SANJAY Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE appellant Sanjay has been charged, convicted and sentenced as under:- Under Section 302 IPC :-Life imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 1,000/-, in default of payment of fine six months imprisonment. Under Section 394 IPC :-Seven years rigorous imprisonment and fine of Rs. 500/-, in default of payment of fine, to further undergo three months imprisonment. Under Section 201 IPC :-Two years rigorous imprisonment. THE sentences were ordered to run concurrently.

(2.) IT is the case of prosecution that deceased Harjeet Singh who was the driver on the truck No. DL IGB-0688 [owner by his uncle Ashok Kumar (PW20)] departed on 7. 8. 1998 from Yamuna Nagar for Indore along with cleaner Sanjay Kumar. The truck was loaded with the ply wood.

(3.) UNDISPUTEDLY, there is no eye-witnesses of the occurrence and conviction of the appellant is solely based on circumstantial evidence.