ fufpr er ugha ns ldrh gSA iz0Mh0 1 mlds }kjk nh xbZ vfHk;ksfD= dh esfMdy fjiksVZ gSA bl lk{kh dh mDr lk{; dks ns[krs gq, vfHk;qDr }kjk vfHk;ksfD= ds lkFk cykRdkj fd;s tkus dh iqf"V ugha gksrh gSA"

8. From the aforesaid, the trial Court rightly presumed that it was case of consent and that the prosecutrix had gone alongwith the accused of her own will and therefore, no case was made out.

9. We find no infirmity in the approach of the trial Court. Accordingly, the application is dismissed.

10. C.C. as per rules.