LAWS(ALL)-2008-5-140

PAPPU Vs. STATE OF U P

Decided On May 30, 2008
PAPPU Appellant
V/S
STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) -Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that no specific role has been assigned in the F.I.R. as well as statement of prosecution witnesses recorded under Section 161, Cr. P.C. as to who opened fire upon the deceased and injured while firing has been made by three accused persons. It is further contended that injured was sleeping at one cot along with his father and there was enmity with his father. However, he was not killed and he sustained one fire arm injury on the upper part of the left fore arm and it has also not been assigned as to who caused such injury on him among three accused persons. It is further contended that this is the incident of dark night and electric light has been shown on behalf of prosecution at the time of incident but record of sub-station, Jasrana dated 21.11.06 shows that there was no electric light in the area at the time of incident. In such circumstances, identification of the assailants has become suspicious. It is further contended that not any cartridge was recovered from the place of occurrence at the time of preparing site plan. Injured was the son of informant. Therefore, after getting chance, the applicant has been falsely implicated in this case due to enmity. It is further contended that servant of informant has been murdered. There was no motive to commit murder of deceased by the applicant. Wife of deceased Asha Ram had deserted him long ago and has been living in a different village with some other person and wanted to eliminate the deceased and take over the landed property of the deceased. Therefore, just after the death of deceased, she got her name mutated over the agricultural plot of deceased and sold the same to Dauji Ram and Harnam Singh. Therefore, perhaps unknown person committed murder of deceased in the dark night and applicant has been falsely implicated due to enmity.

(2.) LEARNED A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail.

(3.) BOTH the parties are residents of same village. They knew each other prior to the alleged incident. Therefore, the applicant along with co-accused persons could easily be identified by the structure and voice even in the dark night. Therefore, this contention has no force that identity of assailants is doubtful in absence of any electric light. In such circumstances the F.I.R. has been lodged promptly. The contention made by learned counsel for the applicant has no force and it is not liable to be deemed that he has been falsely implicated in this case.