IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
SANJAY KUMAR JAISWAL
State Of Chhattisgarh – Appellant
Versus
Rohit Baghel Alias Kheju Baghel, S/o Late Banmali Baghel – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal, J.
1 This appeal is preferred under Section 378(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, against the judgment dated 26.03.2019 passed in Sessions Trial No. 31/2013 by learned 5th Additional Sessions Judge, Durg, District - Durg (C.G.), whereby the respondent has been acquitted for the offence punishable under Section 306 of IPC, in connection with Crime No. 226/2012 registered at Police Station – Kumhari, District – Durg (C.G.).
2 The prosecution's case, in brief, is that the accused, Rohit Baghel, was married to Jyoti Baghel in 2011. On April 21, 2012, Jyoti Baghel was found hanging in her in-laws' residence at Roop Nagar, Uriya Mohalla, Kumhari, Police Station-Kumhari, District-Durg (Chhattisgarh). Upon receiving information from her husband, Rohit Baghel, a Merg Intimation (Exhibit P-10) was lodged at Kumhari Police Station. Dead body panchnama (Exhibit P-2) was prepared, and the body was sent for postmortem examination. Dr. P. Akhtar (PW-13) conducted the postmortem examination and submitted a report (Exhibit P- 23), stating that Jyoti Baghel's death was caused by asphyxia due to hanging. During the examination, it was also found that the deceas
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