RANJEET SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) RANJEET Singh, Jagveer Singh, Laxman Singh, Girvar Singh, Goverdhan Singh and Bhanwar Lal, appellants herein, were put to trial before the learned Special Judge SC/st (Prevention of Atrocities Cases) Ajmer, who vide judgment dated July 30, 1999 convicted and sentenced them as under:- u/s. 302/149 IPC: Each to suffer imprisonment for life. u/s. 147/149 IPC: Each to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one year. The substantive sentences were or--- run concurrently.

(2.) IT is the prosecution case that informant Sheoji Ram (PW. 2) on June 26, 1992 submitted a written report at police station Roopangarh stating therein that on the said day his nephew Kishna Ram (since deceased) was beaten up with lathis at the field of Ranjeet Singh by the appellants. On that report a case under sections 147 and 323 IPC was registered and investigation commenced. Kishna Ram succumbed to his injuries in the hospital on June 28, 1992 and section 302 IPC was added. Dead body was subjected to autopsy. Necessary memos were drawn. Statements of witnesses were recorded. The appellants were arrested and on completion of investigation charge sheet was filed. In due course the case came up for trial before the learned Special Judge SC/st (Prevention of Atrocities) Ajmer. Charges under Sections 302 read with 147 IPC were framed against the appellants, who denied the charges and claimed trial. The prosecution in support of its case examined as many as 26 witnesses. In the explanation under Sec. 313 Crpc, the appellants claimed innocence. No witness in defence was however examined. Learned trial Judge on hearing final submissions convicted and sentenced the appellants as indicated herein above.

(3.) IN State of Haryana vs. Prabhu (AIR 1979 SC 1019) the Apex Court found the accused guilty under Section 325 read with section 149 IPC and observed as under:- ". . IN our opinion it may well be that the fracture of the ribs or at least of some of them was caused as a result of injury No. 6. IN such a situation the laceration on the right lung could not be connected positively with injury No. 3 alone. . . "