.^' CF0000064579 1 ^y' IN^.EHp m_pH_GOURT OF JuGrGATURE OP Ma£i_&T_^£ai£ - ici.iitf.nal Appeal No_R.*"V3^__ /2000 AEpelJ.anJ; s- •^^ //'rn.'--'' ..y' .,<r \F>"' -,./- / V .*•' ^f' ./' ;•?'•'' :'~''/*- <'°'°r ^in <Ll:':? Mangle Sai son of sukhdeo Gond aged 45-yeacs cesi dent of village Rajpud» Poiice Station Lakhanpur llsfrt. DUCgUja M.p. tespondeot ;- S-tate ofM.P. tbcough Poli ce station Latoanpuc Di-st-t. surguja M.P. aonviction ; Itadec Section 302 I.P.C. sentsnce ; Life impcisonment anu fiae of i3.i,000/-, _Cri. (A£al.Appeal. un^er^ 5ecti-pn_374, _Qiami,ncil^ Pro£•_GOde ts^a^i W:.ii- ..»••.:•••>,.»?;•.;^E'^w°n >wmF. XI-HC-78 3n^T?;rR-f fW31iq?T»>tl|sti IUk *IT*f?TT Sb*1icb 3^r ^ww-f, w<S\w[s, fsjdi'y^ .^.^.^f^ 200& 311^1 weh (llcli^s|^8T) s^iTWHf^an^r n Hon'bte iU!r, Dhi Aavoc^te snn j.s. BsrasK, Mr M! P R Rhatia p 1 Argumems neara. ural luaarnent aict-atea ror me appenam. rh^s s'&<iF\n,nris^nifyir^& an uais. i-'er L.U.' yy mis appeai, tne correctness OT juagment OT si.u/.^uuu passea Dy sessil 365/1 ays, wnereoy me le-a] accusea'appeiiam guiity ror cc| of I.P.U. semencsd n'm to un| Rs. TC'OO/- and in defauit of] montns y.i. oh resiae ;:, L;ase OT tne prosecutK was oniy aaugnter OT ner par^ Mangai aingn. Me usea to weaiocK mere was one aauatl OT nis in-iaws ana vvent to nig Kam Kept Mst. i-'armavati as n| i-'armav-ati in nis in-iav/s pi oirt'n to tnree aaughters. (. nusDana sumran yinan acc came qiKifd'n-i Hitici]'^''te^t<Ri+<;i< ^srf^R'sn^i appeiiam nas questionea iegaiity ana conviction ana oraer or sentence aatea ans juage, sarguja in yessions inai NO. 'nea sessions .juage, aner no:aing ine »mmission OT tne orrence unaer aection 'Wii pergo impnsonment Tor iire, to pay a nne OT payment OT nne, to runner unae"go rour i, in Dnef, is mat deceasea Mst. 'r^armavaa Ints. iine was marnsa to aumran aingn s,'o. at tne resiaence or nis in-iaws. uu? or me |ter. Mowever, sumran yingh len tne nouse own nouse. ] nereaner co-accusec r'aniKu lis wire. raniKu Kam usea to resiae v/itn Mst. s. Out of tne wectiocK MSI. l-'armavati aave n.TJ.SU wnen MSI. l-'armavati's ean^sr to ner viiiaas, co-accusea h'aniKu wam P.T.O. \ XI-HC-78 w^r^irR-fish cW3:lR?TshHI<*i IdBCNIIIlN1*1 fll*<Ml sh*1|ch 3^ "4i<<irt'i<, a-rfl<H'i6, Rfciiuy ..e,.^;^...^^ 2000 / /-"7 311^1 4ach (i^dl^q^.ET) ?raTWHf?(T3T1^T -2 I- comrnittea nis muraer ana v/E ?rom iai! aner comoietion OT Mst. "armavan ana i-'aniKu H resia'ng in viliage Kenwra. viiiage h-aKnnapara. AS !-'aj agncunurs.i lana, ne usea to "armavati. Accusea/appeiian|i sanea resiaing in a nouse aispute ror snare in me lana o'r MST. !-'armavati vi/ere marnt (h'.vv.-i) usea to cumvate me| snare in me c.rop. in tne yeait tne 'oasis OT 5U% snsre. l l^armavati to come on tne Tiel as tne accusea'appetiani: r-'ar) ivisi. ^armavati came to tne a| siayea tnere upto a.uu p.m. s| nexi day i.e, on 13.1U.88, rett) date. On 14.10.98 when M -'armavati at vii'age i-'aKnnapj rrom buKniai i-'aniKa ana unaj inTormea tnat tney did not l4.w.yy uenaana Kam Raj| ;<a!a saw a gunny Dag in tr| po'lce stacon LaKnanpur at a; Sanha No. 526 (Ex.P-10) by | imormea y.u.u.i-'. AmDiKaou! +i^ilri<fl-i wraY if te^ <Ri+t;i< ^srf^R'an^T •&s convictea on ai .02.81 . Me was reieasea tentencs. i nere v/as sorne u'spute oerA'een (am, tneretore ne isft tne nouse ana sansa It/ist. r'armavati used to resiae ail aione 'n IIIKU Kam was dsonvea OT curavaticn OT (ay to me viiagers tnat ne wiii eiiminate ivist. langai-cousin Dro?ner or iVist. i-'armavati Inear to ner nouse. Me a;so usea to raise Iwitn ivist. Parmavati. AI! ine mree aaugniers i|ea. since last rwo years, one NsnaKesmvar 'ana or Mst. i-'arrnavati on rne Dasis OT 5U"'o 1998, Nandkeshwar haa sown ine crop on pn 12.10.1988 NandKesnwar asKsa Mst. |a wnen me crop Decome npe ror narvesting !KU Kam used to raise aispute. un tnat asy algncuitural Tieid at about rz.'J'J noon ana sne :|na aner giving assurance mat sne wi!i come Irnea DSCK. yut sne aia not come on me saia riianaKesnwar went to ?ne nouse or MSI. ijara, ner nouse vvas touna iocKsa. un enquiry' s|ra - son or accusea/appeiiam iviangai, mey |Know -anythlng a&out n/ist. h'armavati. un ;|wacs, secretaiy. uram s-'ancnayat l-'arsoai Dea OT nver ununanuta. Me inrorrnea in itiout rz.'w wnicn was enterea in Kojnamcna sechu Singh (P.W.-8). tfecnu Singh (P.VV.-8) on teiepnone on wt-i!cn ne asKea to inrorm P.T.O. \ XI-HC-78 trm^i flwich 3^ •^1<11<'1<<, ®Tfl'M'IS,Rtrtl'Hy .....^^.y.n.S.Vf'.^yyf-^ inn^ !i<,' Sii^i 4ach ('i?tt3s«^!ST) an^TwR-iicti (Wrsn^TOTra; 5CTraKHf%(T3Tr^r ?)f wftefrr wRff ir'fW'rf^Rrc ^aif^iTsn^r tne concernea poiice station poiice stacon Jainagar. un t&.l Dea OT tne nver wnere in presefi OT me nver. un opening tne Df was in swoiien conaition.' i-'anf. recovery OT tne DOQV OT a woi| wntten. Aner aivins nooce to conauctea as per tx.h'-i4, i ne] Meaitn uemre, LaKnanpur uno preparea unaer tx. i-'-is. ur. IV Meann u.entre, LaKnanpur (i^.vt Me opinea mat cause OT aeaffll ana rt is horniciaai in nature. L iaay were taKen into possessi) ana DlacK mreaa were iaenti) memoranaum or me accusea/ai vvas recovereci unaer fcx. ^-'^ aeceasea w,st. ^armavat] was <t investiaation cnarge sneet wasl ana Mangai in me coun or L:! turn committeci tne case to tni prosecunon in oraer TO estaDlisi' examinea inirteen wrtnesses. recoraea unaer section 313 matenai appeannQ a.gamst tnerf innocence and siated tnat mey auesiion. Accusea h'aniKL) Jain-agar. uenaana Kam aiso i-nTormed io rj.ys becnu singn (i-'.vv.-o; reacnea !o me pce OT tne witnesses tne Dag was tsKen out ag one remaie coay was rouna, ine Doay ^nnama (tx.i-'-li) was preparea regarding |nan. uenac merg innmation bx.^-l:.;; was |me panchas under tx.P-';.i 'nqussi: was Doay was sem TOI' post monem to -"imaru' ier tx.t-'-is. un i5.iu.ye site pian Vi'as i.t-i.i^armar, BIOCK Meaicai umcer, i-'rimatv 1/.-3,) conauctea post mortem on IS.TJ.98. was aspnvxia resumn.g rrom s'.ranguiation Motnes ana omer articies o? me aeceasea it>n. uiotnes, Diouse, tops, Dangies, iocKet led unaer bx.P-1. un i/.w.ya, on the Ippeiiani Mangai unaer fcx. h'-^^, one Key I. basea on mat !<ey, IOCK or tne room of <)>penea unaer fcx. i-'-^4. Aner compietion of fiieci aaalnst me co-accusea PaniKu Kam rfier juaiciai iviagistrate, AmoiKapur wno in i|s Sessions Juage, ArnDiKapur wnere ine •|i the cnarge against tne accusea persons Statements or accused persons were j)f the Cr.P.u. sn wnicn mev aeniea tne nf in ine prosecution eviaence ana pieaaea lave Deen raiseiy impiicatea in m.e cnme in Kam was acquittea, nowever, P.T.O. \\, XI-HC-78 3TI^TWf?:(N? traTsn^TCTicR ^1*1MI Sbt^lcb 3ST •^liqicf^, CTTn'H'IS, [e|dly^<. q^ ... ..Ci :(4'.^t.?-. 2H':lfc^. 2oo© </^, W 7 / 3ii^i 4ach (i|c|i^sf^ig') ?Rnw(rficT3n^r -s accusea'appellani Mangai was respeciive parties as aroremen' vve nave neara 's'nn J.b snn r.'i.r-'.b.ynatia on Denair or asrect eviaence conneciina m| wnoie case resis on cireumstan i) !he Doay or Mst. iocKet wim DiacK on tne &oay OT tri( lconvicteci aner neanng [earnea counsei ror Dionea. IBaraiK on DenaiT OT accusea/appeiiant ana tne siate. m mis case, tnere is no ocu!ar or & accusea in me cnme in queszion. i ne ftiai eviaence mat Parmavati was identified based on ciothes, (nreaa, tops ana oangies wriicn were rouna aeceasea. "/ one Kev was accusea,'appelian aeceasea was op ili) deceased ivst. wny ne wamea t 4, vve nave perusec; ine concemea, oerore sending tr| same was not pnotograpnea. sfiows inat tne inquest was prf bimrany post morem repon conauciea on unKnown ooay aisposea QT ana it was iaentiTi|i wren oiacic mreaa ana IODS. i| turned nosire. fcven ?-'.vv.-i i ^rafrpfl^ iiTf^rr'ff fWt-rfSTRR i?3TRTIT3T1^T recoverea at tne instance OT me Mangai oy wnrcn IOCK ot tne room OT tne i|enea oyine poiice. sent accu^ea Mangai was naving eye on me iana 0' i-'^rmavatl, Deing cousin orotner and 'tnat i; eiiminate ner. leviaence. AS tar as Tii'st circurnsTance !s body for post mortem examinatlon the |tven perusai or tl'ie snquest report fcx.K-14 iparea on tne Dody OT an unKnown remaie. ;x.!^-& aiso snows mat post mortem was or a remaie ana tnereaner me Doay was id on rne Dasis or ciotnes, oangies, !ocKet tnis case a;most aii tne v/'tnesses nave i-'unit uas ana K.vv.-i^ Lai uas nave aiso P.T.O. ^ \ XI-HC-78 'F3[ "yifld-4, ®tTl^'ls,Rli-ll^y +41HC11 arHlcti ^.(^-.-^^ 2000 3<1^1 4d* (l?!^^) sn^rqn'fci-iitb OTTS.n^TgiIIW ?;RITW:Bf?(T311^T ^iPlfeft? WCRff if te^ rf^TOTT 5(?3rf^IT3T]^T iurnea nostiie. i-'.vv.-n i-'uni!] conauctea rrom accusea per^< not given oy ^aniKu Kam. Me| was noi g;ven oy accusea instance or accusea, even-tnel me room or me cieceasea. sinti nas aiso turnea nostiie ana anytning a&out ine Key ana poiice i" nis presence. Me nas| in nis presence. Me nas aiso instance or tne accusea. i-ie was appiiea in his rront ror ope|nin [-'arrnavati. !-ie runner statea tl Dotn tnese Witnesses nave turi P.W.-13 J.P.Gupta cannot b| aaugnier of tne aeceased na| anicies ana ciotnes OT ner rnoi ana omer arncies were snowr statea tnat ine san, Diouse, D| tops are not or ner motner. Bai. sne nas aiso tumea ni luemmeci DV ner. simiiar is ine nas aiso turnea .noscie. i ner snow tnat t'ne asaa ooay vvas a. yo rar as seizure is con( Das and P.W.-12 Lai Das havel uas nas statecs inai no investigation vas ons iaerore nim, mernoranaum bx.i-'-L-: vi/as nas aiso statea tna: memoranaum fc:x."-^^ 'igai yai ana Ksy was not recoverea at me Key was not appiiea ror opening tne IOCK or iiar is tne eviaence or Lai Uas I-'.VV.-T.; v/no starea ;nat ivlangat oai ciid not a'sclose CK. iviangai aai aia not teii anytning to ine not statea tnat accusea gave memoranaum sot statea tnat ;ne Kev was recoverec ai me tated inat It ;s incorrect to say ttia; me Key ig the IOCK of tne nouse of deceasea riflst. lat no Keywas seized in nis rroni, tnererore, iea noscie. in tne circumstance eviaence or Denevea, tven r'.vv.-4 ivist. fci'iKumvar aiso turnea nostiie. sne nas statsa tnai tner were not laentinea DV ner. NO ciotnes to her. in para nine or her eviaence sne |acK tnreaa, uiass oangies, iocKet anc ear imiiar is me eviaence OT i-'.w.-a n/ist. Mam ttiie ana statea inat me articies were noi ;viaence or i-'.w.-e Mst. ja.amania Bai wno irore ine prosecunon nas uaeny raiiea to Mst. Parmavati. ;erned, witnesses OT seszure h'.vv.-n r'unit Iturnsa nosiiie ana tney nave not supponea P.T.O. \ XI-HC-78 sTf^rwf^iTO traTan^rgiirw ^!' °<t ^ HTRcn 9WT^> 3ST "!<i<jid<i|, ®Tf)<H'i<o,RjdKiy q^ ..... C.-.'.^.^Lt. 5.^^^ 2003 3<lcS^I ^ach (yt^sf^) gTBTWdfeTsn^r ~fc tne irssmoranaum given Dy tfi| ! nererore tne prosecution nas recoverea at tne instance or tn not Deen aD'e so esta'oiisn tnail Mangai ana wrtn tne nei.D of'l deceased Msf. Parmavati, was I s. ao rar as tnsra circumst^! on tne agncultural lana ot ivisl avaiiaDis on recoro to snovv triiftt Mst. h'armavati or ne was ciaimli was tnere. i nererore, tne pros$cution moiive aaainst tne accusea aisct in ine resuit 'there is ndi connect ine accusea v/iin tne c|i to 'now tns 'eamea yessions Jt cass OT no eviaence. !t 's unrpnun since 1B.1U.90 and tnereby he if x in me resuit. convii accusea'appeliant cannot accused/appetiam succeeas. h;| 'wz or iw;j, conseouentiy coil appeiism is set aside. Me De sj oiner case. Sd/- L.C.BHADOO Judge ^Tqfa^f WRff ff te^t (teZR ^iari^iTsn^r 3 accusea ana recovery at n;s instance. uneriy rasiea »esiaDiisn tnat tne i<ey was le accusea. Simiiany tne prosecutlon nas tne Key was recovered at ne instance or 3ame, IOCK OT me room or tne nouse or )DeneG. nce inat accusea n/iangai was naving eye . Parmavati, there is no iosa of eviaence accusea was naving eve on tne 'ana OT ing any snare on me iana ana any aispute ution nas not Deen aD!e so estaoiisn tne > icts or eviaence ava.iiaiaie on recora TO nme in question. vve raii to unaersiana as jage conv;c!ea me accusea/appsiiant in a t?nunate tnat me accusea is in aetention 3 in aeiention ror more tnan e'ant years. on and sentence imposed uoon ths >s sustainea. 1 ne appeai or me s is acquittea OT me cnarge unaer section ,viccon ana sentence irnposea upon tne 3t at HDeny ronmmn ir not requirea in any P.T.O. \