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SANJAY K. AGRAWAL, ARVIND SINGH CHANDEL
Babala Paradhi S/o Kriparam Paradhi – Appellant
Versus
State of Chhattisgarh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SANJAY K. AGRAWAL, J.
1. This criminal appeal has been preferred by the appellant under Section 374(2) of Cr.P.C. against the impugned judgment dated 24.01.2013 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Durg in Sessions Trial No. 25/2013 whereby he has been convicted for offence punishable under Sections 364, 302 and 201 of IPC and he has been sentenced to undergo R.I. for 10 years with fine of Rs. 100/- in default of payment of fine R.I. for 10 days, life imprisonment with fine of Rs. 100/- in default of payment of fine R.I. for 10 days and R.I. for 3 years with fine of Rs. 100/- in default of payment of fine, R.I. for 10 days, with a direction to run all the sentences concurrently.
2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 06.06.2012 at about 4 PM, the appellant herein along with two other co-accused persons namely Sarjuram and Jeeyanram, in furtherance of their common intention of causing death of Bhola @ Arjun Pardhi, aged about 8 years, abducted him for ransom but they caused his death by strangulating him and assaulting him with stone on his head and buried his dead body in order to screen themselves from the offence and thereby, committed the aforesaid offe
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