ALPHONSE DUNGDUNG Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This Appeal is preferred by the State challenging the Judgment and Order dated 23rd April 2002 of IInd Ad-hoc Assistant Sessions Judge, Solapur in Sessions Case No.237 of 2001, thereby acquitting Respondent Nos.1 to 4 for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 306 and 504 r/w. 34 of IPC.

(2.) Brief facts of the Appeal can be stated as follows :-

(3.) Meanwhile, on the information given by Respondent No.1 to Vairag Police Station on 4th August 2001 itself, PW-5 Police Head Constable Ankush Darade has registered A.D. No.36 of 2001 and has sent the dead body of Meena for postmortem examination. PW-1 Dr. Padmakar Patil conducted the autopsy and has opined that the cause of her death was "shock due to 100% burns". The Postmortem Report (Exhibit-16) was accordingly collected. On the complaint (Exhibit-28) of PW-6 Bhagwat, PW-7 API Kuber Chavare registered Crime No.55 of 2001. He drew the Scene of Offence Panchanama (Exhibit-32) and from the spot, he collected the plastic can, the kerosene stove and some burnt pieces of clothes. As a part of further investigation, he recorded the statements of witnesses, sent muddemal property to Chemical Analyzer and further to completion of investigation, filed Charge-Sheet in the Court against the Respondents.