RAJKUMAR DHUNICHAND SHARMA Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The appeal is filed against judgment and order of Sessions Case No. 135/2011, which was pending in the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Osmanabad. The appellant was charged for offences punishable under sections 304, 307 and 427 of Indian Penal Code and also for the offence punishable under section 184 of Motor Vehicle Act. The appellant is convicted and sentenced for offences punishable under sections 307 and 304-A of I.P.C. and also for offence punishable under section 184 of Motor Vehicle Act. This Court (Presided over by other Hon'ble Judge of this Court) has issued notice to the appellant to show cause as to why the appellant should not be convicted and sentenced for offence punishable under section 304 of I.P.C. instead of giving him conviction and sentence for offence punishable under section 304-A of I.P.C. The appellant has filed reply to it. On the other hand, the main contention of the appellant is that the appellant/accused could not have been convicted and sentenced for offence punishable under section 304-A of I.P.C. as there was no charge for this offence. Both the sides were heard on merits and also on the point of powers of this Court including the revisional jurisdiction.

(2.) In short, the facts leading to the institution of the appeal can be stated as follows :-

(3.) The complainant and his deceased colleague Narendra Kale, who was also Police Naik came out of the police Chowki and they started waiting for truck on the road situated in front of the Chowki. The complainant was in uniform, but Narendra Kale was not in uniform. The complainant stopped right in front of Chowki, but Narendra Kale stopped at some distance from Chowki with his motorcycle. Narendra Kale was expected to take action in case the truck was not stopped after giving signal by the complainant.