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SURYA KANT, K. V. VISWANATHAN
Dharmendra Kumar @ Dhamma – Appellant
Versus
State of Madhya Pradesh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SURYA KANT, J.
Leave granted.
2. This appeal is directed against the judgment dated 19.12.2017, passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur (hereinafter, ‘High Court’), dismissing the Criminal Appeal filed by the Appellant against his conviction and sentence under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter, ‘IPC’) awarded by the Learned Additional Sessions Judge, Bhopal (hereinafter, ‘Trial Court’) vide judgment and order dated 10.11.2005.
FACTS :
3. At this juncture, it is imperative to delve into the factual matrix to set out the context of the present proceedings.
4. FIR No. 268 dated 20.06.2004 was registered at Police Station Kamla Nagar, Bhopal under Sections 307, 147, 148, and 149 of IPC on the statement of Usha Bai (P.W.10). The said Complainant stated that on the night of 20.06.2004, at around 9:30 pm, she was overseeing the construction of the wall of her Jhuggi (hut) by Devi Singh @ Tillu, and Tularam. At that moment, accused persons, Ahmad and his wife, Kanija Bi, arrived and objected to the construction. Tillu asserted that it was their Jhuggi and they had the right to build the wall. Meanwhile, other accused persons,
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