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1997 Supreme(SC) 1625

1997(10) Supreme 564
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
G.T. Nanavati and G.B. Pattanaik, JJ.
Mst. Harkori -Appellant
versus
State of Rajasthan -Respondent
Criminal Appeal No. 458 of 1989
Decided on 9-12-1997
Counsel for the Parties :
For the Appellant : Mahabir Singh, Advocate.
For the Respondent : K.S. Bhati and S. Bhaumik, Advocates.

Headnote:CRIMINAL TRIAL-High Court recorded conviction against appellant and her two sons believing consistent evidence of PWs 1 and 2-Leave applied by other two accused was dismissed-Conviction of appellant will have to be confirmed-Appellant being the only one in family left to look after her grand daughter, six months time given to her to surrender so that she could make necessary arrangements for her grand daughter. (Paras 1 and 2)

       

JUDGMENT

Nanavati J.-In view of the consistent evidence of PWs 1 and 2 it was not possible for the learned counsel for the appellant to submit that the view taken by the High Court is unreasonable justifying for interference by this Court. Moreover, when leave was applied for by all the three convicted accused for filing an appeal, this Court did not grant leave to two. The findings recorded against them are now to be regarded as final. It would not be proper now to hold that evidence of PWs 1 and 2 ought not to have been believed. In view of this difficulty, the learned counsel did not seriously challenge the findings recorded by the High Court. Once the evidence of PWs 1 and 2 is believed, the conviction of appellant will have to be confirmed. We, therefore, dismiss this appeal.

The learned counsel for the appellant however, submitted that now there is no one in the family of the appellant to look after the daughter of the deceased, i.e. her own grand-daughter, as both her sons are in jail, undergoing the sentence imposed upon them in this case. He, therefore, submitted that the appellant may be given sufficient time to surrender so that she can make necessary arrangements for her grand-daughter. In view of the peculiar facts of this case, though we are dismissing her appeal, we grant six months time to her to surrender to custody to serve out the remaining sentence.

Appeal dismissed.

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