@. Hié‘IH CQEJRT QF £HHATTI$§A§H A? giLii‘ISPUQ Crimind £mml Na$§§ 9:? 19?.2 Ceram: HGN’BLE MRVT.P.5HA§.%A & ‘E HON'BLE MRRLJ'HANWAR JJ. A?PELLANTS V§rws§m 1(umm“ $3 Lmkkm Dawangga (in 3w} ' Rio, Viiicge ~ ‘Bhanyur‘i‘ P5. — F‘wgaon, g.m {Bish‘z-Durg 9%.?) {Now (3.6.) KI 2. Qajkumar€ Bai WA Devemim Dgwangan. aged abou‘l’ 21 years, R/o u ‘. ‘v’iiiuga — B'r1anpuri, a? praserr‘r rm i 906$— . i Ram. burg (M?) (Nmy (1—?) Versus v RE$?0N§)E\§T ‘ Smfe as? Madhya i’mdgsh {new 'Chhc?‘?isgarh) {CPMINAL é?PEAL UREDEQ SECwQN 374 {2) OF THE CODE GF CREMINAL i‘JRaCEDURE, 1913‘) MrAl‘aTamaagr, anunszi. far {rhe annzlianfs. I’f‘ fvirSandeei‘} Vadav‘ Besuw Governmen‘r Advocafe for ‘rhe Sfafe. QRAL JUDéMENT (’PassaEcn 3;'d February, 2010) ax.« We Jigdgmga? 9f irks (Saar? was driix’gmd by T.P.§hgr'mg, J:- In hs aa§ is fo “Zrhe gudgmgni‘ m,“ cgnvicfion & ardar af 892 assed w the Fifth Additié‘m! sessions Judge, -2é2f90, wingrdDy é wherzunder 5a-!mad Fifth :a af'a‘er ¥w§r§ing €he apggHams guiity for mmmissim (>29 cadpcxbig Mmmida! s‘erfrh amaumirag m murdar 9f Lalim 8ai, Wi'f'v nf apgelim? VQrgyadm and cgnceg§in E‘ha avidzmce 9f criminal case, 5, rnm13c+ed Nada" $2cfims §32/34 ahd: 2&1 of the. Indian Pam! Code and sarg? ma$ ?§%?m ‘tm anderga §m$ri3mmem for life and vigorous Emgriswmew fgr mg yams g‘. 9 +i a p 12 m ” MD 2‘ huriaman‘? is impugned on “‘9 ground fha’!’ wi'fhgu? may ia'fa fha Ceur‘i‘ £35031; has comic'?er§ aid en+w5d fha agapeHan‘rs as afo'gémam‘iwed and 'I"§'seraby cmnmi‘H’vd ii!a9a1hy. G R Casa e‘f 4";- pm‘tomi'im, i?! brief, is “mat a?! ‘hhe fnfafu! day 9f 1.5.1.9{3 m' aighf Q1: viwmo Rhnnnuri, Rmce $?af§w-Pulgnw, District—Burg deceasgd aliarW Vireaém was; found bum? i?! he? Thouse” Haus- F‘éarg imimai'm! was racgrdggi yide ExPt/5. On The basis of mam in??ma?§0n, dghm‘i mivsk was racwdgd Vida ExPM. Invgstigafing offiber pracaeéad far The <9me m‘ ecaur’r‘ema grad aftr summming #he mmessgs ude Fx.?!1 §nd1ueg§ Mia!" 1512 dwd bod” of daceasgd LaiHa Sgi xP/z Sgza'f mm; was gragared ,3! invesfigming effScer‘ vide Exxé/é‘ Gag canmhe? of? keresmw 3w?! piece. of sari’ sail and broken piaco m? -:%oc-r wan 5€§22d 4mm 'i’hg gmf Vida Ex‘Pla‘ FIR. was registarad vide E» P/i‘l agm bag)! 9f §2c~m§gri Lali‘m Bai wag saw“! f0? wimgsy t9 Disstrée‘? Hm??? J, {)wg widera Dr.!(.P.C¥v‘-.mdmkar (PW—12) has canducszd aumpsy yiée ExPf13» 8mm piece cf bud)! {vissem} was gized Vida EXP/1. '” ”Hw‘ " =‘J 3 E i 3. QLI s U! A’ “K!” V, “.5? if. K} ,IJ. .,‘?J.Z£d Ql‘l!‘gl€5’¥‘12"2 5g”! g ()1 F r‘ F f‘ peisw was m‘r ‘FQuwd in viscera of irhe decaasad, chewra! maiysis 0 s 4i E§+n+emav1fs 9f +iwa wiMesses werg rermr‘deci ands!“ $ec’ri9n 161 of The Cadiz hf Criminai Prmsdwa! 197173 {heraimf'i’sr referred 1'a as “the £ede’). Af'i'er' campieiriim a; Em Judicial Msgisi‘mm, :gr‘g, whain mm sawmih‘ed the. £259, fr) fins Ceurf 9f i7V‘'s:> hu time Sassicms .... J ._3.. J ‘ . w» m” an.“W ,._ U Mm iii-hare Fii‘fri’i Addi‘i‘émai Sessiams gudgz‘ Raipur reseive-d “firs same a?! :imnsfar far friai. 5. EV érézr +6 preys: “(he g‘uiif of ‘i'he. accus-d/appeiisnfs' ‘i‘hev gimsecufim has examiaqzt§ as mam, as 1.2 wimasses. Sia‘i'emams of The accused/appaiianm «ware sis} r2 arsed'undz!‘ Eas‘iien 313 of fhe Cede where thay denied the swcussi'mtes appeariwg agsinsf “iasm anti pieadgd immense and falsg i imgii 4 m a 2&2 crime iii qiiesiigni. The aggeiisms hava aisa gxamined rim‘wrice wimgssgs Sagasiiya L‘e‘a‘ §zshmui£h (DW—l) mid Pyariia! (DW-Z) who 3mm: depasaati this? #ggsh 9f Laii'm. Qa was as a resuif 9f fire accidaaf. s , K : Affzr afa‘er'ding on eppor‘funify of hearing ta ‘rhe: par-fies, the Fifth AddH‘iQna! $essions Judge has conxlicfed and sgnwnced the appaHani :5 a, oremenfigngd. 8 we have heard MrklagaTamgskar, coamse! far The appallanfs and Mréandeag Yadav, Daputy Eavemmzn? Advaca‘rz. far fhe 5mm, pamged men? impugned and recerd 0f i’he Court bzluw. u Learnad ccunse! fur the appe!!un‘rs vehemzntly argues that in The presem' -ctsei The grosecution has ufferiy failed To pmve fhai death of dzceused iirg 3m was homicidal in nafure, The pmsecution has (.1159 faugd ‘m pruve the. campucity of the accu‘sgdlahhelhnfs in 15w crime in question, Dish; an the: grgund tha‘!’ .wifz of appe§EanT Nn1 died, fhu‘tumic‘rien af The app“ DUM‘I'S W.“ is mt sustainabie under the. law. . On the Mher hanu, !eumed State. ceunse! suppa5t2d flag judgment impugnzd and argues that? fhe pmszcufien has pmved its case beyurzd all .,hudow 9f doubt , the appe!!anfs havu n91- dispufed fha death 9f deceased Lam-a Bai in their house. Dru .Chundmkar (PW-12), wha has candnci‘ed a: fepsv has degesed in his gvidance i‘haf bady of The deceased was compieteiy burnt Inter-mi ergcms were rousi‘ed, bu‘l’ nu carbon pariieie Lies found insia‘e the hese an washes. He has epihed the? deat. we a ; -rr. ..P 21. - sq resui’r ef excessive injury E1- was difficuh’ far h'rn ta? egihe The cause of death. Vist‘em were sen‘i' for chemical examinei'ion and repair? Ex.P./9 revueis fhgi: m paison was feund in viscera of fhe deceased. En erder‘ tie eenhect ‘ihe ermsed/epp .ilem's in The crime in questia.i the emseeutien has adduced eireumstuntie! evidence 9f cruelty and tartur-e committed by the‘eppeiieais hefot-e cieeth of the decesed, Remedhar Dewm'igen (PW-1) and Meiti Bei (PW-2) have deposed in their evidence that prior to death n'F the deceased there was some dispute between husband, and wife and eeneheyet was canvened. After edyice of peneheyet, the deceased was residing with ep'aeiieht N931 in his house. Ne other evidehee g( L -. has hazy: adduced on behalf cf the presecufian. ¥nrhm Bgi (PW—3) hm, degmed in his evidence fhcf a‘r the. time. 9f incidenf sha saw fhm’ .empcmry heusa (M) of he app231cms was burning. Affer opening th‘z door <he went inside The hause, fhen she saw Thai: body 0f ti'ge, d2 eased was severed by fragmznis 9f a braken house, VHEQQers 02mg and exfinguished the fire" She has admiffad in paragraph 3 9f her- cress-examinatim ‘fhcrl' a? the :Hme of incident ap§e!!anf Mel was £92? {greserw in fhe Muse. NThe. evHomP adduced an behalf of fhe. gresewfian reyerALQ. Tha‘? fhe dead 1'hg hQU$e and heuse was burnt The was homicidal in mfurz‘ Thsa prnwcufim shew that ‘H'ae apge!!ah1’s were prvcam’ at a: indn‘r or r- dosing The Muse fmm Qufsidze, They have. left? +he house‘ Vir‘hzaHy, in the presgnf casg, the prosecuficn hm n91" addumd any widgncelcircumsmntia! evidenca to mnnec‘!’ the appaHmTs in the crime in quzs+§9n .A‘Etr appreciating the avidence availabie an reg-rd, learned Firfh m! “ssions Judge has co.victad and szntenmd Thg agpziiani’s as afcrgmeminnad bi + hm m? insider-ad the evidavzca i'ha? The. pmsecuirian has m? pmved hemicidai deaf?! 0f Th2 decgasad pra--nce 9f the appeiiqnfs a1- ‘ii'ie tima of incident gr in circumstance adverse 2w fhe apeeiients and thereby committed iiiegaiii'y, The canvié+icn & senfence 02F ‘-: the emelien'rs are 111+ susminebie under the iaw. rr 14, ice!" ‘i'irie foregc-ing reasens, iri'se rigged is eiiewed end the cenvic‘rien ef The eppeiiani‘s under §ercHons 302!34 & 2&1 0f ‘4’“? Endim Pena! CQdQ and sentence of imeriswment sf iife and. eenfence of rigomus imwisonmen“? far- Twe year's awarded fhemunder are <9? wide The appeiianfs are on i3— - efore The Ceurt Sd/— _ . P. Sharma Judge «h ,Y... .«- . : Their bcii bonds emnd discharged and They need ne'i' surreader aii. Sdl— ‘i R'L. Jhanwar Judge a ’n 2 4 de a T . 0 T