BUDHI RAM Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) S. R. Bhargava, J. This revision has been heard finally at admission stage. It is being disposed of finally according to Court Rules.

(2.) FACTS are that a lady of village died and on certificate, alleged to have been issued by revisionist and one Shriram, Pradhans of villages Narapura and Balua respectively, dead body was cremated. Father of the lady was informed that the lady died of snake bite. The certificate granted was also of death by snake bite. But prosecution story is that when father of the lady made enquiry about the truth he came to know that poison had been administered to the lady and she died due to poisoning. Father of the lady Ramjeet was examined as P. W. 1 who deposed the above story and the fact that the accused of the case wanted Rs. 5000/- for dowry. On the testimony of P. W. 1 the learned Additional Sessions Judge summoned the revisionist for joint trial with other accused under Section 319, Cr. P. C.

(3.) FOR offence under Section 201, I. P. C. the essential ingredients are - (1) Knowledge or having reason to believe that offence has been committed. (2) Causing any evidence of the commision of the offence to disappear. (3) Intention of screening the offender from legal punishment or giving any information respect ing the offence with the knowledge or belief that the information is false, with the intention of screening the offender.