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Under sectlon by ‘3.t.k\.l;‘.-t§i%.:<u&§ $‘l ‘. it: .fHJH TE“ rg".{§.‘éi3 t1) K ’ It is explained to the prisoner that if he states or wishes to be represented by legal’ ractitioner the Appellate Court will not proceed with the base ‘for seven days unless the legal practmoner appears If the legal practxtloner does not appear w1th1n seven days he may not heard at all lflhe prlsoner states that he does not w1sh to be repre— sented by legal practmoner the court may proceed at once w1th the case and W111 not be $7 obhgfd to gfve a heanng to any legal practmoner who should appear ' l Date of Applibation for eopy of Judgement 2 Date which received on copy \ . .\g)\ ‘3‘Kd‘g‘ . .. . ... i 3 Date on which Appeal se‘nt t. .. t/ 4 Whether the prisoner wishes to be represented or not— Yes / No ‘V at Now. ‘3,“y{taq. Name W vi 7+) . v> Jw %Tb“4jg )Ej- \ Confined in ll Jall u Wm; x LN“ “3 } mmaamwm{they 199 ‘ .. 1‘11? m Forwarded to the GHmF JUBIC%AL MAGISTRATE 31 W051 gt: Brant“ ml’d t” ltogather whrch a copy of Judgement or order passed 1n the case?or favour $1 are: of tra s- mrssron to the proper Appellate Court. vhf Cd J I’lL ”\tl ’4“ “’2’: {brow M / Supemntgndent {f git gay Hula 3*” ‘ gig £§$ Q Nda ~r §/L Date of receipt in office -...—_ \ Date of recetpt record to accompany the ,i Memo ofAppeal to the Appellate c 2» No Forwarded to‘the ’ \ XI—HC—8 7 mmwm mIi—‘Pmm »“ IATTI5GARH BILAsPUR E MR. LC. BHADOO AND HON‘BLE R.DHIRENDRA MISHRA JJ. Criminal Agge l No. 70 of 1996 HIGH COURT OF CH}- DIVISION BENCH: — HON'BL v APPELLANT a Vs SPONDENT Bhajan Kor-v‘a, 5.10 Sagunaji Korva, aged ubou'r 25 years. R/o Raghupar, Tham- Dhourpur', Dis+t Sarguja (MR) 5fufe of Madhya Pradegh Through-Thaw Incharge, Thana— Dhour'pur- (Ambikapur‘) Disfr-icf Sarua MR r i ?f Presem‘: Mrs. Usha Chandrakar', counsel for Mr. U.N.S. Deo, Addl, Public Prosecufor' fcr' The 5fc‘le/‘responden‘r. “the appellant PE LC. BHADOO, J R concflon and order of senl'ence dafed 7.12.1995 passed by 1“ Addi‘lional Sessions OkAL J DGMENT (MW rch,2oo?) fi tvi‘ This appeal is dived-ed agains+ fhe Judgmen'r of P.T.O. gj () vi XI—HC—78 EW,WW,W °LQ Emma; GQC‘»7° (200/ mm(W) WW§WW wwwm at; éawanéw ‘gc‘ ¢ Judgal Amb§kapum 5arguja (MR) in SING. 144/1993 wheraby *rha iaalmed Add§f§om¥ Ses$io 1s Judge Gf'm‘r‘ accused/appabw? guii‘ry for commissiom of We offame unda? Sac’rion 3023 0f fhe Indfcm Pgmi Cada, sameacad him Tc undergo imprisenmarw for"; m2 and wy a fine of Qs.2,(300/~, im dafaui’r m‘ paymem’r 0'? fina +0 ' furf1+1er undargo s§x mon’rhs’ RI. k i Case of Tha‘pmsecufion, in brief, is 'Hmf fherz was a dispm‘e baTiWaen deceased Chanakmm and accmgd ghajan Kgrvo m comedian waif}? agricuh‘ur'a land. On #he fafaful day deceased Chamkmm i’aok accgjsec! w§‘l'h him Ta fhe mark: Acduaad rammed 'fmm i‘he mm ka‘f To h%s housa gamer ‘mm dacaased ‘ Chanakmm. Wham (Jae-awed was refumiw To his hausg from ‘I'ha maijke‘n accuaed aim"? an armw 1d" him, which hif ihe Chas? $71 1‘ha rib. 4 Om Frias being raised by Chanawam, his song Mama, 5h§vbaiak and hi5 whcg Phcolabai reachad fhe sp< m1. On anquiry being mada, Chanakmm a‘ié‘aiosed f'n'i‘ Ehajan Korva has gho‘? The arrw.‘>Tharaaf‘i€r, Cha akm‘m alaccumbed ‘ro The i1jut~ies. The ma’r‘re'r waa reporfed ‘i’o Tinei‘Paiice ! Sia'iian-Dhaurpur is; son of The deceased Shivbaiak, en whieh offence under Sec-iicn 3( if 0f D¥1ourpur f0? purcha3ing milla‘h 1T ma 5am: Thaf arrow was p€arcad an _ fhaicaaai’ ‘ I cf decga'sad Chanakr: i i )2 sf “(he I’P.C. was regisi‘er-ed agains? \ XI—HC—78 Wm EW,W,W ...~... . (,,. 1st 0t £HEW Wm<W> mmwm ,3, WWEWW $WW ' ." 1‘ ~::« TL‘a accusad. Th Simian Her; sa Officer, 9.3. Dheurpur, ‘xefT fm" The scene: of accurrema anti (£f’rar in was? {EXP/’1} on The body gf whiia i-n pa¥ic2 cusTody, gawz m: ”rF'e‘gwxi' was saizad Lmdei" Ex ”i'akai ini’s pesmssion under E) E$dy 45f daceased Chamkmm w Pr‘rimary Healfh 'Cenfer, Dhou V cc$nduc~¥ad pwi’marfem an The 'prkipar-ed The pam‘marmm ré amémv Nam $1'ab waund war The bwar bordar‘ of Ias? ri‘r; in Thz gize ragicn), m‘mw pa$3ing ‘1'}1mugh 0f 4- x 2 km am? deep 'i’m ‘ ptmc‘rumaf, and {arge ammum dis/Hy. Tha doc‘mr opined Th‘ V:evar‘a hamar‘r‘haga. s‘i'igm'ion charge shegir was filad in i'he Firs? Ciass, Ambikapun wha m Turn assioras Judge, Ambikapur from where ..‘ y ' Affar compiefion of inve Cam“? sf Judicia! Magisfm‘fe cbmmi‘rfeé 'rhe case f0 “(he 5 in‘u‘m. ‘ givmg rieTica To fhg Panchas“, preparad dacgzxsad Chamkr m. Accusar} Bhqja‘m :mcmndum (EXP/2), pursuan‘? 1'3 wh§ch .P/3. Flam and bloods’mimed soi! wag .P/4. f3i‘r2 plcm (EXP/f2) wag preparad. as san‘r for pasfmormm‘ axaminm‘wm fa r—pur where DP. Durgapmsad Shandi! bcdy 0f decaa$ed Chamkmm cmd :pw‘? (EXP/53), m whith he nm‘iczc! Fa laff 3M5; 0f aba’oman Gaff lumhar versed “m spiegn cmti iarga infegfiné 3f blood cb‘rfedfinside ’rha abdomimd 1‘? cau-3g (if de/afh was syncope due fro J, XI—HC—78 WW,WW,W WW ’ .C‘ zQQ’Jji‘igWW .\ WW(W) I WWEWW mmwm A” é:31%1¢an%31 ‘ !aamed Addii‘iemi Sessions Judge recaivad #he sama or} Wansfer fm‘ "fr-id. Prasacufim} in wda?‘ 'fo egmblish jfhe charge againsf #he xxéused axammed nine whnésses. Em‘wman‘r of “rhea accusad wa$ iracardad wider Sat‘‘xim} 313 0f The CPRC. in which he damed “Hm \ § ma%riai appeqrirg agaim’r him in ‘vhe prosacufion avidenca :md Sfa‘i‘arj i 1 “hm? y he is mméem and has been faisdy impiica'fed in The crime. .gs Learned fiddiiiomi Sassizms Judge after haar‘ing caunsel far ”rim respecfive parfiw, convicigd {md senienced The accused as; i aforememiorxed. We have haar’d Mrs. Jsha Chandrakar,‘ccunsal appearingoh i bahaif of iha accuséd/appaiicm and Mi". UN‘S. D80, Addi‘iiami Pubiic i i Prosecu‘mr far T’ha Sfai‘a/reshondem. i i 1 Mrs. Usha Chandrakar a? The guise? has n0? dispuied ‘E’ha 1 hcmicidai daai‘h of Chanakrcm. Mareover‘, fhgievidence 0f PWmE a 5hivbaiak, PW~6 Munna, $am 6f The decgased and PWJ Phaaisbai, “fa of fhe dacewed, shom£ fha‘i‘ 'fha decawed made Wix! :iy‘ing cladamfiah befcre Them i‘o fha effecf fha‘f accusad ghajan has shm‘ P.T.O. W,W,W W go ‘.WW(W) amatwm -5, WVW§WW ‘ égwm ‘ “ armw a“? him. The abova av madiccal evidamce of PW—4 D on fhe boiiy pes‘rmw‘mm repom‘ {EXP/6) x m’rura Therafwe, in View o daa‘fh of Chamkmm was homk £ ‘ As fax“ as invawemem concemadjn 'fhis casa ’H’xr—a dedamfiw made by decease (PWJ) am! his scns Shivbahk pos’rmorTem As per geifiad law in or dymg dec!am"¥§on ’i’he Cour? dedmtafiw shouE- be of such fhe com“? in H‘s corracméss. s‘m‘femeni’ of Tha deceasgd w pramming w a preduct m” ir §a1'§$fied "rha? 1*ha' deceased sppar‘mnify f0 obsarve and cam“: in srdar *9 saf§3fr wh idemify The asa‘sailam. idance i3 furfhaf cormbom‘md by “the ~. Durgapmsad Shandii, wha cornfiuc‘s'ed af' decaased Chanakmm, praparad md gapmad i’hcd‘ deafh was homicida! ii”: F abave, ev§daace H‘ is es‘rabiishaa iiaai .idal m m’mve. :anvEcTiGH res‘rs on!y m c! Chamkmm befar‘a 'm's‘ (PX/W5) and Munna (PW-:3). Ciel” TO cam/icf iha accué‘aci bagad 0a ‘rhe is requirad “m insis‘i “rhai‘ “Hie. dyiag a mime asi‘io inspim full ccnfidamg m; The war-T has “i0 be an guard “iha‘r flag as mi ag a reszil‘r of ain‘hzr micr’iirig, or iagim’tiam. Thafour‘f mus? bé: furiiier LL Q was irx a fh‘ Jaw, of minr Nam’mHy, afi’iar‘ ‘i‘ha deceased was in a fi"? mama! P.T.O. u; af 1-112 accuged in cr-ii’zis in quas‘i‘iom ia “rhea ami dying wife Phoeiobai 3 WW, Wang, W3? M da’w C \ m Wm<m> WW§WW aqwm .‘° I Wm swawFa‘am vé_ urvmcr’ 10 manta "m" “ymg mph Eon. Bu? Wham We eyewiw (1M cmgc cu” *"m‘f’ m were the dying eec are how i‘he m dacal opmxcn ammo? ¢ prevail, nor can H be Se§d Thaf since There is no cer‘rifim'i'ian of The dymg ”x Qymg decla aTm1 car‘ aa 0m}, m ,V‘ “he dac‘mr as f0 The fi‘mess of mind af fhe declaran’r; id iam’rim 33 no? accepm‘ole. daclam'riow laakg ufs ‘m fha madica! a c “rhm' ‘mt’ decaased wm! m a x a provided The indica?iow k; posi'riva m ‘ dafmrle Thar no véquiremenf 0f law fhaf a ca‘ying daciam’:im have? ryecesgar'iw be made ‘r-c- a .Aagis’rmfe. Ewad cm Tha abcve prircipie, wa slim” proceed To axamima fhe §ecufia§ in "me prasam cage. .43 par son cf The deceasee, rhere was dispu’re daceasad in cmnaci‘ian wi‘i’h kmd 3v befwegn flee accuaed m r" ‘K’HeA “Lwwi fwd f‘mma hrd upen (ermir: QmWim'I m‘ bad 3f “f’na éaceczs-gd. On The fa'i‘afu! day decaased ’r zyf Dlmurpur 1531* ‘pumhasing m rai'um Hagar ware éleepirg (1f ”farmer misac! cries Hcame, cc Karim”, on which his mother w P.T.O. evideme adduced by We pro: widema ‘ cf PWu’fJ 5§1ivba¥ak, 30k ‘f'n-e accused wifh him Ts ‘H‘1e markef a He? and in ”(he nigM‘hie fewer dEd m’r r' inking their mead. L”; ’rhe eighf Ms: me, I have been assau!?ed by Bhajzm aka up cmd asked Murine, Jagar‘ Sai md Ey ‘ egx or wh wage w!” sufx 1 ?'Wrhmg arad ery adequm’e mefhmi 3f commumcm‘im {were by wards; cr XI—HC-78 W EWW WW Min JV mummiawr) maTwm V1,— wwwffwm %a1%wan%¥r whim ‘rha‘r Thair fa'rhar is c {md JQ1gnv 5m wem' fowards Tamar *herefmm ’r‘aay fsund wa.’ pierced mfc his WK farmer dbcloyd To Mums Jc HM? :ur‘ow a? mm. Affer st i‘n‘jur‘Es. PW~6 ‘Munnq son of $oma dispu‘t‘e beWJean fhe ac In The night his mofher iiqfo fa‘i'her, 0m which he aiéng wifi’i h fhair‘ fafher. Thai!" mofhar Ph “by came Imw Saaing an fn‘rhan he caskad him w ”m ‘# u who has 410+ +he: awe”; cm w has Q10“? The aiqiww. :0 sTcxTad ThaT hearihg The crias of her" )use 0f Bhajm and found ThaT an arrow Tar husband and en art’quiry he disciasad Ta her ”(hm Bjahan has; sha‘r ai' {Hiker dispiesed ‘i‘im‘? Bhajzml wi’ia m fha ueceased, has cl: C I: ’ Li”us‘acnd ,l aha wgm new The in cad m 0 iha body of M C pl Learned ceumsai far ”r avidence of The abnve wi‘mgss liliwg. Thar’aupan/ he aiong wi'ih Muma Dourgur road and QT a digfcmce cf 309 fl‘ fir Fafher lyirig on ihe mad. An armw i which e awed hi; faiher, ‘iixan Ms gar 3m cmd Ta him Tim? Bhajcm has shm‘ ma Time his faihei" sumumbad $0 'i'ha ‘fhe dacaasaci, has sfa‘fad Thai fhere ww :used am! iha decaaaéad regarding icmd. "med him Thai Bhajan has ussauifad his s aider bm’r’nar Shivbaiak wan? +0 526a wiabai had arrived m" The gpoT firs‘i‘ and arww pierced in‘ia "Hm bady of“ ‘i’heiv h his PW 7 pmc 053a vi‘ armw a’r him. PIO. "a accused/upWilam wguag T, aT The as canhof be believed as PW~5 Ehivbaiak L: XI—Hc—78 EW,W,W WW..“.Q:QS%H1_ . , 6 Cm mm(u§+aaw) / wwwm «ssr WWW WW éamm ,“ in his; examEna‘I’icminnchiaf h mc’rhar, he akmg wi‘l‘h Munm anti bafwa ‘mem Chamkr‘um ¥ baan assauh‘ed hi; aécgsed 3 j axammg’rim'l u ‘ . . . m paragrwh 11 he 'fmher, Phsobbai and Mmm a j caw‘i‘mdicfim‘in fhe ev§dmc cam’ival cm fhe .si’go’r w 1am Chg as according 1‘0 "‘aha skimmer}? wrivgd m“ ’rha gpv‘r firs? 5hivbakxk raached *(hare. Th: The evidenca of Thesez ’rhrae cieclm’a‘rian ig gaid TO have be: Mspira fuH cm’afidame cf The < Ii? ardar f0 apprac'ia‘m Chwdm‘mr, hmmed caunsa! pamsad We Firs‘r I¥aformm Shivbalak Kawa, gm of The d “rm? a’r abouf 10.0Q pm. his ‘rhu’r somema is cwmgg h“ ap a? 13 smfed fhm’ on bang cSkad by his and Jagm“ 5m, wam‘ f0 gag Chamakrcm'x mdg Grad riymg dec!ar-a‘%§cn Ma"? ha haw Elmjcm Kama, whera‘as iiq his cross)" ‘ has sfm‘ad Tim? af’rér‘ fha dga’rh cf h§3 :“i'c. raac’rmd ‘?hara. Moreavar, There: is of *rhaEV wimessas regardMg “their wakmm wa£ aying m am injumd candh‘ian of 9W4} Mumm, Weir me‘rhev ?%106§Gbai md Tharaa‘f'rer, he aiohg WM"! PW~§ arefore; m v€aw sf abova cahfmdichoh, wii'nesseg befam whom The"; cm! dying an mada by dasewad Chamkmm, do no? 3mm: w fha argumen‘f mivamad by Mrs. Usha fer *rha accwed/appenan’r, wa have ion Rapcrf (E«<P4é) lodged by PW—5 acaased, in which he has {Lisa meh‘iiomci moh’ier“ asked him i0 wcka up and said gacwg Tc be The vaice cf his faihei‘, cm P.T.O. w'XI-HC-78 HW,WW,W Wm 109/ mmmwwr) WW§MW mmwm rq/ %a1%wan%$r, A“ which he along wi‘rh Jagnu Umcn wem mwards Dhaurpur road When "hey reached mar the hause of gha‘jm, fhey heard “rhe sound mf twi‘rhing and saw ‘fhm‘ ma arrow wws piarced in‘m fhe {eff side ribs of hi$ ‘fa’rhar‘, bbsd was wzing 0H: On enquiry? being made, his firmer” giigcEGsaé 'fha? ghajan has assaul’rad him. The peruw! of"§'ha abeva vapor“? s‘newg i¥ha+ “'rhera is rm mam‘ion abau? Munna and Phooiabai :‘negaEing Thaw arriwd QT ‘Hqz‘ $pof before his f'éiher Chamkmm sumcumhed To fha’injur-ies, Tharafm‘a, To This axfanf 'i'ha dying i ciaciar‘m‘im made by fhe dac’easad befam his wife PWm7 Phaaiobai Qmi sari ?W‘é fv‘iunm, appaar‘s i5 {:2 daub’rfui bu’r as far as evidanca af PWn5 Shivbaiak is concemed, i'nere is m masen 1‘s disbeiiava his evidencg becausa Whcd‘evar he smi'ed in hi$ evidence, ha immiahad iha same faci’ in ihe Firs? Ihfarma'iiori Repor'i (EXP/8) iodged by him hex? day mornihg and iii ’rhe cmsgrexamina‘i'ié‘n The defama has no? imam abie To aiicii‘ any'cir‘cunwmhces, which makas fhe evidahca af Thig wi'i'hass un‘fmafwor‘ihy 0r- unreiiabie. 3 Laarhea‘ caunsei far fha :iccused/appaiiah‘i fa’hiher arguad ’rha‘r 343;? ‘ihe evidéma of PWa§ 5 wivbaiak, sch (if The deceasgd, ha ofher ihdapendehf wiTnass has been axamihad “a'o eg‘iabiish ‘ihaf afier 1'he giaceased susmihad ar‘r‘ow injury, he Was in a pogiiiori h) spaak. P.T.O. i 3A g‘ 3am, mg,W <v§ < X g Wm 200 WWWE'W) F " XI—HC-78 WWW mm k¢m MERWW - [. F ‘ agmm f“ Vg ‘ IF. fact rm ’rhis paim‘PWf) Shivbalck ha§ no? begn‘ croga‘v axamiaed by ma dafance fhaf Chamkmm wag n01 in a pasi‘rion ‘re gpgak affar susmhraing arrow 'irk‘jury. Mora'over, #his wi‘mesg hag £‘mied in 33amgmph 12 of his cross~axamim+ibn 14m? if ig incorrec’r fa V iwy fhaf when he reached fhe 5pm“, hm "fafhar ww uncamgcious. Dru who condacfad "rhe Durgapmsad 5hcmdi!‘(PWw4) who condacfad pegmxowam on bcdy 3m“ Chamkmm $1.66 aiso m"? beam crass-examined m; This point ET is § bndisp‘ufad 'H'm’ bady of deceased Chnnakmm was found lyiag near Tire ii: *rhe 31‘ hau3’a 0f accuged ghajai'i he highi’, Tharefor'e, passibiii‘iy hawiiig fha crias of Chamkmm by hial famiiy mamH\ars mi’ma‘i‘ be ruied su‘i’. f‘ As far as mnexamimfim of iwdepmdem wi’mess; iri sixppcri‘ 6f i'ihe. prosecu‘rion case is cancemed, we hava scru‘i’inized iiqe evidanca bf PWv5 Shivbaiak cf iang'i'h and The same is sufficien? 'i‘c inspira ‘caiwfitience, i’har‘afaral i'wwsexamimfion m” amt a‘fher independani i ‘wi mess i$ m? faml 1‘0 ‘rhe prafacu'i'ian case. For ‘Hqe foregoing rmsons, we are of ‘iha comsidamd opinion i jk\ ii'hcrs" The accused has righi‘iy been canvicied by me iriai Ccur‘f for icauei‘ag deafh sf Chaymkmm by Shosfiag armw arid we G's no? firm} any V\i ’ :7 PTO. XI—HC—78 3‘ 3am, WW,W W QQ .QYwj‘gi % 200 Wm<W> WWEWW éswm J“ v.” ,—~ matafaaeméw Hagaiify 0:“ Eafér‘miw m fhe judgmenf 0f ‘fhe. WM Caw‘E‘. Hswevar, hilé maénmimmg The subsmmiva Semenca impcsad upim ‘?he c-cusad/appaliam, ‘H’la fima amoum'f of Rs. 24OOO/* is“ raduced 1’0 s.1,000/—, ira defauh‘ of paymam 9f fine fha accwed/appaHam m farihaa uaderge SI far Gm: momh. V ‘ [ In Th9. raSuH, fha apped i sal- L.C. Btiadoo Judge a M a R