SHISH RAM Vs. STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) There are seven deadly sins : wrath, avarice, sloth, pride, lust, envy and drunkenness. But in the modern society we find that some of them have contrived to pass themselves off as virtues. For instance avarice has rebaptized itself as thrift and pride as self-respect. Envy claims to be the corner-stone upon which the present era's competitive system is founded. But one out of the seven vices continues to be unfortunate. It remains undisguised and does not even make an attempt to disguise itself. Probably this vice knows that so evil is it that no guardian angel can touch it with a magic wand to clothe it with the semblance of legitimacy. The viciousness of this vice is so little distinguished, even from those who habitually practice it, that there will be a protest against giving it an honourable name. What starts as a peg or two, after sometime becomes a mania for a few. Life seems as insupportable to them without a drink just as without food to others. The disease of alcoholism is thus developed by indulgence and when blended with intolerance, it is bound to destroy the intolerant drunkard and bring misery to the family.

(2.) Prone to alcoholism and being of an intemperate nature, the appellant has not only destroyed himself but his family. Serving the Indian Army as a Junior Commissioned Officer and earning glory for himself, post superannuation, the wet ration of six bottles of alcohol every month from the Army canteen at subsidised rates took their toll. The missionary in the appellant became a mercenary. Vide impugned decision dated November 08, 2012 the learned Trial Judge has convicted the appellant for having murdered his son in cold blood and vide order on sentence dated November 09, 2012 has sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for life and pay fine in sum of Rs. 10,000/-, in default of payment of fine to undergo simple imprisonment for one month.

(3.) HC Shyam Lal PW-11 was the duty officer at PS Nihal Vihar on April 06, 2009. He received information from the police control room that a boy had been shot at S-15, Adhyapak Nagar near Vishwakarma Public School, Nangloi. He noted the same vide DD No.37A, Ex.PW-11/A and handed over copy thereof to SI Kuldeep Singh PW-20 who accompanied by Ct.Pradeep PW-17 left for the spot.