DALTONGANJ: A 25-year-old rape survivor from Palamu on Monday tried to make her point in the court of justice by ending her life.

The girl, who was raped in 2011, was at the Palamu civil court for hearing in the case. After the principal district and sessions judge finished listening to her prosecution lawyer around 1 pm, the girl sought judge Vishnukant Sahay's permission to say something.

Granting this, Sahay said she could do that through her lawyer. At that moment, the girl took out a small box of white powder, with sulphus written on it, from under her dress and consumed it.

She was rushed to the hospital after lawyers and those present in the court noticed signs of unease in her behaviour. The doctor attending to the girl in the hospital, said she is critical and in shock.

The rape survivor's lawyer NK Singh was also present.

No relative has come to meet her yet. Debasis Mahapatra , registrar, civil courts said the girl had planned to end her life in the court. Mahapatra said the rape victim did this in a pre planned manner.

The registrar said after PDJ heard her prosecution lawyer the victim told him that she wanted to say something more which the former granted by saying that she could do this through her lawyer.

The rape victim pulled this surprise at this moment.

The registrar said she did not take any tablet or capsule but it was some powder thar she consumed.The box bore the name of sulphas, a kind of deadly pesticide which farmers use.

Sources said the rape victim did this in sheer desperation whereas the fact is that today was the day the argument in her case concluded.