KOMAL Vs. STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS appeal has been filed against the judgment and order dated 27-1-2005 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, J. P. Nagar, in S. T. No. 177/2003 whereby the appellant has been convicted under Section 302 I. P. C. and sentenced to death.

(2.) CRIMINAL reference is for confirmation of the death sentence of appellant.

(3.) POST-mortem on the dead-body of Km. Sangeeta was conducted by Dr. Manoranjan Kumar. He noted following ante-mortem injuries and in his opinion cause of death was shock and haemorrhage as a result of bleeding from great vessels of neck. (1) Contusion over both eyes (lids blue & Swollen) eyes closed and contusion over upper part of nose. (2) Circular abraded contusion over right cheek 3. 5 cm x 3. 5 cm. (3) Abraded contusion 3. 5 cm x 3. 5 cm (circular) around right areola of breast. (4) Circular abraded contusion below right areola 3 cm x 4 cm. (5) Circular abraded contusion 4 cm x 4 cm over upper part of left breast just above areola. (6) Circular abraded contusion 4 cm x 4 cm below left areola. (7) Incised would extending from right side neck (middle region) to front of neck to left side of back of neck to posterior part of right side 20 cm x 7 cm trachea, blood vessels and oesophagus are cut apart.