SMT. MURTI @ MURTA DEVI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The present appeal preferred by Murti @ Murta Devi, is directed against the impugned judgment dated 24.7.2008 rendered by the Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track) No.1, Tonk. The trial court vide the impugned judgment held the appellant guilty of offence under Section 302 IPC and vide a separate order of even date sentenced the appellant to undergo life imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs. 3,000/-, in default of payment of fine to further undergo one year R.I.

(2.) The case of the prosecution is that the appellant, on the night of 2.6.2007 between 10:00 to 10:30 PM, in village Kumhariya in her father-in-law's house committed murder of her husband Ram Prasad with whom she had retired to bed in the Bada in the house. The conviction of the appellant rests upon the following circumstances:

(3.) In the present case, the criminal proceedings were set into motion on presentation of written report (Exhibit-D/1) by Chainsukh (P.W.4) father-in-law of the appellant. The written report (Exhibit-D/1) was presented by Chainsukh (P.W.4) before the Investigating Officer Bhanwar Singh (P.W.21), who was then posted as SHO, Police Station Sonp, Tonk. The written report (Exhibit-D/1) when translated into English reads as under:-