gPPEAL vmm smitten: 374, CODE 9F cRIMINAL PRoCEDURE/‘iws ¢ 'r‘. r 1 § '/ 00052261 @ '- ‘ ‘ 1 l g ivy; § 3m§IS Emma (Criminaij IN THE HIGH COIRT 03' JUDICATURE AT JABALPm “LP. criminax \\‘: ‘ Appeal Ne. p oi 1999 APPELLANTS : 1./fianharanlal, aged abaujt: 35 years. IACCUSED 2 , 4, 5 6¢ 51° 8 1' son o£ Chheda Ram Kewat‘; * In: JAIL) ’ ‘ ib/Bharat, about 25 \ 7’ aged years. son X of Paras Ram Kewat: / / :1 § 3% Phulsay, aged 26 years, son of X Paras Ram Kewat: l 1 4‘? Manharanlal. aged 32 years, son X ? of chinta Ram Sana: / i; _f son of Chamra Ram ¢handra3 QhA'R. ‘ , . all residents of village Randell. f1 pence Station Jaijaipny. Distnict " a€ I . BilaSpur (now Bistri’ctwJanj.giir) "A W VERSUS 3’7 3 N state of Madhya Pr §o _ gmough the :3 police station Jaijaipm», Dist-riot Bilaspur (now District ‘Janj git) . 1 @V HIGH CGURT OF aiHHATTEswJ$H A?“ gxmisgga Singhe Eensh : Hon“bia aWz Eu5‘?ie:e ?ré’§inker ~3iwakgr Crimmal Angeai N¢. 11$ m: l§99 APPELLANT Manhamnm‘; {3: @ihtars Versas Smm’ a? Macihya i3mdzsh {mam Chha?fisgcxr‘h} REsPONDENT Mr” Pamg KoTecha, aounsa} for! T‘‘na a3pe§iam$ ’ Mr. Pankag Shrwasmva; 1% 45m“ 1&3 Smw‘efraspcndam. CRIMINAL AwgAL UNuEa sggTmN 3;?4 (23 m: THE 5mg (2F ggmmga‘ §g§£5wa§ JUDQRE’NT (26 . 64 . 2@1i§§ This appaaj is diregfgd agamsir We; imgsggiwga? judgmgn‘v and ardgr dgwd (34,1.B9Q paSsgd “m! Mfjgmcmi Sassicmg Judge, Shakfé, Dismci Biiasyur in 5zssie‘n5 ’é'réiai Na 5&l1§98 canvicting the &ccused/appei3ams far ‘irhz. affamas psmishgbié: under Séc?i0n i4? and 30W§49 cf me Endian Perm Coda {wad semendng them 3‘s unéerga rigeamus émprésanmem fer gang year‘s u/S 14? EC, f0 underga rigorcus imgrismmem fer five yeaw, and ts pay fine. af RSLZQQDL, in dafmifcf gayman? at? fine Ta fur’rher Lmdargo riggmu$ imprisgnmzm‘ far“ s'sx mamm uzs 3Q‘1/149 m. 2. Brief fac‘rs of the. case am ma? on 07h12é997 a? abau‘f 10.3Q pm FLR (ExgP—l} was bdged ‘by éémséyamm (PW—l) alleging in if ma? on ma”; day a? (lbw? 8.:5 pm ha was assaui‘red by fhe actused/appai§mfs anei afher threa ca- accusad persons Wm; we heé‘gj ct? dub, as a rewh 9f which m susm’med mm bar caf injuries. 1 3. , So as f0 hoki m acéusetillanr eiism's suikw, .J I rosacuficn‘r l has examineé 21 wé'massaé in sgppar? a? 31’s aasg: $+a?gmgnfs \ W 0f the. acCJ ew’ 253mm ware g§s0 rgcardad uade'z‘ Szgfmn 313 0f The Coda of grimingi Prccgdure in wh ah ?E1.ey dgmed W? chgmgs igveNed agmwf “rhem md r$§6me§ +hgsr arm ¢ w? and false 1mp§icmmn m ’rhe case. Tm? apart m’afrneg mmdy Bra SM: @hasalkar {DW—l) has aisa baan axaminezd 533 “me defence; in gugpcm‘ of i‘fs case‘ 4. Affer hearing the gawde$ the Trmé Court kw azqt.1§*r’rad 'rhe co-accused persgns mmaiy Damgmm, Pam$r*am and Fim’rmm bu‘r Ms cgmsvtea and sPn en 92% wthz prawn“? accused/appa§§anfs as meni’imed abd‘va‘ Hame {his appaa: 5. Counse! for The appeiian’r submh‘s Tm? ‘m é'he §nu%den‘f first it is fha yimm $hczsimmm whc caused injury *‘m amézmm No 6 Yogeshwa'” Pmsacl mad wewwmw “w cc 1 ed, n1 1mg have qileggd To mwa mJuw n: rim *r: “Wm d {e ce Ha fur‘fher‘ submits ‘khat there are material cammdicT§ens and omissions in mg sm‘remems af vicfr‘im émsigmm (PW—1), has wife Admbai (?‘!V-Z), his son San‘msh {Y9‘Ex‘J—3} and his mama?” Chhedibui {PW—4E. He, furiréaar gubmim Wan” {Shagdibm (PW-4) has mi made any aiia§micn agains? me acc;.ssei§/appdian?s Ne. 2 & 3 Le. Sham? & Fhuésgyr Lasf!y ha submiiis waif incidgnf had Takzn piacg in Thg yew“ 19%? grad wig appaihms have: airaady rgmained 'in 3m! far cbcu‘r 3 manms ‘csmé fher‘a‘fcrz, 3f fkeir convicfion is mainmined, may may m? be $2??? behind The bar a”: this smga In supptn‘? Qf This; 3L§bmis§§¢n, cgunsa‘: xFQr me. appgliam‘s pieced raiianca on ’rha decisian cr'f fhg Suwame Cour? in ”me. maimr a"? @egrge Pa: 33w? v. ganggak‘; and etherg mpwmd m (2am?) 1.3 5€£ 4?5. v13 é. Qn The, athgr hand. gugpamng we imwgmd guégmgm? V; has bean arguad Gr: hehgif {g'f The 5mm ‘Thcz? we gfaia‘gmgm mt The via‘im éhcmigmm (FW~1} has been clubg supperfed by Admbai (PW-Z), Sam‘ash {PW—3) é: Chhgiiibai §P\N—4). Ha further- submh‘s fhm" as per Dr. SM GhQsmkar {WV—5x Vic‘rim has suffered variaus injuries and ma §rajur§es (an the. vim! par’r of his body. 7. Heard caunsd far The pames and wrusad the ma’mr'id avaiEcbie cm mccrd inc§uding fhe judgmam‘ impugngdo 8. Vicfim Ghwiamm (PW-1) has $fa+éd ‘A'M‘? an the dme 0f incident whem he was geing ‘m pmm m mkg awe m‘ me fi53’2gs, new Thg mgrgcsa Wag, ha wag asmuiifad by Tha accused/appal§an? N0. 4 Manhamma? Sam, as a resui’r ef which he fei! dawn and, Therzaffer, whar‘ accusaa? mrsans have aisa , assauHed him with Tha heEp 6f dub cm an accaum sf which, ha sustained inJLvrEes :m hEs Mad, righ'? mm am cz§s0 can his shoulder; He. has sm’md ‘rhm‘ an sgeing me, incizjem‘ his ma’rher Chhedibai (WM—4), has smr‘md. shaming and ugan hearing The same his son 5amo$h Kama? and h3 wi§e Adam 3w aisc came on the spot and fharagffer ’rhe wager? was :adged‘ In crass- examinmion, i'his wifness has swacé vgr'y fir-m and, has m? stated anyfh§ng subsmmlm amid”: may heip the accused/appaiiams. Stammenf :31? fhi3 Mfnass has hear: duiy supported by eya wimass Chhdibm (PW-4) whg "we has categoricaiiy s‘ma‘ed as m 'm wha? manner hés sgn Qhasiamm V was (PW-1) assau1?ed by we accused persaras. Theugh ‘rh’gs y wi’mess has m? spec§fica3§y mmad ”me ascusaé/agpeiianfs Non 2 (El 3 Le. Eham‘r & Phuisay and has mmgd ‘f’nz ofhar accused persons by smfing ms? They a!§ were carryiw im‘hi in The}? hands and have. QS$aui‘;'e§ h§$ sgn GhaSiamm {icW—l} Smmment cf 6hasiamm am Chhzéiba‘a hwa bean sapparmd by Admbai (PW—2) & Sanmsh (PW-3) whc hava stigmd 'a‘hm immgdiafaay upon hearing We cr‘ies cf vic‘m’n Q‘rmsmmm 6i Chhzdibmi, They reached oh we spot They saw Ths aacuseé/appehimw Manhamniai Sahu ’PW-43 K I and ygagshwar .J Pmmd PW-‘j anti {may alsa sgw ”(he vic?im Ghasécamm iying an the fiaid and than The vmim ms Eif’rad by ”mam wim “me heip of (Ether persans. 9, Dr: SM; GhGsalkar' {?\J\!-§} has mgdimiEy zxamined victim Ghasiamm and had given his repar‘? ExP‘Af has categwicaily stcfed mm 5h§5iamm had saffer’ari fcémw‘mg awnings:- (i) incised wwnr}. m fhe Size m‘ 112:" x 11’6" x skin deap m fha riglr‘d' index fingaru (ii) Lacemfed wemd in Tm Siza 0f 7" :4 1/2“x £E<in daeg: - verticaiiy placed {war middQe gar“: 9f smip. (iii) Lacem‘red weund in the size if? 3” x y x skim daeég nvgr Eff amiphgi pariah“; premirrgnce, (iv) Lacemiad waund im ”ms séza m? E“ x 1/2“ x skim deap over middie 9m”? 43f fha mria‘mi bong. Dr‘. S. Chaiierjea @W—i?) is ihe Qgdiaiegisi' and had Taken the X- my EXP—26) of viciim Ehasiemm (PW-1) has caiegorieaiiy sirm‘ed that he had sustained fracture an his elbow af righ’r hand. 10. Minui'e scru‘iiny of ihe evidence ef E‘he wiinesses, it? deeg ‘ V ’ not come on record “that accused/appeiianis had any iniem‘ien i0 cause The deafh of ihe, deceased, ihaugh They have mused severed injuries ”m vic’iim éhesiamm buT Their inTenTien wee m”: Tc cause hie demh andw’rhe injLir’y repgm‘ 0f The vieTim Ghasiamm does mT show that any cf The ingurias sustamed by him was of The seribus in natura or was sufficiem Ta causa his death in we ordinary coursa of ncn‘ure. 11, Censidgr‘ing The facts &. cimums‘rcmces 5f We case, fhis CQurT is of Tha view #hm‘ insi‘gad Qf cffence under $a¢fmn 307/149 IPC, offence under 52mm 325 WC is mada cm against the accusad/appaHant Thzrefem, They are. aaquiffed of the effences under Sect'mns 3Q?!149 ef Thg lndian Rzmi Cade, instaad They am conviamd of irhe affencg5 undgr 'Sec’ricn 325.1149 r& 147 0f The. Ind§an Pena? Sade. 12. So far as sentence par? of we accused/app gn+< ss cancemed, kegpmg m wzw fhe mm? that The appaQimm hays remained in jail fQr' abau’r Threg mamh§ and the incidw’f had Taken piece in me year 1997 and. The aforecwed judicia? prenouncemen’r ef The Supreme Ccum‘, jai! sentence impesed an. the aceused/appehanfs ie reduced 1‘0 fhe peried dread}; undergene by Them. Hewever', fhe sen‘fence 0f fihe impeeed by The ceur't beiow is enhanced 1‘0 ‘rhe “mmi sum ef Re. 25,QQGI- (125.5000 by each of fhe appeiiiams) from #ha‘f which has been awarded by the Caur’r, hemw. OuT 9f ’rhis Tami fine mean? of Rs.25,000/—, 32520900 shah be payabie Te be The victim Ghasiumm as campensa‘tian. The apnelien‘?s are {hearted ‘i'e deposrr Ms ameum befere the frag! Judge wfrhm faur' mamhe fmm today Fehure n‘ any, m qepes'hng 'rhe amaunf Wifhm The period sfipula‘red, wouid make The appe!!cm1’s hebie Te be meade the jail for a fur’rher period 9f fear memhs rigareus : . impriscnmem. \J Sd/- 13. Appeai thus part-Ey Gig-awed. w Pritinker Diwaker / W Judge N r ’