SANTOSH KUMAR BARANWAL Vs. STATE OF U.P.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) PESSIMISM and hopelessness often drive a person to kill himself. Is this the case here, or was there dacoity in the house? THE FACTS

(2.) AN incident happened on 29.6.2008 at about 3 - 3:30pm. In this incident Santosh Kumar Barnwal (the Appellant) was injured and his two daughters (one aged about three and half years and the other aged about five and half years) were killed. His neighbour Mala Gupta (the Informant), lodged the FIR (Case Crime No. 1023 of 2008 under section 302, 309 IPC and section 3/25 and 4/25 Arms Act, Police Station Shahpur, District Gorakhpur) at 5:30pm.

(3.) THE police investigated the case and submitted the charge-sheet against the Appellant. The District Magistrate, Gorakhpur also passed an order on 1.8.2008 sanctioning prosecution under the Arms Act. This case was committed to the sessions court and was registered as ST No. 291 of 2008.