CF0000059339 ^^?..?An fls,~,.(, fT •i'i'i.iSiiti ^eai'n ,1. ISi :j-^^^^^ ^r 1±1^ ?'5i . £f!f ^ ^IS IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH -AT JABALPUR. '^""s''^ Crirainal /^peal No.'•/ /91 PELLAhT: Versus RESPONDENT; 'Mass'u, Son of Baliram Atehra, aged about 35 years,"Cultivato£-an(j resident of Village Puspal, Pblice Station Gramin Thana, Jagdalpur. • The S-fcate'of Madhya -iPradesh Gnmin..a]__Ae^e a3__Un.de r Section 374(2) of the code of Criminai Procedure \l C- ^ ^-l. .-, ^ XI-HC-22 ^5?'-qraRT4, ffTll-y'lG, (qcll'yy sn^r^T L?.;.ti?fl-/l/s'7?7 «<i*«'(rg)*<rai 200 fq^tT' 311^1 ?'RITWHf?(T MR. VIJnY. K r.AA.£vy Mr. nb'nay Tiwor'i. coun AAr. Ash.sh Shukla, Ad Aqefwai, Peinsi Lawysr' for tii^ Oral judgmenl-. Bv this crimina! u0! aooel.'ant massu nas aueSTiot "nri •'s^v\'ray*.r-^ /l/>to-?l S R lOOIf ^i i^ari ^turi i ¥^(t^F%^ ^fl^^ i <W^ ^ f^ff A / >? ^l jLidqs, Bastcr at Jaqdcsipu" t viiwSl iwcil 4 fezt <.f»lWK ^sfSgiTsn^i 'ASTAV.4,JJ te! tot' The fippeii! ^ifjOHQl pijblic Prosscutor with Mr. Rayindra State. bl. under Section 374 (2) of the Cr r ed the iegaiity of judgment of conviction •S.^d A^^:- 'f^ hv i<»''»p!^^^ ,^ AH*4lti.nn?^l 'r%="s'cinnc fc/^^^rf-^^^^rii ll^ y 1%^^Af f t-^f^hff ^d^ /~ l^ri»n«3 1^1 TtpA? ^^^^i'w'^Vt }^ ^ S.T,No.41/UO whsrsby Issir'rtsd AddEtio^G! 5£3StOH3 J^udQS uft&P h^ldi^ ThS uCCUSSu/uDDSHesHT yulity t0r eommitting murder of &evi Bingh conyietad nim under Seetion 302 of the Indian Penai Code and ^entenced hiin to underao imDrisonment fo" r'e.gardina t'ne aqricutturai oscussd party. O" 11.11.19i I^Lidh'"'C<n'i, D^Vi ^l^iQ^ {dSC&Qr. In br'isf. the Drosscijtisn ease is that there wos ecme. dlaDuts jtand between the comoiain<Mit partv and '^ st about 8.00 a.ni. in the morninq when |sd), Sovardhim (FW-S), Saamson, uj'iaisingh fQ\/tf^-:!H\ AAA| ["W-IU), AAOtian.C'honder tsq nameiy oaii u (dppe'i p-^"»/•"*'*" s^l ^i , "srvafi Bai S DevTi oas went To c.c,ricu!turs fieid for the purpose of ^utting the padfiy crop, fhe s.ccussd pai-iy Anitthu. her'ein), Sonu, [Tft^ ^Hg^ XI-HC-22 an^r^ii •a^sfiap'sn^ 'BfttI 7^t 'fww^, vs-Awie, hwwy. HltRW Shllch 200 fN^s' sn^r ^grw ^if^T —2^ ', Ssiriaru snd three othsr persons aiso sams 1-hsre and startsd Pardesi asked them not to coiiect the OQadv. GH this a ouarrel start^d bstwssn both ths partlss* u^rina that conecTl period, the aceused/appsllant ' iscii D'ercec ;n Tne letT TOign Budhrar" c!so receiyed iniuries. ti'teir' "essdeRce, hcwevs", he su (Ex.P-283 was by Parej ,JaQdo.l|3yr. On rs^e.ivin^ th4 '»l<lt<1<fliTlffq?if'? isW i^t^K '^aiPgqsn^ l^rein £hotssn cE71row TQ1A^rsd^ D^vi ^snq^i, V; Wf'IUfi ?;%; i^'i 07 uevt sinon down. Other accused persons ^iso aasaulted the compldiinant par"t'y with the axe and stick (Danda) a^ a result of which Parde-si, Soverdhan, !» f~n ^ifti^r^nT rtFi'rTW mrti< i3P.vi ^IF'E-^^ ivAi i 3 L^'erti e V t ^^ 3'^ •^^•t—*f i <^Tli i-^i i s bcun'bed to the [njury on th®wav. Rsoort :esl in the Police Stution Sramiri Thona, r^Dort ^. ics3S^ wois f^Ql^tcr^d. th® l^V^STi^^T^g UTTi^S?' TQOK Up ^"IIS !HV^STI§aT!OH •SnS WSHT TO mfi SC&TiS. QT occurrsncs 'A'here he Took into possession the blood STaiFied soil and plain soiiLsndsr Ex.P-23. Hs aiso toAk into DcsseSSion the .vssoon of offsncs i.e. bow a arrow under Ex.P-32.1 iAftsr complKtlon cf th^ ipys.sti^ation^. charas shsst WGS filsd in ths Court of is^msd judicio;! 4'a^i^^^A^ ^ Cla^^, jsgdalp'jr who In turn To' iearntd sessions juaoe, cccused/cppel'cyit hersin.fo" W «"»<> T.rt.n/fliftil^i t" i' U' vUMl^^.*i^Ui rom wiiere learned 3 ° Additi^na! Seasions Judae has reeeived ti'ae case on tronsfer for triai. Leafned Additiona' Sess{ons Judge framed the charge csgainst the smmission .of sffsnce uneisr Ssstion 302 [Tft^tfeT^ :!a-HC-Z2 snt?i'gii ft-ii.'* sn^r SBlitl'Oft?! IJ!!»!»3!IS r>~. \ 's^^wffR, afllwis, fawiyy fliwaTaiiich '^-'sj^'^'i^^yi! ^^L ^»^ '^'lft^ ;UM WUri '^vSVii^ft 0-T v-i tfiv^ Simitar charge was framed a^ain Lckhinath, Somaru, Tuiaram, parsons ex.amined as manv a^ rtdditionai Sessions Judge rel una'er- Section 313 of the Cif here'm had stated that he ai4 th®lo-nd In disout®and Pars qiR^I^ 'RTq^f "^ f^st <f^I^crR ^sif^an^i I.P.C. for causinq dssth of Dsyi Sinqh. linst Baliram, Jugdhar, $onu, AAitthurom, Sondo ©Somaru, Khagpsti, Devi 5ip.gh The srosecutlon in ord4r to orove the eharae aoains* the accusee 11 witneases, On the othe" hanci, tearned ;orded the. statement of accused oersons .P.C. in which cccused oerso* 'at^t^f^vf ^! rsons denied ffle orosecution evidsnss apoeartng cgainst them. The •ac.sased/aoosiicRt ?*'^^*>l SA ' -»• in- la wfti'i >ii3 broTnes's were iri oossession OT ii and hi-s sans foreibly entered in their <£9ricuiTur>s fiffl^ hnd star'tfid ^Qllsetmg paddy and atfio asssult^d Ba1irlQ.('T^, Juqdhar &, other persons wijrh axs and in orde" TO save The crop and Ju-ao'hcr & Baiirani. Devi Sinch ressivsd Sickis iniurv. Hs hcs aiso statsd that he has been falseiy imoiiteted in the crime. Lsarnsd Additional ^ssions Judgs, cftsr hcsrinq ths AdditlorsQl Public Prosecutor & counse sentsnced the accused/aopej Tor me accused persons conviCTsa arsd lanT herein m the nianner as mentloned .in the earlier- Dffrt of this ludAment. Howeve", other 10 uccusad persons acauitted of the t XI-HC-22 SII^T'^iT K-u'h an^r 5llHiq-> ^fi<1 ~TS['^iraRTT, axil'M'ls, facliyy «|t1<tT9i*ll<»i "g^ 200 I^B^tf" 3ii^i ^aiw ^ifStT -^, '••Ve hav® hsard Mr. necused/appeilant and ,r. Ashi; yyi-i-n ^p, ftayindrG ^^QirwQ', Pc"isE l Ls^msd coun^sl for ths me evidence on record it hos es ai passe.ssion of the lond: The c^ wante-d to'take 1+ie crop forcibiy| party snd in That process, cs s asDeiiant hsre.sn assaultsd bevl 9 Aln ^m. i^ ^t ^i^ * A ^rt ^tF :t ^^ia "^1»-nh -^ DuFT C'T THS DOCiV, ^S SUCn. THS Q -STare supporTed The impuqned jUi q>i<<Ic]<ili im?if ^ ^S <F»iyi< ^ arfigiT an^i Abhay Ti'n'ari, counse! for Aifljn. Shukia.' Additional Public Prosecuto!* I.Qyuygr fop -j-hs QtQTS- tccused/'aBpsllant submittsd that from tablished that The accused cartv was in |mp!ainant party' wias aggr'essor, they +herefore, they assauited 1+ie accused |right of privcts defence, the accused/ iinah 'A'Jth an a,""os,i; but not on the vital ffence does not trave! beyond 5ection ri rs _ . -JL *"^ _ -£ -L|_ ^ T' ?^ /s 304 Pa.rt-c of the i.F.C:. On ths other- 'hand, l3cirn4<3 Additionai Pubiic Pr-osacuto!" foi" tbe amenT or rne tvm', [.ourt. '.eysiis'f^w^inffftin^ GV^^^.7 G'^yifisSe!l ' !PlA/.u$? Si !.^irje3nin P^.AJ^.O /^f^\-'£>ylrflic3fty^ -^L' iWi iiji&s»i3i>^a i—-f'v-'/ i—'uii(-u?3j.s't) r vyt^ tpui^n^u't i, i -sy^y 'vr'wrVtt •uiK.Aii PVV-10 DhansinQh have stated 'm their evidence that on fne fatefui day thsy ""srs in their field and wer^ enaaged in cLitting the crop "f.paddy. h^ accused party'' ^sms snd cj!'ar'TSi3 coiiscting pf^dc1y on ^hieh T?i£y asked Them not *o coiiec* ?he D^dd'y, on this Ths accused party starTed asssuStino them, in •i-hct Broee^s a fisht stsrted between both the (ers of both the partjes 'nad received \he aggressor. It "cs come in the cross- parnes ani injur'es. The accused .party' was ^XGWi^GtiOM of PW-7 Psrdssf th^st sceussd pcrt^' Q.\SQ rs£©;v©d iEniur*iss. [«^sir t-HC-22 ~3^? •^l'illcl^, «Ti1+l'ie, (sicll+iy 3TT^?T 'W^K an^r^ii K.-u'h sf^y sti^icfi -(-ifiTf M^^. i&a HIHdT th*fiqi •^ R<)<i8T' sn^i TCTW ^?( ?'. PVV-6 &r. Prodeep Aacrwsi hbs ststed in his svidence thct on 12.11.1989 he conducted •t+ie postmorte|n on fne body of Devi Singh and found Vne.re. was a CL!T injury iri th^ x lcm % lcm and cnaih&r cu- size of 1.5cm x 0.5 cm. PVi^ 12.11.1989 he examined in.juil &hoL"sinah and in.iuries weri ·fne.rs wss swsSiirsa on tii< shouSder. He also exafiiined 8 Injyrie.^ and hi^ rep^rt i^ &-| also (snd found thQ't' thsr^i sxamined /iAetebai & AnaThew] cni<i[<rt41i 'qTOf^f ^ 'f^1^ ifSij^K: i; 3ff:tTlT 3tI^T ieft thiah of Dsv'i 5'nah in the sizs of Scm injury was on ths isft side of thiqh in ths -4 Dr. Virendra Kuniar has stated That on iudhaon. Gove.rdhon, Paroesi, Samson a L ^ J. . r i nt on tneir body. Me 9as TurTlier stated that on .13.11.1989 h^ examinsd appei'cnt "Aassu snd found thct !bow of ieft hand -and abraslon on ths ieft uiiram and found that there were thrse cut '. On the sam®do.y, hc sx'amincd .Juqdhar wers Tour CUT i^iupi^s o?s nis &OQV. M£ aiso and Thei" injury reporTs ars 0-4 & &-B. In visw -sf ths abcvs evid^ncs of b". Virenara K.uma" (PW-4j it 's estabiished that both the paifty' received injuries. |,f pVV-7 Pardesi, PVV-o Budhson, PVV-9 i-rQ^i •Hl® SViOSHCS ^ovsrdhsn &, PW-10 L)h^q: *» Sinon received in.lury on hls iccused/uooeilunt her-ein, .accused/aopetlant in o.ssatt'iting the deceased £STGDliSr!£Q. incih it i^ sst^b lishsd liiat d^esossd Ds^i laft Thiqh by an arrow Ui'hlch wos shot bv The therefore. the involvement' of the le wrow is XI-HC-22 y^ ^irai^ra, ^''alwTS, facii'Hy sn^r^r 'f?';IR; 311^1 *4i»b'Bft? 81^;SI HWVII «)*<|ch 200 l^^y' A ^ •£; nS rar as me uu< ou* dgainst fne accused7Qppeil4'>t is coneerned, a suit bearing civii Suit No.9.4/88 wss fiiea by tns acc^ised party' against +he complainant party for deciarstion & injunction be^ ':, i^^iw-f^-v f4^^^rf4 K O iciQQ /"Ci/ j'uQQmenT QGTSQ ^^^1^00 it^x.ij possession of ihe accused par| QGSSSSS by the Civii Court, ths tand in dispute and the compiain^ party, 3+ar+ed coibsting po.ddy 5£TWSSn DOT.^ l^iS DQFTigS CSHCI wifeftT iniraT 41stA tf^siT ¥3)P(flT31T^T hsthei" th®offencs sf murder was made osrts 't'h^ ^ivii Cour't'. T^h^ Gv'l ^^ur'i' vici^ >-9) decreed the sul* In favour of flie accused party' and injunetion w^as issued against the eornpiainarit party directing them not to create c|ny disturbance in euTting of paddy' and ly, Tnerefors, in view of the j'udqmerst accussd Darty was in Dosssssisn er the wiTh rhe he!D of bow, which hj result of whi'ch hs ."ecsivsd in i'ui EtFiT pyPTV TFiSS TO ufSQQSSSSS ntS tSCCttS^d ond in that process a quiarrel stgr+isd |g!ccus£Q/app^uanT fisr^in SI^OT QT< ^j';?lov^ 'T on "ie ieft Thiqh of &evi Sinqh, QS a and on aecount of sxcessivs btesdina. her?iocrhage and shock due to rteture of femora! esrterv and yein of ieft thigh usv' Singh died. y T112 Tr'Ed! COUPT T^i.at Tsli.S i^ 0 C£XSS Ot. exceedino of riaht of privaTe d^fence and inorsover Thers is nothino on recsrd to shoira' thct the accL'se|j,-uppelia"tt shot the arrow ct C>evi Singh with The intentlon to cause his snurdsp of &evi Sinqh is not teath. fherefore. the findino of fte tfiai ourt to the extent that the a<(cused/cppeilont wcs guiity of cofflfflittlng based en +h® sorrect appr'scictio'! o' ['^ ^1^4 XI-HC-22 ant^r^ii WM sn^T ?hHlct) ^ff^ N :cw>l}ea^k.ls^'_ ^sr •<(I<II(YI'!I, »til<H<ic, [««ni^y *<I*<WT cniich "^ ft^ff' sii^r'reiiwnfSti -I- evioenee. i-towe>/er, frsm the mheo the comptainant par'Ty <jUGrrsJ startsd bstwssn ths thst proeess ".'ithQut preme< passion upon sudden ouarrei the heip of bow without aim ieft thigh of the decease arTery cna ve'.n OT iett Thiit ;eess;'» w uevi sin cniAiF<n4iTi ffm^ ^ f^t' I'f^^H ^T SlfitIH SD^W . Ifac+s snd evidsnse svailabis on r'ecord thct ^torted coliecting paddy from the fieid. a coiT'piainant psrty a accused party and in litation 'm a suddsn fjqht in the hest sf. frhe accused/ac'Osiiffi'iT shot the arrow with Ins at &€yi SinQh Qnet whieh Jarided at the dn^d on cccount of which unfoF'tuno.teiy the bh of the decsased was cut ond due to bh disd. BL'T, the accused/aDDeitant hcd dsfiUitS j<HOWigdQ6 thut sHoOTtHy of QH OrfOW HHGV CuUSS d£uth. therefor®,the knowledg®eo|i be attributed to the. aecuged/appeilant, •~!~1 f l hsr^tors, ws ?srt£ QT tlis c^nssasrea QpintQn TfiaT THS OTTSHC^ a^'nsr The accused/appeiiant was ma^He OUT unde tft/^iS M ^^? .' :Tion '<Hd p^p-^-5 A-?: TPf' 'ar \f~f VV.i't^C^ v; J-V ^. In the result. the aDiieai is Dsrtiv aliowed. The convisrion cii"d sentence awarded under" Section 302 of the I.P.C. are set aside and •appsilcnt Massu is QCQuittsd ^f ths char^e under 5scti"n 302 "f ths IPC ssnd ssi^tsrs^® Qwstrdsd und^' t'hcs.t SSC'I'IQM Inst^^d thsrsot ^DD^H^nt ts convicted Tor csmmi OT -rhe I.P.C. and sentensed t<| terTiTied copy as per' rijiles U 1 U j i &f i^* !-^ 'art-ll iinderao R.I. for 05 years. Sd/- L.C.BHADOO Judge Sdf- V.K-Shrivastava judge [Tft^ ^Ft^^