^HC-22 3:n^fT^T R^Jcb W^T $bHicb ^Rcl SbHW 's -^ 73f ^n3n^,^ftwTO,Ri('ii'yy. w WH<NT1 $»l*11<n 3TT^5T^^ ^ . ^T:. .^ .-..ft ./.'9... ^ 200 2- f^re^ 311^1 ^WIW^N <shl^Id41T1 HiHnl ^ te^ft <RI^K ^3Tf^T3TT^?T HIGH COURT OF CHI|ATTISGARH AT BILAS.P17R CRIMmAL.APP: DB?ISION BEHCH: APPELLANT ;AL N0.417 OF 2002 HON. L.C.BHADOO,& HON. ^HRl DHIRENDRA MISHRA, JJ 1<' ' piakur Ram , S/ o Min.turaiii Gond, |3.ged .30 years, . 2.-. • :• •.pm'suraiu', 'S/ o.JMinturam' Gond, ^ged 22'years. Both ^re resident .of :viUage G-ourgaon, •Geada{:beda, P.S, 'MaiHpiir, Distt..:.Rai.pur (C.G;.) • RESPOHDEHT TJers'ais ttate <:)f CIil-iattisRazh flii'ougli. P, S. Mainpur, Ipistt. Raipur(C..G.) Pi'esent: Mr. Ralindra Mishra, cou| Mr. U.N.S.. Deo,Govt.,Ad^ O.R.AL J PBR.L.C, B&U500, J. isel for the appeUaiits, r<:?cate for fhe State, :TJD GIfl EN T (25th A|pril 2007) Tliis appeal is- clirected 4§aAIlst' tlle JUC1gme£it .of'coirvictiou August 20.0 l' passed. by Special aiid. order. of seirteiice dated.2'd ^Judge. (Atrocities) ' and • AdcUtil ith :m.al - Sessions Judge,- Raipur • in. (^^f^) I'' XI-HC-22 3^" ^lWld4,^Tf1<l4l<o, t«<^l^y WWTI sb*<iw 3ii^^i Msitn ^ay^.^. ^ 2002^ STI^T^T Rl^i<=h3T^?T 5b^icb^cT .? 3T1^T ?^cTTW ^feT - ^- Ghl^Id^lTI ^l^dl* ff te^ <(^^i< ^3Tf^T3Tl^fT Sessions Trial No. 287/200'0 ^hereby leai-'uedAcictLtion.alSessions Judgc aft.er holctiiig the accii^ the murder. of Dasl'ii'ath aiid tlie IPC, sentenced each pf th| aiid pay a -fiiie of Rs.500/- for| of'fiiie each ofthem. to fiirtheil ftirther directed that botli the^ t»ed/appeUaiits gziilty 'for com.mitt.ing IR.miidayal uuder Sections 302/34.0f ^ni to.undergo iiaprisoiiment &r life each murder, iii defaiilt of paym.eiit. uudergo RJ. for/one •montli. It was |euteiices shall run concurrentty. 2. Case of the prosecutio4,; m. brief, is thaton 24.6.2000 at about 11.25 a.m., PW-3' Raisjirataa gaveareport.in the Police Station Maiiipiir before S.M.0. effect'that his father DasIiralDi Goiid aud dder 'brother Ranidaval Aimp Siiigh Rathore (PW-I2) to the Gond hav^ beeu m.urdered Farsurain by attecltaiig tliem \\^ coiinection with tlie 'land clis-1 registered Merg Wo. 10/ 2000 (( regai'cliii-g the death of Daslira-t. under Section 174 Cr.P.C. Raindayal. Copies of.tlie abovt Sub Divisional OfQ.CCT, Gariyab| persons used to quarrel ^dt.h witli 30 acres joint IfAiid..^ He.fsj 23.6.2000 aiter takiiig liis clin] tractor, at. about 9.00. p.ra... 1] cam.e and iiiforined '.hioi tlia1 by. l'iis:' cousitis Thaiairram. oiid itli latMs on accozuit ofaiTmiosity in rate. Receiviiig tliis report S.H,0. Ex.P/23) imder Section 174 Cr.P.C. [h and Mei-g No. 11/2000 (Ex.P/24) EII coiiiiecuon. with'.the death of ^ merg uitmiations were sent to tlie laiid. He also mibrmed th.at accused |:he deceased persons.ija coniiectiou jirther. inforiiLed' that 'in the night. of ^ier/he was. plougtiitig. tlle lield.by (is sister-iii-law Eaiiiulabai (PW-2) Thatairrami aiid Farsuram Iiave (<^^?r) ^' XI-HC-22 3^ ^J|^ld4,^Tn<M^<s, ^cll^y ^I^WI SSW^l 3TT^?T^^ ^-^<?y:^.'..^./..?... ^ 200 2-. f^p^ 3T^T^T f<^J<=hW^T $bHich^f?cf $bH|ch 3TT^T5^<1TW^f?(T -3- chi^ild41'i ^iHdT ? te^t <Ri^<i< ^3Tf^T3?fT^T attacked Raiiidaval ,aiid Daslirl finish them., as a result. of wlij heads and succumbed to the s| Station - Mairipur, based on. the crmie No. 22/2000 for the of tli€IPC aiid took up tiie iii^ occ'urrence aiid aft.er giviiig .] Paiichas, prepared the iaquest| a.nd Rsundayal (Ex.P/7 & Ex.: .Daslirath and Raxiidayal were 'Pi'miai'y. Hecd.th Centre, Maiiipi S.H.O. pre.pai-'ed the site plaii [ath with lathis saying that, tliey wUl |ich;they siistajiied .injuries on their [Mne. PW-3 gave the report iii Police |hat .Aiiup Suigh Ratliore registered [Dffence under Sections 302/34, 201 |estigafion. ' He left for -tlie. scene of jnotice (Ex.P/6 & Ex.P/8) to tlie on the bod.v of deceased Daslrratli p/ 9, re.spectively). Dead .boclies . of [seiit for postmortem exaiuiiiation .to ^ir under Ex.P/ 25 & Ex.P/ 26. The [Ex.P/ 3)/ of the placeof-occurreiice. Plain and bloodstaiii soilwere t|akeii iiito possession from tlie place of occurrence under Ex.P/ 10 ^ conducted postia.ortem. on 2| Ramdayal aiid Daslii'ath aiicj dec ease.cl Ranidayal ; Ex>P/ 15 Ex.P/ 16, tti liis reports, he had s Ex.P/ 11. Dr. K.C. Uraon (PW-10) ^.6<2000 011 the dead bodies of prepared. postoiortem report of aiid • that of deceasecl Daslirath opiiied that cazise of death of botli tlie deceasexl persons was shoc|k aiid haemorrhage aiid deatli was homicidal ui nature. The acc| coinpletion of uivestigation cha{ JucUcial Maglstirate First ClasSy the case to tlie Sessions Ju| Additional Sessious iJudge recei-] ased persons were arrested. Aft.er rge sheet. was liled iii..the .Court of Gaiiyabaiid who iri turn committed |dge, Raipur froni ,where .leamed Vred the case on traiisfer tor trial. (^^^) ^- XI-HC-22 3:TI^T^T (<^J<=h 3T1^T ^RT^^rf?cT 9bHI<=n 3^r^|41d€^^^<l??^<rtl^y [?TM5|Ct» MW(41 sh*4i* —y->>'^'>"""v"^ 200 2- ^.^. 3TT^?T 5^cTTW ^rf^cT -^ 3. Pi'osecution exaiiiiaed chai'ge agaitist tiie acciised pcrsons were recorded undejt they deiiied tlie cu'cumstai^ prosecutiou evidence aiid sti been falsely mipMcated iii the| 4. Leai'ned Adciitional Ses| thc' respective pajties, con~| accused persons as afore m.er) 5'. . We have. heai-'d. Mr'. appe<:iruig 011 behalf of tlic ac< learned G.A. for the State/res] 6. . Ratiiicli'a Mislii'a fiisputiiig tlie homicidal dj Moreover, PW-10 Dr.K.C.Urac body of deceased Ramdayal,, wouud..neai' ti'ie left ear iiitli up to 1 to 1 l/2. c.m., clotted bone aiid on dissection.bene. Iractured. Death 'was on •homicidal iii natxire. ; His rep( tliat' on the. same :day- 'he co: :deceased Dasl-Lrath aiid uotic Gbl<4l<n4)'< ^IHClTffte^iI^I^K ^3Tf^R'3T^?T .2 witnesses.iii order to'establish tlie )ersons. Statements of the accused Section 313 of ttie Cr.P.C. m which ^es appeai'uig again.st them ni the ^ted that tl'iey ai'e uiiiocent'aiid have crmie 311 question. dons Jlidge after hecU'nig GO'unsel for [.icted aiid s.enteuced each of the Itioned. ^ '• . ;- ' ; ' . patuicli'a M.slua, leai:'ued counsel :used/appeUaiits aj-ld']?&". U.N'.S. Deo, bondeiit. |.t the outset. ai:giieci tliat he is uot ?ath of Ramdayal 'aiid' .Dasfai-ath. ,|nwho conclucte'd postmortem on.tlie Las noticed that there wa% a lacerated ^ size of 3 to .4 c,m., wliicli was deep |lood was present on tlie left. pmietal .|:.h tlie lacerated wouud left. 'boue was |iccozint of haemorrhage- aiid it was :|rt is Ex.P/ 15, He has farther stated 'jjiducted pos.tiiiortena on tlie body of :^d that there was a lacerated woiuid (^^^) „ XI-HC-22 3T1^T^T ^Jcb W^fT Sb^ich^cT IN». 3^^Wld<4,^TH<-lll<o,Rtclwy ^z qTR(<fT^vH|ch [^Tq^^» ^-^o^^^..^ y.^. ^ 200 Z- f^s 3:n^fT ^RiTW ^Tf^T -y- around tliis wound io. fb.e siz^ iii tlie center of the hea.cl in 1 chi^Id41»i^iH^Tffte^ <Ri^<i< ^3Tf^T3TI^T on the right side of the forehe|ad iii .the si^e of 3 to: 4 c.m.:, 'swelluig of6 x 6 c.m. aiid tliere was a wound Jhe size of 5 to -6 c.m., clotted -blood was •present aiid on dissectio2|i ofliead, Irontal ai'id parietal bones j)f'death was shock and haeniorrhage Therefore, in view .offhe' abov^ it 'is estabUshed tliat ' dea' homicidal iii nature. •were foundfractured. .Cause ai'id death. was. homicidal- u|i natiu'e.' His report :i% Ex.P/ 16. 1 evidence ofDr. K,C. Uraon (PW-10), of R^im.daval aiid Dasl^ath was- '. Ratuidi\a Mistoa, ai'giied turned hostile. So' far as concerned, he has stated tli| made .exfcra juclicial - .coiifess| 7. . As fai" as uivolvemei|it . of the. accus.ed/ appellaiits .iii- commission of murder of.Rai|iidayal'aiid Dasliratto. m concerued, |that in this case ewTy^witness has Ithe ewcience. of PW-7-. .Psitiiam. is lat. accused Thakar aiid Farsiiram ions before tiiai that they have tliem wrtli bunniiR wood. He witne^s regaixliiig extra jucU< :::ommitted tlie murder.of Ra^aday'al -aiid Dasliratii 'by a.tt.ackiiig siibm.itted that the evidence of tliis ;ial confession • caiuiot. be. .believ1ed because iii tl'ie cross~exa.m.iii4tioii -tlus witiiess has ' categoricajly stated that he had not disclosl .confessiou m.ade bY.tlie accij im.provement before the Cour^ ?d to the police about'extrajudicial sed.. persons, 'therefor e,. tliis is aii and UQ'reliarice can be placed on. tlie evidence' of tliis witaess.|.'He a].so ar.giied that excepf'tlie evidence o:f PW-1 Maiigli to tljie cffect that she saw tlie accused ('ft^^f^) XI-HC-22 ^3[ r^w\^w,^S\^\<o, t®«nwy 3TT^T 4^1 ^h flTR^TT^N^ Cy. .^9.^. ^'./.T'. ... ^ 200 2- W^T^ f^Tt^3T1^r $b^W ^rf^cT ^ 3?n^T5^TTW^f5cf - 6- chHld41^ ^lH^T^te^l' <Rl«l< ^3Tf^T3TI^?r persons staudiiig at tlie place iio other evicience on record tl tlie crime iii question. He h4 stated that she di.d. iiot : see deceased. Moreover, iii the| lodged by PW-3 Ram.rataii, it ui-law. Ram.ula.bai. caine to . 4 workiiig aiid . iiiformed Iimi murdered iii.s brother Ram.day| Imid. dispute by. attackiiig. th| turned'. hostUe aiid • stat-ed. • tlit haiids of the acc'used persoii| accused persons did not atta| her, there were.verbal quaiTe she was cross-exaBiiiied by th(| exaBiiiiation the prosecufion h| from. her wluch establislies ni^ m. crmie in question. of occurreuce holdiiig latids, there is o coniiect tlie accuse'd persons with LS also. argued that, e^en Maiigli has |the .accused persons attackiiig tlie First Iiiformation Reporf (Ex.P/2) |has been meiTtionecl that-'his sister- |he • agriculture . field 'wliere h.e was^ Ithat Thalair aiid. Fai'suram have hl and fatlier Dashrath on account of' ^m with l.atlii.s, but Raniulabai..lia3 |it she. • did iiot • see aiiythiiig ui the b. She has fiirther 'stated' tliat. the ^k the deceased pCTsens.iii front. of Evena.ft.er declarnig her liostile, Piiblic Prosecutor aiid m. tlie cross- ^s not beeu able to extract aii5rtliiii^ |olvemeHt. of flie accused/ appellaiits 8. . ffishra., .iiirtiier ai'giji.ed that-mcrely on the ground tliat the acciised persons. were se^ caiinot be.comiected wit.h :tfae c|rmie iii. qiiestiou without any'cogent. evidence, on tlie.presum.ption offence. n at tlie place of occurrence, they- ihat-'they' m.ight. hav€;'com,i£iitted...ttie (^^f^) XI-HC-22 3^ ^Tpti^, ^ R<^^y. ^INWI $lW[<!b 311^1 MXtft .-^::^.:.^/:.?. to^' ^ 200 ^ 3?T^T^T R^ich 3TT^T $b<4[ct) ^rf?cf ^ INN^ gn^T?RiTW^T ^^ 9. On the otlier haiid, Mr cbi^Id41^ w^rf ^* te^t ^^K ^Srri^TOT^r Deo, leai'ned' counsel. fo.r the State ? trial. Court aiid argxied'tliat as per (PW~1.0),. who conducted.postniortem. ral. aijd Dasl'u'ath, he Mso exaniiiied |';ed iiijuries on the body of Ijoth tlie supported the. jiidgnient of tl'it the evidence of Dr.K.C. Uraon on the dead bodies of Raaidal the accused persons and notil: accused persons, which sugg^sts thdr imjohT'enieirt in ^tile crmie m. question, 10. Having heard leairned c(| liave perused the material jiidgmeirt of the .trial Court. 'unsel for the respective paj:ties, we available. on ^ record" rn.cliidi.ng • the 11. As far as extra juclici^l coi3fe3sion^ made/by the accused is concerued, ui paragraph 3 of lus |ated that tlie accused persons Biade |e Ijim to the effect that tliey have' loth of them have committed the ^yal by attacking theoi witli buruing d by limi' to the police-'becaiise the him aiid when today he was aakecl' LS fact before'the Court. persons before PW-7 Patiram. exaiiiniation-ni-cl'uef he has st|, extra juclicial coiifession befoi| committed the niistake as 1^ miirder of Dashrath aiid R^midt wood. But. iii lus cross-.exa3iiu|iatioii iii pai'agra.ph 7 lie has stated tl'iat tl'iis fact was •not cU.scloset •nicideiit was not witiiessed. .by] to clisclose, he ha% clisclosed tl4 12. 'As per 'settled law uifles^ .a witiiess cliscloses the'fact'at.the tim.e. of iiivestigation. l)efore.'t]|ie .polic'e tliat the .accused/ person iiiade extra judicial .confessio:4 before him.^ liis 'evi.dencG to .tha-t (<fli^^T) 1:...! i';tl XI-HC-22 3T1^TcFf ^Jch 3TT^T 9b^I<=n ^f?cr 9b^i<=n ^-< ^3[ •^N!Ciq,^Tfl^^(o, f^Cll^y WWfT^i^lch 311^1 451 cn ri^^r:.;.^.'.^,'?... ^ 200Z- f^^ ^I^I^WW^T -&- effect before tlie Court for becazise tl-us axa.ounts to imh evidence caiiiiot.be believed. oi person made extra jucUcu concerned, then he shozild h|s statement • under. Section 1611 r .or whenevCT he pets :tl|i fact before the. uivesfigatiiig oi iii the prese.nt ca.se PW-7. Pati the first tim.e aft.er alniost. 11 acciised persons made •ext.ra ji cannot 'be be]ieyed:for;tlie ai^o^ 13. As far as e^idcnce of ey< wife of deceased Daslirath ewdence that Thakurram aiid tliev ai'e. tlie sons of her- bro1 about 8.00 p,m. she was at Raoiulabai came to her hou'i Dashjath has been assaulted that mcifpeet has been Heai'mg tl-iis, she reaclied, th^ body of her liusband.: She'ha the accused persoiis' attackinj fliat time they were pr.esentth.< <t>I^Id4)'1 41UdT^'tel<Ft'<RiKi< ^3Tf^T3TT^T Llie fixst tmie, caiTiiot '• be' beMeved provement iii. lus ev'idGiice. Such the priiiciple that had..the acciised confession before the : wit-ness ive disciosed tliat fact.-wMle giviaig of Cr.,P.C. before tlie uivestigating Le-'Si-st opportunity fo clisclose that icer or auy otlier pCTSon. Howevrei\ 'aia. lias stated before the. Cour.t for lo.oiiths of tlie. m.cideut tliat'tlie iclicial •coiifession before I'lizo.', which reasons. ^vitness is concerned, PW-1 Maiigti., las stated iii paragraph 2 of her IFm-suram are.weU laiown to her as |her-iii-law. . On the fat.efi.il day, at jher residence, her • daagbler-ni-law |e. aud m.fonued that her husbmid by Thalairraiii aiid Fsi-siiTaiii aiid. comiliitted in the house of elder ;son,- spot-.aiicl saw tlie. iiijuries on tlie 'lsetf lias •stated th.at she did not see :tlie deceased persQns.thougli.at ^e holcliiig latl'iis in theii'iiands. (^^fe^) XI-HC-22 ^n^r^T ^Jcb 3T^T 5h^Ich ^f^T 5h^|ch 3^ ^l^l^^, ^1(1^1?, Rl<rtwy Xmc'TTSh^lcb 3TT^Tt[5ra? ^C<?c,^.-...^^.. V^ 200'2- f^^ 3TT^?T ^«11W<^^s -^^- 14. Iii vie^y of above ejiden4 was not aa eYewitn'ess to t| residence, the offence was .coi|imitted .sSome elsayhere.aiid on beiiig iiiformed by Ram.ulabai she .^-{ent to the spot. Ram.ulabai. has been. has stated that at about 8.00 p,m. exaziimed as PW-2 aiid she accused persous Thalairram| father.-iii-law Dashrath, tliey she did not kiiow as to'what' tlieii' haiids. She has ftirttj accusecl persons attacknig. tl| declared hostile aiid has'not ^ on cross-exaBiiiiation by Piib4: iiicorrect to say tiiat nmrp^ accused pers ons committed Daslu-ath. After se-eiug the 4 MangU, Raoiulai^ai caiiie.to h resideuce. M^igli lias farth( spot, she saw the accused occurrence cai'r^iig;. latl'iis' ixi | camTot be be'Meved for the Ramulabai stated fhat she attackiiig the deceased persoj •of Maiigli aiid niforiiied her not sound to tlie reason committm.g the m'urder; of tw- chl^lld^l'1 WRTt ff te^t <Ri<^l< ^3^K)^ 3TT^?T ;, it is estabMshed tliat PW~ 1 Maiigli uicident, in fact she. was at her aiid ..Fmrsiu'aiD.. quaiTeled with lier. rere qiiarrelm.g .by exchangiiig words, tlie acc'ased pers.ons were holcling iii er stated that she clid iiot see .the •deceas'ed. persous. . She Iias been apported tlie prosecution case.' 'Bven Proseeutor she has .stated that it.is et took place iri her presence aiid the murder of her fa;ther-iii4aw icideiit as per the evideiice of PW-"! sr- house and mformed Mangti at her \r stated'tliat when. she reached .tiie [.persons standiiig on ;t.he place of |thcu: haiids, howe^er, this evidence :easons that iii tlie fest iiistaiice, ciid not see the accused persons |.s, tlier eaft.er, she went to the hoiise jbout the incident., therefbre, it (loes t:iat for such a long^ period aller persons, accused persons remaiiied j^ !J (^^f^) XI-HC-22 3^ r^ll^!d^l, ^TTI<-III?, ^^wy ^l^Wl sb^icb [?T<^W •^L^* <A * »4r«>k• * • •«•••• • W^ 200 2- ^rc^ ^ 3T1^TcRT 1^TT^3T1^T Sb^Ich^rf^cT V c sn^T^RITW^T y<? chi^Id^nTi ^iH^iT ^ te^ <Ri<^i< ^ ^rf^T 3:n^r presenf at tlie place of occurr^n.ce aiid clid not fl.ee tlie spot. PW-3 Ramratmi who lodged the r^o.rt has'also been declared hostlle azid iii paragraph^S of lii.s evi^ience -he'has stMed that. he did not see tfae accused persous attac( itself, he has stated that he where Rainulabai CSLOIC .and iil 4 Hemraj has stated that at a5| residence, at that tirae niothel inforiaed him that accused .have quarreled. with 'Daslii^| uKi^peet. She did not iiiform knighi.s father Dashrath. In the FIR .vas wor'kiiig-at Itis-agricultiire field Ibrmed limi about the incident. PW- )out 9.00 p,m. he was sleqring at hi% of Ram.dayal i.e. Maiigli, caiiie aiid bersous 'niakurraio. aiid . Farsuram.- |t3i aiid Ramd^aval aiid com.m.itted |him a.b.out the weapoii:used 'by the accused persons to com.iB.it. ?^a?p€e£. • Sii3iilai''ly, PW-5 Pilsai lias also been declafed hostile aii| residence aiid RMiiulabai did the iricident. FW-6 Piinaiiraiil not inform.ed by aiiybody abo'i| day mormiig he caine t.o kno^ i'.he has stat.ed tliat he.was at hi.s |not disclose aoythiiig to hmi about has stated that m. the nigtit he was |it. tlie h'lcident aiid oiily ni tlie next th.at..:Da3lirath has been .murdered by Thakurraiii and •Farsurar|i.: FW-7 Patiraoi is •also not aii ^ewitness to tiie uicident, tlie^ tlus case to coniiect. tlie ac question. Even FW-12 Amip | in lii.s evidence iii paragra.ph • 1] the lathis, weapons of ofience ^ 'efore, there is.HO ocular evidence in |cused .persons with t.he. criiHe - in ^iiigh. Rathore, Iiwestigatuig Ofiicer, B has sfated that.'he could not seize ^om'the acciised persoiis.' (<ft^y^) 't's XI-HC-22 3TT^T^)T R^Jch 3TI^T ^n^ <Hi^ci r~' 3=5^ r^|^||d4, ^Tn^^Ko, i®«?iwy HTRdl ShHKh 3TT^Tq?T^ ^.(^c^?^L^^ 200 2- f^re^ 3:n^T5^TTW^fef // 15'. . tti m.^w of ab<^ve, the| evidence <..on record. to •accused/appellaiits tii the accoiint ofsome abrasions fo'il chi^Id41'i ^iwTffte^l'<F'i«i< ^^rf^RTW^T :|re is no ocular or 'circumstaiitial Ishow fhe iiivolveBient of tli.e (;rime .iii question aiid merely on [ind on:tlie body ofaccusedpersons, tliey caiiiiot be coiiiiected witpi the crime iii question. Therefore, convictian' of accused/ appella^its uader Sectioii 302/34 ofthe IPC caiiriot be sustahied for the rejisons. st.ated above. 15, Iii the result, the ap|)eal succeeds. Comri.ction of tlie tection 302/34 ofthe IPC for ^Iirath aiid' Ram.dayal .aiid senten.ce- |e. • Tliey. '.are acquitted. ;of the above jaccused/appellan.t.s 'are?'in det.ention |;t ]ii3erty forthwith if iiot required iri accused/ appdlaiit.s uuder commissioii of murdei: 'of Da| miposed t.her.eon, are set asix^ chai'ges. It is stated.tliat tlie smce 28.6.2000, tliey be set s any other oase. Sd/- L.C, Bhadoo Judge Sd/- Dhirendra Mishra Judge (<ti^^^)