VM K-. \ v. ;n ^tl l!ii + 13 -II !. r ./- :t: y^ m \ - . :: :: : : : • mOH COURTW«SHH!&3^»aiKiiHA3"aODM.BaAaBBR •&lmta!!d^inlieal,]Ro.at7NKX)S:s:t' APPBUiAMT (In.taiQ Naafca, Siagfc ^-Kanwar, ©et3M3|araan age^'iBtooufi'35 60's s® lffi^ S::'-K ^^ VERSWB RB8POaUBEi8t DacEma, I>istlKaSai:®uja{eC^; State of Ghliattis^ifc D.M. Sut'guja (CGQ , £ ^ <auMH»^APi>EA]-^»a^(2)^a^coi%c ®mBiaMa« ::l':;g£ifRd«MSB^BS^.-;:"'?J'"':l''l'''-'^^^^^^ Sliri;Vjajeet^KztmarPaD|dey,<»uaseI^ Shn S.R.J. Jajswal,^>aaieli»awy^^^^t^ Di*isI<mBen^^.,-,;' .•,:•.:''.•.'.'^-•••^^ ,:11': ..••:..'^s-::.^.^:- •H«>^I^;8iut;T^.aMnNn^^:S;;"'^ '. ' . .'.' Httn'B^^^^i'l/R.I.i.affiaBai'tre.^gg; .^ ^ ... ." • •;;:;:; •!ORMV:»tfBlBiBBl -^:?- • • . Per TJP.Slianna, J. ? (II.ffiE.'SsTO^ . ^ehalteBige iu'flus ap^ aod oRier of seirtenc&^^d^ AdditaaQal Sessions Jjad^ AaEtMteipurrIMstn^ S.T.^^5/^2004, wlie^ Addittoa^ Sessions iJudg^aftga'ilMriiaiiig^^i&^aj^^ cpmmission; ^ culpabfe 't|i^^ Laxinan: Singt^ coavKil^ •ttoe^^^ • IPG and sciiteaeed foi- life iiapimicmaae^-aEQxi' flnie^rfiKs.SQOgf-, ia dBfeuItofpaymeaitoffi&^llBirti^-'^feigo^I^ s^: • . • • '.•.'• •.'• . .; • . ~.' ••..'• ' i 2. Tlie CTiaviction is laip.^i^^^^^o^^ gramid'thaS viBte)«ut .fhere beiag^ ai^ iotai^revjt|lfijaey^s^ trSIQ^^^^ ^;'jp";1r ^ ^i'fea ;J 'i^i! SSfc .._?• '^ =.-es"\ i. :\ : • . : ' appeBant, /Uie tearncd Additiai^ Sessioas^^^^J^ aiid senteaced the appfillant a&afi^said ineatioi^^ GommittediUegaltty.^i -_ 3. As pcr case c^|piEOsecutBin,foa fetefiil<i^E;pf24.8»8e<Ny-Bi» betwreen 9 t69;30 aaa, Lasmian'Siaagh (siQcedeee^ae^m^&tefe^ ia •'uttegs;KumMarta, ^*.S.j©ai^iaa»^th^ r ^pelte^.oatBe:,w^^ carpenter axe ai^ assaalted lani^ and cased fatal injuty. LmEmaaSiagh iEamediate^ aMule i.dgdag!! declamtioa to^'Eanl^slBS^ Su^^PW-l^ Pt^rim S^ Shw Shaiikar Smgh (F^l^ ^ thereaflter lie dicd. Ifeslsediwa^^^^^S^ Station and lod^d FIR viide Bx. P^l. The IntvBsti^yag Qfflcer left for fhe scene o£occurreiice and af& sumffloniBg witnjesses vuie Ex. P/% lEM^st over prepaied yide E^. E^^ ^ Magistisate vide ^, P^3,' Spot;a^>^'wa prcpatied walc 'Ex.; iy5, Btood stamed sp^;and plaui sail^w^ireet^ frcun. tlie;spqfevideY E^. P/6. Dead body -v^^sent ^Fuautog^ to As^ RHG, Darm^ yide ^ 1^10, ^ coxidiMited autop^ vidc Ex. P/ll.;ai^ fixi^ r%htsideofthebaGkonfl3Beii]ecko£5x2x4^^ inortem ia nature. Gerrieal boae Was finiad: cut and; spinal;eoml - ^y':.' .„'- .:::.^,:1- ; •:. -^•^:- :?:•-.',:•-.; : : -. was atep finuid cut iDJunes were dmigerous arid deaBi 'was IiomiEadat iu iiature. Carpeatet axe was sei^dfioia l^ acxrtMe^ vide Ex. P/7. Accused w^'<a} a into^^^^^t^ Sealed •clothcs Qf fhe dece^efl were seiz^'vlde 'Ex. P^9. Seizefl artk&sweresent^chemicalexam^^ niap was prepared 1% Patw^ vide Ex. P/16. Statemeatetrf fhe witnesses were recorded uiuler^ S^ Gruninal PTOcediure, 1973 (in^hortthe Cod»). •; | ta. -l^w^ .: !ili]Mll'l^ KWi il<. \ :'1 •:, 4» ; Afl^ epBiptetif^ .cf^^ befiM&Ae Judieiat MagislTatE^1@^ turn, <»mimtted •fee ^ase to?^&e.<3^^ fcosa. whei«fthe leaia^ Addffkm^ Sessaons iJudge I'eceiwed'ffie? c^se on tcaasfer fin-triaL !,?.'• ' . : " ' • ; :' ^ • • ;. 5. Ia order. to piovelpte guBt of the ^eused^^ip^^ pN ecufioi¥exaaiin^ as^^Hiat^ as ^ exanuaed uiuler Sectiori 313t oftiie (3<xle,.iB;whiah,AeidagUA-lfc®^ cnxnimstaaees -ra^eariag agalii^ unplicatioa.in oiime la <^^ 6. After aEfonliag opportiiuu^ <>f"licarm^ leanled Additioiial.Sessioiis ^ appeIlanKa&afbissaidnfeatiioaed,^^^^^^ 7. W«liavelleari Shri Vinfi^ ^ fhe appeUSnt and Slai S.R.J.Ja^^ ^ fhe State, peiusea Ite jwlgmelit ^ trial Court. . ;;,; ^ i:-'::'.^^'^^^^^^^^ : .: ; . 8. t.eaTD^ counsel ^;^ ^llella^ coiwastM^ o&tlie appellaat istsabstaatia^ dymig^<leclara&)& maSe ^ fhe^deceaseff -to TBntKshwai" 1 (FW-1). Pi^IiU^Siagh?^-^,^S}iw ^BlHaan^ (PW^, l^lhe ewdeinoe^o^ to dyiag dcclaiation docs iaotaa^nTe ea^ ^;per'ease (rfpiroseeutioa, spB^^coni^^ cut aad^in' tfiese taxcun^ deteaseA to isafe any,dyii^<^ adduccdon lielialfof'ltepBMec^ lflist5-6 de^^and Befote 8ssaaffiag-^y& <^ lustorotlier. ^IiisslK^ hc was aot a^ i^ knowledge of imderstaadiDg riglit or^wrong. ^^ &"^'- -.•sS: • IBIiS aaii •—-•—'- .^-•^i^-^jff,^si.-^..-^!-^^^:^.vi"'-"— \ circumstances, in which injuiy Bas Tic^ causefl aad suigte.felmw'" roitliout infentibn, ifthfi case ofpipsecutioa is admittetfthCT.also the act 'of flle app^lant does^aot^^ to SeetMm 3Q4 Part II ^Ahe IPG. % 9. Qn ttte otfaer Ilaad, leaai^ eouasel^^^^^^ l.::l: :\M • '^:^:M. - ..' .': . ...•:. vehemently bpposed t&pse ai^^eats" ai^f subHHtted»»fiia:t corivietiEui of &fi sgipellant is s^ declaratiba aiade by fhe dcceascd to T^ PkabUu Siagli (PW-2), Sbiy Sbaal.car Sin^i (PW-^ ysaiid Soalcuiiwar (PW-S) and evidenGe ctfafi^saM wj^ confflence ;aa<t.tinstw(M-thy^^^^^^^^A^ fflo d^T iBteatioa for cauauig sitcl]. death: has been eSt^liBhed, Init ajn. ease of serK>i»' jajuiy, it eau be mfencd on ffie basis of aature, use of WBapDa' and other circumstences; In thc preseat case, dec&sed •flaS i sittm^ aad Ifie appeffi^ wfaen the deceased w^ aot ^a shows that after ensuriag^ ffic' fala^ app^lantlias cau^drsucti^iaj^^ witoesses ha^ acrt^adi^^ unsouad mitui. Bvrat ottieawise, fhc a^peUaat- was "aQdeff obUgati<:m to prcwe s»<AesEcept^^ EvideaceAct, but Sieappellantlaasnota^ pnwe fhe exceptkfn^ i s •^-w^^s' ki •:- 10. laorder to apprcciate&e aiguineiite ad;(»Bced<m;be^ tteparfes, we ItaveiexaniJEaeAt^evideace^a the pTOsecutioii. 8 ; i tl. la the present <ase, Iiam^ • fiyund Over tfaiB;ae^ <oif:f^ ^,;^^::"--,,;^-.;;.;-^-:,:.,;^^-,-<;7-17;^;-,^^^:,^S substaatialty dispu.tedJ«^?l]i^a W '•^)^ ••~^"-^^:4'?~.T7T^^'?^;-^^^La?^T-Ti j... mmIK' isijji;1 sis«Ii pnne awiapgaoa a.itdsin4on s®op&SBp 9-3 .Kg: ^daifS yjitt peq »ii8]|aife3^^eqi ^a^ aip <q SHRBI^ *sassaB»MitastHp. jo ^po^fitia^ia^ xra ion SBA WBnadife 3q,i, •Fapii flpiMsiiajoaBHtBsaMtaeg^^ AaaiBq^q^ triq ^aoHBpe^aABtl &^ -••;'^-'-^.^;^L'^.^^/^:^^-^^'':^V^^ •«Bqpae s&p 9-S ls8l •K9 ^3(B I011 PBIl ysefiaSiSB^ stq^.&'ipaqa si^aa^jM 3Soq^^pat8yB?r SEBI^ aaifls^Q "insn^ 01 pas^oap sq^. -a£q^agBro iiopBUBia^; SIH^. c^ SCT^^ sfavff. ^ipaaosip e^iiffl[»BBHxia»ssoroa^m^ ;|n^'^Sixa^^sassara}iM^M3!^ paapirexa ssaio^^^s^ 'ST -oiaiqt af. paseao^ 3«gjCq sp^ iKByBaBjo^^^ .(BMqsaspraj, jo aoaa^Aa a^ p3!|B^qo^3 ^(BpiiB^qns aAeq fe-^^jBaromt^^^^'^^ iiiqcpad ^^•s^a'^yisSsSpGt'p^vo^e^^^^ VISM aq 'aayBaxa^^p^ -f^pa^ '^vSkCQ ^^ytn^'ip^siqiKicfaj&Rte^^^^^ ^atBs^Had.n^^^oaTOsniTOodn.palp.BS^ ypq.'.a^ "taiq .fii gm^sei tro p^;3Ai[B SBM ^ ^p(^q 'q^.iM paaiBts SKU ^(; Sjpog sq» ao Sni^ SBM "qSmg ireiosa^ •^{0^ sn:t iB'qt saies sieti'sxse^ •paiffsieaa sei'asify& iaieasBpg ja asnoq SIR. jo ytiag "Biii^iBg'iiBiBKyt—pasBaaapaig:patpressB pHB SIHBO yjBfpddB ,g^. «I!B& Og-g ^c^ ^ (i-^)^^^q^^ aoiraptAa sa^ ^9^w''amfsxef»^ Sis^ a^^ ^-^.iBMiimyiospro^/i^i^tn^jBain^ ;mE{qs^A<(^-ft^ME^B(s?aeM^sapEB^ .pt, aatiapiAa aig. iro pssBq s^lBEiaEe^ep^^^iaipdi&^aiij^^raG^au^^ a)BBR'8iGmxwiit^iro[tadde^pasn6awwpi^^ -;-"arai^a la'pptonno^ SB /ipBap pEtB't't /<j -xg }Jodai afedcqn.B pli8 "^T-^l^^qs<% '^^ •IQJO SS^apWs^ ^P^qsiiqet^ ^^^^^ \ ! • :. ' • l!i!;in ._^..^..1L. .i'^' IBIIIl:li :^'Hl.l;'J^?: :1 K ^•^' 1\- ' ; - : . not possible l^ any pcTson^'to wateh &pexs(m.far 5»6d^cs'Aat; ^ too fbr alltiale. ' 14. .Tte^pnnciple ofdyii^ "nemo Mwritwus proestmuttw fnenfirl'- SL jiaani will aot^incet 'Us^~s; mafcer wifh.alie ia Iite mouth. t •s 15. Loid GIiiefJustice-Baroal®^{iSee;l^»»^^^ 1. Lea 502} egepressed his view^selatiQg^^ foUoWS;-;',1. !••-... ,. •:"1 ; : ! -• - ^:'':.- •; •:::-..' :;:l.:::''i'^^ "....That szisto declai'ations' aic^ extremi^ wh^ fhe party-isM^^ poiatbfdeat^ wBen eyeiy bope bf this^worM ?is goc^ whca CT^ motwe fo fe^hood is sitenceB,' and ^ t ia.duced by the mostpowci^ considera^^ fhe tEuffi; a situatioff sb soleBUi and so awfill :lsw ? coBsyst^1^1lielawascreating^obU^ttkm,^^^e^^ to tbat •(rtiK^is imposed^ aposit^ o Qfjustice..." ;::'."'; .',''•,' : :: 1; ';'..: • 16. Wlule'dealing.-wi&^ffi deelai'atK>n, ffifi'SupremciGourt^H^ V.'Raa^»agar:'Tedw^R:,fl:9W^::4I6);'^r^h^'::1^^ the Court is satisfiettlliatlitedylagdccto'atit^ voluittary itcsm'ba^coamBQ^on^yifba^wt^^ r?. As regards^ ^ appcllaia^ Iias^iiot^ tateRi^the^^^ s^ examincd anyDocrti^ Rro^eutionwit^^ 1±^la<^fhattfae apgcBaat was^o^ urulerobligationtopHwe^sueK&et'^ Evideoce Aet, wlncli, Iie^ aiiy wttnesS or Doctor^^^^^ exception., ^tlierefese, "tee is aot catifte^ ^ aasy^'beoieBt.ciC^s'sQae » '^s":-.^ ^;rt'i'i.:KwK ^^'^a^ "^MS^Maa • -::^^e n I- FTT~1—i- lsn«'SSK!>^ 3 'WiSSW'^s S C'S s...^/ i II sunlta \ .: ' exception. la other woids, as per evidenGe of piosecutioxt witaesses, he was acrt a man ofimsound mind. 18. As regards motire is <»aca-aed, aaotiw OD^.^ crmmiaiity,j in case af dteect ewideBC& it tosses its iiaportasQccK Motive caa be infened on 1Jis,basis^^weapon Mscd, 'parfcafthc ,..;.. ^ ..::,,:.. -,; ^'"^K'."" „" ^ ';:1 .';y ; i:: "i;wii:::;:^;::": ^ • body efifected, nature ofagfl^ and Oth^wmilar^eiTCTaans^^ In tbs psese^fx^, ib&^wi^Oiesses 'be^ iwt^ti^^ was aay eonttty betereen the appeBaat aad 'fl'ie" deceaseda Howcver, as per ease of prosecution, wMe Laxniaa Smgh-was-s sitting, this appellaut canae fiiom h back side aad caiised fetsd iujuiy over his neck. Tlus shows (hat fh®^tpellant had caused? fatal injiuy to the deceased fliuu lusbacte side Wfafia die deceased' v^s not ia a posUion to save bimselffhat too by the dangeKntS" weapon Garpenter axe fixuasuch a close distance, wtacfa Aows grave iateiition of fhe appeBaiit fbr causiag iKmiKadalideaSt ef fhe deceased. ./tfter appieciating fhe^ c^ raconl, lear&ed AflditioaM Sessipas iJudge h^s convjcted ai^ seatenced fhe appeUacrt as afbresafal \mentk»Qed»eoiawk^oa «rf the appellaat is Uased on lega],.clinchiag aadcredible evidtene® Sustamabletuid.erthelHW. 19. Os close serxitmy of tiie evidcnee, we do not fiod aiy ille^lily^ or iafianity ja the coiivictioa aad SCTitence of tte appellairtiaBp6sed!^fhfiC<mrtbelow.^C^ beiag de-woiid trfinerits M liable to dismlssed aad if is hcBety disHusscd. R.L. Jhaswar Judge ^s. Sd/- T.P.Shas a Judge K.::VWi ^Ii ;IS;;:M:i;] :3'(.'?:SS';%!i;';:^,l ItBlSilil iasa?3M!