!g^^igti'^iK--K^^?^^J;'TO^?-;K±-^:-.^'.-'^:t., SS^SS /.& ;1.J<^^--^ •'\..':. V. w^ Ss ;;B<' -^@^^%^:^^^s^^^^^;s^^^M^^ ^ :^^;^Tiv^^ ii^^& ^^^;:^:.^i^@;v^ sRSIIISfiiSS^SSSSS'^^^BS SSSSxSS^ss^SxMSS&S'SS^miMSStS^ fgl|SS»gg® MSSSslttWSSsiwiSSSiS- 'tiSSKWsWW ^s^i^1^^^ ^, 'iM III a 'SM KiSSiBftMBSSiiiiiS W'ltK-i^'.^.y''i''.\:.:!':^f!:, ': f i^^i'•'.•-•:::^:':^:i'{ WMSSsSSSSf^ MKf^BllSWNSMSMI 11a '•S'!' ®?S3'§. fa SS^yS BSiM iSKSM &*sssii ^^^.?'"1 B^affiSyB;timW»<S':K^^%®;S@?SEI^iS®i^SIK^ WSSSSs'WSmK/ff;:3WSSSSKSi8aWSS SSSSS3S SN8BIKS%8iSM8B8%| SliKiSSIiftS^ y^:r'^^^^^^^;^^^^^'^^tit(^^:!y?;£^^^l fe^B;l^:^ 3i!!'SSSi^SiwSSSS!iBSSSS9WSii^ii'iSi& ijnsii^8I8sii^^v;SlS8Si!%8iSiB®^8SgSS^^ ySiKSSSSiSSSS^iSXiSSSsisiSS^SSiS B8^BSSB®iR^I%BRfi;811RiKSSRI^^ iiH^%'i%B:KNi'Ka ?M®^ :::'!^a^s;^^ K;N^@^%3 1M®S"'SW %i%KW i1lliw ,i;i< ;!y^<'1%i: i!^ ^^^^ 1 ?iBtw o ii^ i°»;. S3a —BBB SSSSff^. ^S^fKff^':. as SWSWw ttffilw'. BBNte^ %'» aa >SE^fc-^;-V..'::.-:' B;«:: HICBI eooRToy ©suMflmscMdKiAT BB^SWIIR «B: HOBPBLB MR. JUSnCB PRITmKBR DIWAKBR CfULJSO. 7TTf2001 APPEa-LAWTS RB8POMDBNT versus Sahdal & Another State ofM.P. y Lii. 'i Shri Manoj Mistea, couaselfor tite appeilants. Shri Asfateh Gupta, P.L. for fhc State. APPEAl.iy/8 374(21 OyTHBemi«mAI»I»R0€a}DWRB©aDB .lUDOMEnT {01.04.2013^ The preseitt appcal arwes <mt af fhe judgmeat & CTder dated 03.08.01 passcd by the Additional Scssions JxuSy, BaiteiBitih.pur, Distnct Korea in Sesston Trial No. 172/2001 eonvietiag flie aecused/appeBants for fhe oflfenee puafatiable undcr Sectifla 498-A oflfac Indlan Peiial Code and sentencing them to undci'ge rigoious impnsoninent for one year. 2, Brief iaets of the case are fhat on 23.2.01, HR Bx.P/11 was registered against fhc aceused/appeBant N0.2 on fhc bsusis of iaformatton Eeceivcd fix)ia Charcha Gollieiy hospital. It is ^Uegcd fhat mamage pf Sukanti Bai was solemiuzed wifh Indrapal, aoa of ttae appellaats about 1 -I Vz years prk»rte> tile date of toejdeat aad she siiffered bzun itguries inher aiateimoaial house. Based on tha» PIR, Qfience tuider Section 498-A ofthe IPC was registered ajpitastthe ap@cBant N6,2. Oa 2.3.01, Sulsaati Bai dted in fhe faospi-tal aad merg iatiaiatiou (Ex.P/6)"was given to tfae pcdtee aad tturiag iuveat^tien, itwas revealed fhat tfae accused persons used te haiass fhe deceased as a result of whieh she cominitted siacide. After InwestigatiMa, challaa was fUed on 30.3.Q1 uader Sectlons 498-A & 306 offhe IPe. 3. - So as to prtwe -the guilt of the accused/flBpcBaats, fhe prosecution; has examiaed 10 witaesses. Oac dcfaaee wSness tws ;t3W;'iE...;, '' 11, ^M£ft ^ also bcen exanuned. Stateincnt of fhe accused/appellants were also recorded uader Section 313 ofttofiCr.P.G. in which tlicy dexiled tfae charges leveMed against ffaesa. and pleaded fhcu- innoceace and felse xmpUcatlon ia thc case. 4. After heariag couasel for thc parties, the trial Court has acquitted tfac accused/appcBants ofthe chatge under SectkMi 306 of the Indian Pcnal Code but convicted theni under Section 498-A ofttae IPC and sentenced fh.cin as naeritioned above, Hence fhis appeal. 5. Contention "of ttie counsel for the appeBants is fhat he is aot pressiag the appcal as far as it relates to connctton Eart 6S l&ie impugaed judgmen.taad would confine his arguxnent to the sexrtaBGe part tfaereof only. Accordmg to him, fhie appeHaat No. 1 had ateady reinaincd in jail for about 42 days whereas appcUiant N0.2 aemamed in jail for about 39 days, fhc appeBaats are nowged aboutSO years and 70 ycars respectively, it wUl toe too harsh to agato. se&d thcm ba<dc to jafl at fhisstage and fherefore itwouM be m-fhc intea'cst of justfceaf fhe sentenoe imposed on fhcin is reduced to .the period atoeady undeigone by fhein. To this, counsel for tfae State has no serious objcction. 6. In the facts aad cu'cumstaaccs <rf the case, ibe aippeal w ya'ffy aUowed. The coavicdon part of fhc iinpi^Qed judgment is inaintaiaed. The appeUaats aro now agcd about 80 yeasa ssad 7© years, reported to have remained in jafl for about 42 days Baid 39 days and fbc incMcnt had taken place about 10 yeara back, scatBnee imposed on fheai is reduced to the period alresuly uadayne by fhem. As fhe accuaed/appeUaats are reported to lae on baffl, &etebaB boads staad disehaiged. Appeal thus, gartly sueoeeds. - " Sd/- Pritinker Diwaker Judge