MADAN LAL Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE present appeal has been filed through jail after delay of 1712 days. On 30/03/2012 while admitting appeal, a co -ordinate bench has passed the following order: -

(2.) THE case of the prosecution is that appellant has committed the murder of his wife and attempted to commit suicide and had caused injury on his neck. The FIR in the present case was registered on the basis of the statement (Ex.P10) made by the appellant. Statement of the appellant was recorded by Hari Shankar Sharma (PW14), who was then posted as SHO PS Chaksu. The statement of accused -Madan Lal (Ex.P10) after translated into English is being reproduced, as under: -

(3.) CHANDA Lal (PW1) stated that the accused is known to him. He is resident of their village. His wife died 5 -6 months ago. She died in the house. Police came to the village. Police had not prepared the site -plan in his presence and had obtained his signatures on the blank papers. This witness further stated that police did not recover any article in his presence. Therefore, witness denied recovery of blood stained mattress (gudadi), blood sample, clothes and blood stained soil lifted from the floor. This witness further stated that while preparing memo Ex.P2 to Ex.P6, the contents thereof were not read over to him and only his signatures were obtained on blank papers.