ly^ ^C^ ^^ (0^^ ^^ ^^^- ^^ ^tjr^ ^to^hp——————— (Oj3oil)lalb^ i^ (U1M S^ lliits £IA|r£iALS hyiJt oJfote s -^ ^ ../--•"'^^ lokVAS^ig ^f'^l^"""" .JQlr^ii^V^———— (o^oh)lil^^ t!^S4 ^•'^^'^y' ' ' 'i^lM^ J.^li3(lMJ3 Jali^ (b:lkl itik^-V^^ l^b ^"' ^b hfc lchl];!^ li£^ ^&ib feB A^ l^lte (b) f ^ ^ fib .tj-b^ liJl BaUi fcS <-l§jih ^lte (a) ^/—^.^ : o^ ^g ^^4 <12V1M^ te£^JiSrsk li-y^lh: :ftt^ (^} II ^^?.0.0,0,0.0^ yivrl9 {h^]nsw^ ./:.: /.^&;': XI-HC-78 *11*4dl 9b+1ich 3^ET -qjqK-iq, ^TTl^41<o, f^(rtl<My ^/9..T..?T30?/ 200 3<|^1 ^^eh (^1 W^T^T^i^ (T§TT3TT^T5h^i<=b ?^TTW^rf?cf^?T DIVI8ION BBNCH HON»BLBMR. L.C. BHADOO, HOII*BLB MR. 8UNIL:KUMARlSWHA. |Ag. C.J. & J. 11.01.2007 Shri G.S. Agrawal, Sr. A(|i Counsel for the appeUants. Shri Ravindra Agrawal, F^anel Lawyer for fhe State. Heaid. Oraljudgment dictated o|a Dcus. As DCT L.C. Bhadoo. Ae. ChielUustice; dateti This appeal is dirccted and order of sentence Additional Sessions Judge, | No. 180/1998, whereby, tfae holdmg the accused/appellaalj under Section 302 of fhe IPC, imprisonment for fife aiid to paj payment offine to furfher unde| Tfae case of fhe Kosa gave a mei^ mtimation (1 i.e. on 17/3/l998 at about Madvi I^ndru and daxsased - fhey were m a stage prosecutfioii, yx, ofmtoxicatloa cbi^T^41Ti ^i^<^T^:teT:^<Ri<-a< ^)3Tf^~q'3TT^T vocate along wifh Shri K.R. Nair, ^gamst the judgment of convictfon 5/7/1999 passed by the 2nd Jagdalpur m Sessions Trial ^ Additional Sessions Judge after guilly for commission of oflfence ^entenced each offhem to undergo a fine of Rs. 1,000/- , in default of 2|rgo R.I. for 6 monfhs. in brief, is fhat PW-1 - Madvi .-P/2) to the effect tfaat yesteiday p.m., accused - Madvi Bomda, ^advi Kosa coasimied Uquor, when t|ioa, fhey started quarreUmg and in P.T.O. XI-HC-78 W^T^T^J^) cTSTT3TI^T^^lcb -•^-^^^^ ^ *11+1^11 g^T^i 3^T ^l^Krl^, ^Tf)^Jl<o, fstdl^y q^...^V. . r»<Sr-^ °^^T^ 200 t?r^5icb (^i ^Rn'^TT^f^TOT^T -2.^ Paadru, on which, he & Madv| the deceased with aa axe, as <=bi^fcn41-i ^i^<-iT^:teT<Ft<f^i<-<-i< ^^rf^'R'w^T fhat process, deceased - Ma^lvi Kosa slapped accused ~ Madvi Boxada became axigry and attacked a result ofwhich, Madvi Kosa died on fhe spot Based on fhis i^ierg mtimation^ fhe Station House Ofiicer, Daatewada, Distdct| - Bastar, registercd the First iBLformation Report (Ex.-P/l)| for cominission of offence under Section 302 read wifh Sec^on 34 of IPC, lefk for scene of occurrcnce and prepared mq|iiest (Ex.-P/3) on the body of tiie deceased, WhUe m fhe polic^ custody, accused - Madvi Pandni gave memorandum (Bx.-P/2|7), in pursiiaace of fhat he got rccovercd fh-e weapon of oflfe|ice ie. axe from. fhe house of co- accused -Madvi Bonida. The ]body of deceased -Madvi Kosa was sent for postmorteBi examiaajtion to tfae Prixiiaiy Healfh Centte, pTirkey conducted fhe postmorteia, (|Ex.-P/8), in which, he opined that Dantewada, where Dr, B,K. prepared postniortem rcport fhe cause of deafh was coii^a due to head iajuiy, which was aatemortem m naturc aad de^th was honiicidal. Afifcer completion of the linvestigatron, the charge sheet was ffled agam.st fhe accused per^ons ia fhe Court of Chief Judicial Ms^istrate, Dantewada, who |ui tuni comiaitted fhe case to fhe Sessioas Judge, Basta|:, Jagdalpur, tom wherc the 2nd Additional Sessioas Ju|dge received fhe case on traasfer for trial. The prosecution ia onle^ to estabUsh fhe charge against fhe accused persons exainiaed 5 witnesses. The statements of tiie P.T.O. XI-HC-78 3TT^T^T^i<+) <T^T3TR?F$h^l<t) ~&T':^^'^^. +11+1C11 ^(TT^) 3^cT ^||<qi<nq, ^^^(0, f^dK-iy , ^/)- 230?^ ^ .^.-:.............^. ^ 200 3<1^1 Mslcb ('icl^s(i^T) ^c<IT^T^fN3^T 3. -I- recorded accused persons werc which, fhey denied fhe mate: prosecution evidence aad been falsely iniplicated ia fhe under Section 313 Cr.P.C., in |ial appeadng agaiast fhem ia the fhat fhey are mnocent aad have c^rime ia question. statbd We have heaid Shri G.\ K.R. Nair, Counsel for fhe app|< Panel Lawyer for flie State. Shri Agi'awal has not deceased-Madvi Kosa. Apart B.K. Tirkey (PW-4), it is was honiicidal m nature. , Agrawal, Sr, Advocate with Shri sUaats aad Shri Raviadra Agrawal, disputed fhe homicidal death of f^om. fhat, fix)Di fhe evidence of Dr. fhat fhe death of Madvi Kosa estabUshed As far as iavolvement of| question is couceraed, fh< circumLStaatial evidence ie. accused persons before PW-1| evidence ftiat Madvi Pandru and confessed before him that | Madvi Kosa (deceased) by assaj on receiving fhis information, fliey went to fh.e spot and saw] cross-exammation, fhis witnes| aad Madvi Bomda caine to hisl disclosed fhat when three deceased -a Madvi Kosa slap] cbl^fd41-1 ^l^<nT^fe^t<f^<-4l< ^)3Tf^T3TT^T fhe accused/appeMaats in criaie m whole case reste upon fhe \xtrsi judicial coiifession made by ~ Madvi Kosa, who stated m his Madvi Bomda came to his house ^hey have coBimitted tiie niurder of ^ilting him wifh aa axe. Thereafter, 1 he niformed fhe son of deceased, |fhe dead body ofdeceased. In ffae •|s has adcaitted that Madvi Paadru house m aii iatoxicated stage aad ^f fhem were consummg liquor, ?d Madvi Paadru, ou which fhey P.T.O. XI-HC-78 W^T^T^ich cW3TT^T$h^l<=h 0 +11+K11 sb*(|ch 3'^T r^l^j<rt^, ^Tn^41<o, f^dl<r1^< __ (Q[.A-Z-207L/ 200 3ii^i ^Kch (I^3^^r) ^[<TTW^cT3Tr^T ~^ ^prfo^N Hm^y^te^t ^F?K ^3Tf^T3T^?T assaulted him wifh aii axe sm^ committed his niurder. In order to place reUance on fhe eviden^e of fhis witaess that whether fhe accused persons made exti|a judicial confessioii before fhis witaess or not^ it is to be s^ea fhat whefher fhe extra judicial confession made by fhe accu^ed persons was voluntaiy, tnie aad proDipt In order to establish^ this principle, it has conie in the evidence fhat immediately afi^r the ofifence was conim.ittod; bofh fhe accused persons went to f|iis witDLess and disclosed ^irn about fhe iacideut. In fhe cross-examiEiati<t)n of fhis witaess, fhe defence has not beea able to eUcit any c4^cumstaace, which shows fh.at fhis witaess was iaterested or rel^ has aay aniaiosity agaiast fh^ .ted to the deceased or this witaess se appeUants, fherefore, fhere is no rcason to disbeUeve the evideajice of fhis witaess by fhis Court, as fhe evidence of fhis witaess Thereforc, fhe involvement of in question is established bey<j iaspired confidence of fhis Court. ihe accused m committmg the crime >nd reasonable doubt. Shri Agrawal submits fljiat evidence of this witaess - Madvi Kosa and First Infonnation R|eport itself disclose fhe fact fhat at ftie tioie of comiaission of cr|ine> accused persons and deceased consumed Uquor, when they| were in fhe stage of mtoxicatk>n, soiae altercation took place t)|etween theni aad deceased slapped Madvi Paadru, on which, Ma^dvi Pandni and Maadvi Bomda assaxilted fhe deceased with ^ta axe» as a result of which, Madvi Kosa died on fhe spot. P.T.O. XI-HC-78 +11+1^1 a^TT^l ^=S[ ^i^Kriq^ ^Tn<ljl(o5r f®ldl<-j^< ..<3.A.^.^.y^,o, ® W^T^rf^TT^ c^TT3TT^T^rW Shyna 3^1^1 <45(cb ?^T^R:^?f3TT^T - s' cbi^?^i41-i ^i^oiT^teI:^<r3i<-<iK ^)3:rf^T3TT^T Havitig considered fhe J^cte and circuaistances of the case aad havuig rcgard to fhe fac^ fhat tUl fhe accused persons aod deceased consiimed Uquor, ti^ intoxication, some altercatioi^ Madvi Pandru, on which,| prcineditation, in a heat of| fherefore, fhe case of fhe prc| under Exception IV to Sectio| agaio.st fheia does not travel bj |ey were io. fiiendty terais atid after took place and deceased slapped accused persons wifhout aay passion, assaulted fhe deceas^l, ^ent appeHants is squarefy covered |i 3(X) of IPC, as such, fhe offence ^yond Section 304-Part II ofIPC. In fhe resxilt, the appeal|partly succeeds. The conviction and se^itence imposed upon fhe accused persons under Section 302 ofllPC are hereby set aside aad iastead fhereof, fhey are couvicted ui|ider Section 304 Part-II of IPC aiid each of fheia is sentenced to 1 that accused persons are m 4 fherefore, fhe accused person^ indergo R.I, for 9 years. It is st&ted letention siace 19/3/1998 till date; are entifled for set offfhe detentioa period agaiast fhe sentence Certified copy as per rul^s. Sd/- Ag. Chief Justice upon fhem. Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge P.T.O.