RAMESH & ANR. Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This appeal has been preferred against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 17.05.2012 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track), Dungarpur in Sessions Case No.62/2010 whereby the appellants-accused were convicted for the offences under Sections 341 and 395 Penal Code and sentenced each of them as under:-

(2.) The brief facts of the case are that on 16.08.2010, complainant Smt. Kamla presented herself before the SHO, PS Nithawar, District Dungarpur and gave an oral information alleging that on 29.05.2010, when she was returning to her village after shopping from Nithawar Market and when she reached Nithawar Magra Fala, she saw five persons with covered faces on two motor-cycles, who were standing on road. They surrounded her and three of them came near her and snatched two silver ornaments from her neck weighing 50 tolas and thereafter they ran away on their motor-cycles. It was also stated that since then they were trying to search the offenders and now she came to lodge this report.

(3.) On the basis of the above information, FIR No.61/2010 was registered for the offence under Sec. 392 Penal Code and Investigation commenced. After completion of investigation, the police filed charge-sheet against the appellants-accused for the offences under Sections 341 and 395 Penal Code before the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Aaspur, who committed the case to the court of learned Sessions Judge, Dungarpur from where the case was transferred to the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track), Dungarpur (for short 'the learned trial court') for trial. The learned trial court, thereafter framed charges for the offences under Sections 341 and 395 IPC to which they denied and claimed trial. Thereafter, they were examined under Sec. 313 Cr.RC. wherein they denied the prosecution evidence and stated that they have been Implicated falsely. However, they did not lead any evidence in defence.