..^- ^ .(Cr:'^>^ /2007 Mk .&SL GANESHRi% SVs T t^?1 XI-HC-22 an^r^ii K.-W* sn^i S^^<*> <-I%fl 's^ -tiwwti, aflly'is, i«)wi'yi< WKcir %*nw &.:.A.;..^OZ 311^1 TOiiwdfi^ IMUlitoa "Hoaai'liaeNBf.Ii.C.aiiaABeand Hoa'Ue Ws. VJK. ateI'wMtanra. JJI. 26-10-2006 Miss Minu Bauerjee, Mr. D.K. Owalre, Depuly xespondent , Oraljudgmeat dictated on Per L.C. Bhadoo. J: - This appeal is directed 2001, passed l)y fhe Sc^inns Sessions Trial No.291/99, holdii^ the accused/a(^)eDfla,t uader ScGtioa 302 of fhc I.P.e. wife Baiiyati, saateaced han tp counsyi fof tfae Pcds, ^a|ast wher^by Thc ptosecutfoa c^ae, m 3 p.in., fbe accusal attacked axe on her hcad as a icsult wounds oa l^t texaporal & was fiactuied. Oa accouat instaataueously. The matter wa^ ia Ftolfcc Statieat: Shaakaigmlij based on fhat, fhe Stadon SIiaBtergm'K aagisteed Graaae'N^ I.P.C., took up (hc investiga^ occutBence. He took^iato posses^ Ex.P-3. The acx:used gavc ^l'qfel^i'l flfttriT ^ T^^ <f^^R i73rf:gTr sii^i appeBaat , Govt. Advocate for the State/ the judpneat dated lldl May, |ijudge, Sms'Gtfa (Ambii^u^ m learaed Scssicais Judge aflBr ^uiay fiar oeauaissioa of oStemse ,j(or coaaBUttiag flie aiusder of Us v^&ergo impiteoamait fi>r VSs. bAtef, dtceased ofwliich oecitittd jief, is fhaton 24-7-1999 atAout Bat^rati wiBt a earpcnteF sfae sastained tta? laccrated regipas. The ocbipitat 'baae laf ISssae iajuaws, Baryati dad iBportejl by Joyia Kasiwar (PW-1) uader wesg iatiaatfon Bx.P-2,i [House Offlcet. Pc^ec Stadoa: |>.45/99 satderSaetion 302 offhB aad teft for fbe sccae of yoa elotttes oftte decc^aed UBderi Bx.P-4 uader ScetiBn 27'! mem4raadiim )• fwsS^asf "s T" K-* XI-HC-22 -s^ •^mK^, •^ahFis, ftls'iwy SiT^I'^I :fe;IW3(lJRI sh^Vv ttfCfl &2..ft.^°2 HWSII %t<f=h / 3II^T'S^lRR';Bf¥<f ^wfa-iil-i vwvS^ fe^ TfSreeR i|?3!pOT3H^I ig t&c^faffie wUere he isept tiae earpen^ ^re, Jn p^aaiice of fhat, fhc carpenter axe wasseiised uadcr Bx.P-6. Hc ^lso took mto possessioa plaia soil aad blopd stajaed sofl fieom th4 plaee ofoecurBeace under Ex.P-5. The body of Banyati was sca^ for post-mBrteaaat-ieataaaeaasi'^n-'to Govemment Hospital, Sliaalcai^rii tmder Ex.P-7 wbere ©r.Smt J. KiyurandDr. J. lataacoadl tfae caiu^ of death was shock ^uc to tead agiay. | The laatiBcof dea& •vrss hoBaicidal. After |t»mg aotice to ttus ncAas, tbe Invest^atuag OScer pBepared ^be iaquest Bepea* E^.P-14 ea &e body of Banjrad. Site pfcm E^ aTtfctes were sest fer Gheinicall Laboratoiy, Sagar fiooia whcxe fh^ The psiaaeBV^oSt m. <ss3ec accused examiaed aaac witaesads; rccorded muler Scctiiaa 313 of flie Cr.P.C. inwhich he mateasd appcaring agaiast tma :ted post-anortea aad opined Aat iE.JR-3.6 wasiaepared. Reccwcrcd exaaaination to Foamsic Sdeace Bepcat Ex,P-20 was xeceiWEd. .After complettori of iav ^^tei, eteage slieet was fited ia tfae Goart trf Jfudicial Magisteat^ Fitst Oass, Aaabifcapur, wfao .a tura comaiitted fhc caae to ffie S^SBBBS «fad^esStHStga for &3aaL io «stri>lish <dtopge agnaft &e of tite aecased was the jia fhe pxiosecution CTMence aad stated tfaat the witaesse&hawe aninaosity, as hiswife •(TOslia»H4'rti(?s&3at tuiAccosaBEtrf" wWKOue^aSir Kumar, wfaea h®was toria^t^ fa4:»^»^fl oa a stE»e,on acooaafr of ttat she sustaiaed the Bijurie^, he is iaaoceBt and he Ii^< not committed fhe mwdCT «fhiswiie.l - ^-ja.'-JVIW.^. ^*.jyBinA>..«i"~^^^'! T XI-HC-22 an^r^ii ft-iicb sn^r sh^[^) ^ii.Ti T5? '^WRPT, i?fl)t<'iS, fa<nitfi< HWWI %W^» aii^i'renwgfei i-caraeo aicsstoas duf^e jaaer Publk: Rrosccator & coimscl foaj '*.i''lfa4-l TSItRff ^ is^St'fsKZK ' ^; srfSgiT 3)]^T ttie saycsmeaxts~ot tfae accused aad pcrusdl &f fbe rccoid, convicted and senteacedthe accused. In thjs case, Mr. Sliywn^ KiBkar SMBMa, Advocalie, flBed aiemo ofappeaEaBceoabehaH'G^IIieaccused/^^j^aatoa 28-6- 2001 Euad fhis matter was appe[ariag a» the tist ef find heariag cases smce 18-9-2006, but he ^ded to appear before the Courfc Evcn fhc Courtstaffwas sent to ^aU tte Advoeate, but Mr. Shtiisla was not teaceablc, t&erefore, oaj 12* October, 2006, Miss Minu Banerjee, AS.vocsSe, was aslBefljto prepase the case airi aigue, Nccessmy papei-swere supplie4 t» liiu-. TOetiefoic, todty, ,dhe aigued oa bc&^fofttieaceused/^ipellattt. We hawe lieaad Mtss ftjBau Baaerjee^ tearacd e<M^Kl appcariag for fhe a^eHaat aad jllfe' B.K, Ghpatee, teamed Depu^ Govt Advocate oabchalfofflie ^tete/rospOBdent. The fact ofhoxmeiddl dBatl^ofBarfsrrti has aot beea disputod by tearned Gouasel fer thejappcBant .Apart fiom ttat, eyewitaesses Kum. Manti (FIW14) Ss Mst ^Gaffl (PW-5), wlio witaessed fbe ermifi whca theae^used was attaiAmg Bm^^iwitfci fhe carpcBter axe, tiawe stated yi their evid^affe thttt the aeeasedi attaclsed the deceased with (^tp^ater axe. Dr, Sad. J. KBgctr(PW-» 3), who c^xiduct^ post-mortE®|mthe~I>q8lyofBatfy8ti}i^8 st^ed in her e^dence fhat there weiB-f^aee laceaa.ted WBtmds oa occapital & teft parietal Be®Das>teaapCTRal| & oeca^tai boaes were &actau?ed and on axx>uact of ttoe head jaj^iiy as a icsiilt of sfaocfc, Bariyatt (Ucd, her deafh was hoinicidal mjaature. The ii^unes sustaiaed tgr -.y XI-HC-22 3D^?r^r f^wsn^r ^^iqi Qi^f ^s? •"iiwid'4, E>Ti1yTrs, f^'iwy &.A.^ WWIT 9iW°h / sn^i^Riiwatei scfat Bariyati on head wtM. iiufflti.teut cause deaffa. Her aeport is Bx.1- exaBuacd ttic caipenter axe possibte to cause the injtiries t»yfhe carpenter axe. Theiefo^ established that tfae dcafe of nature. MniRif'Sjs^^si^re •q; sil^m sii^t ~te tfae^ttaaty couasc ofwatwe to ,t-8. SIic has flather stated that she by ftie Policc Statlon and itwas pJE^eat on the heafl offhe deoeased, N) firoai ihe above ewdcaoe it staads 4eccased Baiyati was honueidal ia As far as iavolvcmentof-t^ieaccusedm ttie cnmc in qucstion is coaceraed, Mst KamU (PW-|5) is none else than sister of tlie accused who Iias categoricaltyjstated in Iier evidence fhat when shc aloxig witfa Manfi returnujt fi'om the field after grazmg the catfte, she saw fhat hcr llFoflteriaccused Gaacsh Was attacfciag the deceased with caqacnter axc/ B^i^ati & etaaeste were qianBeBiag. When she wcat to iatervene, ao^ised Gaaesb caugttt Iiold oflier by haira aad Banyati succimibedjto fte injut'ies sustaiaed by her, The cvidence of&is witaess has}t>een corroboiated by the cvidwiee ofKuia. Manti (PW-4) wlio alsojwltnsss«l tfae ccaaie aad ia cross- examiaation of fhesc ftro eyewit|iesses, defeaoe has not bceri abie to dicit aay cucuiastance wli|ch ffliakBs t&e cvalence of ttoese wltnesses uiueIM&te or uatrastii^Ehy. Bven Joyra Kaawar (PW-1) & Paachu Ram (PW-7) have 4teted m tfaeir ffl^eace flirf^^ &e accused B»ade extca judi<aal co^fessiaa befoie t&e®t. TIiertfiae, based on flie abovc CTidence |of Vhe eycwltaesses as fllso the cmdencc of PW-t & PW-7 befo<e wiMnn the accuscd madte esEtia judicial coafessioB, jnvotreiuca^ Qf tiie apGased ia dte caini» ia question staads estAlislicd bey^od a»asoaalAdoatot. Fmdiaigtrf ~^!^fe^ B: U c, inB^s^E^S,^. iM-T'^twr-rnllnl- mnfT 11 UTIiirmvtiV'SHn XI-HC-22 fc; 's'^^rpTRpt, ri^y'iio, facii'Hy f'"W^ 200(1 an^i^i h-u^> sf^v ^ni^) ^w^ TOifefifri'RT'raS'9 fe^ ^regH •¥3rt:T[t( sn^i 311^1'^aiwa^t (lic Uial Guuil l»ast)iluu efe^te&ee offltese feiawltaesses not su&r &om »i(]ai&'mlty. appeBaatwMe Leanaicd eouasel forthe] fhe Covat tomanis-the 'etiideac^ attesLtioa of ofMst KamM (PW^-5) argwd tbat ta exanainatioa-ui-cluefofttus wibaess it has coaae <»roemd-Otat:s]ie saaff Ihe aeeused Ss fli.e dcceas^d qHarBd&^ &eisf®re,ite ftccused ^^isautted ftie deceased ia a (tieat of p^sion, iaa: a Badtoa. fi^rt without any pre-aueditalaBa, a^ sueh, offsnec aya^st fSae accisised doesiM>tttaffelfccyoiidSecti£U^304BM^Uoffh&I.P.eh^^^^^ »elianc& oa the jndgBeate (^ ftie^^ApKC <>mrt te ttie inatter of Mdwqffa &auMan IEe^^ *di*» •addaw'l^ Karnatatai aaad oklMnqpcat^d ia30®4^<^ 4®®*^afiddso ia ttie raatter eflG Bam»dBrta|MU^ B^Mritihan v. 'Ststee etWeata Teported:afcll.999'.<arU,hJ.:aM^..,-..,: •.- ^' ; ' / - On 1te<ytherIiaaad,-Mr.|GwaheSuppm-ted,lIi&.judgBaeA.c^ fhc trialC<MHtairiaigu^tiia^tteaf»used£fttaEas^fhsdec«aased.| <enfh. a deadty^weapoa Hte ca^eite^ «^40abea&^aa »ii'esu&of wNehdwsnrtriB]ed:feuTfe^ay*aaes,aBdttwact<rf<he«^ /^/ . •;• • ..,..' is noteowCTed •imder EbtceptioB|4't6 SccttoaSOO ofllieI.P.G. In order to attatct thc ^iovisioas af Exceptioa 4 to Sectioni 300 of tlic I.P.C. it te necessaty fhat ttte followingjeqmiemsnt o^ J^ Escceptfon 4 toSectioa300«4theI-P-e-n(ustbc^^^^^disfisliflBatiit fhc aecijiaed «aMritted"S»e.aet^w^out •{seeesueQaSSi&aia. fe a stritden] Sf^xt, iathc heatcrfapassioa^japcai asuddencptapda^wtthoat fhc ofiBsiideis.-havfag taken ua^ue advaat^c or acted ia a cruel w unusudl naaaaer. S I fTft%iite? ^ T" v !: -t V XI-HC-22 an^i^r ri;-ii<* an^i ^Hi^) ^tlia ^SI.^WvW, ^•AWIQ, I«l<vll'Mli< ...(^.A^QZ, wwirwn^ ^<-l 6 sii%?i ^giWdiOT slated sawjtliat an8 9. Ifwe teok into &e feete oj 5), sister oftKc aecused, has retuiaed to fbc housc,slic deceased with catpeater axe at the most, fiom Ae evidaice |t aecused was withbut pxeiaeditejt of a paasaoA upon a suddeaj Bxceptioa 4 to Swrtioa 300 ofl present case^ becaiise the SOOof&eLP.C. envisages unduc advaatage or acted ia admitted po^tioa that deeeasefi altercation on accbiint ofaay accused & fhe deceascd, fbe < dcceascd with Qie carpenter axcj attackcd fhe deceased thcec fhc mfidic^ evidence, as a lacerated wouads on left regum, cven Ifae bones of fiaptm'ed. T^erefiae, thie was armless, tnfe a dcadly as such»it caanot be said imdue advant^e of beiag faot acted ia a cruel or uausiial secctad thatjwMiout anafcd As far as (he-judgaieatsi appeBaat is conceraed, fhey ai^ i*14td<i)-< tIFRTt'-'? ft^ Tt^reSTC ^? 3)fSgr{ an^i ffaje piesent case, Msfc KaaaU (PW- ia her emdcace ttatwfaea sfae toc aceused was attackmg tte thiBjtwere quarfelMng. Thaefore, ean be jtefea-red fliat fb®act <rfflie Soa in a sadden S^at,v^i3ac faeat quaard. >But ffic later part of ffie I.P.e. is aot atti'acted te flie pmt of EScceptmn 4 to Sectioa (he oSem&era bswsa^ talcea eruel ca- uausual aanae& ft is Bmiyati was aitmtess smd Xaay dlspufe was tttete betWeea the ou^it to IMSB assauMied--tte oaoB, TButIie did not stop ftete, Iie •vsiQa. tia& csspesSw seee, saper ofiiAich Banyati »ecd»c<itwo repoa aad oac on ocei^tal & xxxrfpital Begioas Were as^Lulted flte deceased, iiAp Btee oarpeater gase repraitedty, fhe acxiused had aot tdsea aay wifli caqwnter mtc aad he h^ fi^affly adcased ttEbes ic^ait tem^oral t^oaporal accitsed we^|ioa &A inanaer. cated by leamCd coansel for tlie jt tliatinglMighafcfe oa. facts, Ia &® r'^-sfia^ XI-HC-22 ^sT'^iraRpf, ®Ti1y<KB,fadi'y^' 3n$w^r •f^fNig]^! ^hti\^ ^fl Soma >^J "I '^l W^ ^ >\~ ^ w(|9ir%w% _..S5.:.^..:..SG2 an^iwim^ter j tNEn^ Hiirif'9fa><a <fayi< '¥•sWtPT an^i aattw of K. ^UBaInrIdinaa j(sapi^, theBe was a siagte btew cairaed toy tbe acc'nscd?<m. aa ^itercatKXBL aad the Court teaefccd ite fla coaclusioa ihat tiiere was^Ao intentioato cause :death. In ffae sccond. m^ier i.e. 1^dvaroa (^UPl;a^» as s^BEds &cte of the ease when thc aceused persons -m^e passag/fltioagh fce field of the dece^ed soine sStescsSsaD. tool accused persons and each of sudden figttt assaalted thc dec^aaed. aa^ oacfc as a ras^ofiirtuch slriiU boae was fi'actuiial. I4Junes wea'e a^so sastameil by fhe accused petsons. WheBeas, reg^ori, ffie teoaes of teinpiEaal 8^ TIierefiwe, we aas of thej muneter bf his wife. In fhe plaee betweeii the decei@ed & &e (he accascd all of a sudden to a in fhe ptcsent case, wife of the accused Barfyati was arml^ss and fhe iKcused Bepeatedify ^saidted Itoe deeeased wifh l^penter axe on hcad Itefce as a rcsult ofwhfcfa Imnes ofttic hcM were fiactmcd aBd'sIie sust^Bed tn?o lacerated wounds on teft t^atpoial i?6giQa,aDid one oa ocopttfl occq>ital icgiaas weae &aeteEred. » • . • ^ . •' • • considcted opimoa &«ttlic aet of fhe accused is aot coveicd ian<|er Exception 4 to Sectton WO offhe I.P.C, The iatcntion of (he ac|iused wiffi wiit largp 10 coaun.tt ttic larcumstmfficcs, (he tnal CiBUrt h^ r4^i(fy coavtCted aad sentenc«|dfhe^accused nndw Seotion 302 of ft I.P.C. . . . -Ia thc rasult, Itoe appes^beiag devoid ofiaeaat, »liAle to be disnussed aad It is heBeby disdussed.(——, ~t Sd/- L.C.BHADOO Judge Sd/- V.K.Shrivastava Judge i-1;