TIKA RAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) AGGRIEVED by the judgment dated 16.10.2004 passed by the Sessions Judge, Jaipur District, Jaipur, the appellant, Tikaram, has approached this court. By the said judgment the learned Judge has convicted the appellant for offence under Section 302 IPC and has sentenced him to life imprisonment, and imposed a fine of Rs. 1000/ -, and directed the appellant to further undergo six months of rigorous imprisonment in default thereof.

(2.) BRIEFLY , the facts of the case are that on 3.1.2004 at 3:00 PM, Balvindar Singh (P.W. 8) submitted a written report before the SHO, Police Station Harmada, Jaipur City (North). The said report when translated into English , reads as under: -

(3.) BEFORE we deal with and discuss the contentions raised by the learned counsel, it would be fruitful to first consider the evidence produced by the prosecution.