Perjury proceedings against 15-yr-old girl in kidnapping case

“The infirm stand of the victim and her contradictory statements before Juvenile Justice Board and the sessions court cannot be overlooked. The shifting stand of the witness before two courts renders her evidence brittle on which no reliance can be placed,” the court held.

However,the fact that the father of the “victim” had given a complaint that his daughter was abducted by Siya Ram (the main accused),the judgment reads that his role was no more than to report the matter to the police.

The case dates back to March 19 last year when the father of the “victim” lodged a complaint at Sector 19 police station. According to the complaint,on January 31 last year,the “victim’s” father received a call enquiring about the whereabouts of the “victim” who had not reached her workplace.

The “victim’s” employers told Siya Ram that the 15-year-old was friends with two servants on the ground floor of the same building. It was suspected that the “victim” was allegedly enticed by one of the two servants,Jawahar,with assistance of the other,Vijay.

Police had registered the case of kidnapping. On September 3 last,the victim was traced and examined at GMSH,Sector 16. Her ossification test was done,according to which she was said to be about 15 years old.

Statements of the “victim” were recorded in the presence of a magistrate in which she had stated that she was abducted by accused Siya Ram,his brother-in-law Jawahar and Diwari Lal. Police had then arrested Siya Ram and Diwari Lal,and Jawahar was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board. Reportedly,accused Siya Ram had asked Jawahar to keep the victim at his residence in Uttar Pradesh.

During the course of trial,the “victim” took a U-turn stating that she never had any interaction with Jawahar and nothing happened in January 2012. The witness was declared hostile and the two accused arrested were acquitted of all charges.