2015 Supreme(Raj) 987
IN THE HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN, JAIPUR BENCH
Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia and Banwari Lal Sharma, JJ.
Ram Dayal @ Gudda - Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan - Respondent
Criminal Appeal No. 416 of 2008
Decided On : 16-07-2015
For the Appellant : Khushwant on behalf of J.P. Goyal
For the State : Alladdeen Khan
Headnote:Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Sections 302 and 34– Maintainability of appeal on Order of conviction and sentence – In the instant case where the quarrel started on a trivial issue and turned into a fight, three accused persons had sustained injuries all over the head but after perusing the statements of Pw3 and PW5 there was nothing stated with respect injuries sustained by the accused persons as such. As a matter of sudden right, the offence falls under Sec 304 Part I and order of conviction is altered.
Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J.
The present appellant, Ram Dayal @ Gudda s/o Dhulilal, his brother Jagdish and father Dhulilal were tried by the court of Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track) Chhabra, District Baran for having committed the murder of Mallu @ Karan Singh on 20.12.2006 at 7:00 PM.
2. The trial Judge holding that it is a case of free fight had not applied Section 34 IPC, so far offence under Section 302 IPC is concerned. It will be apposite here to reproduce Para-17 of the judgment, as under:-
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