RAVI KUMAR SON OF SHRI FATEH CHAND, R/O VILLAGE JAGNOLI, TEHSIL JAWALI, DISTRICT KANGRA, H.P. Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE appellant has challenged his conviction and sentence passed by the learned Sessions Judge in Sessions Trial No. 7 of 2006 decided on 28.5.2009, whereby he has been sentenced under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, for causing the murder of his wife Monika to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of '.20,000/ -, in default to further undergo simple imprisonment for six months. Further fifty percent of the fine amount, if realized is ordered to be paid to the parents of the deceased as compensation. In short, prosecution story, as emerges from the evidence on record, can be stated thus. PW1 Banwari Lal, brother of deceased Monika had engaged the accused as a driver of his vehicle and served him for about a year. He was suspected to have some illicit intimacy with the deceased, thus he was removed from service.

(2.) DURING the investigation, the police found the involvement of the accused in committing the crime as he had suspected her of infidelity and carrying the pregnancy of some other person.

(3.) TO prove its case, prosecution examined its witnesses and the accused was also examined under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.