Case in Brief

Bula Shanthamma, aged 26 years, W/o Nageswara Rao, R/o D.No.17-28-3, Seethampeta, Jammindarimetta, Rajahmundry, SC Mala by caste is the opposing party to Venkataramana and Raju in a previous case. On 07-02-07 the victim has come out to get tea from the hotel. Venkataramana and Raju and others came on motorcycle. They obstructed her on the way and beat her black and blue, torn her blouse and abused her in the in the name of caste using filthy language saying her as “Maala Lanja”.  They threatened her that they would kill her children and her as they had spend Rs. 10, 000/- for bail in the previous case because of her.  

Sheera Ramana and her husband Ramulu, Rajahmundry Laxmi and her husband Apparao, Allu Varalaxmi and her husband Thatha Rao, Padala Vijaya Laxmi and her husband Subbi Reddy, Jangam Ramadevi and her husband Ramesh, Vaddi Kumari and her husband Suresh Kumar, Devara Mahalaxmi, Mapati Sathyawathi and her husband Veera Raghavulu witnessed the entire incident.  

They helped the victim to escape from the accused and warned the accused to stop their attack on the victim.  The accused left the place still abusing the victim.  The victim lodged a complaint in the Police Station and an FIR is registered bearing No. 335 / 06 U/s 354 of IPC. The accused is arrested and is under remand.

DSS Intervention

• FIR registered
• Accused arrested
• Presented victim before the commissions for compensation

Case in Brief

Govindamma is married. The accused is a political party leader.  The accused asked the victim to maintain extra-marital relation with him, but she refused.  With the help of another woman, he made the victim come to his house at around 05:00 pm.  Since then he raped her thrice till 11:00 pm.  The victim managed to escape and reached her home.  The woman who helped the accused robbed the ornaments of the victim.

Village Rojada is located 372 K.M from the capital of Rajasthan, Jaipur & 72 K.M from the District Headquarter Pali. Rojada village has strength of 345 families with 45 Meghwal, 60 Rajput, 150 Devasi, 20 Purohit, 20 Meena, 16 Sirivis, 5 Goswami, 20 Sargara, 15 Kumhar & 10 Nai families. The main occupation of the Dalit families is working as a daily wages laborer; economically they are very weak and are frequent victims of atrocities by the hands of Dominant caste villagers. Lawlessness is prevailed everywhere in Rojada. Meghwal community is too frightened to speak out against atrocities. Rasila Devi has been living near the Forest of Kaluposh for four years with her one year old son. She was earning her livelihood by working as a daily wages laborer and her husband was working somewhere else  and used to come occassionally.

On 1-2-07 Rasila Devi was sitting and offering prayers with her family members. Her son was sleeping at home. As she went  home to have a look at her son, she found Shrawan & Prakash standing outside her home. Theyclasped her in arms and clutched her mouth with a handkerchief and took her to the forset; flang her on the fence and subsequently raped her. Meanwhile Rasila’s son woke up and started crying. Then her neighbours started looking for Rasila and thus went to the Jungle. The perpetrators threatened her to kill if she will speak out and took her from there. Neighbours heard her voice and followed them. Shrawan threw stones on them and reached to the mustard farm of Prakash. Afterthat Sharvan Singh brought some wine and they both again raped the poor & helpless lady. At last the perpetrators locked Rasila in a room. Rasila begged a lot to let her go and promised not to tell anyone about the whole incident. Prakash thusopenedtheroomand again raped her there. Afterwards,trusting on Rasila, hemade a call to her maternal home and called her parents to pick her.  

On 2-2-07 Police registered the case against the perpetrators under section 366,376 (2) (g) of Indian Penal code & 3(1)(xii) of SC/ST (PoA) Act 1989 and arrested both of the accused. The medical examination was done and forced sexual intercourse was found.

On February 2^nd, 2007 the local police of Pali registered the FIR of Rasila Devi and started investigation of the case. Soon afterwards, next day of registering FIR, she was sent for medical examination. Next day on February 3^rd, 2007 both of the accused were arrested and soon police completed investigation and submitted challan 19/07 on 15/2/07 before the Magistrate with in thirteen days. The administration provided only a partly relief of Rs. 50,000. In total this is violation of the rules.

Medical is the most relevant evidence in case of Rape, it is sufficient to prove whether the intercourse done is with consent or forcefully. Here in this case the medical report was in favor of Rasila Devi which stated that sexual intercourse took place. Although it also stated that Rasila Devi is habitual for sexual intercourse but it focused on injuries which were caused due to rape on the external and internal parts of her body. Rest it counted on FSL report which was also in favor of Rasila Devi because seminal fluid was found on clothes.

Rasila Devi’s statement was recorded under section 164 of Cr.P.C. After submitting the charge before the Magistrate, case was sent to the Special Session Court SC/ST. As the accused were behind bars they pleaded for bail but keeping in view the seriousness of the offence and evidence, honorable Judge rejected their bail application.

From the day first the accused and his family started threatening Rasila Devi and her family to compromise by hook or by crook. They offered her Rs. 2 Lac to withdraw the case against them. Rasila is living with her family although her family accepted her but sometimes disgraces her and does comment on her. Challan has been presented before the Court and case is pending there for trial. She has been granted a monetary compensation of Rs. 50,000/-

Case in Brief

The Victim Suloju Krishnaveni is a resident of Rajavommangi and her uncle adopted her since her parents died during her childhood. She is studying in Asrama School at Kottapalem village from 3rd Class and at present she was studying 6th class and staying in the hostel. The accused was Chintha subrahmanya Sarma, Telugu teacher is also staying in the same hostel in a separate room. On 29.01.2007 at about 1.00 AM accused was drunken state went to the girls’ hostel and instructed Krishnaveni and other girls who attained puberty to come to his room. She along with pallala Pottemma, Chapa Syamala, Kadhyla Ganga, Kadi Bennayamma and some others went to his room. Then he enquired with the girls about who will sleep with him and all of them refused. Then he asked Krishnaveni to sleep with him on his cot and threatened her that he will beat her and sent her away with T.C out of fear, she slept on his cot along with him.  The remaining girls slept in the side room. At about 3.30 AM, he woke up and went out side and came back and laid his hand on her waist. She removed his hand. Later he laid his leg on her, she also removed it. When she slept facing towards the wall, he kissed on her back and pressed her chest with his hands.  She questioned him out of fear “Why he was doing like that“. Then he asked her to sleep with him for that night and promised her to purchase what ever she wants. She got out of his bed and went to the side room and informed other girls. The next day she informed the same to Nurse Gomu Ramayamma and on Wednesday to the H.M.  Then she represented the matter to her uncle and filed a report in Addateegala police station and requested for necessary action.”

U/s 3(1)(X) of SC/ST PoA Act

Case in Brief

Bangaru Lova Rathnam, aged 20 yrs, Caste Relli, d/o Simhachalam eloped with Mr.Ponnada Lova Raju, age 25 yrs. S/o Ponnada Surya Narayana. R/o Rekha Vaari Paalem, Tuni Mandal, E.G. in the year 2004 and got married in Annavaram Temple.  

Victim’s father Mr.Simhachalam lodged a complaint on 28-02-04 in the Police Station, Tuni. The Police traced out and brought them to the Police Station and performed marriage once again in the police station.  After the birth of a son the accused started discriminating the Victim in the Caste Name. And he deserted her along with his son. He is refusing to continue marital relationship with her saying that she is a dalit.

The victim lodged a complaint and the case was registered at Tuni police station U/s 3(1)(X) of SC/ST PoA Act. The sections were altered to 3(1)(XI) of SC/ST PoA Act with the intervention of DSS.

DSS Intervention

• FIR registered
• Given orientation to the victim 
• Mobilized support to the victim from local leaders
• Presented before commissions for compensation