,-R*^.^'--^^ ^^^^'^"^'•^i'^ CF000006171S :N THE HIGH COUBT OF JUDICATU8E FOR M&CHYA PKADS3H AT J.®ALPUR CRII-'iINAL APPiSAI, N0._5_(v;t__/1997 AgPELlANT s tIN JAIL) , /i.ii'^1-! u!- ^^ •f;lAll"r ^ Gorakh Nath pandey, son <-' Prasad'Pandey, aged 33 resident of village Siur Station Br st pcesent resident of Charcha Colliery, Qistt. -t VSSRSUa s- RESPONDSITs State o£ Maahya Pladesh. , Police tna(3ihar} , hash Naggr , (ME) 2>-^ ^- CRTMINAL APPEft.L UNDEB S^TION_374{_2)_ OF_TH3 COQS OIF CRIMINAL PRQCSDURS. I, XI-HC-22 sn^i^iT'. R;-ti* 3nt?r ^TqT^T ^W rt 's^--ill''<i?f<i,8Ti);<i'i4,;(si<'iws'.,'\.••'..' 3^15RHSI 'dfOT .Diwision Bencfr;-.-''. '' •: ' \/ Hon'ble ftr. i-.€. BhadbsAnd Hon'ble Mr. &h!ren<fra iWishra-'JJl 10-4-2QO&;1'.;.'^- ',-'•.^'^' ;Miss Shipr'a BiSMfas, couhsel f|9r Mr, U'.N.S, &£o,.Adciitiandi Pljbl l.ciwyeffrrtheState/respQndent. .Gr'atjudgmeritdietatedonA^g L.l LS- By this appeaj'under' 5ectiptt the accused/ttppeltent hiM quesfione^ conviction dnd ordep .of: senteneel AdditibnaLSesdioriS -Judqe^. 3(akun1 iear'neef _Addttional; Sessions^^ucig^ under Section';302 of the I.P^C.'^fol' Vimla &evi, sent.enced 'riim. to undel Rs.l^jOQ/-, in fiefaul'i''of pa^hent of.lfjne TTia case of the^rbsecuttonj Pandsy and aecused with their'ffflflil^^ the'ir rooms. Tfte accuseil--tised:^o. wiien Ch'snclra^&ev Pandey heard' •fhe. wom .of t'lis bro'ttietk ©opcKhnilith accussd comfflitfed 'the murder of tii sbtfnd *wI<'l41-ffliHai9'fs<^l'<[;a]%i<- '•,' : ^;3|f;?FT'3TI^r1 ;. . ' fhe,oppei!ant. , ; : ,' • . : ic Pr'osecutor iwith r: M.P.S; BhfljtiQ; Rcnel 374 (2) of 'the Code of Cftniinal Procedup&. fegalrt'yiandcopRectness^of'fhejudgfflentof |:dated 3"'^ February, 1597,^^asseid^ by the ^ftpur, in, Sessions,-Tr'i<3l ^,34/94,'whepsby (^er-^holdmg .the ciccused/cypeiljmf guil'ty (• committing the murder'.o'f hjs; wifw nanielY, [go jtnprisonment fof -ltfe|gnd. ^ay^"a';fm&: of ^•ofyrther'undergoB^I.'fpr'.sixmontte. ^n;brie¥,-isthafon$8-7-1993,'Chandra'Ciev •rnsntber®affer.takir^ dinnet' went to bed in; !{ieErt'his,wi¥e.-On:29-7-lS93^crt-yAbut5;a.m.; ' 'T": <g: ~"'!'^:.r',—7r^;"•.~^:"i' fpQm'rhe nxiffi:.of •riieTinccused^he'weni'ito ^Pcwdey, the Laccused, land ,s<»v:;:|that;-the i^wife:Vim)a &eyi t^.ffaduy'inywifh.agf'indtlig A-WM XI-HC-22^ :^ ; ^^^igR^'^wi^,^(rey niini %nrai ^smss .'"^ -'- sn^l^i. K-fi.i* 3I1^?I ^w^ ^\T^. ^tone, CBti-btood was oszirg.out'of .byChandra DevPaTcleyiri Police"Ch<|wk (E>;J>'115'was rociuced^nto writing. ; fhe 'scene of occyi-r-ence.and pt'epar't Vim1d tSevi. Tlie bbdy was sent fo| Centre, Baikunthpffl\^whepe &r,;€K.| bociy of the deGeased arKt prepare^l stone^blood stained soil :and plain of occur'rence." BmiiYari of the ;.ti3ken^jihtQ fiosseaswn and .same ForeTisie; Science LaBoratory,. Raij r'eceived and Serolggist r'epwfiEx.Pj aclused . ' ; 'After cornpletion of iflvesti^ Judicidl Magistrate,)First^Sass;?Bcjiktirithp ;the'Ses3iohs3iidge,.AmbikapU('.ft'( ^Sikaunfhpuc; r"eca|ved the case 6n ti| ^ The prQS^tiQn:in;brcier,t^^ 13 (ifitnesses. Statement of the Cr.P.C. m wiiicK tie denied the andhehasbeen^falsely^implicated.ii (OW-VjvegwSmg .insanity -of. the regarding tlTe'.tt'efft'ment^t'okgti^by mentd ftlness. ! . ; : '+i<il<-l^-l :*i!Hd)" ^'f^'Zf :(1«R5R ^;3lf5<PT'3KiRr the iryury.: Repont to thaf effcct;was bdged^ J ;i: Charcha Coiiierydn^ tffliich Merg. !.3.3/93:\ Diereafter, tha Investigating Officer !eft for^ iii PandTQnamaEx.P-4 ofthe^bbdy ofdeceaSed • -post-morteffl examinotion to Pr'imary Hecith TiwQt'i (PW-13) conducted post-moptem .Qn-the? the 'ppst-mor-tem Repor-t ^x;P-185. SnnsSng; oil were takeri into.possession frdm-'tfte place- and clothes.of fhe decea3e<i,wenfi:also.^ «ere sent fbr chemiea! -exaniinflrtion td'-the^; ^UP, •frwn where the report;^B<.P-15J wasi y.SwasolscyCeeeived. :, ; ' . ^^ ation, charge sheet was filed in the.Cour'f of; iur, who in turn coriwnri-fed the.case to |m'whepe leamed Additiona! 3esSiSnaJud3e,i tansfer'.for'i'rial. ' .'i-_ •' -! , ^: .^ ^.~.j •: '••-•': ^ Issf&iish charg&.agaihst tMe accuse3 exammed; acicused was recorded urider^ Sectiori 313; 6f •the prpse|cution evidence ah<fst(rtsd*h(rt>;he^^ .tit.-i'he ^nnie; Me also :6xaminec);&t'< K^.Ry;)s}aijc!u |i^iwd;<ind^&F. 5mt.: 5;K.'*talhotti'<:i?|Ei5i -g3 .i-hB a&suged in'.tK^:Baikuretfipur''^i^iJ^||f:a^ :s ;IB » 'SfS 1;:!1 llillg r'ni' 1 XI-HC-22 ^ •qraratf, ^jtOT®,faciKiy an^r^i. 1?;iW3I1§W 'sSW '<s . ;.&..^.s^lg m>iii?tr.'Eb*iicb 280^ Leorney Additional Sessions; the parties, cdnvicteci <ind sentencej:) judgntent;'.; •• •,•. ";.,. . •: ": We haS'e heard leQrned cburBlel Mr; U.N.S. &eo, ledf'ned ?Additional| (earnedftane 1 t-<u»yer'6n behalf of th^ 'ThehomicfdaldeatfiofVifliialjieviisnot'indispute ar|y As faras involvement of the virtuallyl'here jsn& eviclence.that with the gnndmg stpne or to ihe eff^ were sleeping^jn +he; room where ,th^ deceased namely, <:hw>dpa &ev Partfe^ report, hus tumed hbstile-andtiiis.s^ •i'herepprt and he had not seeri the a( gone to-t-heextsn+ofstating.thatonl pesidenee and t« ^deys .befbra th& accused 'left hiis/house. Even Oh(it''amsheela t)eyi (PW?-| in-law of ;the' aeeuseci, has dlso tu-netl •*-.. ' '••-'••'.''••'°•'';'•.';'•'.''•.. ' :'• '.'.''• •:.;"'' ecise. Shel'xSiStated in herevideriQ infher'eas sl«dlofl^lmth.h^P fainHy^CTl 9if'rf^ih ^i^^f^ (^^1 <F>i<^i< .. • '^aPOTsn^i • ; udcie.crfter.hearirg respective eouhsel •for' the.accysec!, as mentioned^Rpar'Q-iof't'his fcftthe appellant AAiss ShifiralBiawas anci Public Prosecufor;with Mr.-^M.P.S. BKatia,/ State/respondent. . ' : • . . c|ccusecl in the crime in questian is.aancemed,, one s<uv the accusedassqulting^Vimla'Bevi^ sct that even the'tKcused dnd the clseeased t ihciclent todk place. llle brother of -the^ (PW-10), who bdged the •fir'sf mformS'i'sn| ':^.1'^'^%?a"ffi tfated in^his evidence thaf He^liai nt>t/w'rit*i6jt- '•t.'.. '-•'-. ' ••• '.•••"• ': '••'." •"•' '^.:'* •'•';-^'i /•'.;• '•5:.^1 i^^iused-assaulting the ilseedsecl. .EvenheitiQSi; Ift&'^al^ful riighrt'1'he<Kcused^wusiflot-atihiS,K Ineiden-t, ori account /6f'mentttl ili|ness,.tMe|; li^ ii^S! ^2),/w of Chqncfr'd t)ev Pani3eyjwy^sisifaj'-|yl| .P'hcStile gnci ,riot .suppoftedi^Ke[pc<)seeur(|istt|j|| ,^at ^mte6wi-,i^f-fopyeep^HBet||^|fBty|| ^mbers wei'ersleepjig^oufsjde.il-IHlgs^Jll^fill I"U:F! Si • KM IIB lii XI-HC-22 •/ ^E?^(Nl?i^^ ?3Nls, ^T^ .SII^W^I:; fs;n?T3n|l?f a'>Hl<^ y^ :'^- 31:l Somi flPKti St>*(!<»l&.&SSS aii^r'Rsigt.'dtOT <t>i<li<-l'lil-t WRif'? fSI3( tfW5H ^; 3lNpI 3K^I- ' her evidence, shehas,3fatecith<rttt| date-offncidentMnd hewas nffi'at e Becyseci left .the house two days feefore the residence.'. '..; • '^ : ^; : •: '•: • 1. \ :'"' ., , •tltei 5i:mtKumarChoubey(PW^^<|[^^"dra^W-2)ha^tumed,host'ile.Everi ©ovindapW-3) has also tur'ned iTO^'t'ila and not supported fhe pr'eisecution case. Ranjif Kumtir- Pandey g?W-6), sori^o-1 hos aiso turned'Hostile dnd he has 31 (?orakltnathPdnd6y,th8accused/appellaflt,^ crt'edinhisevidence'that^injthe.fqtefulnigfrt, •fte iWM.rKitsi^ping.mtheroGfflwhet^hismothep^assieepingd^^ with- his aunt in anpther .rootn; 5(milariy/ Nasiruddin: PVS/-T) has a|s&. tumed ^ ;hostjle.:./.:" .. :;, ^:1. •, ' - .:' :..| .^ -^' :-' ' • ' . '" .' ./',. : •:- : ' -, '. • Thereftre,^vtrtualiy,there is|no:evidwce to connect the accused mth the ;^ fflurderofftis^u^^ViffliaDevi.^hf^^e^menttonededrlier.flS.pet'^eeyfde ofprosecutionimthMses,theaccuseipwiK^notmr^idenceOn.the^ .he ha^already left the house two dia^s^befpre the- incidenT. Therefor'e, ftridirg ofT'[t ,tb& trial Court' Mmicting crri'serrte^cirg the accu^d urrier Section.^TO I.P;C. canno^b&Si&tained,asthe;sam^iSfiot based on any ieg<t]|evj£ten<e;| : .; • ,; '•|i; ' In there3u|t;^'he'eippeaisycc^eds;andth^safl'ie isnllowed. ConvK:tion;and1I' 'seiitence" imposeit upoi'i -tb& accusedffappatlant for.commissiott of offence;undet'; i; .^ction302;of theI.P.C.^rc set asid^ and heis acquittecfipfl'l^frsa beset at1|bet^^rt'toith, ifnot r^|jjred in'anyott'ier'case.' '. '•,^\^''.}" .^-^: PoF^sc^BentMe&^fw'cepi^^^^c^'t^sjM'dw': Sd/- L.C.BHADOO Judge Sd/- DhirendraMishra! Judge >'.!:;• ^...!.'.. l.pk 'i'. U il