XI-HC-22 SII^I^iT R;1'pl) 311^1 sP-tich ^ificf •j-s^;is:2l^?& T 'S^ -^W\v\^, ^W'S. hm-wy. tiixwr g^qict) sv^ ?i=ra? ......£x:4.^ \. 200 tj I^^ST' 3i^['CTaiwgfw SBLlIOXBLE SHRJ DHiRENDRA MISHRA., j APPBLLANT'S 1. 2. <s. Baij4attl Uas, agea '2'd vears, son ot /^T-t'Ca-r* n<a<i . 0/'<^n-r\'c*+-i^k-rt T^i"n7^aT' u^a^sn. Kam, son ot Beersai Kam, aged ^iu Or'r'i"i'ni:*tir>r> Affr^r'llltnrTi'at '? -^ "*-"-J'---—*"—. -. <.^*—" •^-.t~^-^. Kum.ar Uas, yon ot Viaiiya Sagar, 18 years, OccTipation Studeut Iresiuculs uf viuage Kaiuaji., F.S. yiiai]ikergarli, 'l'etisu- Kustuai, Uistt. Siirphiia Jay G^fai V^ar' AIU1 aged AU vs. RESFONDEn-T 10-8-2007 Stat Shri Neeraj Melita, Advoc| Shri Suslul Dubey, Govt.| 2. T'his appeal is directed ord.er ol sentence datea ^U-y wtiereby leanied 4m Adclitional| the appellaats tbr ottence und^ Uiem. to undergo K.l. tor 1U y^ detault ot paynient ot tine, to 3. Case ot Uie prosecutio] loppo, resiaent ot viUage ALKil was sleepiag ui tns liouse m| August, 2003. At about 1.30 Uie aoor a&d. Uiereatter two pe) »tll'<l<l4l'•TOTCff4 ^8 tlat^K '^siPgiTsn^r ya (C.G.) ; ot ciiEiattisgarti [ate tor me appeUants. Advocate lor Uie State. feamst tlie judgment ot convicuou aacl j-2004 passed m S.T. No. 422/2003 Sessions Judge, Ambikapui- convicted Section 395 ofl.P.C. and senteuced y4ars, to pay a tuie ot Ks. &UU/- ana in n^rflierundergoR.I. tbr fhree inonfGs. t, in Dnet, is tjiat coinpiamaat AnU l.actuia KUutan, teacJtier t)y protession, ttie tutervening nigtit of 5ta aiid 6m .m.., liis cloor was KaocJKea. He openea ^-sons fioJri.uig gun and sword eucu-cled. [^ ^Ha^t T XI-HC-22 311^(^1 WM Sf^l ^liict) ^ifsa —( :3'!"i*i""" T^ •^i'iiid^, ^^•y'ld, faciKiy s^^i 'cra^? ....&A-A..^», W*IWT «»*1|ch •f^ST' sn^i's^nw^g -2-- mm aiid clenianclecl inonev on over a suni ot Ks. 1,UUU/- to ui t&e rooin aaa camed tlecXl sircn of police jeep was hea^U aad. Uiey Ued troia uiere m. a y gat&ered ni me tiouse ot ttie fhereafter fhe coiuplauiant accused persons oy jeep as.fi 5 ism. lUe accused persons w| atter aUglittng troiu Uie jeepj; arrested aad fhe looted articys and. t>ox were recoverea trom. swora. etc. were also rccovet apprehended, Dehati. NaMsi of] aad on the basis of the Dehatil ui Uie inoiiuiig at / ,au a.ia. 4. Leai-ned counsel Ibr th4 ot tlie Ue&aU Nalisi as atso ftie persons who cominitted persons Jiave been inentioB|( mmimi]m nuniber ot persons Leai'ned couiisel tor uie appi^J luatenal discrepau.cy in Uie sV^ tU.at ol Uie InvesUgating Ultic£|i Ct)1^411 +iW^ff'^f^T^t<f3|+$l<: ^TSlfigil g)l^[ |me mreat Ql lite wnereupon ne &aa.decl t|tie accusect persons. 'i'fiey raacle searcfi and box from. his h.0Die. At fhat tmie, ^iicl tiearuig Uus, dacoits got tngtitened [ep staUonea outside ms fioine. crowect ;om.plauiaat. Folice i-eactiecl ttiere aad |aa.a t&e poUce persons cnasea Uie 1|hey were over taken at a distauce ot 4- lio were s> ui nuiaber tned. to run away tiowever tliey were overpowered aad - a sum ot Ks. l,UUU/- ana tfae decJs IJICDI. 1 &e weapou ot onence - gun aact recl. Atter t&e accused persons were ux. p-l was ioagecl at about 2.3U a.ni. Naiisi, b'.l.K. ol ux. f- y was registered irOiu appeUaats subnuts Uiat ironi perasal Uie f.l.K., Uiere is no ailegauon tliat c|acoity were t> in nuniber ancl only two ;a wliereas tor cousUtuttag aacoity, ifiouia De 5 as per teiecUon 3yi ot l.i-'.C. iUants rurttier conteiiclecl t&at Uiere is ^teinentot P.W. -1 ttie coniplamant ancl r regarctuig recoveiy ot K^_LUUU^r.Jl'J'ie [^ft^tfe^ j- FSii^Tt! XI-HC-22 311^1 ^I Ri'ti'* 31li?I sti+ii^ tfl^l "vsseW 'FSS •^MM^, ©Tilwie.(«lcll'M'i< an^r xorg? __....<3>),1...-...^.....2^5 '"-^•••—-—^ ^ *)1«CTI th*1iqi ^v^s' sii^i'renw^ife 3> coinplauiant has stated.'ia. tiis was recoverecl troiu Arul uas, deposed that fhe sam.e was re' also contended tb.at there y coiuplaniaat and seized by Uie Deen put to lctentaicaUon aaa tlie arUcles, t&e-appeUaats c< quesnon. Ketemng to t&e st^ dnver ot ttie jeep, it &as been police and driver offhe police ot seizure laenio ot Bx. f-'2, ]-'-; Jie cloes not Jaiow as to wiia| pciyuxi. t>. un uie otb.er nand, lean^ Bapugnecl judgm.ent ana sub] nuniber, were uninecliately api Deing ctiaseu wittua a very s&<| was used m. coianiission ot ttl|i accusea tiaijnatti wUereas Uiq IroBii accused Anu Uas aud t( trom. accused Uaaesfl. Kaia. tiy prosecuuon witnesses Deto^ NatLstu aaa f.1.K. itseu w&e|i t:M^T<n41i ^Ti+ic'il* ^ fsT3t '•[f^l'W.K ^siPgHsn^r lcteposiUon betore tne (Jourt ttiat same |w&eicas Uie InvesUgatmg Utticer iias ;overed froiu Chbote Heeralal. He has n|o receipt ot uie decjs: proaucea by uie Ipolice and the seized articles iiave not lia fhe absence of fhe ideutificauon of luld uot be convicted ui the crune in tteinent ol r.W. -2, c&uiida KUaUsJio, |arguecl Uiat tie is a poclset witaess ot ]eep aaa uus witaess wfao is signator^r and r-^, nas categoiicauy statecl uat t articles were seized troni uidiviaual :cl counsel lor Uie State supportecl Uie ^uitted tliat ftie accused persons, 5 in >rehended with the looted arttcles alter >rt ttme of the incident. The jeep which Ole. onen.ce was seized victe BX. ^-4 troin decM: aad box was seized vide Kx. ^-'^ ie au- gun was recovered vicle Kx, r-'<5 Ithe version ol fb.e incident as narrated the Court is reUected froiu fhe Dehati :e d.etau.s ot ttie uicident nave beeu [Tft^'^f^ XI-HC-22 ai^i^ii l<-ii+ sn^r ai^ ^ffid .;i&?!t?; 73 ">11<llcl'll, ®T?I«*IS.I«i<ni'yy 3Tf^?T.'q=ra? ^C.M:..^..:. •<1*1P(T ttilich 200 f^^r' lf an^T TCllW(rf??t elaDorately nienUonecl aaa it uicislent. b. 1 Jiave Jieard leai-nect co fhe i-ecords. ?;'. 1. in t&e uenau Nalisi ol i.e. atter one Uour ot Uie uic] apprehended wifh the looted occurred between i.au to ^.3' Uie argunient ot ttie leaniecl perusal ol uie Ueliati neUisi, offence, is concemed, it is trul coiapiaiiiaut onJy two persons ancl swora w&o iooted Ks. coiuplauiant's Uouse, tioweve) fhat atter coHunltting dacoity, ttie place ot uiciclent and iminediately cliasea by paU'o| tuae, au tlie accusea perso4 occupyuig uie jeep were apprq. Uie argiiment ot uie couusel t^ conimitted dacoity caanot E|< slateraent ot Uie com.plam.aB.tl Jielp to . ttte detence particul^ incictent lias Been cletailed in +wf<-i<fl-i tiroif-? fai<fl <Ri(dit '^3if:aH3n^i ^as lodgecl only atter one iiour ot Uie lasel tor t&e parties. l nave perusecl tx. f-i wliicn is recordea at '2.'dU a.ia. ^ctent atter ttie accusecl persons were |articles, ttie sequence ot events ttiat 1) a.m.. is clearlv inenUoned. yo tar as counsel tor tne appeUaat Uiat trom. aily two persons were uivolved ni tlie Uiat as per tae account giveu Dy Uie pntered ui tlie liouse armed wim a gun OOO/- and deck aad box froin fhe t&e coinplauiailt fias clearly statecl ttie accusect persons went away troni |ttiey Uea by uieir jeep. 'l'liey were |lmg potice jeep and only atter soiae wtio were & m. nuniber wiio were tJiended wiUi lootea articles. itieretore, )r uie appellants tiiat ouy two person.s accepted. The discrepaucy ia th.e and the investigating Ofticer are of no ^rly m. the iight ot' ttie tact that Uie Uie proinpUy lodgea L)eJiat3j\aU.si-ancl [Tft^ ^fe^ \l.l XI-HC-22 SII^T^I R-fi'* sn^i sh+licti ^f?cT ^3 •^l-'lld'M, »Tilyis.fawiuy 3(lt?T l(3ra? WHWI aiifrai 'Vf) 200^ fcf'b^W' sn^iwiiwofei —s— au uie accusea persoas were articles aud Uie jeep. 'ltleretc Court, the prosecution Iias appeUauts ui uie cruiie im. ,'•'• coiiunitted aay lUegaUty m. co 395 ofl.P.C. 8. Learaed counsel for the ot tlie Hupreiae Court ui me v- the State of Bihar report^ aaa aaottier -v- Stat larrested itauiediately wifh. fhe looted )|re, ui ttie considerea opuuou ot Uiis establisnea uie uivolveinent ot t&e lluesUou. 'l iie Court Delow nas not >|trvicting flie appeUaiits uiider Section appeuauts reltea upou Uie juclgiaents mlatter of Kusho Ma&ton ana aaotber - ;d in AIK 1980 SC 788 aiid Dhaaai tle ol Sltias reuorted m AIK ^UUU SC 3602il'l and contended fhat 1( rurttier consiaeruig ttie tact Ulf aad the value of fhe looted unpnsoninent is too excessive y. t'Toiu Uie eviaence avails appellaats were atteinpting d£| tortunately tor t&e lieaiing t&e su-eu ot Uie poiLce of occun-ence without coniplet|i properQr inay uot tie a reas|< consicleration tliat tne appeuqj tne tune ol uicident anct ttit ofteuce, fhe jEdl sentence ot te]]i coinplaui^iit '»i*il<i«iliniRJf^ 'fe'st <Fii<zi< '^aipgqsii^r ^olang to Uie age ot Uie appeUauts aud ^t no one was nurt dunng the uicident ^rticles, uie sentence ot lu years' jau |aucl lesser -jail seutence be unposed.. .Dle on record, it appears matwfiue Uie ;oily m. ttie nouse ot uie coiaplauiant, i^at, police party reaclied ttiere an.d :ep, t&e appeUaats Uea troin Uie scene Lg Uieu- act, Uieretore, t&e value ot Uie an tor leniency, nowever taKnig uito jiits were aged ^a, "^U anct IH years at •y did not hurt anybody duTuig ttie years is excesswe. ['^ ^fe^ r^ XI-HC-22 6 ST^I^I l^iwsn^r ?h*licb ^f^i tiS-Sf'^w- 'T5T •^l^lirl''!, etTB'y'lto. l«t<niyy 3^[ 'W3R ^......(i<...4...(>^.-..^ 111CTI shlich 200'y ^c^vs' 311^1 WtlIWHft^T -£- 10. ln Uie result, Ul^ appe; appeUants uilder KecUon ay^> sentence is moditiecl aiicl m senteuced to undergo R.i.<jfo^ clelault ot paynient ot tme tc) K.l. cnNf<;i41Ti Hi^^ff^ fs^ <f^^[< IT 3rf^I*I 311^1 |11s partly allowed.. t'tie conviction ot Uie of I.P.C. is mauitained, however meu- |3lace ot 1U years jaU sentence, tney are I- six years with a fine ot Ks. &00/-, m. furfher undergo R.I. for three nionfiis Sd/- Dhu'endra Mishra Judge