RAMESH Vs. SATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) APPELLANTS were tried, convicted and sentenced under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for committing murder of Shugan Chand, by putting him on fire. Appellant No. 1 is the son, appellant No. 3 is the wife and appellant No. 4 is the daughter-in-law of the deceased. Appellant No. 2 is brother-in-law of appellant No. 1.

(2.) PRIMARY evidence against the appellants is in the shape of dying declaration (Ex. PF), allegedly made by the deceased to ASI Faquir Chand (PW-10), the investigating officer. The alleged witnesses to the occurrence had turned hostile at the time of trial.

(3.) AFTER recording of the FIR, investigation was conducted by Faquir Chand (PW-10), who inspected the spot, prepared a rough site plan (Ex. PO) and took plastic container and one half burnt shirt from the spot in his custody. The inquest report was prepared by Inspector Kishan Chand. Dr. J.P. Sethi, (PW-2) conducted the postmortem examination of the dead body of Shugan Chand.