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Monday 8 July 2013

प्रेमी के साथ मिलकर पत्नी ने की पति को मारने की कोशिश

प्रेमी के साथ मिलकर पत्नी ने की पति को मारने की कोशिश

भिवंडी।। आगरा रोड स्थित यूनुस नगर में रहने वाली एक महिला ने प्रेमी के साथ मिलकर पति की हत्या का प्रयास किया। भिवंडी शहर पुलिस ने महिला और उसके प्रेमी को गिरफ्तार कर लिया है। पुलिस के अनुसार, रुआब अली खान (33) पत्नी नसीम बानो (30) के साथ रहता था। रुआब अली बीमार रहता था। उधर, नसीम का पिछले डेढ़ साल से मोहम्मद रफीक सैय्यद (27) से प्रेम संबंध चल रहा था। पर, दोनों के प्रेम के बीच रुआब आड़े आ रहा था। उसे रास्ते से हटाने के लिए दोनों ने उसकी हत्या की योजना बनाई।

नसीम और रफीक ने रुआब के गले में रस्सी डालकर गला दबाने की कोशिश की। रुआब बेहोश हो गया, पर आरोपियों ने उसे मरा हुआ समझकर छोड़ दिया। जब उसे होश आया, तो उसने पुलिस में शिकायत दर्ज कराई।


http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/mumbai-crime/wife-with-lover-to-kill-husband/articleshow/20961555.cms 

IT engineer held for harassing wife, demanding dowry of Rs 15 lakh

IT engineer held for harassing wife, demanding dowry of Rs 15 lakh


CHENNAI: A 34-year-old software engineer from Bangalore was arrested on Sunday for subjecting his wife, who is a professor with an engineering college, to severe cruelty, and for demanding a dowry of 15 lakh.

Police said Henry William Bosco demanded dowry and physically abused her for two years. Rita Carolin, 30, who works in an engineering college in Poonamallee, married Bosco in 2011. He obtained a dowry of 10 lakh but kept demanding more.

Rita told the police that he had ill-treated her and physically and mentally harassed her since they got married. "She could not withstand his torture. Her pregnancy was terminated because of the physical abuse," said inspector Manjula of Villivakkam all-women police station.

After the wedding, he demanded a television and beat her up. Her mother, a nurse, treated her because they were afraid of repercussions if she reported the incident, the officer said.

The couple lived in Velachery and later moved to Kolathur. When she had gone to her mother's house to recover from the abuse, he vacated the house without informing her, and then stopped contacting her. The landlord told her that her husband had moved away.

She collected the advance amount of 50,000 from the house owner. Bosco demanded that money and lodged a complaint with Peravallur police in 2012. His family tried to mediate but it did not work. Rita then lodged a complaint with the commissioner's office.

"He was called for several counselling sessions, but he failed to turn up. He told her that he'd divorce her if she failed to withdraw the complaint," the officer added.

Based on her recent complaint with the Villivakkam all women police station, a notice was sent to him to appear before the police, which he ignored.

Police booked him under section 498 A (dowry) and 506 (ii) (criminal intimidation) of IPC and arrested him in Bangalore. He was brought to Chennai and remanded in judicial custody.

Rita told the police that Henry William Bosco (in pic) had ill-treated her and physically and mentally harassed her since they got married. Her pregnancy was also terminated because of the physical abuse

 
http://m.timesofindia.com/city/chennai/IT-engineer-held-for-harassing-wife-demanding-dowry-of-Rs-15-lakh/articleshow/20964164.cms 

Woman tramples live-in partner to death

Woman tramples live-in partner to death

CHENNAI: Police on Saturday claimed to have solved the July 2 murder of a real estate agent in Thirukazhukundram, 45km from Chennai, with the arrest of his live-in partner.

Serena, 32, trampled Suresh Kumar, 31, to death when he was asleep because he had objected to her friendship with a woman named Gowri, police said. Kumar was heavily drunk at the time. She then hung his body from the ceiling.

The next morning she alerted neighbours saying she had woken up to find Kumar hanging. Soon, police arrived on the scene and began investigations. Not convinced with Serena's answers, police registered a case of murder but initially suspected the hand of an outsider. "However, Serena remained on the list of suspects list as she was present in the house at the time," a police officer said.
It was thought that he had been strangled, but the injury on one side of the neck ruled out this possibility. The usual marks associated with it were absent, police said. But the symptoms present made it clear he was murdered.
Unable to make up their minds about the cause of death, police again turned their attention to Serena after rejecting the chances of an outsider having committing the crime. She was taken to the police station and questioned separately by a team of women personnel. She finally confessed to the killing.
Inquiries revealed that Suresh Kumar, a resident of Vallam near Chengalpet, had been living with Serena for the past couple of years. Serena, whose husband lived and worked abroad, resided at a house in Thirukazhukundram with her son and daughter. Trouble began between the couple when Suresh Kumar objected to Serena's friendship with Gowri and they often fought over the issue.
At night on July 1, a fresh altercation broke out over the subject before the couple went to sleep. Later, Serena woke up and trod on Kumar's neck with her foot, according to her confession statement. She later hung the body from the ceiling and went to sleep.
Serena has been remanded in judicial custody.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-07/chennai/40420329_1_serena-suresh-kumar-live-in-partner

Woman throws acid on husband

Woman throws acid on husband


KOLKATA: A heated argument between a young couple spun out of control on Wednesday night, as the woman allegedly threw acid on her husband's face.
The incident took place in Sodepur on the northern fringes of the city. Incidentally, both husband and wife are classmates at Guru Nanak Dental College in Agarpara.

Subhobrata Sanyal, the husband, lodged an FIR with Khardah police station. But since both are final-year medical students, police have decided to wait till their final examinations before making any arrests, if necessary. The woman has been asked to proceed to her parents' house in Bankura.
Sriparna Ghosh Sanyal (26) fell in love with Subhobrata at the medical college. The relationship blossomed and the couple tied the knot in 2005.
But soon, differences emerged and they started bickering. Quarrels are routine, said neighbours. "Initially, we thought these were regular conjugal tiffs. But they fought too frequently. Amazingly, minutes after a fight, they would patch up. But on Wednesday, things got out of hand," said a neighbour.
Sriparna, in a fit of rage, allegedly threw carbolic acid - generally used to ward off snakes - on her husband's face. "But within seconds, she had realized what she had done and quickly wiped the acid off his face. Thankfully, the injury was not serious," said a policeman.
Subhobrata first got himself treated at Panihati State General Hospital. Then, boiling with anger, he walked into Khardah police station and lodged a complaint against his wife. Luckily, police saw the delicacy of the situation and decided to play counsellors.
"We will probe the matter but our intention is not to break the marriage. The incident happened in a moment of anger. Both husband and wife understood that. Sriparna is repentant. So, we have desisted from arresting her. They have their careers ahead of them and if they live separately, they can pay attention to their studies," an investigator said.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-08-22/kolkata/27898877_1_acid-young-couple-husband-and-wife 

Rape accused IRB constable commits suicide

Rape accused IRB constable commits suicide

An IRB constable, who was accused of raping a woman on Friday, committed suicide late on the same day even as the GRP found no suicide note on him.
A woman from Jharsa area here had accused constable Balkrishna of raping her at his government quarter at IRB Bhondsi on Friday.
Late on Friday evening, the GRP was informed that a body was found on platform number 1 on the Delhi-Gurgaon route. The identity card found on the body identified the person as 38-year-old Balkrishna.
Satish Kumar, incharge of the GRP police station, said the constable had committed suicide by throwing himself in front of a moving train at 5.40pm on Friday. IRB Bhondsi has been informed of the incident.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Gurgaon/Rape-accused-IRB-constable-commits-suicide/Article1-1088463.aspx 

नौकरी जाने का कारण बनने वाली पत्नी से तलाक उचित

नौकरी जाने का कारण बनने वाली पत्नी से तलाक उचित

नई दिल्ली। अगर किसी महिला के कारण उसके पति की नौकरी चली जाती है तो यह तलाक का एक ठोस आधार है। इस टिप्पणी के साथ तीसहजारी कोर्ट की अतिरिक्त जिला न्यायाधीश सीमा मैनी ने पूर्व सिविल जज को उनकी पत्‍‌नी, जो खुद भी जज हैं, से तलाक को मंजूरी प्रदान की।
हरियाणा के एक पूर्व सिविल जज ने अपने अधिवक्ता अमित साहनी के माध्यम से दिल्ली में न्यायिक अधिकारी के रूप में कार्यरत अपनी पत्‍‌नी से तलाक के लिए अदालत में याचिका दायर की थी।
याचिका में पूर्व सिविल जज ने कहा था कि उन्होंने वर्ष 2009 में हरियाणा न्यायिक सेवा में कार्यरत एक महिला जज से प्रेम विवाह किया था। बाद में उनकी पत्‍‌नी ने हरियाणा में नौकरी से त्यागपत्र दे दिया और दिल्ली न्यायिक सेवा में नौकरी कर ली। खुद के विवाहित होने की बात छिपाते हुए दिल्ली में रहने लगी।
विवाह के लिए रिश्ते खोजने वाली एक वेबसाइट पर अपना प्रोफाइल भी डाल दिया। यही नहीं, महिला जज ने अपने के खिलाफ पंजाब एंड हरियाणा हाईकोर्ट में शिकायत की। जिसके कारण महिला जज के पति को अपनी नौकरी गंवानी पड़ी। शिकायतकर्ता का आरोप था कि महिला जज अक्सर उसे फोन पर धमकाती है और उसके घर पर जाकर झगड़ा करती है। जिससे उसकी जिंदगी नरक बन गई है। लिहाजा, उसे तलाक दिया जाए। अदालत ने पत्‍‌नी के पति की नौकरी जाने का कारण बनने को तलाक का ठोस आधार मानते हुए पूर्व जज को पत्‍‌नी से तलाक प्रदान किया।

http://www.jagran.com/news/national-9092031.html 

Daughters-in-law abuse elderly more, says HelpAge India study

Daughters-in-law abuse elderly more, says HelpAge India study 

Daughters-in-law are the worst abusers of the elderly in homes in Thiruvananthapuram, a study conducted by HelpAge India says.
The study, covering 24 cities including the Kerala capital, released here on Friday, says that daughters-in-law constituted 44 per cent of the abusers, followed by daughters (32 per cent) and sons (24 per cent). The study was released to mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Saturday.
The report says that the elders’ perception of abuse constituted neglect (38 per cent), economic exploitation (27 per cent), and disrespect (35 per cent). Among the abused, 24 per cent made an attempt to report it, their first choice being a community leader. Their second choice was the local police and the third choice relatives, friends, and NGOs.
Those who did not report abuse did so in order to maintain confidentiality of family matters; ignorance about the best way to deal with the problem; or lack of confidence in the ability of the person or agency.
Twenty two per cent of those surveyed reported experiencing abuse, 34 per cent of them experienced abuse for three to five years. For 33 per cent of the respondents, abuse was a daily experience. Among those who reported abuse, 89 per cent of the elderly belong to age group of 60-70 years, 10 per cent to 71-80 years. The mean age of those who reported abuse was 65 years. Forty five per cent of respondents were postgraduates, 25 per cent graduates. Among them, 85 per cent were married and 14 per cent were widows or widowers, the study says.

No more mechanical addition of Murder charges in Dowry Death Cases

No more mechanical addition of Murder charges in Dowry Death Cases


In a significant Judgment, the Supreme Court has practically put an end to the practice of mechanically adding the charge of Murder (S.302 IPC) in all Dowry Death Cases(S.304 IPC) by Trial Judges following a blanket directive of the Supreme Court in Rajibir v. State of Haryana (AIR 2011 SC 568).
It was on 22nd November 2010, the Bench headed by Justice Katju, along with Justice Gyan Sudha Misra issued a direction to the Trial Courts. The Court said;
“We further direct all Trial Courts in India to ordinarily add Section 302 to the charge of section 304B, so that death sentences can be imposed in such heinous and barbaric crimes against women”.
The order surprised many, as it came from a Judge who, on every occasion cautioned the Courts against judicial legislation. In Gian Singh v. State of Punjab, Justice Katju referred the question regarding compounding of non-compoundable offences to larger Bench by holding that the Court cannot amend the statute and must maintain judicial restraint in this connection. He also reminded that the Courts should not try to take over the function of the Parliament or Executive.  Interestingly, contradicting himself, above direction was passed to add the charge of murder in all cases falling under Section 304B. The Bench even forgot the legal principle that the act of framing charge is not an empty formality. The order ignored the settled legal position that a charge can be framed only if the records prima facie reveal facts which constitute an offence thus charged. The direction virtually amended Section 216 of Cr.P.C, thereby restraining the Trial Courts from applying their minds to the facts and circumstances of each case while framing a Court charge.
As a result, even in cases in which records reveal that the victim has committed suicide, Trial Courts were bound to frame charge for murder!!
The Supreme Court while considering the present case found that though the Trial Court did not find any evidence to invoke the murder charge, it was constrained to frame charge for murder solely to comply with Justice Katju’s judgment. In the charge it was stated as follows;
“Even otherwise, the directions of the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Rajbir @ Raju & Anr. Vs. State of Haryana in Special Leave Petition bearing No. 9507/2010 decided on 22-11-2010 duly circulated vide No. 33760- 69/DHC/Gaz/G-X/SCJ/2010 dated 3-12-2010, specific directions have been issued to all the subordinate Courts in India to ordinarily add Section 302 IPC to the charge under Section 304B IPC. Therefore, this being the background, charge under Section 302 IPC is being framed in alternative against the accused persons against whom charge under Section 304 B IPC had been framed. The accused pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.”
The Delhi High Court upheld the above order of the Trial Court presumably to comply with the directive in Rajbir Case and the other directions in Suganti vs. Jagdesan (AIR 2002 SC 681) in which it was held as follows. ”
“It is impermissible for the High Court to overrule the decision of the apex Court on the ground that Supreme Court laid down the legal position without considering any other point. It is not only a matter of discipline for the High Courts in India, it is the mandate of the Constitution as provided in Article 141 that the law declared by the Supreme Court shall be binding on all Courts within the territory of India”
The judgment delivered on 2nd July 2013 by the Supreme Court Bench consisting of Justice T S Thakur and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai has quashed the charge framed by the Trial Court under Section 302 IPC and remitted the matter back to the Trial Court for a fresh consideration. The Bench said;
“The Trial Court in that view of the matter acted mechanically for it framed an additional charge under Section 302 IPC without adverting to the evidence adduced in the case and simply on the basis of the direction issued in Rajbir’s case (supra). The High Court no doubt made a half hearted attempt to justify the framing of the charge independent of the directions in Rajbir’s case (supra), but it would have been more appropriate to remit the matter back to the Trial Court for fresh orders rather than lending support to it in the manner done by the High Court”.
The Supreme Court has now clarified the direction in Rajbir by observing that;
“Be that as it may the common thread running through both the orders is that this Court had in Rajbir’s case (supra) directed the addition of a charge under Section 302 IPC to every case in which the accused are charged with Section 304-B. That was not, in our opinion, the true purport of the order passed by this Court. The direction was not meant to be followed mechanically and without due regard to the nature of the evidence available in the case. All that this Court meant to say was that in a case where a charge alleging dowry death is framed, a charge under Section 302 can also be framed if the evidence otherwise permits.”
There cannot be any scope for doubt on the directive in Rajbir and it was so clear that the Trial Court and the High Court have no choice but to comply with the order literally. Though Rajbir did not contain the words “if the evidence otherwise permits”, it has now been explained by the Supreme Court, by adding such an expression, which it did not actually contain.
But those who know the zero tolerance approach of Justice Katju’s towards dowry deaths would easily realise that Rajbir was his final attempt to award death penalty in all dowry death cases, against his own advice to curb judicial legislation.
In Nathu v. State of U.P while hearing a bail application [Application No: 12466 of 2002] Justice Katju observed, “In my opinion dowry death is worse than murder but surprisingly there is no death penalty for it whereas death penalty can be given for murder. In my opinion the time has come when law be amended and death sentence should be permitted in case of dowry deaths”. He also directed that a copy of the order be sent by the Registrar to Law Minister and Home Minister with a request that they might consider introducing a Bill in the Parliament for such amendment or an ordinance by the Central Government to the same effect.”
Pursuant to the direction in Nathu v. State the Law Commission of India examined the question “whether Section 304B of IPC should be amended to provide for more stringent punishment of death to curb the menace of dowry deaths. In its 202nd report dated 9th October, 2007 the Commission concluded that “we do not recommend amendment of Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code to provide for death sentence as the maximum punishment in case of dowry death”.
On 28th October, 2010 in Satya Narayan Tiwari vs. State of U.P. (2010) 13 SCC 689) while upholding the conviction of the accused U/S 304B and 498A the Bench  headed by Justice Katju wrote “”In fact, it was really a case under S.302 IPC and death sentence should have been imposed in such a case, but since no charge under S.302 IPC was levelled, we cannot do so, otherwise, such cases of bride burning, in our opinion, fall in the category of rarest of rare cases, and hence deserve death sentence”. It seems, finally the Bench thought of venturing into judicial legislation and just after three weeks, the same Bench delivered the Rajbir Judgment. 

http://www.livelaw.in/no-more-mechanical-addition-of-murder-charges-in-dowry-death-cases/

Missing activist's bones found, wife killed him

Missing activist's bones found, wife killed him

NEW DELHI: Six months after a social activist and local communist leader from Bawana in north Delhi went missing under mysterious circumstances, the crime branch has disclosed that he was murdered by his wife and her brothers-in-law.

The cops have recovered the skeleton and other remnants of Ramcharan Ram (60) and arrested his wife Janki Devi (45) and her brother-in-law Vinod Kumar (35). Cops are still looking for another accused, Jhagru, who is also Janki's brother-in-law. Vinod and Jhagru are self styled godmen.

Janki was afraid of losing the property as Ram was having an affair, police said, adding that her brothers-in-law were enraged after the leader brutally thrashed his wife.

The case was cracked after the special operation squad (SOS) of crime branch received a tip-off that the missing leader may have been murdered and buried by his wife and brothers-in-law. The informer said that the accused were trying to flee to Bihar. "Immediately, a team led by ACP Suresh Kaushik and inspector Ashok Kumar was formed to arrest the accused," said additional CP Ravindra Yadav said.

The SOS team apprehended Janki and Vinod, who were packing their bags, from their house in Bawana. During questioning, both tried to mislead the police team but broke down under sustained interrogation and confessed to have murdered Ram.

The accused revealed that Ram sold one of his houses for around Rs 7 lakh and purchased another house for Rs 4 lakh. Janki said Ram had developed an illicit relation with a woman in the area and had spent the remaining amount received from the sale of the house on her.

This led to frequent quarrels between the couple and Ram often beat her up, Janki claimed. They had a big fight when Janki caught him trying to take away property documents of the house with intentions of transferring it on the woman's name.

In December 2012, she shared her problem with Vinod and Jhagru, who assured to help her. For two weeks before the murder, the accused held Ram captive in a room on the first floor of his house. They told the neighbours that he had gone to his native village.

On the New Year's Eve, they made Ram consume a lot of alcohol but he did not get drunk enough. The next day, they made him drink more alcohol until he was extremely inebriated and then Jhagru smothered Ram with a pillow while Vinod and Janki pinned down his hands, police said.

That night, they could not dispose of the body. Next evening, when there was dense fog, they put the body in a gunny bag and took it to a nearby isolated field and buried it in a pit. Yadav said they had recovered the skeleton and remnants of the body on the instance of the accused with the help of a mobile crime team and forensic experts. 
 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Missing-activists-bones-found-wife-killed-him/articleshow/20963903.cms 

Women named in dowry harassment jump before train

Women named in dowry harassment jump before train

JAIPUR: Depressed over a case of dowry harassment lodged against them, a woman and her 30-year-old daughter committed suicide by jumping before a train in Bikaner on Saturday. The case had been registered by the woman's daughter-in-law last month.
According to the police, the victims, Kiran Puri, a widow (54) and her daughter Gitika (30) were residents of Pawanpuri area.

"Kiran's son had a dispute with his wife. After which the wife accused him, Kiran and Gitika of dowry harassment. They claimed that they were innocent and were being harassed," said a police officer.
After lodging the FIR last month, the police arrested the husband, his mother Kiran and his sister Gitika. "While the man was sent to judicial custody, Kiran and Gitika were released on bail," said the officer.
On Saturday, Kiran and Gitika went to the railway tracks near Vyas Colony in Bikaner around 4am and jumped before a train. While Kiran died on the spot, Gitika was rushed to hospital in critical condition. She also succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment.
"We have launched an investigation whether the two women were harassed," said the officer. 

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-07/jaipur/40420237_1_police-officer-bikaner-railway-tracks 

दुष्कर्म का मामला निकला झूठा

दुष्कर्म का मामला निकला झूठा

वरिष्ठ संवाददाता, बल्लभगढ़ :
सहायक पुलिस आयुक्त (एसीपी) सेंट्रल पूनम दलाल ने थाना सदर पुलिस को जेल अधिकारियों के खिलाफ दुष्कर्म के आरोप में दर्ज मुकदमें को रद करने के आदेश दिए हैं।
विदित हो कि 14 मई 2013 को जिला नीमका जेल के बंद दो महिला कैदियों उपाधीक्षक शाहिद खान पर बंद कमरे में दुष्कर्म करने तथा दो महिला वार्डनों पर दुष्कर्म के लिए प्रेरित करने का आरोप लगाया था। इस मामले में महिलाओं की शिकायत पर थाना सदर में भी मामला दर्ज किया गया। मामले की जांच सेंट्रल एसीपी पूनम दलाल को सौंपी गई थी। जांच के दौरान एसीपी ने जेल में करीब 65 कैदियों के बयान दर्ज किए। इस दौरान उन्होंने जेल के कर्मचारियों से भी बातचीत की। जांच के दौरान एसीपी ने जेल अधिकारियों के खिलाफ मामले को झूठा पाया। एसीपी ने अपनी जांच पूरी करने के बाद थाना सदर पुलिस को लिखित में मुकदमा निरस्त करने के आदेश दिए हैं। इसकी पुष्टि थाना सदर प्रभारी प्रशिक्षु आइपीएस अभिषेक जोरवाल ने भी की है।

http://www.jagran.com/haryana/faridabad-10538273.html 

आत्महत्या को मजबूर के आरोप में ससुराली नामजद

आत्महत्या को मजबूर के आरोप में ससुराली नामजद

संवाद सूत्र, फरीदकोट : स्थानीय पटेल पार्क के निकट निवासी व फरीदकोट में विवाहित एक महिला के पति द्वारा मानसिक रूप से परेशान होकर नहर में कूदकर आत्महत्या करने के मामले में फरीदकोट पुलिस ने मृतक की माता के बयानों पर मृतका की पत्‍‌नी सहित अबोहर निवासी ससुराल परिवार पर आत्महत्या करने का मामला दर्ज कर लिया है।
जानकारी के अनुसार न्यू कैंट फरीदकोट निवासी आशा रानी ने जिला सीनियर पुलिस कप्तान गुरमीत सिंह रधावा को दी शिकायत में बताया कि उसका बेटा शशि कुमार सरकारी अध्यापक था। उसका अबोहर निवासी अपनी पत्‍‌नी भारती पुत्र मदन लाल के साथ घरेलू झगड़ा चल रहा था। इस पर भारती ने वूमेन सेल में केस भी कर रखा था और शशि कुमार इसकी तारीखें भुगत रहा था।
आशा रानी ने बताया कि शशि के ससुराल वाले भी उसको पिछले काफी समय से परेशान कर रहे थे। इसी परेशानी के चलते उसने गत दिनों नहर में कूदकर आत्महत्या कर ली। फरीदकोट पुलिस ने आशा रानी के बयानों पर भारती, उसके पिता मदन लाल गाधी, निटकोन अधिकारी उसके भाई पि्रंस गाधी व ज्योति गाधी पर आत्महत्या के लिए मजबूर करने के मामले के तहत मुकदमा नंबर 181 दर्ज कर लिया है।

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