CHANDRIKA SINGH @ CHANDRIKA SATNAMI Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE sole appellant, namely, Chandrika Singh @ Chandrika Satnami, was put on trial for the charges under Sections 302/307 of the Indian Penal Code for committing murder of three persons, namely, Shyam Bai, her two sons Yamuna Prasad and Raja Babu, and also for attempting on life of Sanjay Prasad, son of the deceased -Shyam Bal Learned trial court having found the appellant guilty for the offence under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life.

(2.) THE case of the prosecution is that on 17.2.1998, Kailash Prasad, P.W. 9, while was posted as Officer In -charge of Khelari Police Station, received a telephonic information at about 9 p.m. that someone at Mohalla Mohan Nagar has killed his family members. Upon it, a sanha was entered and then he alongwith other police personnel came to the place of occurrence, where the fardbeyan of one Babulal Satnami, P.W. 5, was recorded. According to Babulal Satnami, while he was taking tea in his Quarter No: 14 -179, he. heard sound of knocking of the door of the quarter situated adjacent to his quarter. When he came out, he saw the appellant knocking the door of his house. Thereupon, he came back to his quarter, but after ten minutes, he heard someone weeping and upon it when he came out, he saw Vijay Prasad Satnami, P.W. 6, running away from his house. When Babulal Satnami entered into the quarters of Rati Ram Satnami, he found Shyam Bai and her six month's old child, Raja Babu, killed who were under the P901 of blood and also saw Jamuna Prasad and Sanjay Prasad (P.W. 7) injured. By that time, the villagers had assembled over there and the police had also arrived before whom the appellant confessed that he had assaulted his. stepmother, Shyam Bai, and her sons with a piece of iron ball as well as hammer, as he was not being fed properly by her stepmother.

(3.) AFTER completion of the investigation, the police submitted charge -sheet upon which cognizance was taken and when the case was committed to the court of sessions, charges were framed to which the appellant pleaded not guilty and claimed to be tried.