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Pub!iz Prosecuto" with AAr. U.K.S. Chandei, ient'. vs. This app'20' is dirscted agair^st the iudqment of conviction and ordsr of santsncs dsted 8 FebruGry, 1999, passed by ths Sassions Judge, Raiga-h, irs iessioriiS Trici t\3o.96/'9S, whereb|y ieasrned Sessions Judqe convicted the accussd/appeiiants fo" sotnmissior| of offsnce under Section 302 resd with Section 34 of the I.P.C. Qiid senteijiced each of them to undsrgo ifflprisontnei'it fo" life. T^i^s" r'n'a'o ^T ^•-wffl ?^yn<'.o?*i'+i/'ii^l 24"' & 25t!' of Mcrch, 1998, after t4 hsuse of Tseksm Chauhsn, wherel Chcuha." A Padumcn Chiauhsn fthe act & so-i of Pcdmo @ Psidum Chauhan | j^-;^.^^ sis-'s^i'fiQ .fi th£ho'uss, Xn ths 1 sssauiting their mothet' tiith Lsthis, namsiy, Sindo.or'mati d Rajesh, r-sspi^c' •& Pssuman cre cssc'jlting with Ld Qhansinqh, Teeksm Sinqh, Prahiad 4 , in brief, is that in the inter-'.'sning nig.ht o'f ikinq dinner' Rcmsshwc" u.'snt fo" sieeo in the is his wife a."d ~wo sons Pcdrr.o @ Poduw cussd/spseilants hersin) siong with daughte" namsiy, Sindocrmsti & Rajesh, respectively nid nignt, 'i.v'n.er: t.1e cccussd persons started dauqhter & son sf Psdffio @ pGaum Chauhsn rtivsly, stsr-ted raising scresms thc" Padmo this. On hearin.9 the scrsums, Sukhresm, itc., came to the pisce of occurrence whsrs ((ft^^^) R XI-HC-22 sn^rqff R-fi+an^r sbli»b(Tf?g' *^!i"jted)a 3^ "41<11<1<<, SiTny'16, IsKrliyy 11KC11 sh*1ich 3TT^?T'7^^i ^(y.:-h.^^ "H^ -3W— fcl<>»d an^rs^iraTHfN -".sy saw Thct Rambha SG! was iyinj oozing out of the in.juries and shs i^ ~he, iTtCttsr w-ss repdrted b\| on wh'ch, the Station House Offii|s F.I.R. (Ex.P-1) snd left for the piaci ths Pcnchas; he prepcred the Bai. One Lun9i of csccused Padum'an Luncii of accused Paan-io was tcksn i| Sai '.vas taksn into possession undsil' f-offl cccused Padr"o under £x.P-7| accused Paduman under Ex.P-8. 811 possession from the place of occur'| Ths decd body of Rambha Prlm^rv HsGlth Cs^tr's. T^rnMGr, wli "sr'tan! on t.he bodv of Rambhc Slc "sce of the deceased. He found 1| A-?^. wound QT lett eye was present in Tf was tiorticiiiy open cnd syeball wss r[ Kics bsaten betsveen the tssth. TT' bone with extraction ot tooth. 51 pr'sssnt. Tners 'A'as a iacersted w< t;"s nqht eyebrow nieesui'ing 13 di iscsrctsd .'A'ound wsis prssent on th4 cnss. !n disnister. Luceratsd i^ound ssove m'easurino. 3 ems. x 2 cms. )): qii<ilci41-f tii>«iTiftec^'<.Riwi<. ^srf-aiTsn^r ), there u'ere .njur'ies on har tcce, &lood wos jas siresdy dead. Rameshwar (PW-1) in Polics S~c'i'ion; Tai'nnar Offiilar of the said Poiice Station rsgistered tha of occL'rr'encs. Afte" gi'-.'in9 notics Ex.P-6 to Pah^hiiama (Ex.P-5) of the desd body of S.arribha \i»cStoken into possession under Ex.P-2. One ihto possession uride!- Ex.P-3. Sari of Ra."nbha cx.P-4. One Lathi wos taksn into posssssisn One Lathi igos tskan into oossessson froffi Ibod stainad soii and plain soil wsre taken into •ence under Ex.P-9. tai was sent for oost-mortem excminstion to hsre Dr. B.5. Sadhcl fPlsA/-7VcoHduct£d'£2st- <f • S^ai snd he noticsd se'/erci i"ju"ies on head sS jhist Isft syeboii was ruptufed and iscsra-sd ie ssze of 3 crr.s. x2 ems. x 1 cm.. Rieht eye Liptured. Mouth was psr~io!iy open and tonque bsi^s WGS frscture of n^afidibls snd ^.Gxillsr'y roininq of whoie fcee with clotted blood was sund on ths 'rioht si.de of the focs just above ms. x 3 cms. x 1 cm. in dicmster. Another right forshead measur'ing 3 cms. x2 cms.xl was siso pre^snt on th^ left sysbroiy and 1 cm., ieft facs 3 cms. x 1 cm. x 1 cm., ieft (^^f^) ^SW i l(Hp^ jt •;''m""'''" ey XI-HC-22 ^!^ Bisls«s!W!oi W^T^iT f^TRiSn^T Stlliqi flrf?(T HTTC'11 aiflch 35T -^I^K-iq, »Tny'16,(siOI'My _&.A..'?.<^y.^3, 400- Rl'b4 sn^rCTgTCRBfStT pre-.au.-icle 4 cms. x 1 cm. x 1 cm. i^ aiso prssent on the left iiiiac fegioji T»'otaceratsd woun-ds were alsc orb: in dicweter' .vith fracture cf rlQH'i sbrcsson over ieft tlbia d fibuls doctor opined that causs o~ des-^ portion, the hesd and over facs by Aftsr completion of inveslfi .accij^sd/oDDsllc^ts In ths Coyrt c'fl who in turn comffiittsd the csse to diameter, respectlvely. LQcerQtad wound u-'es msasuring 3 crss. x 1 cm. x 1 cm. in d'afnetsr-, ^sent on riqht tibia msasuring 2 cms. x 5 cms. |t tlbls and fibii's iawer end. Thera i"as o" heasijr-ina 2 cnis. x 1 zm. in diameter. Tne was shock snd extsnsiue iriiuries on vitcl hard & biunt ob.ject. iaQtion, cherae sheet s'jas fi'sd aoQinst the J'udlcJGi MQ^i^trcts, Flrst Clcs^, {5hGr'Qhsdo. The or'osecution in order- sppelisnts, sxamined eight witness recordsd under Section 313 of innccencs cnd statad that ct the not know whct happened. Simila?' aiso. T! i.i^/'-s .*r?' Lecrned Sessions J udge al Prosecutor snd counsel for the ad sccussd D-£?<I£QHSos nisHtioHsd 3n D*S ¥"'£have hecrd Mr. Deyesh sccused/appsliants snd Mr. U.N.S. M". U.K.5. Chcndel. iesrned Psnel Lt|r« As far as the homicidai dscl been dlsputcd by Isarnsd coL'nsel f| *i<<t<'i41-i *iiti<-ir^'tec^'<R]«i< ^STf^HST^r -h.2 Sesswns Judga, ftaigsrh, for trici. to estcbiish chsr9® caainst the accused/ ;s. 51'etements of the accused oersons were the Cr.P.C. m which aceused pcdmo otesded •ime of incident hs becams nlcd snd he eoas •epiy wss giysn by' esccused Padijrnc" Chs'jhcn tr hasring the araun'.ents of Additio"sl Pijbiie |cused psrsons convicted snd ssntenced the \^n 1 •rs'? 't'hi?? luf^/3?7??>.n4' ....»-^-^^i,.-..,. Chandra Verraa, lesrned eounsei for ths tlieo, lesrned lAdditionsl Pubtic Pfosecutor ivith' .4wy2r on behcif of the Stcte/reapondent. fh of Rambhs Bai is concerned, ssme has not :fpr ths accused/sppeliants. Apsrt from thst, Cfl^y^) XI-HC-22 sn^r^r f^TOSlI^T st»liti(rf5(T StltfT^i IISs 3^'^IPTRP)', »Tf1y'is,Riciiuy A ^r^acb t(1W[Ta»1|ch^ss^ Rre^ sfte— 3TI^T S^IRK fff?cT t"ont -ns poST-nicrTeni repsrr tc^j it is estabfished that the desth of ft As f.ar as invoiyeinant c.f 1|i! crlrp.s i'n ^u£^tion i,s ^cncs.^tied, Rot i^ho \s fcthsr* of ths cccu^sd/Gp^s statsd i'i his evidsncs thct on the ft Teskcrn and even tho'jgh coming tcj h;s house cnd he lodeiea the repor't 4), who was ths Sarpar'ch cf Viiiail) thct h®"'snt to the s!cce of ocsurr't c"d Lothis wsre toksn into psssessi^n 8. Sindoo"mati <& ftajesh infor-m£|d Ssmbha Bsi. Whereas, Rcjesh hs4 Sindoor-rr.cti has bsen sxsmined cs| her' eviderics thct she disciosed thl sxaiTiinaticn.bv the AeditionGi Publl Folice feai-, she goye statet-n2nt| aececssd with Ls-hi, Zn'cross-sxatni shs. h^s ^tstsd thst o?i ths advise olf Polies, shs ci^vs ths StQtsr^snt, o"osecution ca.se. As has baen msrf other eyewitness has not beer, exsi^i J'aganncth Rathiys (Pw-5) h4 not sle£pin9 In h!^ houss on.ths f »hl<lff1'lfl-< 11HMT ff fel^t <1'31«1< ^siRm'sn^T f-10) cnd evidence o-f Dr. S.5. Badho' (PW-7), iambhs Sai was hsmiddsi in nstu"e. |he sccLised/eppeHcnts i", the cofflmission of ^Ti£5hi4?Gr (?W-1)^ who iocged ths report cnd |!ants, wos no~ present in the house. ue has btsful niqht he went for sieep in the house of know about the incident he had nat oone to IEx.P-1 at the Pollce Statlcn. Ran-i Sinqh (PW- )e: Tsanqar Shat, hss ststsd in his eviasncs snes, Panchnama wss prepG"sd In his prssence from Padfflo S, Psduman ur.der Exs.P-7 & P- )d thst the scciised persons hsve wurdered not been sxairiinec bv th.s pi-GSecu+ion und PW-G who h^s tyrnsd hostils cnd stctsd Ifi bt RGrnbhs Boi fsii dow" and disa. In cross- |s Prosecuto", sh£stcted tha't on occount of that the accused cersons asscuited the (ninctio,'" by counsel for the cccused persons ^f h^r QrGr;c^Gthsrt crsd cn sccou^t cf^ TS;SM o^ Tnerefore, she has not supported the (i'ioned above, she has turned hos"i!s snd the ^ined by the prossciition. ts statsd in his evidance that Rsmeshwar wcis '^fui ^lght O^ S£COUyst Of fssr' of ths ^ccused (^y^) rt ni'k'.f 1 3:S? •^IWM'il, tSITnU'IS, (sldl'My IIIHCTI st>*iicn 311^1 ^sich ^. * .T-.-; . ; .'*S t . *;.'.* /y., ^ R<?^ W]; 20fl— sn^rw R-fi+SD^T Sb^iti Hf?(T !-'~^:^<-N^^. •M-.^^^.W^- s8f 'K^ sn^r ?Ttirw trf?(r •l"-^ >, -//^/ ^ psrsons. l-!e has fi-Tthe- stete^ ti| lot witness to the incident. Therefor®,ths prosesutios evidsnce regsrding invcivamenT ^usstion, ri£. o?i£ witns5®hcs nct hostiie. Only evidsr'cs cgQinst the anc Lungis; on which as par the F| r-scoverv ot l.sthi3 Is ccncspned. sd accused oersons. Clothss ws"e i Lc't'^il-s wsr's T'SCOVSF'S^ oit 25~3—19 rhtit tha siood present on tnese faiood csrouo of the dececsed. as Lsthis, ths accussa psr-sons csnno' Zn the circumstancss, w^ srosecutiQn hcs utteriv failed to 4 iher'a'fore, ths j-idginent of the tr'| In the result, the appeai anc ssr'tencss i'Bpossd upon •'•"s ac| Sscticr: 34 of ths X.P,C.. crs ££t'c^l Soth th^ cccu^sd/QSSSils^t^ ^re Ss ~"":sre3y, •rney cre in cisl'eMion dSi-ected thut the appellonts be re] co-s's. Sd/- L.G, Bhadoo Judge <*)|iitcf41-i WRJT i( te^l' <Riwi<. ^srf^Tsn^r ST ~.ne accussd perso"s beccwe !"-aa and ne is has not besn abis to sr-oducs clinching leasl bf the Mcusad/appellants in the crirne ir> bseR exsniined snd othar witnsss hes turned ^ccused persons remsins is rscQver;/ of Lct'his IS.L. rsport, bbod was found. As far ss th£ ms wer's not "ecovered ct tha instarice of •i'he 1-aeovsrad ors 26-3-1993 vld£ Exs.P-2 & p-3. 9-3 vide' Bxs.P-7 4i ?-3. But thsrs Is ?IG' r.sport ILathis wss human blood cna tha" too o" the |s'jch, ir.erei'y on the ground of "ecovery of be eonnected with the cf'ime in questicn. s"s 6'f th£ cG.'i^id$^sd ooinion thct ths stcbiish charga agsi'nst ths accussd ps"sons. |ci Court ccnnot bs sustainsd. iuceeeds and the sams is aiiowed. Conviction :fcussd/cBpsliants under Ssct'on 302 pscd ii'.iith |ds avid th£ysrs csc^uittsd of t'hs; ^alci ehcr'-^s. Aid to havs besn l^ detention s\y\cs. 26-3-1998, lincs about sioht ysc"s. It is, ther'efore, \eassd forthwith, if not reqyirsd in any other Sd/- V.K.Shrivastava Judge ('ft^wr) <\ "'N 1