SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY the impugned judgment, the trial court on finding the Appellant guilty for committing murder of his wife Bindu Devi convicted him under Section 302 and also 201 of the Indian Penal Code and was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000/ -with default clause for offence under Section 302 and further to undergo simple imprisonment for five years for offence under Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code.

(2.) THE case of the prosecution is that on 20.6.1990 at about 8 A.M Soni Devi next door neighbor of the Appellant when found smoke coming out from the house of the Appellant, she informed about it to Baldeo Singh (P.W.1). Upon it, Baldeo Singh came rushing to the house of this Appellant and found the door closed. When it was knocked at it was opened by the Appellant. Baldeo Singh when came inside the room, he found the Appellant pouring water by a bucket on his wife, who was burning and was naked. He immediately came out of the room and then the door was again closed by the Appellant. After coming out of the room, Baldeo Singh informed about the occurrence to Chakradhari Singh, father of the Appellant.

(3.) DURING investigation, when Investigating Officer came to the hospital, he found the deceased dead. Upon holding inquest on the dead body, it was sent for post mortem examination which was conducted by Dr. Binod Kumar (P.W.5), who on examination found deep burn all over the body except back of head. At the same time, he also found smell of K. Oil coming out of the hair of the deceased. Doctor issued post mortem examination report (Ext.5) with an opinion that death was caused due to shock, as a result of extensive burn injury.