GIGRAJ Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) GIGRAJ the appellant in Appeal No. 556/2000, along with Babu Lal, Kishan Lal, Smt. Prabhati and Ram Lal (respondents in Appeal No. 446/2002) faced trial in Sessions Case No. 23/1999 (38/1994) before the learned Additional Sessions Judge Shahpura District Jaipur, who vide Judgment dated September 6, 2000 acquitted Babu Lal, Kishan Lal, Smt. Prabhati and Ram Lal but convicted and sentenced GIGRAJ as under:- U/s. 302 IPC: To suffer life imprisonment and fine of Rs. 500/-, in default to further suffer one month imprisonment. U/s. 324 IPC: To suffer rigorous imprisonment two years and fine of Rs. 400/-, in default to further suffer one month imprisonment. U/s. 323 IPC: To suffer rigorous imprisonment one month and fine of Rs. 250/-, in default to further suffer fifteen days imprisonment. Substantive sentence were directed to run concurrently.

(2.) SINCE the judgment dated September 6, 2000 is under challenge in both the instant appeals, we proceed to decide them by a common judgment.

(3.) PER contra, learned Public Prosecutor supported the impugned judgment of conviction and took us to the material on record to demonstrate that Gigraj was rightly convicted and sentenced. He also urged for conviction of other co-accused who have been acquitted by learned trial Judge.