SAT PARKASH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The appellant Sat Parkash, his uncle Hari Chand and aunt Sarla, were charged with the following, by the Additional Sessions Judge, Sonepat on 18.10.1993:

(2.) It is not a matter of dispute, that the uncle-Hari Chand and aunt-Sarla (of Sat Parkash) have since been acquitted. The appellant Sat Parkash has also been acquitted of the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.

(3.) The surviving charges against the appellant are relatable only to Sections 363, 366, 366-A and 376 of the Indian Penal Code. During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the appellant relied on the "suicide note" executed by the deceased Sushila just before she attempted to commit suicide. It is not a matter of dispute,that the appellant - Sat Parkash, had also made a similar attempt to commit along with Sushila. While in the attempt, Sushila had died, but somehow Sat Parkash survived. The "suicide note" of Sushila is available on the record of this case as annexure P-6.