SONELAL Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Sone Lal, his brother Ram Prakash and their mother, Smt. Sukhranl appellants have preferred this appeal agaiilst the judgment and order dated 20.7.1 176 passed by the 7th Additional Sessions Judge, Kanpur, whereby he has convicted all the appellants under section 302/34 I.P.C. and sentenced each of them to imprisonment for life.

(2.) Sone Lal and Ram Prakash are real brothers and Smt. Sukhrani is their mother. Smt. Rani deceased is the wife of Ram Prakash and daughter of Ram Swarup (P.W.1) of village Ranipur.Pramod (P.W.4) is the son of the deceased. Smt. Rani from Ram Prakash appellant Satish ChandraP. W. 2 is the brother of deceased, Smt. Rani.

(3.) Brief facts of the case are that 15 or 20 days before this Incident there was a quarrel between Smt. Rani (deceased) and her mother-in-law Smt. Sukhrani appellant with regard to some domestic matter. This news was carried by tbe husband of Smt. Rani to Ram Swarup, father of the deceased. Upon this Ram Swarup (P.W.l) accompanied by Mahadeo went to village Amaoli to his daughter and tried to patch up the matter by compromise. He wanted to bring his daughter to his house in village Ranipur; but they did not agree to that offer. Smt Sukhtani appellant complained to Ram Swarup that his daughter was very quarrelsome and fequently quarrelled with her and that she would kill her. Ram Prakash appellant told Ram Swarup that-he Would send Smt. Rani to her MAIKA after 10-15 days. After 10-15 days Ram Swarup sent his son, Satish Chandra to fetch his daughter to his house, but they did not allow Smt. Rani to go with her brother. Smt. Rani insisted on going to her fathers house along with her brother. Thereupon a quarrel started between Smt. Rani and her husband, Ram Prakash as well as Smt. Sukhrani and Sone Lal. Satish Chandra (P.W.2) stayed at his sisters house over-night. Next day he again requested them to allow him to take his Sister to his house. His request was again turned down by them When Smt. Rani insisted to go along with her brother, her husband, Ram Prakash was infuriated and started beating her with Dandah. When Satish Chandra intervened, he was also given some blows. Anyhow he managed to pacify them and returned to Ranipur and informed about all the happenings to his father, Ram Swarup.