JUDGMENT :

VIRENDER SINGH, J.

1. The State has preferred the present appeal under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred as to as the ‘Cr.P.C.’) against the judgment dated 17.05.2010, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, (Fast Track Court), Chamba, District Chamba, H.P. (hereinafter referred to as the ‘learned trial Court’) in Sessions Trial No. 34 of 2009.

2. By way of the judgment dated 17.05.2010, the learned trial Court has acquitted the respondent (hereinafter referred to as the ‘accused’) from the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’).

3. Brief facts, leading to the filing of the present appeal, before this Court, may be summed up, as under.

4. That on 23.04.2009, Sh. Uttam Chand alongwith Sh. Balam Ram and Sh. Subhash Kumar, reported the matter to the police at Police Post Chouhra that Smt. Koula Devi, Wd/o Sh. Madho Ram, who was residing in her Adhwar (seasonal abode), had been found, in a naked condition and she might have died.

5. In order to verify the above facts, ASI Manohar Lal, In-charge, Police Post Chouhra, alongwith police officials had reached at the spot, where, Sh