KRISHNA PAL Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS criminal appeal is directed against the order of Sessions Court dated 21.5.2003 passed in S.T. No.1285 of 2000. The appellants who are two in number have been found guilty of the offence under Section 452, 302 IPC read with Section 34 IPC and 504 IPC.

(2.) BOTH the appellants have been sentenced for life imprisonment under Section 302 IPC and fine of Rs.10,000/-, each in default, of payment of fine, further R.I of two years and for the offence under Section 452 IPC, they have been sentenced for 6 years R.I. and fine of Rs.5,000/-, in default, of payment of fine, one year further R.I and for the offence under Section 504 IPC, they have been sentenced for two years R.I.

(3.) ON behalf of the prosecution, the wife of the deceased Smt. Shanti Devi was examined as P.W.1, Smt. Ram Guni, the adopted daughter of the deceased was examined as P.W.2, Dr. Yogesh and Dr. V.K. Gupta who performed the post-mortem, were examined as P.W.3, and P.W.4., S.I. Gajram Singh was examined as P.W.5, Ram Nath Sharma, the scribe of the FIR was examined as P.W.6, Constable Raksha Pal Singh was examined as P.W.7, S.I. Nasiruddin was examined as P.W.8, S.I. Harjeet Singh Cheema was examined as P.W.9, S.I. Bhan Singh was examined as P.W.10, Naresh Singh was examined as P.W.11 and Dr. Ramesh Chandra Agarwal was examined as P.W.12.