ABDUL JABBAR Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This appeal is filed challenging the judgment and order of conviction passed by the Joint District Judge and Additional Sessions Judge at Nanded in Sessions Case No. 26 of 1997 dated 01st December, 1999.

(2.) The prosecution story in brief is as under :

(3.) It is further case of the prosecution that on 27th August, 1996 the accused so also Shaheen took the dinner and thereafter Shaheen slept in her room by latching the door from inside. At about 10.00 p.m. accused and their neighbourers heard shouts raised by Shaheen, "Save Save" from her room. The accused got up and rushed towards the room of Shaheen. They notices that the door was latched from inside, and the smoke and fire was seen inside. All the accused then raised shouts which attracted the attention of the neighbourers. Some of them climbed wall of the room and removed some tins and entered in the room and extinguished burning flams of Shaheen. Abdul Aziz (Accused No. 2) went to the house of Dr. Amanulla Khan (P.W.4) and awakened him and informed about the incident. Along with Abdul Aziz (Accused 2)