Important Point – Law regarding admissibility of circumstantial evidence is no longer res integra.

Moolchandani, J.

1. The instant appeal is directed against the judgment dated 11/08/1994 passed by Additional Sessions Judge No.1, Hanumangarh in Sessions Case No 8/91 by which the accused-appellants are convicted under Section 302/34 of IPC for life imprisonment with a fine of Rs.500/- in default thereto to undergo for one month’s rigorous imprisonment and both have also been awarded two year’s rigorous imprisonment for the offence under Section 201 of IPC.

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3. Heard both the sides, learned counsel for the appellants has contended that all the witnesses of the prosecution except PW.1 Smt. Gulab Kaur have become hostile, so far as testimony of Smt. Gulab Kaur is concerned, it is also not reliable because a real mother cannot keep alleged assassination of her own son concealed for days together, initially morgue against unknown was registered and subsequently a false story was invented through PW.1 Gulab Kaur, it is quite unnatural that a mother, whose own son is allegedly taken away in a suspicious way with some ulterior motive to be harmed or eliminated, would not raise alarm, rescue or resist the killing of her own son, from the clutches of deceased’s wife or his son, motive of the offence has also not been established, prosecution has failed to establish as to what was the “reason and motive” behind the alleged murder, which is a paramount consideration for cases relating to murder. A mother, who observed that after untoward body of his son is thrown in water pond, would certainly cry and after witnessing the occurrence, would rush to her own home and convey the crime to rest of the family members, disclosing the names of wrong doers, but nothing of this kind has taken place, which makes the story of the prosecution highly doubtful and a mother will never conceal murder of his own son for days together, moreover, all the witnesses of the prosecution have not supported the version of the prosecution, attitude of Smt.