Sunil Kumar Jha @ Sunil Jha vs State of Bihar

Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation

2024 Supreme(Pat) 457

RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD, JITENDRA KUMAR
Sunil Kumar Jha @ Sunil Jha – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : M/s Anil Singh, Amicus Curiae, Sanjeev Kumar.
For the Respondent: Ms. Shashi Bala Verma, Addl. P.P.

Jitendra Kumar, J. – The present appeal has been preferred against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 06.11.2014 passed by 3rd Additional District & Sessions Judge, Bhagalpur in Sessions Trial No. 857 of 2009, arising out of Bhagalpur Rail P.S. Case No. 17 of 2009, whereby the sole Appellant has been found guilty of offence punishable under Section 302 I.P.C. and sentenced to Rigorous Imprisonment for life and fine of Rs.10,000/- and in default to pay the fine, additional imprisonment of 3 years. The fine amount has been directed to be paid to Harsh Kumar, the son of the deceased.

2. The prosecution case, as unfolded by the written report of the Informant Radha Kant Jha dated 22.04.2009 to the S.H.O. Rail Police Station, Bhagalpur at 15 O’ Clock, is that deceased Sanju Devi was married with the sole accused Sunil Jha, Son of Late Ratneshwar Jha, Resident of Village- Madhukar Chak, Police Station- Bihariganj, District- Madhepura in 1998 as per Hindu Rites and Customs. The next day of the marriage, the accused left the matrimonial home without giving any information to anybody. After three years, he was brought to home with social efforts of the family and his Gaun