Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:42197-DB
Court No. - 3
Case :- WRIT - C No. - 5027 of 2024
Petitioner :- X Pape Victim Crime No 882 Of 2017 P.S. Kakori , Lko.
Thru. Her Mother
Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Women Welfare Deptt.
Civil Sectt. Lko And 3 Others
Counsel for Petitioner :- Sanjeev Kumar Pandey,Ram Alok Singh
Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.
Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra, J.
Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the
learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State-
opposite parties.
2. This writ petition has been filed with the following
main prayer:-
"Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of
Mandamus commanding to the opposite party no.2 to
recommend the case of the petitioner, who is victim of
rape and was also minor, for release of the payment under
the Uttar Pradesh Rani Laxmi Bai Mahila Samman Kosh
Niyamavali, 2015 (for brevity hereinafter referred as Rule,
2015)."
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner says that
petitioner is a minor and victim of rape. An FIR was
lodged and 29.08.2017 and the charge sheet has also
been filed before the trial court on 02.06.2018. He
further submits that statement of the petitioner under
Section 164 Cr.P.C. has been recorded before the trial
court and as per the notification issued in 2015, the
petitioner is entitled for compensation.
4. Learned Standing Counsel has informed this Court
that the District Steering Committee presided over by
the District Magistrate is competent to decide the
question of giving compensation.
5. This writ petition is disposed of with a direction to
the petitioner to produce a copy of this order before
the District Magistrate, Lucknow, who shall refer the
matter to the District Steering Committee to pass an
appropriate order thereon within a period of eight
weeks from the date of production of a certified copy
of this order.
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(Brij Raj Singh, J.) (Sangeeta Chandra, J.)
Order Date :- 31.5.2024
Rao/-
Digitally signed by :-
CHEBROLU SRINIVASA RAO
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,
Lucknow Bench