JASWANT SINGH @FAKRU Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE present appeal has been filed against the judgment dated 19/10/2006 rendered by the court of Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track) No.4, Bharatpur camp at Deeg in Sessions Case No.09/2006 (State Vs. Jaswant Singh @Fakru) whereby, the accused -appellant has been convicted for offence u/S.302 IPC and Section 3/25 of the Arms Act and has been sentenced, as under: -

(2.) ACCUSED -appellant Jaswant Singh @Fakru was tried by the court of Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track) No.4, Bharatpur camp at Deeg for causing murder of Baldev Singh. As per prosecution, on 08/03/2005 at about 1.00 p.m., Baldev Singh S/o Singara Singh (PW5) complainant was going on motorcycle along with Milkeet Singh (PW8) grand -son of the complainant. It is stated that on the said day at about 4.00 p.m., present appellant fired a short from countrymade pistol at Baldev Singh and caused his death.

(3.) SHRI Rajesh Sharma, counsel appearing for the appellant before starting his argument has submitted that appellant being a poor person could not engage the counsel and, therefore, the counsel was provided to the appellant by the Legal Aid Service Authority. Counsel for the appellant to fortify above submission has drawn our attention to the order dated 19/10/2005, which reads, as under: -