RAMJAS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) SHRI Ramjas s/o Birdha, by caste Gujar R/o village Jhundwa, Police Station Aligarh (District Tonk) was brought to Sadat Hospital, Tonk September 13, 1981 in an injured condition. He was a stoat person while he was examined by the Medical Jurist and had lacerated wound on the scalp on left temporal region 1/4" x 1/4" touching the bone. There was fracture left temporal bone of the skull. He had also lacerated wound on right forcatm in center with fracture of Ulna shaft of right fore arm just below the injury. His eyes were closed and pupils dilated. Internal examination showed that Ramjas had haemorrhage over the vault of the skull on left temporal region with blood deposited in the muscles on left side of skull, clotted blood presenting from the fractured piece of the skull. The skull on left temporal region was having fracture 3" long with multiple bone fragments presents. On the brain there was subarachnoid haemorrhage present on the temporal lobe. So far as the right fore arm was concerned, there was fracture of ulna shaft. The medical jurist in his report Ex. P. 16 opined that the cause of death was sub aruchrioid cerabral haemorrhage with fracture of akull of left temporal bone. The report of the incident was lodged by Ramnatn, Patwari Circle Jhundwa an September 13, 1981 where in it was mentioned that there had been a quarrel between She ram and his brothers two or three days in which She Ram sustained injuries. It was also mentioned that the family members of She Ram bad taken him to the hospital for treatment where She Ram died on September 12, 1981 in the evening. Upon this report, Investigating Officer choose to proceed on the spot. The Station House Officer, Police Station went to the place of incident on September 13,1981 and prepared the site plan Ex. P. 10. He prepared the inquest report Ex. P. 9. Post -mortem of the dead body of Shri She Ram was also conducted and the dead body was handed over to Gajanand brother of She Ram. The appellant and Kailash were arrested on that very day by arrest memo Exhibit P. 12 and Exhibit P. 13. The bloodstained cloths of She Ram were siezed. Statements of the witnesses examined Under Section 161 Cr. PC by the Investigating Officer were recorded and after necessary investigation, a charge -sheet was filed in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tonk for offence Under Section 302 IPC. The case was committed to the Court of Sessions Judge, Tonk by Chief Judicial Magistrate on November 13,1981. The Sessions Judge held the trial and after consideration of the evidence produced, held him guilty for offence Under Section 304, Part -II, IPC and passed the sentence against him for a term of 5 years and with fine of Rs. 500/ -. So far as Kailash was concerned, he was acquitted Ramjas has come up in appeal to this Court against his conviction and sentence.

(2.) THE learned Counsel for the appellant contended that from the facts and circumstances of the case, no offence was made out against the appellant. Apart from that, the appellant was below 21 years of age and the trial court should have given him benefit under the Probation of Offenders Act. Even the Investigation Officer was not examined by the prosecution and there were no blood stains on the lathi. The learned Public Prosecutor has supported the prosecution case.

(3.) FOR the purpose of satisfying it self whether it would not be desirable to deal Under Section 3 or Section 4 with an offender referred to in Sub -section (1), the Court shall call for a report from the Probation Officer and consider the report, if any, and any other information available to it relating to the character and physical and mental condition of the offender.