MANGI LAL Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This is an appeal directed against the judgment passed by the Session Judge. Jhalawar, convicting the accused-appellant Mangi Lal under section 302 Penal Code an: sentencing him to undergo life imprisonment and a fine of Rs, 1000.00and t default of payment of fine, further RI for one year.

(2.) On 7.3.85 at about 4.30 p.m. accused appellant is alleged to have given one knife blow on the back of the deceased Gulab Chand. Tej Karat, brother of the deceased lodged FIR (Ex. P 4) at Police Station Jhalawar, about 5 p.m. The police registered a case under section 302 Penal Code and after usual investigation, submitted a challan in the court of Magistrate, who committed the case to the court of Sessions. Learned Session Judge convicted and sentenced the appellant as aforesaid. Hence, this appeal.

(3.) Prosecution has examined PW-1 Kanhaiya Lal as an eye witness. Post-mortem of the deceased was conducted by PW-5 Dr. Chandra Prakash and the post-mortem report has been marked as Ex. P. 7, wherein the following injuries were found:-