JANDAIL Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) ON 4.5.2015, considering the request dated 2nd April, 2013 and 7th April, 2013, received from the accused, we had appointed Mr. Sudhir Jain to act as Amicus Curiae.

(2.) THE appellant, Jandail had directed the present appeal to challenge the impugned judgment dated 18.8.2004 rendered by the court of Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track) No.3, Dholpur, whereby the appellant has been convicted for the offence under Section 302/34 and 394 IPC. For the offence under Section 302/34 the appellant was sentenced to undergo life imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000/ -, in default of payment of fine to further undergo two month R.I. For the offence under Section 394 IPC, the appellant was sentenced to undergo ten year R.I. and to pay a fine of Rs. 5,00/ -, in default thereof to undergo one month R.I. Both the sentences were ordered to run concurrently.

(3.) IN the present case, the criminal proceedings were set into motion on the basis of written report (Exhibit -P/17) presented by Subhash Chand (P.W.13) before S.I., Mangal Singh (P.W.9), who was then posted as In -charge of Police Station Bari, District Dholpur.