HKShl GQURT OR CHHWTTISQAKH : BILASPUR DIVlSiaNBeNCa-ls HQN'Bl.ESl-tFy^.P.SHARMAAND HQN'BLESI-tRIR.L.JHANVVAR.JJ. CritninalADOeal^No. 1041 of 2004 ARF>6LLANT <iitjailt ^ESPQNDENT Nohar Sjngt'i Bhoi, S/o yishny Bhoi, -aged 32^Yeai'S,^RWVillage,-©ighali;P;S. Basna, Distt. Mahasa^ ^ villag& DalGlal, She&ni, P.S. Pandrt, RaiRUF^C.O.) . .. : .' NE^SUS Stat®'^!&hhat(isgarh, threyghi^polioe station, ; Rahdri Mowa, Djstt. Raipur •:(C.G.):;; • •.• Y:..l.;::^ CRtMlNAt..APPEALUNl:)E SE<3rijE»N374 (2)0F CR.P.e; v» :f II; li ^ 1 ]• i. AppearanGe:: •'„•,, •.,";,••1'1'.:,:^,....:1:1..'1': ;•:: ''..^' Shrl RavishV6tTF!a, Gouns^;'fo!'fh6appellanf. ShriAshishShukla,G.A;fertheState. ORALUUDOIVIBNT (Passedon 20.091,2010) PerT.P.Sharma.J. ,Cha!!enge-inthis^aRpea|;is;tQth^luagmerrfofconvietionanao ofsentence dated 25t&Ocfei^^O^^|issedinSessiOTs<2asa 2004 by^ the leaffled Additional SessiQhs yydge;. Raipur ^v^reby and whereundeF;affer hQtdjng the]agpellant^jltyfor homieide araounting^to mutder of Navin' Barik,^^^ Sessions Judge!.ep i(^d ttre appellantunder Section gO^ofthe 1.^ arid. sentenced^;himfto life itiipnsonmenfcwitteflne^^^^ .clefaulttei.indeFgo^l.jfor.a'mQnths.^ s? ^ ft;' ' ': ?,i', ;. : ^ ? - 2. . The conviction'ef the.'appsllant.is 'impugn^ withoyt fotaof:evidenc»,thetearnedAaditK^ conyicted and sentenced Ihe appeHant as aforegaid andr^ ^committediNegality.;;':';,:'-::''^^.r<^: •-7 : .:;.;':1/'.:^ ! ^•,'"1 tffl 3. As per the case of the presecution, fcetween the interoening night of 6*^'and 7th of Oecember,,^Z003 dead bpdy of some unknown person was found lying neftr the shop of Shriram Traders at Lodhipara, Raipur in injured condition/ Merg wgs recmKjed vide ExP.ISA. DehaffWa/fsft^^ (•ecoi-ded yide Ex.P.8 and R.I.R. was recorded vide Ex.P.7. After surhhisning the witnesses.;vide Ex.P.Q, inquest was oyer the degd body wa&prepared vide E?<.P.7. Dead:6odywassent for autopsy vide Ex.P.'14 t6 Ambedkar Hospi&l, Fteipyr wKere Dr. V.R.Dhryv P.W.3 conclucted ai.itopsy.yide Ex.R.3 ontl'ie de^l bbdy and found ttre following injEiries: -..•^i', ,:.',; •:.1.^:': ^ :: .'. .'..•.. .'.,:1 .:-•.';:'.'.' ^ 1.^^ €^ found cirt s6ftlK?ues^d blood vessels w 'cut.: ' 4' '•- - '•'- , ;,.:'"1" ' ../ . '' ' •', ' : - • 2. Laceratect wound crf 3 X 2 cm. over right angleof mandible ; 'regipn.:...!. :,.^..1 • :' : : . ', . 1 ,' ::: :' 3. Incised woi.ind of 2 x 0.3 cm. was present over thinner • \ , eminence.ofleft.palm^^^^^^ , . 4.1mpaista^si(ffisw^rgf6ui^overnght^ ;5. Multiple abrasiDns v^ra pres§nto<rernghfe]b6^ cm.:diameter.~.v .''•..'•'•'''•'•^'J'.''.'^^ 6; Muftiple abrasioris:v re pis^ntoyer right side^ areaof8;x6crh.SizewariSsfromO:4(;rrt.diametert61crn -diameter.'-.':''•:1;^' ': ii:':': . ., ! • - •"•.. 11:1''.; ' 1; Mod& of <Jeath wasshock as a result of ante-rnortem : . injuries. D®athwa?hplnicklalin;natuf'6. ^ Or> broken wrist watotl, orie pen and one pair Qhappalwwe lying riear the<jead taocly. The same were seized vide ^.P.lt^^fr^ alQiig with bloodstairied and plain soil. On 22.12;20(®the appellant lAfas takenwdo custoidy. H&madeaisGlosyre^^^ Bc.P.12 andthesamew^r&seiizeSftomth^appell^tvide^ map;w@s prepsired vide^.P;15. Seized a^ exarhination and presence^ of blood •Qn ciloths of tte appellant anel Knife {Katar)was,(?onfirff)ecl vicleE)S:P:16. ': ' ', ,:' ; ; ' 4. Statements 6f witnesses were recortfed un3®rS^ctiw'181 of tte CpdeofGrni^alProc^uFei1^3^rshert' e©eide3.|After Of im/estigatidn, eharge vras filed before th®Court of J.M.F.C^ who in turn ..^fTit,;. .,/^'-4."vk •'^"' •l^'! committed the (^seto^the Coyrt of Sessfons J Ad^itionalSessisns Jycfge^reGeivedthecaseontransferfbrtrial. , 'Y !,. ''';'; ":" ' .'::.' . ^ • . 1 5. : ^ln ordertQ ()|'6ve the^uilfof the accused, the prosecution examined asmanyas17witnesses.TheaCGysedwasalsoexaminedunderSeG^ 313 of ie Code in v»tiichhe denied the cirGymstariGes appearing^agsiinst hiiTl arid mnpcence and ^alse implic^ipn in the^^^CT ..claimed'.:.. • ,. ::i.l:,..' :/ '. .;,' ' . '•• ' ''••• ^ i .6;. After affoNing ah opportunity pf hearingto the parties, the tearned Aclclitional Sessions Judgei,conv^ted and sentenced ftie appellgnt as ^.^:.':-:-^ '""..^•.'••".•:.... '. .' '" •:• - • ' •'• • /^ "•' ' •' afocementioned in paragraph 1 oftl-fi^judgment. 7?^ Shri RcWisrtVerma, IgEirneti CQunselfor theappetlantartdShriAi'un Sao, feamed Q.A. for the'State are heard. Perused the record of the Gourt&elowanclimpygnedjudgment. ^ 8. l^arned <^ for •th6 appellant vehgnriently argued that cohvurtiQnof.fhe^pgllant^bS^rTtiallyS^taa^cl i-ipon ,last seen theory, sejzure pf wrist watch b8Kmginglt& thie'aRpiellant ahd seizyre^ o^ ori the basis of disclosurs statement by th6 appellaWbuWhe'sarne are not syfficientto convictthe'appellanfunderSsction 302-6f fli^l.P.^.Learnect counsel vehemently put forth his arguraent that as per the ease W prosecution one broken wrist watoh was found hear ie dead body anel' the;.pG>lice tiave :rec6rde<:l merg intimation and F.I.R. against unkncawn: person^ The brokeriwrist watch lA^^the be^ ^proseeutionaridjfitwasidehtifieabiytliewitnessesthen be treated as ad\rei^ Gircum^ance ^ absenee of arty explahatjdn on beRalf of the appellant :then the same wbuld not be sufficient for c6nvicti6h;of the ap^eHant Becau^ Tegscms best known tothe prosecutian, i( has ricrt pla^ foridentificationbeforetheperscHiswhiOwerenotinap^ the sam®. TKerefore, ih the aBsgnce of th& substantialleyidenee against the appellahtF the cohvii^QTi 6f the a^ ciFcurnstantialevicienceisnotsustainableuhderlaw. 1 - 9., On the CTtherhand, iearaed SQBnsel'fo appeal and suBTTHtted^atslBan^^ditiQnalLSessio^ "»>. safe •!! •.^i^^S^ • .^1. ^ ll: :1 E andsentenGedtheaRpellantSn/tBebasiB ofwnst^tchnearthecleMfipdyisbelongingto 10; In order to appreciate the arguments advanced on behalf of the parties, we have lninutely:sxamined the evidence adcliiced bn behalf of tlie pTcsecUtion. Inthe presentease; homicidal d^ ^injuiies on the vital part ctf Nayin Kymar dispulea^on befialf of^the appellant; 6n the bther tiand, rt ^ablished by the eyidence of P^.35I3r;^ ::^-'^i .',.'.'•.'•. /' • . "1'1'; : .:.:'. '•• ' report Ex.R.3. Death was |®3mi]8fdalin nature. .Y. 11. ^ 1n the present ca^e^ fQllowingcircumstantialevidenee^^^^^'^^^^'^^^^ ^ ' ^ .1.\'.'L^st:?eerT:the6['y.^..:y.^,l:l:<.,:':';.. '. • ::' 2. Reocjvery of wfist watch near the dead body belbhgirig lothe ,:<l:.,appel:|ant.'l;'. '•"'..'\':; •r.,.^..': • . .'.' - --• . ,:. ^" 3. Ractum ofenmityofappellantwithtHedeceased.; EnmityprnoWcorcUaftreatment^tHea yas.'not been subs1anti^lly:ai^ytecfg^lie^^^^^^p^ P.W.MChandra PraKashfbr lastseen^heory.^ As per^ wcirking^ in C;P.TexEjles wheFff appellant £ind;the deceased ^were also working. THe appellant and the deeeased used to lea^ togeth3r by^eir aifferent bjcycles. Even on the date of iriGident,^ clb^n^lhe sho^lTeyweni'frcmishpRbytheirbicycles.Leavinatog^ froffl the shop by theirbicycles or going tbgethe place bytheir bicycles OF on othervehicles itself is not Gireumstance or it cahhotbeconsideredthatdeceasedwaslasttimealiveJntheCornpariyof' theappellant.Definitely.asperinquestreport.seizuredfwristwafcMwa? found;nearthedea(ibOdybutAhesamewasCT^ before the witnesses^ P.W.l Tularara Sahu.has^ atpsragraph 7thaipplice havelstio\«nhimthewristvratch.^^^P Bai has identified that^i^watch is offfie^^^^ Sekhar Bhoi; father in law ofrthe appellant has also de^ yratcU'&rticleA'wasshcM/nt&Mimbythepolicewhereu^ tHathe hasgiyeri ayvatchfo hisson^h^aw identica him. ^ The proseGution has not Rlased thjs watch for idehtificatjori before ^heRersonsandwitnesseshaveal$Q'nptidentifiedthiswatcha ,pfthe appellant. Exoeptthjs^idenEe,.proseeutionhasnotcpllecte^ othereyidence insi^pQrtofits case. Vittually, the rec^ leaVing the shop together by different cycles is not adve^^ <\1" " r::l. -.':;-".'K..:. /:-1'' .' '.'," /-:'.. , : • i appellant. The^ aRpellarrt wasnot under obligatiQn to offer any eXplanation. The evidehce CQllected 6n behalf of prosecution is nof suffjeient for ctrawing clefiriite cpnelusjon that present appellant has <®inrnittedthe Culpable hprnieicle amounting to murder^ ^^ "Navin'Barik. . 1: : •' 1;1 •'•:•"' : ' ' ! :.'..::- '!'1 12. VVhile convicting 'fhe appella tbe learned Coyrt below Kas npt ^. ,^:::. 1,;:''':- '. : •:::;. ^.. •' '• :1.:..' considered the:?nsyffieienc^of3K6Ch^in<^circumstancesand^ ebFnmitted illegMity. . . ^, : ' ; 13. For the^^^fc^ Seotion 302 ofttte.l.P.C. isnotSustainSibleunderlaw. ^14. : C6nseqyeritly,/the appellant-is allGiwed. The CQnviction^^^ appellant uhder SeGtion 302 of the I.P.C. and sehtence awarded thefeuncferar& Mereby set aside. The appellant be set at liberty atohce. J-)e be released forthwith, ifriotrequired inanyothercase. -SdA :.. TJ'.Shai'Bia Judge Sd/- R.L. JhaBwar