STATE OF PUNJAB Vs. MOHINDER SINGH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The respondent, a truck driver, was tried for an offence under S. 302, I.P.C. for murder of one Smt. Amar Kaur wife of PW-3.

(2.) On August 5. 1975 at about noon time PW-6 noticed a woman falling on the ground from a truck heading towards Amritsar. She was run over by the vehicle in the revenue boundary of his village Sochetgarh. This incident was noticed by a few others as well. They all went near that woman to find her uttering the last words 'You bastard have killed me'. In spite of attempts to make her survive by pouring water in her mouth she died. Thereafter, the investigation was taken up.

(3.) The case of the prosecution is that the accused gave a lift to Amar Kaur in the Truck No. PUG 1465. While driving he tried to misbehave with the deceased. She wanted to get out and while she had stepped on the foot-board the accused abruptly applied the brakes. The deceased fell down. Thereafter she was run over by the truck and was killed.