DEV KARAN Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This Jail Appeal was filed accused-appellant Dev Karan against the judgment dated 08.02.2007 in Sessions Case No. 27/2005 titled as State of Rajasthan v. Dev Karan which was passed by the court of Additional Sessions Judge, Rajgarh District Churu. By the impugned judgment, the accused-appellant Dev Karan was convicted and sentenced for the offences punishable under sections 302 and 452, IPC as under:-

(2.) Both the substantive sentences were ordered to run concurrently by the trial court.

(3.) In this appeal, the learned counsel for the accused-appellant has argued that only on the basis of evidence of relatives and interested witnesses, the accused-appellant was convicted for a major charge of murder and criminal tress-pass. It has further been argued by him that looking to the evidence of relative witnesses, benefit of doubt could have and should have been given to the accused-appellant by the trial court. In result, the accused-appellant prays for acquittal from the charges of sections 452 and 302, IPC in this apepal.