IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
GOPAL KRISHAN VYAS, G.R. MOOLCHANDANI, JJ.
Sanjay Kumar son of Shri Hari Vallabh – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
D.B. Criminal Appeal No.639 of 2008
Decided on : 30-11-2016
G.R. MOOLCHANDANI, J.
The appellants have assailed impugned judgment passed by District and Sessions Judge, Jaisalmer dated 29/07/2008 in Sessions Case No.40/2006, by which accused-appellants have been convicted and sentenced under Section 302/34 IPC for life imprisonment with a fine of Rs.500/- failing which to undergo one month's simple imprisonment and have further been convicted under Section 392/34 for five years rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs.500/- failing which to undergo one month's simple imprisonment.
The contents of F.I.R, which has been lodged by Brij Vallabh on 12/05/2006 at Police Station Nachana, Jaisalmer briefly narrates :-
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The same was registered under Section 302/34 I.P.C. at Police Station Nachana.
3. Subsequent to the investigation, charge sheet was filed against both the accused-persons and they were tried under Section 302/34 and 392/34 and have been convicted and sentenced for the said offence as enumerated earlier, prior to challan, one of the accused Raju committed suicide at Korba, so proceeding did not commence against him.
4. Heard both the sides, learned counsel for appellants-accused has contended that the prosecution has miserably failed to establish alleged crime and nothing concrete has come in the prosecution evidence despite learned trial Court has erroneously passed the impugned judgment, it has also been contended that one of the accused Raju committed suicide and died during the course of trial, the case was established against him but nothing positive has come against appellant-accused Smt. Sarla wife of accused Sanjay and there is no iota of evidence that she ever conspired or acted under common intention to commit alleged offence, but she did not participate in the alleged offence and an interrogatory note is also indicative of the same. It has further been argued that appellant-accused Sanjay Kumar is nephew of the deceased and under such a close kinship alleged offence cannot be committed, so far as unbreached circumstantial evidence and link evide
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