PRADUMAN Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IT is common ground that the appellant Praduman Kumar has already under gone the sentence of more than 10 years because, he was arrested on 1 -8 -1973 and the bail was granted on 9 -8 -1982. After the adjustment of period of remission which he is entitled to get, the period as calculated by the learned counsel for the parties comes to more than 10 years, although actual period is 9 years and 8 days.

(2.) THE appeal relates to the death of Chhagan Lal alleged to be caused by the appellant who is son of Kanwar Lal, Kanwar Lal and Chhagan Lal are said to be real brothers. The dispute was about some money.

(3.) IN view of the above, looking to the facts and the prosecution evidence at its best, we find that substantial allegation which has been relied upon after disbelieving much part of the prosecution evidence, is that the knife below was given by the accused to the deceased. The genesis of the incident is a dispute between brothers and family members as according to the prosecution case, itself, Kanwar Lal enquired from Chhagan Lal as to why he has abused his wife. This led to some altercations when Kanwar Lal's son Praduman took out a knife and caused injuries to Chhagas Lal.