STATE Vs. GOLO DOM

JUDGEMENT

(1.) . While the Death Reference No. 4 of 2000 has been made under Section 366 of the Criminal Procedure Code against the judgment and order of conviction passed by the learned 4th Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi on 11th December, 2000 and sentence passed on 12th December. 2000 in Sessions Trial No. 744 of 1998. connected Criminal Appeal Nos. 19 and 106 of 2001, have been preferred by the appellants Golo Dom and Usha Loharin respectively against the aforesaid judgment and order of conviction.

(2.) THE prosecution case, in brief, is that the informant Birsu Munda, a resident of Dhaudha Bongaeen Bera, P.S. Angara, District -Ranchi, was a labourer in one Aara Mill (Saw Mill) near Hindpiri, Town Ranchi and was residing in a rented house near Namkum Railway Station.

(3.) ALTOGETHER . 12 witnesses were examined on behalf of prosecution, Krishna Munda (PW 2), son of the informant Birsu Munda was produced as eye -witness. Muni Lal Karma @ Mani Lal Lohar (PW 1) ; Ram Das Oraon (PW 3); Birsu Munda (PW 7); Golo Devi (PW 8), wife of informant are material hearsay witnesses, apart from Ringo Kumari (PW 5) daughter of informant; Janak Kumar (PW 6) ; Paras Nath Munda (PW 9), who also supported the case of the prosecution.