LIEUTENANT RANVIR SINGH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) DECEASED Saroj Bala daughter of Vijay Singh (PW 7) was married to appellant Ranvir Singh about four years before the present occurrence when he was sepoy in the Army. By the time of occurrence, he rose to the rank of a Lieut, a Commissioned Officer of the Army. On 8-9-1987 at about 3 P. M. deceased Saroj Bala came to village Dighal and stayed at the house of her parents for the night. She left Dighal on 9-9-1987 after 11 A. M. for Rohtak. While leaving, she told her father that her husband was coming to his house at Model Town, Rohtak, on 9-9-1987 where she would join him as he was to get her medicine. She further informed that in case they were free in time, they would leave for their village Majra otherwise she would stay at Rohtak with Bimla, sister of her father at Shivaji Colony.

(2.) SAROJ Bala also met Bimla (PW 8) on 9-9-1987 and took tea at her place. She left Bimla at about 5 P. M. making it clear to her that she was to go to village Majra with her husband and in case she was delayed at Rohtak, she would be joining her for night stay before 7 P. M. On 10-9-1987, Bimla (PW 8) on her way to village Lakaria, where she was posted as teacher in Government School, met her brother Vijay Singh (PW 7) at about 9 A. M. at New Bus Stand Dighal and informed him about visit of Saroj Bala and her aforesaid talk with the deceased. After she left for Lakaria, Vijay Singh (PW 7) learnt that dead body of a woman was lying near the old Bus Stand of Dighal. He accompanied by Hukam Singh Lambardar went to the place where the dead body was lying and found that it was the dead body of his daughter Saroj Bala. He noticed two sharp edged weapon injuries on the front of her neck and two on abdomen besides one injury on finger. Leaving Hukam Singh Lambardar near the dead body, Vijay Singh (PW-7) proceeded to Police Station, Beri. A. S. I. Gurbachan Singh (PW 13) met him at Dighal Chowk and Vijay Singh (PW 7) made statement Exhibit PX before him. Said statement of PW Vijay Singh was sent to Police Station Beri by the ASI for registration of the case with his endorsement Exhibit PX/1 and on the basis of the same present case was registered. Exhibit PX/2 is the formal first information report.

(3.) AFTER despatch of statement Exhibit PX of PW Vijay Singh, ASI Gurbachan Singh accompanied him to the place where the dead body was lying. He conducted inquest Exhibit PJ and the dead body was thereafter despatched for post mortem examination.