Q§=§ $£§L§n§w G? £UDm£WLI§E A? B§LA$P3JR i HHWE‘T §£ M13H} ; i WQN PLMW HGM’ELE “Hm WC, EHghxmM) AMQ -€C3N’§ELL $HR£ mawEMQRE MEg'l-iwiai J$ Crimmag £mmat Majfét‘xa e1? Egg; Giriabai VemLs $ta't afi‘marihv’! P d 3 (Nrw matgsqarh} i Fm%m; Miés Minu Banerj‘ée, Advocate For thE aweimnt. Mr; UNS, Drao‘ .i‘xjditiona! Pub§io Frwasdmr: For me Staiee‘respanéent. J 1i D G M E i3 “a” {Daiivared om aLi'r‘ we’rxhe ‘06) ‘ "fhe fa§lawir1g judgment Of me: ¢0urt vm$ €5eii’vered by Li}. Egi-Eggeiw. J. 7) Ey miss appeai Lmder Sectjrm 3M (2) a? Ehe {JpP‘tl amusetj Giz‘g‘abai haa quesi’imed E%Jai§ty, cerrectness of ma g‘mg 1” w Ponvsrmn arm 0‘ kgr \ -, . V? $entm ad 2ir’“DUG ya$$en by 2”“ Atéditionai $ess§an$ Judge; Euamda Eiazaa', District Raipur, in SAT. @052’20QG whareby iaamed fickmwaa} S s M‘s Jucsga far h01§§§ng the ugcd Vita? gilt}; for mmrmwion a‘f wffenw umigr Sec‘tian 302? 9f the ;F£ fa“ rammxri x g mwr of he: daughie m law na‘miy sh m i sentamsE. her ta W9 f0 Cf? {w 157$ m defauit m? Lgr‘iderga émprimm‘nent for f0 pm: no paymearwi Q'f farm m futiher unéarga x» l for a ( mmS ? Pgixsecumm M’Ee m int—j $ fhmi on 1742—Q9 RN}; Sam gave Dahém Hali$hi Ex m ’U § ‘amn Haus& Omm‘, Paiécs gtamn medal w ihe e‘ffrea‘i Eha€ m Is réa'i‘iia‘em m“ yiEiggf§ Sarkhmx Twiay he and Kama“ Q Gi‘iax‘aradaa Weare gmirxg ta) Hawalcmr, wha’; eame m \tma viikagre in mic-M AE: that Emmi wrgy heam m3 worn “Ja‘; “Irmcwm Min mic-M gai‘icm. wrgy $amm$hi wag from whim, when ‘khaym na" EPA“ gac9$ LR m; é e m“ mews bmmi m1 hm fcme s;i a w m Ewan w my: Mamwr Wyw spam m1 mg ‘l have «temméimd “Rand” {an writaww’d incidel‘lt)‘. 3% s gcing m tha pciéce, a; vhim t; ' nqmmd faan“ ha“ a$ t0 What has hzappéne‘d, “he ra heai thui: <:I’H has somw‘i teti murdw af her daughtew imiaw by mmaking he? wét‘h am arid hamm'er. Katwar further engmrxaci a3 'L‘c; agizhy < k ims mmmiiwd mmdw on whim Girjabai replierri %hat may daugm‘gmnwmw was a Mtchczraft awn: askrd h m tha‘ hr‘ s zgng care in Girj‘t‘tbai, yau find wt if: ‘ macaw m WhMt me h“ a weft}. Ha ie’f’t ”Em Mariigmr‘ er: hicycle. Ha want m the ham f3 z: amng with ‘ 1Raz‘rgiéd1wa11 Earmdur‘ chair“; F<ajaram, Kaie5hwar, Ljhzzmm 3 }<ar;:~m.m;, mam t‘m‘l 3m; a giii arurag 'atam'mg, mm: is i'haa heuaé 0f pp Girjabain Q , unqum m won? *hw mgw: 0%.- 0‘? her fatimr‘ aha rcawieai tha hm fa£mr has gong—2 if; th' dgwmlmm! 113% ihgra is minim}; m‘aida We muse. ‘Whew Mi anquira‘ed fmm hm“ about thte prewrxcé 13f ma :‘m:thea: we re wed wat ma!" muhe; qaa gwe inwcrw ,Jamhm, Li‘smwte: my; awn: mwards we wuriyard a hr: hmzae :Qwi ai i‘lw t W“ bios-iii 35‘: iha Tax-or 43‘? ndaS’L .' hiamn-iav a V ‘ ‘ W1: 1ying dead m me \inrandah thaw Wuw :nynmg u; her he: ” mug hammar, a/e and wub uf haoud .aig_ned waih Mcmd wgi“% Wing {m tha gmunri Qm £iLmher A cvnquiw, tiaughéer m" Gir;2a§22i§ émfmrmed gha‘z her moiher ms committaé the murcie: mam; mr he PeWmbd 5M Mam d i‘iofiwag’. ‘K Rwaeavmg ‘ma Elana Ndhahr ’E’:(.--Px‘2} $tatim Hwrae; Statim’i, Exa dm regNc—rw: HR unziar W - Pl’2hA far mmmka$ion ‘3‘? the $ff%nce under aegtmrz 3G2 m“ the LRG” He mfi fan ife wane. mt accummce and preapamd the 3EEe ptaa Ex-F’M‘ C50thess ia‘f awusgd Gum Lamcu wi‘h brim were $Gized under Ex.mF‘f§. Axe, mmrmr arzd me 0km Gf 33mm Q39 wem gaizer§ mmar ExrP/G. f¥ftw givmg mime Ex.~Pf7 *m tm armha$i imquegé‘ (E3;:.~Pf8) rm thia baueiy Eff Misha £77m W35; pramraa‘, The bGCEy Gf Nima Ba} wa$ 3am fzar pash‘nwtem examimatéw Q Ehr‘ wnmmMy Ham'xh €¢m , Kama umder EE>(.--F!1£3, mi Vn E Nwmr Warm wad Mimi pmatmm‘tem an ’h m d}; af ’xm a Es , pren c, E Jma mm rewi x.~P!22 in which ma spinsad mat Lfakiise m“ ck“ th mi: mam hem mum and death wag humm Ql m Ha kw: Hg amt) 1“3<3t§cz;d 5 iaceerama’i wwnds, 4 irmsed waunds and ma cors'cu3i9n on the haad mid faces of dgaeawd Nisha Pgiii. He fmher opmed mat mjuriesa Hark 2, $a and 1O W613 causeé by warp cmmg abjeci; amx‘ mmainmg injLériea$ \me c;w&:ed by MM am! biamt wbjeci; Mwmid bma and Laf’n :3 m” *nmMHme wwz 'fy‘acttured. \ \ ,\ r \ r? @ LO rafr Lmuz‘é invwtégation, c? arge “Men wam {I9 “ 3m t the :wmmed i“ h amt of Arhjmenal Chief w a! mmmzme 310cm Baz'ir vim 1n tum cemg'mteci the cme ‘m we $e$smns Judge, Raipur, from whem W med 2” fmdwnai Segsimw éucég‘a rewév r,‘ the La a an rraltgier for mai. E in ewe!" to %3tab§i$h the gharga againa‘t the accmwd, garmmuimn axammed 14 vyétneaseaa. 3tatemeni’ {3f W2 accwed wais meamkd under Eiectien 3 the Cr m vfmh sh»? (fem ml Qaa rmr‘mmmv‘ug natew! appaarmg agams§§ Emr in the wasecutém; muéei‘rcm“ OheE (if o :aiaued a '3" Liv {mu 0x t‘m *mdm f aha wa$ n a; cuhu ai mm, am does "km ,mmw my: n r diughterm—aw dzml whm $¥ e :etumarg fmm aha agy waged amid, § $ 5w} m Jady of her (iaughmrminmlaw in Elia: housei in“; 5% m that, 3mg hecame unmmcmw. Shea ham! 5km examinefj DWJ Santaah am‘ DW— Ram 3&1ar if; t’amrce. ‘ 6. We: haw mam {earned ceunse$ for me pas'lzie3 7. Mm Mina Kineuea iealrneti mun$$k f0? Eha accusedXapwHant has mt :iiwuiead hmmcickal deakh as Mum $34 Apafg fmm that, PWMH m. ‘mrtcm humar Shanna Wm) r‘mwuckegi the pOstmahem 9 E Am bow 53f Nima Bal has $tated thaE thare wem 1Q imurias m} varmus warts of ma mac! and face. Theare injurie3 ww Me mm‘mm k mtm‘r£t. Manaéibfe mne arm ma$tr3iti bane were xraatm'edA Qne meiar math was; i ’9 . Ha mm asisa ad that he {ixamined we and hammea It wa$ p:2:saié>le wuw meaa'e inj'ariieae wéi‘h ma and hammem The? injm‘i$$ wem $erieus g Er; name arm: x :math V MKS. Mmicic‘éaL The. W Liewct, 0‘ r-W~t Rasmai and 9W2 mama Dam bs3fm‘e Wham the acngugcsd made; axira judicial mmessmn am; Patab mui rm (iaath m? Ni$ha Eai was f‘mre'licidai in na‘mre T?'aere'f0re, it i$ esttabHshezj 'H'za‘r. ihe d i :31 th J am a wa$ mmm i m mantra Ag f r is Hwainwwm m” the anamedhe§lant m crima in ques‘iitjn is ougmmeaxi § “a i, rm swat or mukgr evid Ins: Er tiw caga Smxvistim: new am Hm; WM mics! ewcwm i a, 3G wix‘a gudmiaf cm? m made} by Gm m bafm’e PW—i I'm .51 P‘N-u Mama Em m g; cf a13ver ith-rtg- imi s v Mm; Pww nza§mg$haadi h PW~-‘1’ R0a3::>iai (2M F‘W" {Zhamra D31. mm bum! m ~h—3 shaman a1 d aza 0f acrm m : -- s mJ Wraaymma af caffemw m am hamraizar armj chm wgrg famd s am c; w m Wow. m m3? m m‘da’ i0 r931: mmmtim‘z based 0:1 iha CKYCLimtE m i:he mime m qumétm based em 1c, friér'Wlm r‘“i:rc!p w Mm dwm Lay 1e: Hon‘bka Apsax 60am; '§. {he circmmi‘amae; ‘fmm which an mfear‘mrce m‘ gui‘t i$ 3m1ght m be drawn, mwi be cagemly am! m'mly ia$taba$heck "’ Emw m me m‘trvn $ shouid be a?" a ciefima‘e} tendwcy Lmevrmgly tmimtiwg towarqzl ‘f uf ihé gramme 3‘ the aircum&taim&$: {Men CJmLmtwQIy $h'wk‘f farm a mhain sat; ngmplete. ahat meme iE my esciw fmm tha cmmlusécm that Wimm a§§ humw nwwb My fi‘w mma W1; commlmé by m, “awed am mm ma: and 4. tlw cmw gienml avaencg in awar t0 wstain mswicmri must be mvmiew ‘ m m. xpa! 19 of explawElm a. raw mm? hypmlwai$ than hmt mf wk gu It Cu W: accL $mi am wah ewc‘wm— xh'zuud not 011’“ be; comm rt With the gunk a“? the accuse:d but $h0uid §m ir¥cm1$é$tmzt ‘wiih his Emwcenma x me evMenc-e availab!a cm racm‘rj w {mi Gut a$ t0 wi‘u%fijher‘ 'i'hni: gsmsecutiam hem- bean able to gStabiish the margg againsi f§‘e archaen' am} wwthgr ihe e‘Meance igd by ”Em: pmsec i 11w beam $t00ci mp to ma $e$t iaid dmrm by ”ma Apia}: ambit? fm‘re3t§ng mutation ‘n c1; unmtantiaiws'km 1f FM circummanasah As far as thia airway: arm 1% cmcé‘ 1 iamned ‘caumei far ihe acczwediapgaelmnt argued €333: as per the evidence 0f FEM—1 Emma} and PW—2 {mamra Das, exira judmia! cenfe$3ir3n wag mada‘ by accused €3iyjabai m aresence of Hawaadar and Dwar‘ika Prasad Tandmn, malice (z'ffzciais, thereefore, gxtra judicia! canfe$$icm m hit bx; $ectiem 25 afihe Evidence Am and aaame h nat admiwibw in mklénca .Olx we Omar hand, married counw! far ths StatefreSpwdent arguaai Ehai; éa extra mumai crmeasmn mam: bu *he accus ¢§ was mt “m” the; Pmica-g Od‘wr mi h wag Lo ”Vb Raupi‘! and PW~ hamm Dac tharemre M wwmm m“ m, um K; o we Ev ewce Em are} rsoi atvamed is ' - ‘ . ma Crmrt §$ requirm m :5 iiairx fmm ma h‘r‘ tyrdrnce: w H wwlher #Enh pmsel" hw has b’mn am. m : i * aim! m \ \ ‘ \ “A‘Larmm fhv 'lwoiwnwr‘t m’ cinema i { ‘ \ ‘7 New, we shal? prot;€aed m mmtini; " m @ 32‘ W W9, laok mm ti‘za evidence sf PWJ Raopiai, he ha ’T‘teti *hrit 0n fhe fateful! day m" aie‘ g w‘th Kotwar Chamra Da$ were gemg mt?! twc‘ gm!ice man-La Tandou mi aria hexao mm 3E9 Varma at: m1 Wm; &i!"jai:ai came m We 3‘ti‘%et., '5he was; axaying tha‘; $he hag mmmiizted murcier. Ofi tha‘;, poiice permnmel wid that 3m: seem$ m be a mad éady, tam; her’. 124. her£>afiefg Qérjabai again $3M thai shéé ha3 wmn‘rittad murder. On énqui ,1, :3he “furihe $aid that $he has tammitted murdei= afhe?“ daughter: in-law, on vmiah, hza akmg with Ketwar Kick mar t0 Qhakki Para Square, nxe demded tm¥ m w; ga: t9 fhe rwidmme of irjabai m %md 0m Wa ‘rerauty on hm” ma: ment Thereafter, hv New Wm whet Jamonza went €13 ihe Muse of Girjabaj and saw ihat daad hwy of daughi:ar4n4a\;v of GM‘a‘ihai wa$ iying m ‘zhe Varandah m a poo? a? bkwd, ishe wag mead}: dead Near her Wdy one axe, ham'mm‘ and dub'stamed with Mama ware 3,3133 On cm&a sixammatwn bythe evémmem jleade ha has farther :mamd zhat ax xacma’gct that whgrx they iooked back after iurnmg iheir faws, they $3M: the bioad Sfmts or; um aaca and hamd" af jabal {Birjabai gaid tha‘t shg iaa$ commmed Kand (an umaward inciaant). Wh n he}; reaghad t ha hams: J awmed, Narayam, daughter of the amused WE?) gtam‘mg there. Cm enquiry, sha discio3ed that her father ha$ game to the agriauhurai heid and m ehquw abaut tha mmher, $h-e hié$c§o5ad that has!” rmther as gcne thwards Sarkhmi She further diaciased that har mather has c‘ommiited the murder. Thereaften they gm”: uehcii P (ah; Ex P!“ Similar is; hm evideme 0f PW—2 Lihamra Dm H“ has titated that on the fatefui day at 4 pm he aiohg Mih twc pdicax pemm’mei and Rowla! were gmhg, ak that time, Camabeh harm}: aawnc, Hm he ha mmmhmé murder anti she é$ going m the paiice, (m winch he mat-{eh RwpEai that you $hmum g3 t0 €he wage Mammr m hinder t0 ‘hnd Gut the veranity of tha sta eamenf mad? by Omaha! ‘tl‘wraa’s‘aer matamai went tu the home m Gmahdl \nshem h amm war F :‘sihmjihg and hhe di$clo§ed the fact. The ewéwmce 0f 9W4 Raoplai am! PW— Chamm Dias hm? further lwen mmbogatm by thh evidence: 0f F-‘W~4 Bhagchhnd) who hars atated that Qhe accmeh came anti mahlvmté him that she hat: committed murdgr 01" her PW—4 Ehectchend hat; etated that (gm—that came in the vmage amt saict that she hm whw ttcu mwder at her eauehter‘u {aw Mood epota wete oreeeut 0h her heck. hende and ctathes‘ Th lefere e ideme oftheee wtnesees ttiscleeee that wttrreeses PW—t Rmpial, PW—2 Chemre Dee alahg with m paitce pereormel were going in the viiizage Szirknor at Ei me h Lu @ Gi?jabai cama, she was saying mm we has cc‘ammittearj nwrder 0f may daug?1t&r~§n~!aw, therahfm‘e, :L'ha accused made‘éEXEra judicial wnfewcara w‘:’:ere the pQiice pemonne! were present, but $he had mat madé can‘fesaian “t0” the police personnzei, as sfm was 1s ying that she has; mmmitted murder of her daughwmmiaw and $he iS going m the peHce ciliai'mn, témreforé, Shé wa$ mt knawing war in mama, 4 pawns gonna were paiice gerssmeh On enquiry, we mack; extra jud§c§a§ mnmwom befsre 9W4 Empla! and PW-Q Chamra [33$ GI cwurw: a’: that time, $3M chance twa poke persunml were am) presem but $hs§ W35 mi aware ihat 1‘:hey are mime wrse’rmgi their is; my she said thar she is going i0 the pah‘ce. There i3 no reasm to {iisbeiieve the widehce of Nth? Rqoplai, PWQ $hamra and PWaQ. Ehagcharid and the defehce ha$ not hear ébie to emit any circunmtance in the crass-examinahan cf thesag witnesises‘ie discradit tiwir évidtemh. There i$ hathihg an rgccrd which ssujgestri mar cemfassiah wa$ not voluntary or ma Merwverz am‘sfe535aéeh \rmS hmmpt, 13r$e¢f§0n 25 afthe Eviéence Act enviwges that ho aohfe$$ion made “to” a paiice officer, :shati be prevad as against a pemoh accuwd of any cheme whereas, Segcticm 26 ehvésages that rm wnfewioh h'xade by any perwn whiist he £55 in tha cu$r0dy of a police afficer, umess it b$ made in rhe immediata prewhce of a Magistrate, shaH “u proved a3 againsi arch \ perwn. Therefgre, in drder t0 attract rha provi$ian$ ref Sectian 25 i‘r is hece‘ugmf that confe$si0n must he made “t0” a pzatéce athcer, in :ttat casc only the same cammt be praved against him. t4. New theretare, thé question fcrr consideraticm before this Court it: as ta whaither in the circtumstance$ extra judicial canieasioh made: by tha accwed ks hit by Section 25 Qfthe Evidnnne Ant, merely hecause same Waa made “in presence at mlice”, as the ahwe extranted prwlsions 0f $ectinn 25 of the Evidenca Act envisages that any confession maria “to” a pellce ofhcer, ethall net be proved agaimt thn acctmed. in this case, canfes$ion was not made “t0” palice, but th$ same was made; t0 PW~i Rooplal ann‘ RW~2 Chamra Dasl The $pirit behind the provi3ion5 0f $ectinn$ 25 and 26 of the Evidence Act. is that any confeasion made t3 a poilca Gr in the cuatecty cit the police” cannnt ha uaed aa against the maiz r fer the raasan that tha police haing lnvestigailng Agency; there i5 aviary tikeiihoncl that they may nxtract the winsaasinn by mention m bid , use lat third tiegree mama/aria 0r there i3 every chance that nut oi? fear int a L @ J\ beamg m" lmra$$ment by peiice amused may make cnnfa$siaix in sush a casse, there wili be every rmance of faiiure m‘justise. The pravisions o"? 3ection 24- cf the Evidenca Aer which contempia’re that Mwen wnfession apwara’ t0 H19 Cynurt hm beérx caused by any maucamam ths’eat or pmmiw Iwv’rxg re'ferermg to the charge, against the accLzsed peraorl that i$ my Semmz 24» a? the Evidenee Act erwisages mat I¢¢§1f9$$iom cauaed bu iruziucemerm threat an” pmmiste; is; irrelevant: in thé; criminal proceedmgsa: Secrtiorw 25 and 2 a ir'ur‘tamr my dawm that czmfgwon made “to“ a gaolice‘ 0r whiie in the poime eugmdy cannot ba uwd agaimt the maker. There‘mre, requii‘anwni 0f Sec£ian 25 (afme E‘v3dence Act i$ thaf canfession made “fa” a “pmme m’fcer“ catmot baa proved agamst the fa§akeix Thi$ $$cfizm dses not pmscribe mat if any canmssmn is made “in presence” of the mime, then $ama cannoi be usgd agaimt the makgr, pmiculariy, when the makar daes not kmwthat any palice perstmne§ are present or withaut taking notice of those persans or in presence makeg voluntary wnfesnican ta rhe persons; othnr than the pnhce, then in our mnsidered opininn, provininns n‘f $ecri0n 25 are net artracted. The anhj requiremnnt is that thé said canression nhauid not be made on asking by the police 9r 0n intervention by rhe peiice pereannei er in anewer i0 the query made w rhe polrce ofhcer‘r For thie View, we are fortified hy rho judgment of the aombay Htgh Court in the matter of Mimi Rameyyo V, $tete of Mehereehtre reported in 1587’ CRtLé. Mmi in preeentcase, the confession matte by the accused was voiuntary, ae the accueed came from village Manin‘or, Without eeking by anybody, she was saying that ehe has committed murder of her daughtenin—iavm therefore, oonfeseioh woe voluntary and true for the reason that in pursuance ofthe confeeeion made by the acoueed, on being asked by PW—2 Chamra Drier MAJ Rooplei iiirent to the house of the acoueed in viliage Manipur and he found that the cteeri body of cloughteiuinwlov-r of the amused vireo lying in the Varorideh of her house even Norayeni daughter of the aocuoed wars standing and. she o’itsoloeed than ixiieha Bai dei‘ightenin—iaw has been murdereri by her mother. i53eoond circumstance: As fer ass thie circumstance ie concerned, Pr‘w-i ‘i i Roopiei and PW—2 Chamra Dee have etaied that Girjabai came near to them saying that ohe has committed Keno xar untoward inoident; They eaw that there were blood spote on her face and oiothes. Further PW~1 Roopiol has etated that on asking by Kotwer Chomra Dee he went on the spot, there he sawthat in the ‘ii’arancioh ofthe houee o‘ithe aoouoed, the J' od “i. were mjurie3 on her faw and haad‘ The bload ‘Stained hammer, axe and dub were wing an the epet. As per the evidence of PW~9 Retneeh body 0f her c§aughter~in~1aw Nisha Ba? wee lying in a pee} ef mead, there i } 1 Mishra, mveeiiga’dng Omcer, domes of Ehe accused were seiged Lmder Ex.-P/5~A, hammer, axe and ane dub of Baboe! stained wii‘h Mood were eeized under Ex.—P/6~A. Perusa¥ ef the ESL. repert EmPi21 reveais mat Sari ({M‘), Blouse {ID—2}: $aya r3343), Me {E}, i-lammer (Fr, Club {G} were feund eramed wiih bleed Even PW—H Dr, ‘r’ogeen Kurnar E§harme has stared that he exam‘med a.>‘:e 8r hammer; it was peeeibie m ware injuries with hammer and we in questien which were found on the bedw’ of Ehe deneaeed. The breach}; of the deceased wee fmmci ih rhe house. of u the accueed in injured conditieni /As per the evidence ef PW«1 Reepiai, Narayani, ciaiighter 0f the accused, eaid that her father hae gone in rhe agrieuhurai new, therefere) it was fer ihe accueed ta expiain as i0 hew her daughter-intiaw ssusi'ained injuries, vmich resui‘ied into her death because this was the house et’ accused, a3 per the provieiens 0f Sectien 106 e'f the Evidence Aet, it wee within the special hmwiedge 0f the accueed to expiain that how her daughter-in-law suetained thinness iri the heuee‘ Qt eatiree‘ ehe haa explained that ehe had gone t0 the agricuimrai heit’i; when ehe retui'rtech ehe eaw Nisha Bai in injured cenditiont she heeame uncenscioue But: this expianatieh was talee because PW—t Reeplal amt PW—Z Chamra Dasx whe are indepenEient \Ar’itneeses, have stated. that the accueeci came aEi the way t0 Sarkhor fmm her viitege Manipur. She made extrajudicial cehfeeeien hetere them that ehe has cemmitted murder at her ciaughteruimiaw. Therefere: ehe hate made talee explanatien that ehe wee at her agrieuiturai heici. t6. Learned couneet fer the accusedi’appetiaht arguedthat mentai conditien at the aecueect was not perfect ant 5he wee behaving [the en ineene pert-en, as such, ehe isa entitleci for the beneht under Section 84 of the l.P.C3., 17. ht Carder to attract the provieions at Section 84 otthe tPQit is necessary that it is established that at time of commiesien 0t crime, the accused by reaeon of uheoahtirress 0f mincl, is; ihcapahie of khowing the nature of the act, er that he ie doing What ie either wrong or centraryte iaw, A5 her the previetone 0t Section 105 of the Evidence Act, burtieh Le en the accueeci t0 eetabiieh that whee grime was; eammittee by hei ehe were an‘h‘erine hem unsoundnees 0f mind. Sectien H15 at the Evidence Aet w. \i “ anviisages thzaé ”When a persan is accusazd 03‘ any w‘enca fhaé , 1mm? 0f gamvmg fhe exil$fence of circunmtances {winging f vs case withfx? my 0f 5m; G‘enerai Exceptfvns in she 1r7dian Pam! Cade, 18130 {4§ of 3‘36Q) car wii‘h/‘n any spegiai excapi‘ion 0r proviso contained in any mhgr‘bayf 0f ms; same Sada, or i3? any Jaw a'éfining tha affenca, is upcn hfm‘ am! fhe Com? may presume me absema af sue}? oircumsfanceS" Qf caurse, the basic ingredients 0f we offence has to be pmved byihe prosecutim. The burden contempiated under Sentian 105 of the Evidence Am can be discharged by bringmg same materiai cm reccrd Le. by pmducmg dacumentaw evidence, medical éisidence, cther defence w‘tnesses or by crocs~examinatian cf the prwecuticn wimccses which prcbabilixc the; d§$§1ce raised by me accused fhat the accused was: swering from Lmcoundness bf mind at the iime 0f wmmigcicwcf crime. m thic gage, not‘hEgg hac bce‘ri piaced on recorci by ihe accused to $h0wthat she wa$ Suffering "from uqscundnesc cf mindc (3n the contrary, in her ctaiement under Sccticri 3W3 oHhe C3nP.C.E we ha3 iakcrg me piea cf aiibi that at Ehe time of commisscion of crime che wac ai her cgricuitrrrai iseicir in cmra‘S—examinaiion cf the pmsecuticn witneaws the de‘fencc has mi heen abie ”sir: ciicit anything which cstabiiahec that ihe accused wa$ si‘ir‘idring from uriccundness of mind at ihe timc of commiwion of crirriel Even in the drasswexaminaiici‘i! PEA/”8 Ratnagh Michra, 1.0,. has caiegcr‘icaiiy stated that mentai'baiance of the accuced was aii‘right: iherefcre: argument of ieamed couns‘ei far the accucedi appellant that the, accused Wag suffering from unsccndness 0f mind at ihe time oi ccmmicsicn cf crime ic not establisshedr 18in iihe reculi; finding of ihe trial Cduri does; nci cuffer from illegalii‘g or infirmity. The appeal being devoid of merit i$ liable to be dismissed and ii; is hereby dissmissacli / */ Sd/- DIMENDRA MISI-IRA ' Sdl- L.C.BHADOO Judge Judge kc i \x