DEV RAJ Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The instant cr. appeal has been filed by the accused appellant Dev Raj under Sec. 374(2) of the Crimial P.C. against the judgment dated 2.8.1991 passed in Sessions Case No.4/91 whereby the accused appellant was convicted under Sec. 304 Part II and under Sec. 325 Penal Code and following punishments were awarded against him:

(2.) As per the facts of the case the statement of PW-1 Khuba Ram were recorded in the hospital by constable PW-6 Om Prakash upon that FIR No.203/90 (Ex.P/1) was registered at Police Station Purani Aabadi, Sri Ganganagar under Sec. 307/325 and 323/34 Penal Code against the appellant and other three persons in which an allegation was leveled by the complainant PW-1 Khuba Ram that in the evening of 7th Nov., 1990 at about 8.30 p.m. when he was standing upon the street in front of Chhabara Flour Mill, the appellant was passing through the way, at that time, the complainant PW-1 Khuba Ram raised objection because he was visiting the house of bad persons living in the area. The appellant Dev Raj felt annoyed and after some time, came back with two more persons whose identity was not known they were having Lathis in their hands and appellant was having Gandasi in his hand. According to the prosecution case, the appellant gave blow by Gandasi with the bulnt side on his foot and due to said injury a fracture was caused on the foot. Thereafter, upon intervention by one Hansraj, a Gandasi blow was given on his hand by the appellant and other persons also caused injury by Lathi upon complainant PW-1 Khuba Ram and deceased Hansraj. At the time of occurrence, Smt. Kamla, Ram Lal and Chand Lal came there for rescue, but all the three persons including the accused appellant Dev Raj ran away from the place of occurrence. The injured Hansraj became unconscious due to the injury inflicted upon him, therefore, he was taken to the hospital for treatment. In the hospital, both the injured were medically examined and injury report (Ex.P/3) of PW-1 Khuba Ram was prepared on 7.11.1990 on 10.45 p.m. in which 5 injuries were found and the injury report (Ex.P/5) of the deceased Hansraj was also prepared on 7.11.1990 itself in which 4 injuries were found upon his body, unfortunately, Hansraj died on next day, therefore, post mortem was made on 8.11.1990 in which the medical jurist gave its opinion in the reprot (Ex.P/7) that cause of death was head injury.

(3.) Due to death of Hansraj, the police added Sec. 302 Penal Code and after investigation filed challan against 4 accused persons Dev Raj (present appellant), Mahendra Kumar, Baljinder Singh @ Pappu @ Bharpur Singh and Ms. Mahendro W/o Jangir Singh.