HIGH CGURT OF €HHATTI$§A§§H AT BILA5?UR Smgie 3am}: 1 Han‘bk r. Ju5?ice Pri?i?a.ker wwaker ‘ £ “ 1 “ 5mm cf Chhaiffiggarh Versas Sm. Anim Nag @ Bangaii Auniy. Shi Neemj Mama, Pa§fai Lawyer f0? ‘rhe 3m’ye/ap‘sEcmf. APPLICATION FGR @RANT a? EAVE TO A?PEAL wwg’ ‘ : ggggg 3 Q E} E R t {2i}. ii . 2§G§E Heard an admssiww Wesenf peTiirion Es direcred (gains? fri'ha impugmt Judgmen? daffed 17.3;ZDQQ gasd by Firs? Add’ricm! Sa$s$ Judgg, Baiod, sfricf burg m ESassicns Yrial Nc‘ 35/2908 whereby acqui‘h‘ing the re$pndanfr 9f ?%’1 Gg3d offence punishafgie undgr Secfien BQé m? 1‘h ndiana Pena? Ca: Z. Ca Qf fhe prgsgéméan m .imef is wag a wrifi‘an vapor? da'md 11‘ZOQ8 (EXP/3) was iGdge-ri by Dhwwmm Sen (PW—1), fm‘hgr‘ m,‘ Tha‘dgcgasad gi§gging in ifr waif h daugmr was working as maid servan? in 1:213 heuse. cf ”me ra$pandem¢accused $ince lasi' abau? 4 memhs am shg usgd Ta infarm her mama” fhm‘ The accused is making fae agrgfian Qgaéms'? her in respem‘ of commiHing Thaf’f. If is aliegad Thai as mg. deceased was subjecu‘gd To cwaky, shg ommitmd wicidé by sefting hemgl‘f ablaze, 3. Couns§ fer Jrhe ap§§canf/5m?e gui‘rs ’rha‘? ‘fhe. court below has commiTTgd sericus armr' in ar£img acquiHcé Ta The M CnhLP, No,32 e? 23g? APPLICANT RESPONDENT rW L sECrmN 37w) a? THE gang w cmmgAL Pwya ’ i $a i mn Di g e H£ g‘ I od as Th .7 i5 h is He c e = bm a aw / Jt‘ respondenfs/accused dassgim Mara baing suffician? mafericx! avaiiable on resord caiiing fa? fha? canv§aTian. He furirher submi‘rs fha‘r an The basis 9f mafer‘ig? amiable an mccrd cagm‘ bgiow 0149?}? ifs hgzve canyigmd Tina amasad agrsgns, Hg gisg submifs *rha’r ‘rherg Es aneugh aviderace m recerd; ”m wmac’r pmhm faciafhe accused for The affence under Sea?ia'n 3-36 of i'he. IFL’L “a a 4. In $uppor‘? m? his {29.33, The pnesacuiricn ha$ gxcmrgad as 'mcmy a5 £0 wimegsgs ingiudi‘ng pgrgms x915 ’rha riggeawé, ¥ mmmen‘? m? ‘fhz rgsécewen‘friaccusad was (gist: recawjgd uader Secfian 313 9f “mg Cgd-g 9f {iirizraind WGggdara i?! wEiqh ha ‘ms denied The charges §eva§gd agaéns‘? him cmd pmadead his imacancg and fdse imgiicafricn ih The: casa 5. I have heard caun$e§ far frhg poririgs (me; gemsgd ?hg mgmricxi avaéiczbk an regard, 6. From ‘fhe smWi‘emeni' of Dhmwmm Sen (?W~l}, fai‘har cf ”the; deceasgd, Mahava’ri (WM—3), mo‘rheg“ 0% we: égcags$ am? fha cfher evidencg if appears fha’! me clawed used 1‘0 make aikgafion againgf i‘he dacaa3ed “for cammifr?ing irhe ‘rhefi’ in hzr’ house. The recerd farmer shame fha? fhis eliegafmn of commission 6f Wei”? was mmie by ihe gecueed 0n sex/em! occasions. Dying deciamiicn {EXP/’34} a? fhe deceased is also era record in which deceaseii has emied ihm‘ en 912008 at abou’r 7.30 am she had gene fro The hease 0f i’he accused/respandem", aliega’rion of ihefi’ was ieveieci agains’r her am? 'iher‘eaf'ier ihe deceased wen? 1 ihe hsuse of {me iziiishm 3i end effer- cempleiing her wer‘k, she came bacit, Te her heuse and ihen poured keresene eii on her bedy en eommitied soicise, d 7a Evgn if we gm‘ira cgsa c3” gmsgaufion is mkgn as it is, we effencg under Sec?ian 3% of 1*ha IPC is new? mgda am? baggage . ’rhg ingrediem‘s 0f Sec’rion 10? of Thg iPé.‘ are missing frcm the present saga. For ready reference Samara 1Q? IPC is quated below :— Section 107. A person abets fhe doing of a thing, who —- Firsi. - ii7stig‘az‘es any person f0 d0 thaz‘ thing; or secandiy —— Engages with one 0r more Other person or persons in any conspiracy. for thé domg of rha fhing, if an act 0r mega} omiSsion fakes places m pursuance 0f that censpiracy‘ and ir; crder‘ to the domg of‘thaz‘ thing; or Thimly: mfenfionaily aids, by any act ar i§fegai emissg'on, (i fhe doing cf that thing. Expianaiian f. —- A person who, by Wiiifu} misrepreseni‘aiian, or by Wiilfi/i conceaiment of a material fact which he is bourid to disciose, voiuotarily causes or procures, or attempts f0 cause or piocure, a fhing to be done, is said to instigafe the doing of thaf .fhing. Exoianaiian 2.— Wiioever, eifhar prior 2‘0 or af She time of :he commission of an acf, does anyfhing in order to facilitate the oommissior: of their act, arid thereby faoiiitaz‘es the commission thereozi is said to aid the doing of that act. " From The. above definition and considering The; facts & circumsmnees of The case, it is clear Tho? offence under Section 306 of the LDC is no? mode out. 3. E? is on unfortunate case where The deceased had died but for The some accused connof be hem home. A}! These aspects have been duty considered by ihe court beiow while poesiog ihe impugned judgmen‘i of ocqui‘i‘ioi. 9. Afrer hearing counsel for The oppiicom' and going rhrough file evidence ovoiiobie on record one being very much. conscious of the exisiing iegoi pcsiiion ihoi in o coee against acquiiioi if Two views ore possible on ihe basis of ‘rhe evidence ied by ihe prosecurion and The irioi Court raking one view favourable ‘io ihe accueeci, reversion of The findings of acquii’rai by ‘ihe appeiiate m‘wwww»a x , )MW m r M Coum‘ “raking fhe m‘her possible view in‘m consEdermion, is not parmis3ible in Mw‘ “this Cour? is of Th5 View Thm‘ :fhe juaigmem‘ impugned acqui‘h‘ing The respandenfs/ accusad 0f The. affence punishable under Sewion 306 0f ‘rhe indiom ?anoi Code, is just and proper and dces no‘r ca” for any in’rerfer‘ence by This Caurf. lQ, 1n viaw of Thg abmrz fgg’ruai and iegg! pasi’rian, I dc he? finé & any raasgn m inmr‘fgrencg wi’rh thg arder impugned: x 11. Tha pzTi‘a‘ion faiis and ié accardingly dismissgd. / ‘// /