Taja Begum (Mst. ) vs State of J&K - 2023 Supreme(J&K) 730

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2023 Supreme(J&K) 730

SANJEEV KUMAR
Taja Begum (Mst. ) – Appellant
Versus
State of J&K – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : M. Ashraf Wani

JUDGEMENT

1. A college boy, namely, Shabir Ahmad Rather, lost his life to electrocution on 6th August, 2007, in Village Chandrigam Tral. It so happened that the father of the deceased, namely, Ghulam Mohammad Rather, went out of his house to fetch water from the water hand pump installed nearby. The moment Ghulam Mohammad Rather touched the handle of the water hand pump, he got electric shock. On his crying, his wife, Mst. Taja Begum, and his son, the deceased, came out of their house and tried to save him from the electric shock. While doing so, the deceased go electrocuted. Upon verifying the fact, it came to light that the electricity line passing through the compound of the house of Ghulam Mohammad Rather had snapped and fallen on the water hand pump which caused electric short-circuit. The father of the deceased lodged a report in this regard with Police Station, Awantipora, on 8th August, 2007, and simultaneously moved an application before Tehsildar concerned. The police investigated the matter and came to the conclusion that the live electric wire which was passing throu