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Moot court refers to provisons of IPC and Posco Act which can be used as a proposition.
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Subject Name:- Moot Court and Internship Subject Code:- LAW 994 Prepared By:- Sheikh Inam Ul Mansoor
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The appellant was implicated and charged under sections 363,366 and 376 of the IPC under the following circumstances. On 01-09-2018 at about 17.15 hours when wife of the complainant returned from the market purchasing vegetable, she could not find her daughter (Anita) at home. On enquiring from one Ganga, she came to know that the knowledge that the appellant had come to their house and had a talk with their daughter. Thereafter, the appellant went towards the market and after some times, Prosecutrix also went towards the market. The complainant inquired from the shop of the uncle of the appellant and he was told that the appellant and the Prosecutrix had gone towards Rajanakunte Bus Stand. The complainant rushed to the Rajanakunte bus stand, but could not find the appellant or the Prosecutrix there. It is also the case of the prosecution that son of the uncle of the appellant told that he had seen the appellant and the prosecutrix- Anita at the Rajanakunte bus stand some time ago. Since the prosecutrix could not be found and to the said effect FIR was registered by the complainant on 05-09-2018 with Rajanakunte police station. Two days after the said complaint, the appellant surrendered himself before the police on 07-09-
Thereafter, necessary panchanama came to be drawn and statements of the appellant and prosecutrix were recorded. They were also sent for medical examination. Clothes of the appellant and prosecutrix were seized in the presence of panchas and were sent for analysis to FSL, Hyderabad. The investigation revealed sufficient evidence against the appellant. This led to his formal arrest on 30-11-2018.Thereafter, as the case was exclusively triable by the court of sessions; the case was committed to session’s court, Bangalore.
After framing of the charge, the trial proceeded. The prosecution examined as many as 11 witnesses to prove the charge. After conclusion of the prosecution evidence, the statement of the accused was recorded under section 313 of the code of criminal procedure. In his statement, the appellant stated that he was innocent. His defense was that he and Prosecutrix were in love with each other and had tied nuptial knot with each other and had tied nuptial knot with free consent of the victim. Marriage between them was solemnized as per Hindu rite on 09-03-2018 at Rajanakunte which was got registered as well. The appellant produced memorandum of marriage as Ex. depicting registration of marriage, issued by the marriage Registrar ,Bangalore .The appellant, thus, maintained that a false case was filed against him. He, however, did not examine any defence witness. After hearing the arguments, the learned trial court arrived at the conclusion that charges against the appellant under sections 363, 366 and 376 IPC were fully proved beyond any reasonable doubt. It was primarily on the ground that the Prosecutrix was less than 16 years of age on the date of the incident i.e.01-09- 2018 and, therefore, there was no question of giving any consent by her and the alleged consent was of no value. The appellant herein was put on trial and convicted for offences under sections 363,366 as well as 376 of the Indian Penal Code and was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for committing the aforesaid offences as under: (a) For committing the offence punishable under section 363 IPC, the trial court sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for a period of three years and also imposed a fine of Rs.2,000/- with the clause that in default of payment of fine, the appellant will have to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one month. (b) Qua the conviction recorded for the offence punishable under section 366 of the IPC, sentenced imposed by the trial court was five years imprisonment with fine of Rs.3,000/- and in default of payment of fine, sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of two months. (c) For committing the offence punishable under section 376 of the IPC, the appellant was imposed rigorous imprisonment for a period of seven years and