STATE OF U P Vs. RAM DAS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) D. K. Trivedi, J. The present criminal appeal has been preferred by the State of U. P. against the accused respon dents for their acquittal of the charges levelled against them by order dated 28-3-1980 passed by the IVth Addl. Sessions Judge, Sitapur. The respondents were prosecuted under Sections 148, 147, 307/149, I. P. G by the police of P. S. Talgaon in connection with an incident which al legedly took place on 20-3-1974 at about 9 a. m. in village Bahadurpur H/o Kalyanpur, P. S. Talgaon, Distt. Sitapur.

(2.) IT is said that Bishambhar Dayal is a Primary School Teacher. All the accused-respondents are also respondents of vil lage Bahadurpur and it is said that they are members of one notorious group of the village. IT is said that on the date of the incident at about 9 a. m. Bishambhar Dayal was going to his school and as soon as he reached near the well situated near the house of Chhedi Lal, he was stopped by Chhedi Lal and asked not to pass thereby. IT is said that on this some exchange of hot words took place and in the meantime, the other accused joined Chhedi Lal on being called by him and then Bishambhar Dayal tried to run away. IT is further alleged that Ram Bilas fired his gun at Bishambhar Dayal but he escaped unhurt and on his alarm several person reached there and then the accused-persons ran away. . IT is also alleged that Bishambhar Dayal was not allowed to go to the police station to lodge a report and further he somehow managed to come stealthily to Sitapur and on coming here, he sent an application about the occurrence by registered post to the Superintendent of Police, Sitapur. A case was registered on the basis of the said application and the investigation of this incident was conducted by A. S. I. Mohd. Shakur Khan. The Investigating Officer completing the investigation of this case, submitted a charge- sheet against the ac cused-persons. IT may be pointed out here that a cross-case was also registered on the report lodged by Shanti Prasad and in the said case Bishambhar Dayal and others were also prosecuted under Sections 148, 147,307/149, I. P. C.

(3.) THE learned Sessions Judge after considering the evidence on the record acquitted the accused- persons holding that the prosecution has failed to prove the guilt or the accused-per sons beyond reasonable doubt.