New Delhi: In a major relief to former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, the Delhi high court has held that charge of rape and unnatural sex against him in the air hostess suicide case can't be sustained. HC made the observation while quashing the same charges against Kanda's key aide and MDLR airlines employee Aruna Chaddha.
"The additional sessions judge fell into gross error in framing the charge under Sections 376/377 (rape and unnatural sex) against the co-accused (Kanda) which cannot be sustained. Since no charge against co-accused under these sections could have been framed, the petitioner (Chaddha) could not have been guilty of abetting these offences," Justice G P Mittal said in a verdict which demolishes the police allegation that Kanda repeatedly raped the air hostess.
The verdict, which came on the plea of Chaddha, referred to her statement to police and held that except the disclosure statement, there was "not even a shred of evidence" to show that Kanda sexually exploited the victim and Chaddha abetted in the commission of these offences.
26/07/13 Times of India
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"The additional sessions judge fell into gross error in framing the charge under Sections 376/377 (rape and unnatural sex) against the co-accused (Kanda) which cannot be sustained. Since no charge against co-accused under these sections could have been framed, the petitioner (Chaddha) could not have been guilty of abetting these offences," Justice G P Mittal said in a verdict which demolishes the police allegation that Kanda repeatedly raped the air hostess.
The verdict, which came on the plea of Chaddha, referred to her statement to police and held that except the disclosure statement, there was "not even a shred of evidence" to show that Kanda sexually exploited the victim and Chaddha abetted in the commission of these offences.
26/07/13 Times of India
