PAPPU VERMA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Pappu Verma @ Pappu Kumar Verma and both his parents faced the trial on the charge of committing murder of Nitu Verma and causing disappearance of her dead body. In Sessions Trial No.18 of 2011, he was convicted and sentenced to RI for life and fine of Rs.5000.00 under sec. 302 of the Indian Penal Code with a default stipulation to undergo further SI for six months. For the offence under sec. 201 of the Indian Penal Code, Pappu Verma has been awarded sentence of RI for two years.

(2.) Sadar PS Case No.607 of 2010 was registered on 28/8/2010 against Pappu Verma, his brothers and the parents. On 24/11/2010 a charge-sheet was laid against Pappu Verma for committing murder of his wife. The police submitted Final Form in respect of Raju Verma and Umesh Verma who are the brothers of Pappu Verma but the investigation in respect to Ram Lakhan Verma and Lila Devi, parents of Pappu Verma, continued for a longer time. Later on, the parents of Pappu Verma were also sent up for trial in a supplementary charge-sheet dtd. 7/4/2013 and they were tried separately in Sessions Trial No.265 of 2013.

(3.) Shiv Shankar Kumar Verma who gave his fardbeyan to Prahlad Sharma on 28/8/2010 at 13:00 hrs. at village Sirka Khirgaon made allegations of harassment and torture of his sister at the hands of the accused. The mother of Nitu Verma also made similar allegations and said that the accused would demand Rs.10,000.00 or some time Rs.20,000.00 in dowry. The informant expressed his apprehension before the investigating officer that his sister was strangulated to death by the accused and then put on fire in an attempt to cause disappearance of the evidence against them. In course of the investigation, neighbours of Pappu Verma gave statement to the investigating officer that the relation between Pappu Verma and his wife was not good and there were frequent fights between them. Some of the witnesses also said that on the day of occurrence they heard quarrel between Pappu Verma and his wife and that Nitu Verma had caught fire in her house.