c^ \-i^{,^ /- ;i£.tr-SM4...P?_'SR.IS(?NER..-/ CF0000060630 ^ ^.-^^^3-._.-,- Fdt-b^r's i-idme _1AS'!^<Z. ^a.e -S3- Sen'cenced'co Niime ~>)l$c§7" '6^<<V^/ v C' Resi d sn cs 'SW ~3<fi^'^s^r^?~ '. ~ 'tssTV-_'^^fsSf<SlW<^-. Siiy^'-^'^f—'y^i.sLlst/jit'---. —-.-._on -'7-'-...2---.J?.^_.u"dsr Saction ^3o.z-,3:._P;_c__,fcy ^7..^...S^?-.3ttel^te?/' S.T. . 29&~/"u llVISIO! ^,.1-ii i -i lit^'*-'" It is cxpldlns'd to the prisonec thdt ii hs s.Cates or Viishes tc. be raptes entsd fcy d 1 egdl practiticnsr. fchs <^ppellate C-'u rt wiil nct pro.c^scl -with t'ne base for seven dciys unless the 1&gal practitioner dppedrs. If the 1 agdl prdctiticnei: dces nc.t appear with' the seven ddys he mdy fce.nedrd at all if. the priscnsr scates fhdfc the do es not wish tc b'e i spr •.,,s ;nt ed fcy leqal pruc'ticner the CL.urt may procee;! 'at-cncs viith-.the case ^nd viill n.-t be ofcli~3ed tc .jivs ci hearin.3 t'o any legal proct-• iticner who shculd appear. , 1. Dutecf dp^llcation fcr copy cf judgarasnt :^to, 2. Date c'f ·rihj.ch •copy rsceivcd :- 7 , 3- °? ^ 3 . Dute on w'hich Appalisent :- 2-) . •3. 96 4. Whether the priscner wished tc te Eeprese.nted'or nct .-. '• 'Xiy'Sl' p-f-tef^/' Yes./g-»-' ^Qs'wc iSfc'. ^s 6 9 ^-Nams &nt>fiu-£d in _J^?g7___Jail -.—W'J-L^-<SLSC__SSS ^<__z^6—/sfi^e3V/^-—_Ddtcd —1-''-43-/-JL£.. Fcrwarded tc the CHIB? JUDICI.^ M^ S-S ^.-S E^'C^AaJ^^^_ fcc:9ether'with a copY of judgEimfent or Qr.dc^- pA^aed in'tlte case fcr idvcur c-.f transmlssj.on to ths prc.per/(Applidte &urt. : • Superln i-stt./ Date cf rscsipt ih C.J.M's Office. 2^]-)|i)(., Date of F'ecelptof reccrd cf acccmpdnx. &/ 1110 d>£ App^l cf the .Appelllate C.-urt. y ^ ^ , _,_teced ___i&PIli rc. - s- =rwardeci tc the ,^/^_<?^^__^ uA ^- ^O^e-U.U^ C.J. i'fagi st r^t: e aiiMa'3'3 sj.pt c.f appellidtg-o^urt. XI-HC-78 +II+IMI ai^rrai 3ST •^I.MKf.i), ESxfltl'K;, [s|c-||«y ^..G..l|...(^...l^^ 200 3<l^l Mach (yt^qq.if) an^r^r^icb aqTsn^TOTTq; STdTWHfscrsn^r =bi-'<fd41-i ^itidTffteLc'1 <Ri^ii< ^3Tf^IT3T|^T DIVISION BENCH: HON. S HON. -IRI L.C. BHADOO & DHIRENDRA MISHRAJJ SIHRI Crimiaal Aoceal Nk>. 1760 of 1996 Appellaat Respondeat Present: Shri R,K,Jaia, leamed couasel Maadvi Lakhma StsAeofM.P. 'or the appcUant. Shri. U.N.S.Deo, learaed Additiolnal PubUc Prosecutor with Shri Akhil Mishra, learaed P.L, for tijie State. ORAfcJUDGMENT (26/92/2007) Per L.C.Bhadoo, J By this appeal imder ^ection 374(2) of fhe Code of Criminal Procedure fhe accuse|d/appeUaat has questioned fhe legality and correctaess ofthe j|udgment ofconvictiou and oider of sentence dated 07.03.96 [passed by fhe 3rd Additioiial Sessions Judge, Bastar at J|agdatpur ia S.T. No, 295/93 whercby the leamed 3rd Ad|ditional Sessions Judge after convicting fhe accused/appell|aat under Section 302 of the Indiait Penal Code for coinn|ittiag fhe niurder of his wife P.T.O. XI-HC-78 *11*1WI Stl*1ic(l 3^ "Mi'iiiin'M, eiTn'H'16, Rfrtiuy .^..i\..Q&....'.Z£^-2M 341^1 4^cb (ylj5"^') sn^T^Tf^ira? craTsn^TCTW iiamely Maadvi Kosi, sentcnced |hiTn to undergo imprisoiuneut for life. B^iramfgtTsn^T -'2, - di Aafte husbbnd at&cked cbest 2. Case ofthe prosecution, i^i about 5.30 p.in. oue Maadvi her house, at fhat tinie Maadv|i rumiung to her house, her kaife {Chhuri) m. his hand. He fhe weapon of offence, on her which she died on the spot. carrying the chhuri iu his haad, |P.W.-2 Podiyami Mahadeo about| |dark (night); therefore report |day inoming i.e. on 25.09.92 IPoUce Chowki Katekalyan, the |Kua Konda for registration of] |No. 105/92 was registered. The i^ |Shri L. Tigga (P.W.-6) who left fo^ Igiviug notice to ffae paachas, |dead body of Maadvi Kosi The |examiaatk)n to the Prunaiy |Dr. Manoj Verma conducted Ipostmortein report Ex.P-10. He 4: Iwas stab woitads iu fhe chest Heallth ctll^fcl'fl-l HI>1ClTffte^'<.l'i|t<;K ^;3Tf^TI'3T^T bnef, is that on 24.09.92 at (P.W.-l) was settuig fire ia Kosi (since deceased) came was ch^iag her carryiug on her with the Chhuri- repeatedty, as a result of |Accused/appeUant rau away P.W.-l Maadvi Aayte informed |fhe iacident, as it was ah-eady not be lodged. On the ncxt Ex.P-1 was lodged in. the was sent to police station FIR, based on fhat Crime i^ivest^ation was taken up by fhe scene ofocciurence after iaquest Ex.P-3 on the was sent for post mortein Centre, Katekalyan where the postaaortein, prepared tpined that the cause of death injuries to heart and niajor coiild report sAme pijepared bjody add i^'\ _.,__..^>.x.<'~v" ----—— XI-HC-78 HlHWf sh+<ich 3ST ^ll<<|il<), ssi-rfly'Ko, (sfdltf^ q^.....^.4-.^..-..W^ WQ- 3(1^1 4ach (lyit^qt^.iT) 2^ aTT^r^rR-fitti (raT3T1^?TshH ?:i<iTW'Erf?(ra:n^T -»>• »hi<it<~i-'fl-< tii>«~iTifte^)'<Ri«i< ^sif^Tsn^r vessels. After coiapletion of filed in the Court ofJudicial who iu tum committed the Jagdalpiir Irom where the Judge received the case on M^gistratf ^nvestigation, chai^e sheet was 4^gistrate First Class, Dantewada case to fhe Sessions Judge, U:amed 3rd Additional Sessioas fortrial. traiksfer ifcd reconted 3. The prosecution in orde^- the accuscd/appeUaat examia^ accused/appeBant vras Cr.P.C. ia which he denied fhd and stated that he is inuod: impUcated in the crime. to establish the chai^e agaiast eight witaesses. Statement of iiader Section 313 of the inaterial appearing agaiust him and he has been falsely octent Sessibns 4. Leamed Additional for the respective parties, accused/appeUaat as aforemiei]|tioned Ju4ge afler hearing counsel lconvicted aad sentenced the 5. We bave heard Shlri accused/appeUant aad Shri U.| on bebalf of ffae State, Jain, counsel for the IN.S. Dco with Shri Akhil Mishra 6. Leanied counsel for disputed fhe homicidal deafh the evidence ofP.W.-l Maadvi^ tilie accused/appellant has not <|>f Maadvi Kosi. Moreover as pcr ^ayte, sister of the deceased who P.T.O. XI-HC-78 HI+1MI ^W^i 3:5T -41'i<l<'l-4, ^^'16, (slcll+fy ..... Cx.A--^-. in£sl^- ^os^ aii^i 4d* (ictt-i'!«iiT) StlcRT^TR-llt' H2IT 311^1 sftli'ti ??dTW:?rf^a'3ii^i -M +l<i|f<vl'ifl-< H11ClTfftec^'<(a|«;K ^3rf^TT3n^T witaessed the crune ia que^ accused/appeUant attacked the her chest repeatedly; The eviden<|;e the inedical evidence ofP.W.-S Dl the post niortein aad has sta^ed ^vounds on fhe chest and cause fhe nature of deafh was homicidy. |iu fhe ordinary course ofnature. itk>n has stated fhat fhe (jleceased with kaife (chhuri) oa ofP.W.-l is corroborated by '.Manoj Vennawho conducted that tfaere were stabbed 4f death was haeniorrhage and 1^1. The iajuries were suiBcient 17. As far as the iD.vohreiaeu1 :rime ia questioa is eoncemed,| [that P.W.-l Maadvi Aayte is the] |stated that her eyes^ht is weak ^ ;oiaiiutted, the sun was alread}| |was not possible for her to see lassaultiug the deceased, of accused/appellaat in the Mr. Jain vehexneutfy aiyied onty eyewitness and she has md by the tiine the criine was set,,ia the ciTcuinstances it the accused/appeUant while |8. On fhe other haad, karae^ [for the State supported fhe judgn^i judgi4ent Additional PubUc Prosecutor of the trial Court. |9. We have perused the evid^ Isister of deceased Maadvi Kosi, |that on the fateful day, she was Ideceased Maadvi Kosi was iu. her snce of P.W.-l Maadvi Aayte, who has categorically stated lat her residcnce. At fhat time |house sittiag ia fhe veraudah -RXQ- XI-HC-78 ^l^Wl sb+llch '3^ '^l'!AW<i, W^WM, [s|<ni<Hy ....C<^...Q^...l^.^. 2&0-- 311^1 4aq> (li,<:(I^SI<^<T) sn^TqiTf?^? (raTSn^Tsbtlich STciTW^rfN'sn^T s~- when accused/appeBaat came| attacked Maadvi Kosi on her chek Blood started ooziug out of the ntiju aud ran away to the house of Po^iy, she disclosed the iacident. Laterl the inatter was reported in fhe p4 with a knife {chhuri) aad |st & stoinach fhree-four tinies. n|ijuries. She becaine fi-^htened 3<^iyaau Mahadeo and fhereafter Paachayat was convened and i>Uce station. 10. The evidence ofP.W.-l ha^ pardculars by the evidence of Pf had stated that on fhe date came to his house. It was Maadvi Aayte (P.W.-l) came to Lakina has cominitted niurdejr fhereafter she left to the housel iucident. P.W.-3 Podiyami Baamji also steted that on the next dsct and mformed about the fact sister Maadvi Kosi. Therefore, Aayte is corroborated by fhese iaformed about the incident. As| Jain, couusel for fhe accused/ajp stated that her eyes^ht was categorically stated fhat decease^ distaace of 12 feet from. her audl of nlcident, dyin< etll'ilfl'l'ifl-f 11HflTfffe^t'<R]t<K ^isri^TsiT^r been corroborated in inaterial JW.-2 Podiyanii Mahadeo who »fu4cident, at n^ht, Maadvi Aayte dyiner tuue when com.plainant Iher house and infonned fhat of his wife Maadvi Kosi of.Patel to infonn about fhc aam|i & P.W.-4 Kawasl Dor^a had (• luoming Maadvi Aayte came Lakina has inurdered her evidencc of P.W.-l Maadvi tvitaesses as she iminediately far as fhe ai^uments of Shri d/ajppellant that P.W.-l who has ^yeak, is concemed, she has <I Maadvi Kosi was sitting at a she was able to recognize the ttlat fbe -^6) KB BBI XI-HC-78 aii^T qirfew traT3T1^T3itTR; Ni'^n sbtrrai 3ST "qiq|t*|q, BTfl+1'l-S, fsldlti^ , .....^.:(A:.\^ ^ Slici^i ^ach ('^cit^'s«S<T) 5<<[TWHf?cT3:n^r -c- accused/appeUant. She has that ou accouiit of darlmessl able to identify fhe accuse|! accused/appeUaat cominitte^ There is uo reason beforc accused/appeUaat ia such a inurder ofher sister by her brbther fore^o: 11. Tfaerefore, for the coasJdered opiuion that the| estabUsh the criiae in by legal aad cluichiag evidencje iBegaUty or infirmity iu the Court coiivicting and commission of the offence appeal is devoid ofnierit, the is hereby dismissed. senteilicia udder Sd/- L.C.BHADOO Judge IU. •?rote^TwraT ir'fWt d^rraT ^3Tf^fT3TI^T jstated that it is incorrect to say aad weak eyesight she was not ^l/appeUaat. She saw fhat the ttie murder of Maadvi Kosi. tliis witness to implicate thc serious crune for coiiunittuig the in law. ^oiug discussions, we are of fhe prosecution has been able to [j>n against the accused/appeUant and as such, wc do not find aay |impugned judgment of fhe trial ijiciag fhe accused/appeUaat for Section 302 of the IPC. The ^ame is Hable to be dismisscd and Sd/- DHIRENDRA MISHRA Judge 1