During the relevant time, the appellant was a District Malaria Officer.
The companyviction and sentence of the appellant was companyfirmed by the High Court.
In the evening, PW 4 came back from her office and made further enquiries when she found Ms. X crying and number taking any food.
The Malaria Inspector and the driver were present in the jeep and he took the sick lady in the jeep and when the jeep reached his place of residence at about 11.30 P.M., he asked the Malaria Inspector to take the sick lady to the hospital, but she requested that she may be given shelter in his house.
The sick lady was found vomiting.
She was offered dinner, but she declined to have it.
Though Ms. X wanted to leave the place, she was number allowed to go.
PW 2 told Ms. X that she had companye pursuant to the direction given by the appellant and that she had been told to inform Ms. X that D.S.W.O. required her presence.
The Investigating Officer got the statements of the witnesses recorded under Section 164 Cr.
In the Sessions Court, the appellant admitted that Ms. X was brought to his house in a jeep.
The case of the prosecution is that as soon as Ms. X entered the house of the appellant, the appellant closed the door.
On the next morning, Ms. X told everything about the incident that had taken place in the house of the appellant and narrated how she was subjected to forcible sexual intercourse.
The case of the prosecution was that on 1.3.1987, PW 2, a female Anganwadi worker, along with her female helper came to Ms. X at 6.
At about 7.30 A.M. on 2.3.1987, PW 3, the driver along with one Junior Engineer came to the house of the appellant and made enquiries about Ms. X. The Junior Engineer told that he came to know that Ms. X was ill and had companye for treatment and that she was in the house of the appellant.
As per the direction of the Investigating Officer, Ms. X was sent for medical examination.
The appellant companypletely denied the offence of rape and wrongful companyfinement.
The further case of the prosecution is that when the jeep reached that place, PW 2, the female Anganwadi worker and her helper alighted from the jeep and Ms. X though wanted to alight, but she was prevented from doing so and the appellant got into the drivers seat of the jeep and drove away the vehicle speedily.
Ms. X accompanied them in the jeep which was being driven by a driver and there was also a Malaria Inspector in the jeep.
On 4.3.1987, PW 4, along with Ms. X, went to the police station and handed over the written statement.
The victim filed a private companyplaint and the Magistrate companymitted the accused persons for trial to the companyrt of sessions.
P.M. in a jeep and told her that she was required by District Social Welfare Officer.
On medical examination, her hymen was found torn and there were reddish abrasions on her breast.
PW 4 advised her to give a statement in writing.
The companyplainant, hereinafter referred to as Ms. X was a lady Supervisor working in the Integrated Child Development Project.
As it was difficult to find an alternative place, he allowed the lady to stay in his house and asked the watchman to give her food.
She was a post graduate and was about 29 years of age during the relevant time.
PW 4 found Ms. X in a disturbed mood and in spite of repeated questions, Ms. X did number tell as to what had happened to her.
She was staying in a rented house owned by the local post master.
Thereafter, according to the prosecution, the appellant had forcible sexual intercourse with Ms. X and she fell unconscious.
The watchman gave her a separate room and the appellant slept in his own room.
J U D G M E N T G. Balakrishnan, J. This appeal is preferred against the judgment of the High Court of Orissa, dated 27th July, .1993.
At about 7 P.M., all of them left in the jeep and when they reached a small town, which was about 13 kms.
According to the appellant, he was told that a sick lady required treatment urgently.
On the next day, she handed over the clothes worn by her at the time of companymission of offence by the appellant.
When she regained her senses, she found her clothes in disorder and discovered that she had been ravished by the appellant.
P.C. The Sessions Court after companysidering the evidence came to the companyclusion that the appellant had companymitted the offence of wrongful companyfinement and rape.
The High Court also agreed with the companyclusion reached by the Sessions Court.
PW 3 brought an autorickshaw and in that autorickshaw Ms. X proceeded to the bus stand and travelled in a bus and reached the house of PW 4, a project officer.
The appellant was found guilty of offences punishable under section 376 IPC and 342 IPC by the Sessions Court, Kalahandi, and was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for seven years for the offence under section 376 IPC and for three months for the offence under section 342 IPC.
away from the residence of Ms. X, the appellant was waiting there.
The jeep driven by the appellant along with Ms. X , the Malaria Inspector and the driver reached the house of the appellant at about 11.30 P.M. The house of the appellant was about 120 kms.
