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2017 Supreme(All) 1289

ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
SHAILENDRA KUMAR AGRAWAL, J.
MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA - Appellant
Versus
STATE OF U.P. - Respondent
(Jail Appeal No. 2326 of 2015, decided on 18th August, 2017)

Advocates:
Counsel :
From Jail and Jagriti Singh (A/C) for the Appellant; A.G.A. for the Respondent.

Headnote:(Indian) Penal Code, 1860—Sections 307 and 504—Attempt to murder—Conviction—Evidence does not disclose anywhere that there was any intention or knowledge of accused to cause death of his father-in-law and wife—At time of incident, accused was having a knife and he caused injury—However, doctor has not mentioned anywhere fact in his reports, injuries were grievous and dangerous to life—Thus, case is fully covered under Section 326 IPC rather than 307 IPC—Judgment modified. Appeal Partly Allowed.

       

JUDGMENT :

Hon'ble Shailendra Kumar Agrawal, J.

1. This jail appeal has been filed against the judgment and order dated 04.02.2015 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 3, Fatehpur in Sessions Trial No. 245 of 2013 (State vs. Manoj Kumar Gupta), arising out of case crime no. 153 of 2012, under Sections 307, 504 IPC, P.S. Ghazipur, District Fatehpur, convicting and sentencing the appellant under Section 307 IPC for ten years' rigorous imprisonment along with fine of Rs. 20,000/- and in default of payment of fine to further undergo one year's imprisonment and under Section 504 IPC for two years' imprisonment.

2. In brief the prosecution story is that the marriage of Anshu Devi, sister of the informant/PW-1 Sikkhu was solemnized with Manoj, accused-appellant 15 years ago; that from their wedlock three children were born and they are pursuing their studies at the house of their Nana (maternal grand father) at Churiyani; that on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, sister of the informant had come to her maternal home at Churiyani, that on 14.10.2012 at about 7.00 pm, the accused-appellant (husband of sister of the informant) came at Churiyani and during the course of conversation in the courtyard, he started giving abuses to Anshu and asked her to go with him; that Bhola, father of the informant restrained the accused-appellant to give abuses and asked him to take Anshu Devi in the next morning; that in the state of provocation, the accused-appellant stabbed knife blow in the abdomen of Bhola with an intention to kill him, due to which his intestines were protruded; that when Anshu Devi came forward to save her father, she was also assaulted by knife in her stomach by accused-appellant; that the accused-appellant was caught hold with the help of villagers after giving him some beatings; that all the three injured including accused-appellant were brought to the District Hospital, Fatehpur for treatment, from where due to critical condition, Anshu Devi and Bhola were referred to Hallet Hospital, Kanpur and the treatment of accused-appellant was going on in District Hospital, Fatehpur itself. The documents regarding admission of injured Anshu Devi and Bhola in District Hospital, Fatehpur are Ex. Ka-11 and Ex. Ka-12. The documents regarding treatment at Hallet Hospital, Kanpur are Ex. Ka-4 and Ex. Ka-5.

3. On the basis of written report Ex. Ka-1, FIR Ex. Ka-2 was registered in case crime no. 153 of 2012, under Sections 504 & 307 IPC at P.S. Ghazipur, District Fatehpur against accused-appellant and relevant entries regarding registration of the case were made in the G.D. at Report No. 36 at 23.40 hours on 14.10.2012, carbon copy of which is Ex. Ka-3.

4. Investigation of the case was entrusted to S.I. Daya Shanker Tiwari, who visited the place of occurrence and recorded the statements of the witnesses under Section 161 Cr.P.C. and also prepared the site plan Ex. Ka-8.

5. After completion of the investigation, the Investigating Officer has submitted charge sheet against the accused-appellant for the offence under Sections 307 and 504 IPC, on which the learned Magistrate took cognizance and committed the case to the court of Sessions.

6. Charges against the accused were framed for the offence under Sections 307 & 504 IPC. The accused denied the allegations and claimed to be tried.

7. To prove its case, the prosecution has examined as many as six witnesses namely Sikkhu Gupta, the informant as PW-1, Bhola Bhurji, injured as PW-2, Smt. Anshu, injured as PW-3, Constable Brijendra Pratap Singh as PW-4, Dr. R.K. Singh, Assistant Professor Surgery G.S.M.V. College, Kanpur as PW-5 and the Investigating officer/ S.I. Daya Shanker Tiwari as PW-6.

8. The prosecution has closed its evidence and the statement of accused under Section 313 Cr.P.C. was recorded, in which he has denied prosecution allegations and evidence and stated that false case has been registered against him and the charge sheet has been submitted against him in an illegal manner.







































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