NARAYANEE Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE facts of this petition are that Badri Narain Suthar reported to the police on 15.11.74 that his sister Deoki who was married to Bhanwar Lal was burnt alive by her mother in -law Kaiki and sister -in -law Narayanee on 6.11.74. She was admitted to the hospital in Phalodi but she was discharged from there and thereafter died. The police registered a case under Sections 302 and 501 I.P.C. hut after investigation submitted only a final report. This final report came up for consideration before the Judicial Magistrate, Phalodi on 19.4.75. Before giving any order on the final report, the learned Magistrate thought it proper to examine and accordingly recorded the statements of as many as 15 witnesses and then by his order dated 6.12.75, he refused to accept the final report made by the police and instead took cognizance under Section 302 I.P.C. against Mst. Narayanee rod Kaiki and under Sections 176 and 201 I.P.C. against Bhanwar Lal and four others. Before the Magistrate could commit to be case to the court of sessions this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. was filed in this Court by Narayanee and Kalki on 31.1.1976.

(2.) I have bend arguments and seen the record.

(3.) THE learned Magistrate however, felt that there was on reason to disbelieve the statement of Mst. Naini. He noticed that there were contradictions in the statements of medical officer on the one hand and the nurse en the other. He also found it suspicious and intriguing that her husband Bhanwar Lal did state that an old lady bad come to hospital to see the patient but he could not say whether that woman was his mother -in -law or not. The learned Magistrate was therefore of the view that Mat. Deoki was done to death by Natayanee and Kalki and that she was cremated by Bhanwar Lal and other co -accused persons without informing the police. He therefore, took cognizance as aforesaid.