NINU SINGH Vs. STATE OF U.P.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The argument of this case was concluded on 02.6.2017. We then passed the following order:

(2.) Here are the reasons: This criminal appeal has been filed against a judgement and order dated 25.4.2006 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Shahjahanpur in ST No. 572 of 2005 arising out of crime No. 21 of 2005 whereby the accused-appellant has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment under section 302 IPC, police station Sehramau South, district Shahjahanpur.

(3.) In short compass, the facts giving rise to the instant appeal are that on 08.2.2005 at 4.00 PM a written report was handed over by the informant-Yakoob (Ext. Ka-1) at the police station Sehramau South, Shahjahanpur to the effect that on the same day his younger sister-in-law (Bhabhi) Smt. Zahida wife of late Rafi had gone to the field to whittle sugarcane. After a while, he had also gone to whittle sugarcane. On hearing the noise at the tubewell of Sushil Thakur, when he reached there, he saw that in the field of wheat belonging to Sushil Thakur, Ninu, son of Vijay Kumar, resident of his village, was sitting on Zahida and assaulting her with knife. When he made hue and cry, several persons of the village arrived there. On seeing them, the accused ran away from the spot with the knife. The incident took place at 10.00 AM. When the complainant and other villagers went near the spot, his sister-in-law was dead.