Som Nath @ Pappi vs State of Rajasthan

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2024 Supreme(Raj) 960

PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI, MUNNURI LAXMAN
Som Nath @ Pappi – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. Aditya Singh Rathore.
For the Respondent: Mr. B.R. Bishnoi, PP.

JUDGMENT :

Pushpendra Singh Bhati, J.

1. This criminal appeal under Section 374 Cr.P.C. has been preferred claiming the following reliefs :

“It is, therefore, respectfully prayed that this appeal may kindly be allowed and the accused appellant may be acquitted of all the charges levelled against him and he be set at liberty.”

2. The matter pertains to an incident which occurred in the year 1992 and the present appeal has been pending since the year 1996.

3. The accused-appellant laid a challenge to the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 30.01.1996 passed by the learned Special Judge for SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Cases, Udaipur, in Sessions Case No.28/93, whereby the present accused-appellant has been convicted and sentenced as below :

Conviction under Section	Sentence	Fine
302 IPC	Life Imprisonment	Rs.2,000/-, in default to undergo further 6 months’ R.I.

However, vide the impugned judgment, accused-Ashok Kumar, against whom offence under Sections 120-B & 498-A IPC was not found to be made out, was acquitted of the said charges, while extending him the benefit of doubt.

4. As the pleaded facts and the record would reveal, Laxman Pras