1. - This criminal appeal preferred by appellant Balchand S/o Dalu, by caste Meghwal, resident of Ladpura, Police Station Rawatbhata, District Chittorgarh is directed against the judgment and sentence dated 23.04.2008 passed by the Additional District and Sessions Judge No. 2, Chittorgarh in Sessions Case No. 42/2007.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 20.04.2007 complainant Govardhan submitted a written report at Police Station Rawatbhata to the effect that his grandmother Kanwari Bai, who was living with him at village Ladpura, used to keep all her ornaments with her and she used to go away from home without telling anybody. In the evening, his grandmother left the home and stayed at the house of Prabhu in the night. When he came to Ladpura in the evening, he came to know that dead body of his grandmother is lying on the way in front of the house of Prabhu Meghwal. On making enquiry, Prabhu told that during the day Balchand inflicted injury to Kanwari Bai, due to which she died. On inspecting the dead body, it was found that there were injuries on head and back and all the ornaments that she was wearing were missing. On the aforesaid report, FIR No. 70/2007 under