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2014 Supreme(Raj) 400

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JAIPUR BENCH, JAIPUR
RAGHUVENDRA S. RATHORE and V.K. MATHUR, JJ.
Mahaveer & Ors. – Appellant
Vs.
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
CRIMINAL APPEAL No.469/2011
With
Smt. Chhau Devi – Appellant
Vs.
State of Rajasthan & Ors. – Respondent
CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION No.878/2011
Decided On : 19.09.2014

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
Dharam and others Vs. State of Haryana 2007 (15) SCC 241
Jai Dev vs. State of Punjab 1963(3) SCR 489
Laxman Sahu vs. State of Orissa 1988 CriLJ 188
Munshi Ram and Ors. vs. Delhi Administration 1968 CriLJ 806
State of Gujarat vs. Bai Fatima and Anr. 1975 CriLJ 1079
Salim Zia vs. State of Uttar Pradesh 1979 CriLJ 323
Sekar alias Raja Sekharan vs. State represented by Inspector of Police, Tamil Nadu 2003 CriLJ 53
V. Subramani and Anr. vs. State of Tamil Nadu 2005 CriLJ 1727

Headnote:Penal Code, Secs. 147, 302/149, 307/149, 323/149, 447/149, 304 Part I, 96 — Right to private defence to property — Common object to cause death — Dispute over plot of land — The accused party was in possession of plot — The complainant tried to possess it — The accused caused serious injuries with kulhari on vital parts of the bodies of complainant party resulting into death of two persons — Held — Accused exceeded the right to private defence — Prosecution failed to attribute any specific overt act of other accused appellants — Mere fact that the other accused were armed with lathis would not be sufficient to prove the common object — Accused `M' is liable to be punished u/S. 304 Pt. I IPC for offence of culpable homicide — Sentenced to period already undergone. (Paras 28 to 36)

       Appeal partly allowed. Revision dismissed.

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       vihy va'kr% Lohdkj dhA iqujh{k.k [kkfjt dhA ¼in la[;k 28 ls 36½

       

JUDGMENT :

V.K. MATHUR, J.

This appeal filed by the accused appellants and the revision filed by the complainant arises out of the impugned judgment dated 02.05.2011 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Kekri, District Ajmer, in Sessions case No. 11/2006, and as such they are being decided by this common judgment.

2. The learned trial court had convicted all the eleven accused appellants Mahaveer, Hariram, Ramkishan, Prahlad, Laxmi Narain, Shyojiram, Jagdish, Kishanlal, Ramraj, Gokul and Nanda for the offences under Section 302/149 IPC and sentenced them for life imprisonment with a fine of Rs.5,000/-each and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo six months R.I.; for the offence under Section 447 IPC for one month R.I. and a fine of Rs. 100/- and in default of payment of fine to further undergo five days R.I.; for the offence under Section 148 IPC for two years R.I. and a fine of Rs. 1,000/- and in default of payment of fine to undergo one month R.I.; for the offence under Section 323/149 IPC for six months R.I. and a fine of Rs. 500/- and in default of payment of fine to undergo 15 days R.I. However, all the accused appellants were acquitted of the offence under Section 147 and 307/149 IPC.

3. The complainant Smt. Chhau Devi has filed revision petition against the acquittal of all the accused appellants under Section 147 and 307/149 IPC.

4. The appeal filed by the accused appellant Laxmi Narain stands abated on account of his death on 03.04.2012.

5. The brief facts of the case are that on 21.03.2006 Smt. Chhau Bai (PW-1) stated in her Parcha Bayan (Ex.P-1) that today at around 10 AM she alongwith her husband Gokul, son Pradhan, daughter-in-law Chandrakanta, elder father-in-law Ganga Ram, Sita wife of Shankar came to fill the pit of the 'Bada' in the village. On seeing them, Mahaveer son of Laxmi Narain Dhakad came and objected to them from filling the pit as the bada belonged to them and threatened to kill the complainant and her family members. Thereafter, Mahaveer, Kishanlal, Laxmi Narain, Ramkisan, Shyoji, Prahlad, Jagdish, Hariram, Ramraj, Hariram son of Jagdish alongwith 4-5 other persons armed with lathies, khuladies came and after illegally entering their bada, abused them and started beating. The accused Shyoji and Prahlad gave beating with lathies to Ganga Ram on both hands and body. All the accused persons gave beating with lathies and khuladies to Chhau Bai, Gokul, Chandrakanta, Pradhan and Sita. On their shouting, Hansraj, Ram Dayal and other people from their village came and intervened. They were taken to hospital at Kekri from where Chandrakanta and Gokul were referred to Ajmer and Ganga Ram died during the treatment at the hospital. The complainant and her family members received injuries on various parts of their body. The legs of her husband Gokul were cut by khuladi. The accused Mahaveer gave khuladi blow to Gokul on his hand, leg and head. The accused Kishanlal, Hariram, Ramraj, Shyoji, Prahlad gave beating by lathi and khuladi. Pradhan was beaten by Shyoji and Ramraj. Other accused persons gave beating to Chandrakanta. The injured Gokul had also succumbed to his injuries.

6. On the basis of the Parcha Bayan (Ex.P-1) recorded by Narad Gopal, S.I. (PW-15) at C.H.C. Kekri Hospital an FIR No.91/2006 (Ex.P-2) under Section 147, 148, 149, 447, 307 and 302 IPC was registered on 21.03.2006 at police station Kekri, District Ajmer.

7. After investigation a challan was filed against all the accused appellants for the offence under Section 147, 148, 149, 447, 307, 302 and 323 IPC in the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kekri who committed the case to the Court of ADJ.

8. The learned trial court framed charges for the offence under Section 147, 148, 302/149, 307/149, 323/149 and 447/149 IPC against all the accused persons. The accused denied the charges and claimed for trial.

9. In support of its case, the prosecution had examined 32 witnesses and exhibited 79 documents. The accuse













































































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