x IN THE HIGH CGURT 9F JUDICA’IURE AT BILASPUR. (C.G.) cmmNAL APPEAL Na. 26 /2oo3 APPELLANT : Vijay Kumar Patel s/o Mékfian Lal Patel TI"N"" JAI'L'i aged about 3O years, R/o Qr.No. 13—C. Street No.15,Segtor -2, Bhilai Distt. Durg (C.G.) Vs. RESPQNDENT : The State of c,c;. s.T.No. 170/2001 Offénce u/s ~2: 307/01? I.P.C. and 27 ”5f Arms Act. CRIMINAL WEAL UNDER SECTIGNW 374 (2) {3F mDE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. Conv-i n+~i arx / W \ HIQH CQUET {3F PHHATTISGARH AT $ILA5EWJR (§§: Hgn‘biz Mr. T?.:$HAR5£A. J; { !}? friwimi Ammi Na: m 0f 29 \fijgy Kumar Pami Vs. The 5mm 0f Chhafti5garh JLID€1EMENT Pas? f9!" 1&317/2QQ? EEaW- ‘ J HI$H {:QURT GE: FHHATTEEGAPH AT 8ILA5PUR Griméml Annung Na .79 af ZQQ3 AP?ELLA‘NT Vikw Kumar Pate-3 5/0 Mnkhnn La! Pate! \J I (in iaiE) aged cbouf 3O years: Rio Qru'NaJ3—C, $i‘mei’ N015, 52c1‘1w—2, B'niiai Dis?t§)urg (6.55.) 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Dish‘mf ‘Magistmfa indudes Additiem§ DiETria:T Mag§sWafa is nlsm aompefan? f0 accarfi sancfion Linda!“ 5ed‘ian 39 af fhg Arms Amt & 1Q. Tn ordar ‘m Qhmegmm 1"”: avidmce aéducea‘ an behaif 43f #ha r’r‘ xprwacufiw QM in aréer‘ fn examine. 1141a aampiiaiw 9f tha appeilam in Tha grima m «:‘zLsaSfim, I hav ammmeri The; avidama actduccad 9n bgha§f ”f ma I ? aglae§§am is a. die, was inferas’rézd i. mn nasmyss 0f Esaja fhmugh him arm! when ha ¥ad Essa. fwher 6f the: mmgiainam gm. m” Thai? fima Em {PW—1:1 has d isad that? prs ix e m d m ! a O o .. f‘ 9 m a , r 2 c s isah . j “m- .3“ 13 xni§ian flag g:4_mu$arL was discus$ing wifh The fathtar 9f ‘?he comgigimn'r, complainmf went There arzd Tald that? fhg acmwed Mad m SQEE Elanjgl a? thaw timp nraugad was armad with ’E‘he mm. and ha fired upen him. H2 immadia‘reh; He has aise depgsgd fact 1'he accu§ed has firgd by munwy‘madg pisml. He hedged a repair-“r vidg ExPg’L K Tripam (PW—2), fafhrgr 9f fhe cempiaimnt has aJso sumarfad the. smfgmam cu? the mmpisimnt Bhaskar Rm) {PW~5) has daposed fhm he heard sound of gunfire. When he r-Pnrhed To The spo'l: a? fhst fimg; “the complaimn‘!‘ was lying in We Lrmd, Ha was shackad. The amused was sésing §n his wheeichair‘ and; he immaéicemiy wenf §nside his hgusa. 6L!!! maizria! (barud) was pmsam aver Emirs 9f €‘ha (,plainant He hns cdss dasaszd fha‘!’ “the nrruseri has mad» disriassm sm‘mmam 9f fhé piste! (EXP/3.) OM pisfei was Lmveras‘ ‘mm the passessinn sf firm accused Vida: Ex.P./4. Gkamr‘sulu (PW-6) has cmmkmmfed 1412 sTa‘femenT af KAPrabhaksr Par). Jam Aimm (PW-7.) Head gonsmbk has axa.inad fha fire arm )gigiz ExP/5 and has dapgsed fha‘!‘ cmmirgiy-amade Isis-m! was in werking mm‘ii‘rinn and pistol was used fer f§m and smeU 9f barud was present. ?mshan1’ Katlam (WM-8), Tewn Impede." has suspsrfad fhe. imie.€1'i9a1'§an. N.¥2.§symkwaé £PW—4), Readar sf The Additions! District Magistr.‘fg, has yavsd the sandien Vida EXP/2. KPmbhakar Pm: (PW-1) has admitfad in paws-6 9f ins cross—examinmion TM? the accused is na‘r in a posifién TO stand. He is c1 disabi v am! at? fhe firm 9f incident, he, was sit—Mg am ‘rha whagkhair. He ims nlsa admi‘mzd in para—8 0f hés widgnae thm wing bag Ls ati‘ashegi md'lrh the scgmsed far urim?§9n. hm‘enca has cross—axamimd KTripaM (PW-2}, 1i Qhaskm Rae {PW-5), GYamrsJu {MAJ—6) and Jan Aicm (PW-7) in datail, hm: has ‘ mt? bean abEe m giigi? anyfhing m mair' cross-examina‘iim W discard iiheir msfimony, 11. The aemgisimm has iédged the Miami: grampfly and firearm was racaverad from the gessgssica m” we: cuppailant rm Tha same day" Thg agcusedhpgeiianf is a disnhia gersgn and ha was using wheelchair. $amfion sander $acfian 39 af +ina Arms &§? has already been gravad is“; mggm' swiiemca irhwgh grsvmus smfamgm 9f Rhaskm Rag (PW—5) shmars that he: Ll! mane w imam! That The< againsad ha< fir ”mm the mmpiaimn‘r bu‘t Qcmagy, he has; m3? swan fhe incidgnf. Acmrdmg Ta Ems $1’a‘ha em afmr hzard ‘Hw $gund 9f firg he camp and saw 'lfha incident, 1? The gvMeme at§duced 1m bzhagf 9f ‘l’ha pmsaguiém is, $L§ffic§am 1‘0 M‘Fer fhn‘t tka apgekhm wha is rii'é‘abig, hrm u3ed firaarm whhnuf «my hmnce and R45 firgd uraon thug cempiaimnf. The admhi' 0f cwwing injury by gun 3%;ofluse m‘ fir'earm shQW$ fha‘!’ uger has mmmiffed hi$ gar? in \ furtherance m? the mmmissian 9f Tha affencg and it m luck 9f the. cempmmam that gavad himself ar he has n0? mceived any injury Using firearm umn aw persan smws his infen'rign 9f murder er atfamp? 1:0 commif murder and, n0 9Ther mfarmca raia‘fing to infen‘rim wauid be $565M- ’V! m5, 9f conyicfiw Lmdar‘ ,5gc’fimn 3Q? of fha Endim Pam} Cade. Ne n acma! Engury is necesaary. EliusWQ’rignpf $ec’rien 39.7 0f '!'h.e Endinn ?ana§ CedameadS‘ as undart— “{c) A, imemdirsg fa murder Z buys a 9m; mud laads, it. 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