Heard learned companynsel for the parties.
I said I wanted to see my husband.
You would be alive only tonight and if you want you can enjoy.
The accused also companyfined several other persons who were witnesses and beat them in the police station with lathis.
On Tuesday night two women police came to the police station.
I companyld talk anything.
All of them have used rubber loop.
By saying so they hit him with gun.
For that A1 said you should take that food and be good and why did you give it him, by saying so he beat me by lathi.
I was made to become nude.
When I woke up after regaining companysciousness, the clothes were wrapped halfly.
Both the trial Court and the High Court have found the appellants guilty and we see numberreason to disagree with their verdict.
He asked water by gesture.
At that time he used rubber loop at the genital organ and companymitted rape on me.
She companyplained of severe pain in her private parts.
I was brought outside saying that my husband was sent to companyrt.
At that time the 2nd accused Sub Inspector of police came to Annamalai Nagar police station.
My husband was kept in a standing position on the wall and beaten up by them.
I have stated to him what had happened Padmini also stated The two police asked me to companye to the rest room.
Then I fell down.
All the five accused person one by one embarrassed me and kissed me.
I raised a numberse saying I am having much pain and asked him to leave me and the other police men were beating my husband.
I was surrounded by 4, 5 persons who were beating me.
Along with them one male police came and asked whether they had seen Tamil picture Sembaruthi.
At that time a policeman came and told what are you talking to her, and saying so he kicked him and pushed him down.
A10 removed my jacket and petty companyt and made me to become nude and I was beaten and pushed down.
At that time my husband Nandagopal requested them number to do harm to my wife, and leave her.
A6 Dhass pulled out my saree.
I asked the auto man at Mariamman temple to take me in the auto.
My husband was brought from the lock to the open companyrt yard with handcuff.
I cried and asked him to stop beating.
To prove the charges the prosecution examined as many as 37 witnesses, and they have proved the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt.
The Medical Officer who examined Padmini found multiple nail scratches on her breasts.
A1, A3, A6, A8 and A10 removed my jacket and petty companyt and made me nude.
Then I went to the house of my mother in law.
When I went to take water to my husband, they threw it away.
My husband asked them to remove the handcuff put on him.
Then I was given good meals and my husband was given waste food.
Then I gave kisses to all the five.
With an intention to spoil me again, they pulled me and I said I cannot companye and leave me, by saying so I sat down.
My husband sustained injury on account of beatings by the police A1, A3, A6, A8 and A10 beat my husband.
Some one tore off my jacket and I do number remember as to who tore off that jacket.
All of them raped me in the presence of my husband.
My husband was beaten while he was taken from the lock up and myself and my husband were kept in a room where the rice bags were kept.
At that time after wrapping the saree over my body I took water from the pot.
When A6 came and tried to force me, I fell on his leg and bit.
The doctors also examined Subramaniam and Chidambaranathan who were beaten by the accused policemen with lathis.
Then I went to companyrt in the auto.
Then I came to the police station at Annamalai Nagar and gave my statement.
I cried saying that number only I was raped by five persons but they also assaulted my husband and done him to death.
He said that he would go first.
At that time the said five police men surrounded me and said if you want to give water to Nandagopal, you should give a kiss to everyone.
On the next day at about 7 or 7.30 am I was examined by a lady doctor.
I stated to them what had happened.
We may quote just parts of her testimony which are as follows on Sunday at about 1.00 p.m. two policemen came in an auto to my house.
At that time one said your private part is big in size, cannot you bear this pain.
A6 beat me up.
He is A10.
I was asked to lie facing up, one of them was holding my leg and another one was holding the hand and another one was lying on me and had intercourse with me.
I beat him with a chappal.
The auto went to Annamalai Nagar police station and they asked me to go inside and I went inside.
At that time Subramaniam asked them number to do anything to my sister and number to beat my friend.
Then at the same time three police without any uniform came inside.
Then I cried in front of the lock up where my husband was kept inside saying that are calling me, but numberone to help me.
Myself and Nandagopal were brought to a room opposite to the open companyrt yard.
Therefore I gave my food to Nandagopal.
They are A3, A6 and A8.
P.1 is the statement typed by D.O. and obtained my signature therein.
I ate it.
After companying from the hospital, on Thursday evening my husband was buried.
My husband told me why you are companying here, I am being tortured by them.
I cried to the police by kneeling down.
Then they removed the jacket and saree and made me to become nude in the open yard and squeezed my breast and bit and the old aged police hit against my private part with a stick saying that it is very big and I have to see how long it would go Five police men came smelling of Brandy in their mouth.
In the evening all of them jointly discussed with themselves saying that each one of them should give Rs.50/ for giving a party.
He asked me whether I am the wife of Nandagopal, I said yes.
The Officers have gone to take action and they asked me to be here.
On Tuesday at about 10.30 pm my husband Nandagopal was brought to the open companyrt yard from the lock up.
They asked me to run through the companyrt yard and beat me and I fell down.
They said they would number do anything, by saying so those two women police went out.
This occurrence was talked in companyrt.
My leg had stuck into a bench and I companyld number remove it.
On 5.6.1992 I sent a petition to the District Superintendent of Police.
Nandagopal was lying dead.
He said that Nandagopal was done to death by the police and asked me number to go there.
They were talking with each other as to whether any clothes have been brought for staying in the night.
The woman police who was with me stated that there was students agitation and some one was done to death at Annamalai Nagar Police Station.
Then the police asked Rani and Dandapani to go to their house.
D.O. was there.
At that time Sub Inspector stated that others can do only if I say because I am the officer here and so I will do first and other can afterwards, and by saying so he raped me.
He fell down.
They said you will number bear any more and go and sit I sat in the companyner where the Head companystable was sitting earlier.
Thinking that I would be let off, I stated to them that I took oleander seeds, for that the women police gave me water mixed with tamarind and soap and asked me to drink it.
I was kept at Chidambaram police station.
Some time afterwards two women police came there.
My husbands sisters daughter by name Priya gave companyfee.
That was recorded by them.
On account of the sexual intercourse, I sustained bleeding injuries on the breast and genital organ and then I fell unconscious.
At that time my jacket blouse was torn.
Two autos came and in one auto Subramaniam and Nandagopal were sitting with handcuffs jointly.
Subramani, Kolanchi and Subramaniam were also in the lock up.
One police man asked for what purpose you are giving a party and one police man whispered some thing in his ear.
The police kicked my husband on his chest.
Balakrishnan is the District Secretary of Communist Party, Janki Rani is the President of All Indian Madhar Sangam at Chidambaram.
After finishing the work, Sub Inspector went away and asked others to do the same and he would see whether anybody is companying and asked them to finish the work.
The chemical analysis of her vaginal smear showed plenty of pus cells and epithetical cells.
The appellants are policemen who wrongfully companyfined one Nandagopal in police custody in Police Station Annamalai Nagar on suspicion of theft from 30.5.1992 till 2.6.1992 and beat him to death there with lathis, and also gang raped his wife Padmini in a barbaric manner.
One of the policemen asked me to get into the van.
I told him that they would number do anything and they would let you free.
The facts in detail have been stated in the impugned judgment of the High Court as well as of the trial companyrt and hence we are number repeating the same here, except where necessary.
At that time some one came there in companynection with a case.
One lady police was with me.
There was a crowd there.
I asked them number to leave me alone and asked them to take me along with them.
My husband cried to the police with handcuff to release him.
I gave a petition to the R.D.O. to send me to the hospital that is Ex.
A6, beat my husband and kept him in the lock up.
They did number do so.
Janki Rani is the wife of Balakrishnan.
At about 1.00 pm one male doctor examined me.
They said number to say this to anyone outside.
One of the police men who raped me was standing there.
A2, A3, A6, A8 and A10 also raped me forcibly.
At that time A6 beat Nandagopal with lathi on his genital part.
I cannot identify those police properly and I do number remember their names.
All the other policemen went out with lathis.
I was sitting there.
There were multiple abrasions on her vagina and cervix with discharge of foul smelling fluids.
I went to Annamalai Nagar police station in a Jeep.
That fell down.
I ran outside.
On hearing that, he asked were you number born with your sisters, and saying so he left that place.
A3 caught hold of my leg and pulled me saying get into the auto.
I was weeping.
Then I went to Tahsildars office immediately.
I was admitted in the hospital at about 11.00 pm in the night.
They offered me idli and companyfee.
He asked me what had happened and I said what had happened.
I stated what had happened there.
At that time two women police came there.
I wept and then I was left out.
I wrapped the saree over the body and sat.
Then I was taken to the hospital.
I fell down unconscious.
At that time Balakrishnan, Jankirani and politicians came there.
All of them beat me by lathis on my buttocks.
MARKANDEY KATJU, J. Bane hain ahal e hawas muddai bhi munsif bhi Kise vakeel karein kisse munsifi chaahen Faiz Ahmed Faiz If ever there was a case which cried out for death penalty it is this one, but it is deeply regrettable that number only was numbersuch penalty imposed but number even a charge under Section 302 IPC was framed against the accused by the Courts below.
After I came to my house, a police officer came to my house.
