NARENDER KUMAR AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Appellants Narender Kumar (A1) and Bimla (A2) along with Ram Singh, Radha and Mahabir were put to face trial for commission of offences under Sections 304-B /201 /34 IPC. It was allegation against them that they had committed murder of Smt. Geeta (aged 20 years) wife of Narender Kumar in the intervening night of 29 and 30th January 2003 by giving her injuries and then made an attempt to dispose of her body with a view to screen the commission of crime. After trial, A1, A2 and Radha CRA-D 324-DB of 2008 were convicted vide judgment dated 1.12.2007. In the meantime, Radha accused moved an application that she was a juvenile and her case was sent to the Juvenile Justice Board at Faridabad. The appellants were sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life vide order dated 21.12.2007. Ram Singh father-in-law of the deceased and Mahabir were acquitted of the charges framed against them vide judgment mentioned above. At the time of arguments, it was brought to our notice that after trial, Radha was also acquitted of the charges framed against her by the Juvenile Justice Board at Faridabad.

(2.) The trial Court has noted the following facts regarding case of the prosecution:-

(3.) On receipt of above complaint/application (Ex.PA), an FIR No. 32 (Ex.PJ) was recorded against the above named accused on 30.1.2003 at 2.15 pm. Special report reached the concerned Magistrate at 4.15 pm on the said date. The investigating officer Amarjit Singh SI (PW9) went to the spot, got prepared the site plan (Ex.PK) with correct marginal notes, conducted inquest proceedings (Ex.PL) on the dead body and sent it for post-mortem examination. He also recorded statements of the witnesses. Al was arrested on 30.1.2003. On interrogation, he made a disclosure statement (Ex.PD), which led to the recovery of a knife(Ex.P3). Dowry articles were also recovered against recovery memo (Ex.PB) dated 1.2.2003. In the meantime, other accused were also arrested.