Bashir Assad
Jammu, Aug 19: A Chandigarh based girl has sought the reopening of a probe in alleged rape case, which has been contested by the accused pleading that the petitioner had married to him and latter sought divorce which she was awarded to her by the accused.
A Chandigarh based girl namely Samaira Choudery @ Gurpreet had filed a petition before the Jammu and Kashmir High Court seeking reopening of case in case FIR No. 263/2010 which was closed by Chief judicial Magistrate Rajouri. According to sources the girl had earlier made her statement under 164-A in which she had stated that the allegations leveled by her against the respondents (Dr. Javed Iqbal S/o Mohd Abdullah resident of Rajouri) were not true as she had leveled the allegations against him in fury. However, the girl has now filed a petition before the Jammu and Kashmir High Court praying for re-opening of the case on the grounds that she was deceived, cheated by the respondents. The High Court of J&K comprising of Justice Bansi Lal Bhat today called for the Record of the Final Closure Report from the Chief Judicial Magistrate Rajouri in case FIR no. 263/2010 Police Station Rajouri, in a petition filed by a Rape Victim. AK Sawhney Advocate with Aseem Sawhney Advocate appeared for the petitioner, while as Gagan Basotra Sr AAG appeared for the State and PN Raina assisted by KDS Kotwal appeared for the accused- respondents Dr Javed Iqbal son of Mohd Abdullah resident of Nadian Teh Dharal Distt Rajouri, Zaffer Iqbal son of M Abdullah resident of Nadian Teh Dharal Distt Rajouri, Mohd Qassam son of Sultan Mohd, resident of DC Colony Rajouri. Talking to Early Times, Advocate PN Raina appearing for the respondents said the Court has called for the final closure report in case no. 263/2010. Raina said the Court will examine the report. Pertinently Samaira Choudery @ Gurpreet 30 belonging to Chandigarh submitted before the Court that she is a hapless victim of cheating, rape, sexual, physical, emotional, mental and financial exploitation by the respondent no. 3 and his accomplices. By virtue of the present petition, the petitioner victim has prayed for setting aside the Order dated February 28, 2012 passed by the CJM Rajouri whereby the Court has accepted by the Final Closure Report of the Police in investigations in case FIR no. 263/2010 registered in Police Station Rajouri under sections 376/420/501/120 B wherein the petitioner was the informant/ complainant. "To put the facts straight the case FIR was allegedly closed for the reason that the petitioner was deceitfully trapped and marriage was contracted by the respondent no. 3 and the petitioner. In fact the respondent no. 3 had only contracted the marriage just to come out of the clutches of this FIR under Rape charges," reads the statement. It also reads that the Respondent no. 3 had cleverly and cunningly manipulated things in his favour in such a way that even forged documents were prepared to be filed in the Court to seek stay of investigations/ proceedings in the present FIR submitted the victim girl's counsel before the High Court. Justice Bansi Lal Bhat after hearing the submissions of the counsel has directed the Registry to call for the records of the Final Closure report and directed the matter to be listed in week commencing September 09, 2013 for further proceedings. The other connected matters were also directed to be listed that day as per an order dictated in the open Court. |
